American Hypnosis Association – Practice Builders Power Hour

Presented By: Lisa Machenberg, CCHt

Guest Speaker Lisa Machenberg, Senior HMI Instructor and CCHt, returns to PBPH with practical guidance on script-free practice, eco-therapy, and bringing confidence and creativity into hypnotherapy sessions.

In this episode, Lisa encourages practitioners to recognize fear of visibility as an old subconscious story, then use curiosity, self-hypnosis, and action to move forward. She reminds listeners that the relationship is the therapy and shows how a client’s goals, action steps, and desired feelings can become the foundation of the session. She also encourages students and graduates to practice “flying without a net” with peers, in practicums, and through the HMI support system until working from structure feels natural.

Lisa gives practical tips for adapting eco-therapy, an AOS mind-body concept, into outdoor sessions that use mindfulness, nature-based eye fascination, and proper hypnotic structure. She explains how parks, trails, rivers, or beaches can become therapeutic spaces when practitioners know the location, prepare clients for people, insects, and weather, and make the sounds and sensations of nature part of the work. Her guidance reminds listeners that outdoor sessions can be creative and grounded while still honoring the structure that gives hypnosis credibility.

Lisa’s blend of seasoned wisdom and practical hypnotherapy tools makes this an episode you will not want to miss. Turn insight into action and action into results. Join us to grow your practice with purpose.

PBPH0087 / Duration: 01:02:51 / Release Date: Thu, Jun 18, 2026 / Production Date: Wed, Jun 17, 2026 / Format: HD

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