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If you're here, there's a good chance you've already spent a lot of time trying to solve a problem. Maybe you've read the books, talked with professionals, researched every possible solution, and still found yourself dealing with the same frustration over and over again.

For most of my adult life, I worked in emergency services and behavioral health, helping people navigate some of the most difficult challenges of their lives. I served as an Army medic, spent 20 years in the fire service, and later worked as a therapist specializing in behaviour change (substance abuse, domestic violence, anger management). 

I have two graduate degrees, one in counseling and one in human resources, and have spent years studying human behavior, psychology, and the factors that influence lasting change.

During my time as a business performance consultant, I authored the book, "Change Without Chaos" , an organizational development guide to rolling out change without resistance. 

The longer I worked in behavioral health, the more frustrated I became. I watched good people work incredibly hard to improve their lives. They attended appointments, completed treatment plans, learned new skills, and genuinely wanted things to be different. Yet many continued struggling with the same habits, patterns, and behaviors that brought them there in the first place.

Eventually, I had a choice to make: I could stay and keep going through the motions, or I could walk away and build something that better reflected the way change actually happens. That's exactly what I did.

I wanted to spend more time focused on helping people create meaningful change and less time working inside systems that often seemed more focused on documentation, protocols, and diagnoses than outcomes.

That's what led me to hypnosis.

Impact Hypnosis was built from that experience: a professional, welcoming space in North Phoenix where people can get practical help for real-world behavior change without the stigma, jargon, or unnecessary complexity that so often gets in the way.

One of the things I learned during my years in behavioral health is that information alone rarely creates change.

Most people already know what they should be doing.

They know they should stop smoking. They know they should eat differently. They know they should stop procrastinating, follow through on important tasks, get better sleep, or manage stress more effectively.

The challenge is rarely a lack of knowledge.

The challenge is that habits, emotions, automatic behaviors, and deeply ingrained patterns often take over long before logic has a chance to weigh in.

That's what originally interested me about hypnosis.

Used appropriately, hypnosis creates an opportunity to step outside of those automatic patterns for a moment. It helps people become more intentional about the choices they're making and more aware of the behaviors that have been running in the background for years.

My approach combines hypnosis with principles from psychology, behavior change, and practical real-world application. Every client is different, which is why I don't use a one-size-fits-all process or generic scripts.

Whether you're working on smoking cessation, weight loss, chronic pain, stress, or everyday behavior change, the goal is the same: help you create changes that feel realistic, sustainable, and meaningful in your daily life.

The work I do today isn't based solely on education, training, or professional experience.

Over the years, I've faced many of the same challenges that bring people through my door.

I used nicotine heavily for years. I've lived with chronic pain since a serious motor vehicle accident in 2006. I continue to manage chronic health conditions that affect nearly every aspect of daily life. After that accident, limited mobility and chronic pain contributed to significant weight gain, and I eventually lost more than 100 pounds by applying many of the same behavior change principles I now use with clients.

Those experiences changed the way I think about change.

When you're dealing with pain, stress, addiction, health challenges, or behaviors that seem to run on autopilot, knowing what to do is rarely the hard part. 

Following through consistently is where most people struggle.

That's one of the reasons I connect so strongly with the people I work with.

I understand how frustrating it can be to feel stuck. I understand what it's like to put in effort and still feel like you're spinning your wheels. And I understand how much relief can come from finally finding an approach that fits the way your brain and body actually work.

While your story is different from mine, you'll never have to convince me that your struggle is real. I've spent enough time on both sides of the conversation to know how difficult meaningful change can be.