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Hi, my name is Irene.
I’m a Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist (CCHt) and Certified Reiki Practitioner (CRP) living and working in the San Francisco East Bay. A few things you might want to know about me:
I am the founder of Guided Wellness, LLC.
I studied Reiki and was certified at the SF Reiki Center in San Francisco, CA.
I studied hypnotherapy and was certified at the Hypnotherapy Training Institute (HTI) in Corte Madera, CA where I obtained specialized training in Regression techniques.
I’m also certified by the American Council of Hypnotist Examiners (ACHE).
I feel privileged and honored to share the tools and wisdom that I’ve learned to help my clients live healthier, happier, more gratifying lives.
Why I believe this work matters
My interest in different healing modalities and spiritual practices is rooted in my desire to help others live meaningful and purposeful lives. I see myself as a facilitator of healing. Each of us has the ability to heal ourselves. This is something I’ve experienced personally. Our body, mind, and spirit know what is best for us, even if we are not aware of it. But doing it on our own is hard. Having a healing facilitator to guide us on this journey can be an important step to letting go of thought patterns or habits that no longer serve us so we can become the best, most self-actualized version of ourselves.
Reiki training
My love and commitment to Reiki started in 2021, when I realized I had a deep calling to help others through complementary and alternative healing methods, while focusing on the connection between the emotional and physical.
I became a Reiki Practitioner after studying under Reiki Master, Christopher Tellez at SF Reiki Center. After becoming certified in First Degree and Second Degree Reiki, I completed a rigorous, six-month, 200-hour Certified Reiki Practitioner (CRP) level training. I am a traditional Reiki Practitioner following the standards of Hawayo Takata who brought Reiki to the West, and the discipline of Usui Shiki Ryoho founded by Mikao Usui in the early 1900’s in Japan.
Training in Hypnotherapy
In 2022, I began my training in hypnotherapy to expand my abilities to help others. This felt like a natural progression from my Reiki training— to utilize my gifts of creative thinking, language and intuition— so I could give others a safe space of non-judgement, filled with compassion, to facilitate deep healing and catharsis.
I completed my studies in 2024 from the Hypnotherapy Training Institute (HTI), earning my Clinical Hypnotherapist Certification. At HTI, I learned from some of the best leaders in the field, including Randall Churchill and Cheryl Canfield. I’m certified through HTI as well as through the American Council of Hypnotist Examiners (ACHE).
My Own Personal Healing Story
Two years ago, I suffered a severe injury as I was walking down a steep driveway at night. All of a sudden I fell, having unknowingly stepped onto broken cement. Trying to lift myself up, I realized my entire foot and ankle were dislocated into what I can only call a grotesque 90 degree angle. In between moments of passing out, I managed to drag myself over to my phone and call for help.
I ended up with a three-inch break of my fibula, a dislocated foot and ankle, and the tearing of all the ligaments that were holding my ankle into place. Essentially, my ankle was loosely hanging out of the socket. This was a very severe injury that required a complex surgery where I had a plate and ten screws put in. Not only was the injury and the surgery extraordinarily painful, but the recovery period lasted for several months where I was bedridden and had to use crutches to get around. I was completely vulnerable and needed family members to help me with everything. The emotional toll was heavy, as I was isolated and unable to care for my two daughters, then 9 and 10 years old. I became depressed and suffered from PTSD.
During this time, I had several Reiki colleagues sending me Distance Reiki sessions to help alleviate the pain and ease my stress. I cannot express how much these sessions helped with pain relief and the acceleration of my healing. My doctor even noticed that the color of my bruising looked like bruising from an older injury.
I also utilized the power of in-person hypnosis sessions with a colleague. Throughout these sessions, I was able to change my mindset from a negative, victim mentality to one of strength and positivity. The more I sent my ankle loving and healing thoughts, I noticed, the faster my healing accelerated. I witnessed firsthand the immense power of positive thinking.
Then one day, after a profound hypnosis session with a colleague, I was able to see the bigger picture and finally understand why this accident happened on a spiritual level.
“Healing the soul requires a journey through the wounds of the past.” — Rumi
My ordeal (which would require yet another surgery in the year to come), has taught me so much about humility, compassion, patience, gratitude, wisdom, and self love. I believe that this happened so I could expand my own empathy and increase my sensitivity to better help my clients feel comfortable and supported in their own challenging healing journeys.
Wherever you are right now, please know how much I care about helping you and all of my other clients live happier, more fulfilled lives. Thank you for reading my personal healing story.
