Faculty: William Mitchell

Lead hypnosis instructor for hypnosis courses live training seminars workshops and hypnosis classes

Founder of the Mitchell Institute for Professional Hypnosis and Personal Motivation Hypnosis Clinics.

With two successful clinics in Illinois, he is often called upon to consult with other practitioners of hypnosis that wish to replicate his model for clinical practice. William Mitchell is a Board Certified Instructor for the National Guild of Hypnotists(BCH,CI) and regularly graduates trained practitioners Certified by the NGH. He has served as Faculty at the NGH Convention for 5 years.

Since 1997, he has hypnotized thousands in group seminars, conducted over 250 stage hypnosis events, and currently works with several hundred one-on-one clients each year. He is also a former adjunct faculty member at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in Springfield, IL serving on their Complementary and Alternative Medicine Panel. Previously, Dr. Mitchell was a regular host of a VoiceAmerica.com Internet Talk Show – “Stretch your Mind, Shrink Your Waist”.

Academic credentials include a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)from Culver-Stockton College with both a Religion and Philosophy major and a Missouri Secondary Teaching Certificate in Social Studies. A graduate theological education at Texas Christian University Brite Divinity School and Phillips University Graduate Seminary in Oklahoma with an earned Master of Divinity (M.Div.). While serving congregations in Missouri, Nebraska, Kentucky, and Texas he did doctoral work at TCU and has completed an alternative Professional Doctorate( Ph.D.) of Hypnotherapy from Madison University .

The Rev. Dr. Mitchell is currently the Pastor of a small congregation, The First Baptist Church of Stonington, IL. affiliated with the moderate American Baptists. In his active pastoral ministry he has served as President and Moderator of several religious groups. Currently serves as President of The Food Pantry Inter-Church Council of Stonington and Blue Mound,and Clergy Special Interest Group of the NGH as Treasurer.

With his background in psychology,he consults with businesses and schools utilizing the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator(A Jungian Typology based tool).Also, as a Presenter/Trainer in grief-recovery he has traveled to over 15 states and given several hundred trainings since 1989 .

Professional memberships include:

• Fellow of the American Association of Integrative Medicine
• Member of the American Academy of Medical Hypnoanalysts
• Member of the Association of Psychological Type
• Member of the National Guild of Hypnotists
• Board Member Centerpoint International Jungian Studies

Awards

• HYPNOTIST of the YEAR Mid-America Hypnosis Conference 2009,
• RELIGION and HYPNOTISM National Guild of Hypnotists Convention 2009