Root cause resolution.
Pain alchemist. Trauma informed.
I help people break patterns and reclaim inner control.
Resolve anxious feelings for good.
Happiness is our natural state. Joy is our natural state.
When we take control of our own neurology and incorporate emotional information as the feedback as it is, all possibilities and choices become available. This capability is innate to each of us, but it’s not common knowledge.
I am passionately committed to helping people to be free from anxiety by harnessing the capabilities innate to each of us through education, 1:1 services, and inspiration.
My Experience
I know what it’s like to waste years trying to figure out, or solve, a problem that is emotional in its nature.
I know what it’s like to get every external indicator of success, and still not enjoy satisfaction or contentment.
I know what it’s like to lose things of value because I was not ready to keep them.
And I know what it’s like to deny myself care because “my problems are nothing in comparison to others’.”
While I have a bounty of relevant experience from my careers as an AF Officer and a leader in commercial aerospace, space, and medical device industries, my most important and extensive training is from my life experiences.
I still have a thirst for accomplishment... I am still LIT UP by the results - not so much by the process, hah!
I’m still an overachiever.
But I know from experience what it looks like to leave anxiety behind for good, and I can show you how, and help you to DO it.
This is what is possible through strategic use of imagery: True root cause resolution, an experience of peace that is lasting, and healthy interdependence with others.
The answers are already within you; in fact, they’re actually yelling at you! I can show you how to hear them.
“highly recommend MANDY to anyone looking to live with clarity, certainty and without fear.” **
Mandy is truly the most caring and empathetic therapist I've ever had the pleasure of working with. Until seeing her I had never tried hypnotherapy and I was surprised as to how quickly and easily we got down to the root of my emotional and mental pains and blockage. It felt as if all of the weight on my shoulders were lifted after my first intensive, and they are still more than manageable weeks later.
- Paul C. Seattle WA, Public Review on Google {Paul was a personal acquaintance before he became a client}
How can you know I’m the right person for you?
I have been fortunate to do a lot of really cool things in my life so far; I have experienced amazing cultures, I’ve traveled the world. I share some of my credentials openly on this site, but in my opinion, my greatest qualifiers are my accepting and emotionally open worldview, a tendency toward systems thinking, and a strong penchant for reliable outcomes.
We’ll be a perfect fit working together if:
You know your outcome is worth fighting for, and are ready to invest in yourself
You know that the time is NOW to make the change you desire and claim the joy that is your birthright
You know that change always requires we leave our comfort zones - and your outcome is worth it
You are open to the fact that the problem you’re experiencing has something of value for you, and even that it might exist for your benefit
You are coachable, you value direct, loving communication, and you follow through for yourself
You understand that at some level you are responsible for the experience you’re having - and for changing it!
Academic Qualifications
I earned my MA in Economics in 2009, and my BS in Economics from the US Air Force Academy in 2005 (graduating with distinction, studying abroad in Prague at Charles University, and representing my class as an exchange student abroad at the Academia General del Aire, Spain).
I studied neurolinguistic programming extensively in London and New Mexico (approx. 4 weeks in-residence to become a Certified Practitioner), and I am also a certified clinical hypnotherapist (CCHT) holding more than 500 in-residence hours of training and education. I am also a certified yoga instructor.
My Story
I’m the oldest of five girls, all born inside 7 years to very young parents.
Raised in north Georgia, I knew a couple things very early on: I wanted to see the world, and I wanted to support myself.
Neither of my parents had completed college, so when my father told me, “Mandy, any school you can figure out how to get into, I’ll find a way to pay for,” a quiet voice inside of me said, “That isn’t what’s going to happen.”
Determined, smart, polite and ambitious, at the age of 17 I was accepted into the Air Force Academy and headed to Colorado Springs for boot camp.
I had poor self esteem, weak boundaries, and an insatiable need for external validation. And so while I excelled at everything I did, and was graduating at the top of my class, in the winter of my final year, all coping mechanisms were breaking down; I found myself in tears seemingly without reason and missing classes for the first time in my life.
Coincidentally over Christmas my mother had bought my dad a session with a hypnotherapist to stop smoking, and for lack of us knowing what else to do, I went for a visit as well.
That hour I spent with a gentleman hypnotherapist in north GA, 2005 put my life on a new trajectory - albeit at the time I did not appreciate exactly how.
Fast forward ten years, 26 countries, and leadership roles in three commercial industries later, I had objectively achieved a great deal of success and every reason in the world to be happy.
But I wasn’t.
Despite achieving so much, my internal experience was one of anxiousness, self-criticality and worry.
So in 2015, I finally reached out for help once again - for the help of a hypnotherapist. I knew it was time to heal the inner critic, learn about hypnosis for anxiety, and move forward for good.
The results of working in a methodical way with an experienced practitioner were so profound, quick and transformative that later that year, I began my own hypnotherapy practice in Seattle, WA.
The changes I created through this work were so profound that I left a leadership role at the Paul Allen Company Stratolaunch in order to pursue this work full time, as I know it is my calling.
I want everyone in the world to have access to this information.
10 Fun Facts about Mandy:
1. Meyers Briggs: INTJ - that’s the Spock personality, hah!
2. Secret Desire: To finally nail my handstand
3. Struggled With: Depression & Anxiety
4. Guilty Pleasure: Instagram :)
5. Hidden Talent: I am a portrait artist!
6. Countries Visited: 26 and counting…
7. Most unusual vacation: Antarctica
8. Most enjoy: Leading rock & ice climbs
9. Favorite Artist: Greg MacDonald, Moab UT
10. Favorite Place on Earth: The bench in front of the Dying Lion Memorial, Lucern, Switzerland
Other Credentials & Professional Qualifications:
My greatest gift is Compassion and a universally-accepting worldview. My professional skillset is in strategy, operations, fiscal planning, systems building and flawless execution. I am an achiever by nature and I see that benefitting clients every day. We can have a lot of fun creating positive changes. Check out my LinkedIn Profile here for professional quals.
International Team, US Consulate, Jerusalem (Strategic Plans)
Marathon Runner
Alpine Climber
Rock Leader / Ice Climbing Leader
Yoga Instructor
National Anthem Singer (>5,000 person audience)
Flightline Aircraft Maintenance Officer
Manufacturing Leader in the Medical Device Industry
Tony Robbins Life Coach Training
Leadership in the Disaster Restoration Industry
Leadership in the Commercial Aerospace Industry
Big sister to four . . .
What’s your EQ Superhero?
Everyone has a go-to manner of relating to others and to life. Your EQ Superhero is defined by the emotional "muscleS" you flex easiest and most often... It Tells how you derive joy and also where you experience challenge, like kryptonite to Superman. Knowing your style can make all the difference in your happiness. Take this 10 question quiz to find out who your EQ Superhero is now!
Which one are you?
