Marla A. Sloane at the website
www.marlasloane.com is a Member of the American Board of
Hypnotherapy
and a
member of the National Guild of Hypnotists. Sloane is currently working on her
Ph.D. She has shown in the past a strong drive in academics by completing high
school at age 16, getting a college degree, and starting a corporation. The name
of the Corporation however was not stated; nor was the college at which she
obtained her degree. She is currently a Registered Hypnotherapist and claims to
be able to “recreate your destiny.” She does have testimonials form people she
has treated that support her claim. She sites hypnotherapy being used to help
overcome Kevin Costner’s seasickness (which she did not assist in) and states
that statistically it is the best way to stop smoking and lose weight. Sloane
also sites a random experiment comparing two basketball teams where one was
under hypnosis and did better overall.
Chaplain Paul G. Durbin Ph.D. at the
website www.durbinhypnosis.com has Professional Affiliations and Awards from
numerous organizations. These awards and affiliations can be viewed at
www.durbinhypnosis.com/bio.htm. Durbin was in the military, served as Special
Assistant to Chief Chaplain, and had a title of Brigadier General. Durbin
received his Bachelor of Arts from the College of Louisiana, his Master of
Divinity from Emory University in Atlanta GA, his Ph.D. from the American
Institute of Hypnotherapy in Irvine CA, and has completed 4 quarters of Clinical
Pastoral Education at Walter Reed A.M.C., Washington D.C.. Durbin has been
published in hundreds of times in magazines of Religion and Hypnotherapy. Durbin
Has also written two books, one of which is out of print, and one of which is in
it’s second publishing. Kissing Frogs: Practical Uses of Hypnotherapy published
by Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company (educational 1st-college material) and
received two awards. The awards were the Pen and Quill Award from NBHA and the
Outstanding Performance Award from IMDHA. Durbin did not however have
testimonials on his site to back his claims and he uses biblical passages to
help promote his business. "Whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is
just, whatever is lovely, whatever is gracious, whatever is of good report, if
there be any excellence, if there be anything worthy of praise, think on these
things." Philippians 4:8
"Be transformed by the renewing of your mind."
Romans 12:2
"A cheerful heart does good like a medicine, but a broken spirit
makes one sick." Proverbs 17:22
Rev. Dr. Douglas R. Chesner Sr. CCHT is
practicing in a way that was different from the other two people I studied. This
man offers consultation through the Internet and phone. Chesner offers his
services to people that have troubles from the 9/11 attacks at no fee. Chesner
has copies of his certificates scanned onto his website with an explanation of
the process that it takes to receive your CCHT (Certified Clinical
Hypnotherapist). He graduated from the Transpersonal Hypnotherapy Institute
Santa Monica CA. He does not have any work published but does have many
testimonials from which people thanked him for helping them overcome their
addictions. Chesner’s website can be viewed at www.online-hypnotherapist.com/ .
In my personal opinion, considering that all hypnotherapy is actually self
hypnotherapy and you have the ability to end it at any time, these people all
have some sort of training in the field which makes them qualified. Depending on
the level of training does depend on the level of influence they may have on
somebody, which is why there are experts in different fields of hypnotherapy.
They did not all have the same level of experience. The thing to do in
hypnotherapy if one feels it is the way to go, is to find someone who has the
type of training you feel is necessary.