Biography for Anna Machkalov, CHt
Helping clients heal from the inside out through subconscious transformation and soul-level support.
Anna is a Certified Hypnotherapist who graduated with honors from the Hypnosis Motivation Institute in 2023. Guided by a deep passion to help clients work with their subconscious minds, triggers, and emotional wounds, her journey into hypnotherapy was born from a lifelong quest to understand consciousness, human behavior, and the meaning of life itself.
After attending countless seminars, transformational retreats, and psychological workshops, Anna realized that true change begins within—and made the life-altering decision to attend HMI. In her words, it was “the best decision of my life.”
Before becoming a hypnotherapist, Anna spent over two decades in the medical field as the surgical coordinator and practice manager for world-renowned oculoplastic surgeon Dr. Guy Massry in Beverly Hills. This experience gave her a rare lens into the intersection of mind, body, and healing, and deepened her sensitivity to the emotional and psychological needs of patients navigating stress, fear, and self-image. Today, she combines her clinical background with intuitive, heart-centered hypnotherapy to support individuals in healing and transforming from the inside out.
Anna specializes in pre- and post-surgery hypnosis, anxiety and panic disorders, depression, insomnia and sleep challenges, relationship issues, PTSD and trauma recovery, as well as peri- and menopause emotional support. She is passionate about helping clients rewire limiting beliefs, regulate their nervous systems, and reconnect with their inner wisdom. Her work is especially focused on emotional resilience, self-love, and the mind-body-spirit connection—always honoring the uniqueness of each person’s healing journey.
For Anna, hypnotherapy isn’t just a method—it’s a calling. She believes in the incredible power of the subconscious mind and is devoted to helping clients access their own inner healing, clarity, and peace. Through her work, she offers not only guidance, but a safe and empowering space to return home to yourself.
Hypnotherapy Specialties
- Anxiety
- Dreams
- Fears
- Forgiveness
- Insomnia
- Motivation
- Past Life Regression
- Perfectionism
- Procrastination
- Relationship Enhancement
- Relaxation
- Self Blame
- Self Confidence
- Self Criticism
- Self Esteem
- Self Forgiveness
- Self Image
- Social Phobia
- Stress
- Trauma
Experience
In addition to her private practice, Anna has had the profound privilege of working with a wide range of clients through Joymind, a leading platform in clinical hypnotherapy. This experience has allowed her to support individuals from all walks of life—from professionals managing high-pressure careers to mothers navigating overwhelm, from those healing heartbreak and betrayal to individuals moving through grief, trauma, and deep-rooted anxiety. Each session reaffirms her belief that no two minds are alike, and every soul holds the innate wisdom to heal.
Anna brings her full presence and heart into every session, whether she’s working one-on-one in person, virtually with global clients, or supporting groups. She has built a thriving private practice rooted in trust, safety, and real results—empowering her clients to regulate their emotions, shift subconscious patterns, and step into their highest expression. Her style blends clinical tools with spiritual insight, always customized to meet each client’s needs, whether they’re navigating PTSD, sleep disorders, life transitions, or low self-worth.
As her business continues to grow, so does her mission: to remind people that healing is not only possible—it’s inevitable when the subconscious is aligned with self-love and purpose. For Anna, each client is not just a case—they are a sacred journey unfolding, and she is honored to walk beside them as they transform from the inside out.
Education
- Diploma in Clinical Hypnotherapy with Honors
Hypnosis Motivation Institute - Nationally Accredited College of Hypnotherapy - 818-758-2747
Date Started: 12/14/2021 - Date Graduated: 02/23/2023
Total Hours: 720 - Total Weeks: 52 - Total Years: 1
Continuing Education from the American Hypnosis Association
- Advanced Emotional Freedom Technique - 06/2024
- Aging Well: Staying Sharp with Hypnotherapy - 12/2021
- Beyond the Habit: Causes and Triggers of OCD and BFRBs, How Hypnotherapy Helps - 08/2024
- Body Syndromes - 02/2022
- Body/Mind Imaging - Creating Powerful, Personal Presence - 05/2022
- Build and Enhance your Hypnotherapy Practice with Group Hypnosis - 06/2022
- Business Basics: Tools to Get, Retain and Help More Clients - 06/2022
- Cancer: The Path of Diagnosis to Hypnosis - 06/2022
- Cheryl O'Neil/Anthony - Grief - 07/2022
- Cheryl O'Neil/Linda - Weight Loss, Mend Broken Heart - 05/2022
- Clinical Case History Package 1 - 06/2022
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Hypnosis - 07/2022
- Creating a Professional Zoom Room - 02/2022
- Doing Time - Rehabilitating the Incarcerated - 06/2022
- Effortless Achievement: The Brain’s Secret Pathway - 08/2024
- Elaine Perliss/Beverly - Claustrophobia - 04/2022
- Elaine Perliss/Carla - Fear of Flying - 04/2022
- Elaine Perliss/Joe - Curious About Hypnosis - 01/2022
- Elaine Perliss/Nataly - Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) - 01/2022
- Embracing Your Shadow Self - 01/2022
- Emotional and Physical Sexuality 1 - 11/2023
- Emotional and Physical Sexuality 2 - 11/2023
- Ericksonian Hypnosis and Therapeutic Metaphors - 06/2022
- Ericksonian Hypnosis and Trance Phenomena - 06/2022
- Ethics and Boundaries for California Therapists - 06/2022
- Explode Your Practice with Phone and Skype Sessions - 07/2022
- First Three Hypnosis Sessions - 06/2022
- Getting Comfortable with Silence - 01/2022
- Heart Medicine: Stop Painful Patterns and Find Peace and Freedom - 08/2022
- Helping Hypnotherapy Clients with Driving Anxiety - 07/2022
- HMI Student and Graduate Tips for Creating More Ease and Success - 10/2023
- How Forgiveness Impacts Brain Functioning - 02/2022
- How Not to Give into Naysayers - 01/2022
- Hypnosis and Anxiety - 05/2022
- Hypnosis for Past Life Regression Therapy - 12/2021
- Hypnosis for Perimenopausal, Menopausal, and Post-Menopausal Women - 08/2024
- Hypnosis in History - 11/2021
- Hypnotherapy and Rehab: An Inside Look - 07/2022
- Hypnotic Regression/Past Life - 10/2024
- Important Dynamics in Creating Successful Relationships - 06/2022
- Integrative Depth Psychology and Psychotherapy: Clinical Application - 08/2022
- Intimate Conversations with Dr. John Kappas - 06/2022
- Introduction to Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) - 06/2022
- Introduction to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy - 10/2023
- Introduction to Positive Psychology - 08/2022
- Introduction to Professional Podcasting - 06/2022
- Introduction to Somatic and Parts Work for Healing Trauma - 08/2022
- Introduction to the Embodied Mind Theory - 08/2022
- Intuitive and Energy Healing - 02/2022
- Is it Intuition, or is it NLP? - 04/2022
- John Melton/Todd - Anxiety and Panic Attacks - 01/2022
- Kappasinian Hypnosis - 05/2022
- Lisa Machenberg/Anniko - Stress Management - 05/2022
- Lisa Machenberg/Carol - Attracting the Right Relationship - 03/2022
- Lisa Machenberg/Katie - Attracting the Right Relationship - 01/2022
- Lisa Machenberg/Mary - Weight Loss and Eating Habits - 04/2022
- Make Anxiety Your Best Friend - 01/2022
- Making Fast and Permanent Change - 01/2022
- Making the Unconscious Conscious - 01/2022
- Marc Gravelle - HMI Book Club - 02/2022
- Marc Gravelle/Kenny - Self Confidence - 06/2022
- Marketing Mastery - The Basics of Building your Practice - 06/2022
- Master the Arm Raising - 05/2022
- Michele Guzy/Barbara - Animal Communication - 03/2022
- Michele Guzy/Diego - Procrastination - 04/2022
- Mindfulness and Hypnotherapy - 05/2022
- Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) - 08/2022
- NLP: Principles and Strategies of Success - 06/2022
- Rapid and Instant Inductions - 06/2022
- Research Articles Course - 03/2022
- Sacred Breath and the Human Potential - 04/2022
- Spiritual Tarot: Hypnotic Applications for the Archetypes of Tarot - 02/2022
- Spoon Bending - Come to the PK Party! - 08/2022
- Stress Relief Techniques - 01/2022
- Subtleties of Hypnotherapy - 01/2022
- Super Power Style: Dressing with Intention - 01/2022
- Superbrain Yoga and Pranic Healing - 05/2022
- Taking Positive Psychology to Corporations - 06/2022
- Tapping the Subconscious through Conversational Hypnosis - 06/2022
- Teens - Managing Stress in this Fast-Paced Competitive World - 06/2022
- The 12 Steps of AA and Hypnotherapy - 05/2022
- The Basic Understanding and Principles of NLP - 05/2022
- The Decision Factor - 12/2021
- The Gifts of Trauma - 07/2022
- The Incredible Power of the Mind/Body Connection - 04/2022
- The Insider Secret to Generating and Retaining New Clients - 01/2023
- The Power of Colors - 06/2022
- Therapeutic Creative Journaling - 06/2022
- Transcendent Aspects of the Human Experience - 01/2022
- Understanding and Working with Older Patients - 08/2022
- Understanding the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous - 06/2022
- Uplifting Depression - How Hypnotherapy Can Help - 05/2022
- Wisdom of the Body-Mind in Hypnotherapy - 02/2022
Certifications
- Certified Hypnotherapist
American Hypnosis Association - 818-758-2700
Certification Number: 011019
Certification Valid To: Jun 22, 2026
Certifications from the American Hypnosis Association
- Hypnosis and PTSD - 05/2025
- Hypnosis and PTSD - 11/2022
- Hypnosis and Smoking Cessation - 09/2022
- Hypnosis for Anxieties and Fears - 03/2025
- Past-Life Regression Therapy - 07/2024
- Pre and Post Surgery Hypnosis - 12/2023
Awards
- Honors Graduate - Clinical Hypnotherapy Program
Hypnosis Motivation Institute - 02/23/2023
Professional Memberships
- American Hypnosis Association
Member Since: 2022
Website
Anna Machkalov, Certified Hypnotherapist
https://AnnaMacHypnosis.com/
Languages Spoken
- English
- Russian
Contact Information
Anna Machkalov
Anna Machkalov, CHt
Palmdale,
California
93550,
United States
818-263-3615