Biography for Candace Machnica, CCHt
Candace Machnica is a Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist and a member of the American Hypnosis Association (AHA) since 2023. She blends science-based hypnotherapy with intuitive mind-body healing to help clients rewrite old patterns, strengthen their mental conditioning, and rise into the strongest version of themselves—physically, mentally, and emotionally.
For more than a decade, Candace served as a Cardiology Technician, taking pride in guiding patients through vulnerable moments during diagnostic procedures. But in 2019, everything changed. A motorcycle accident left her with a spinal cord injury and brought her medical career to an abrupt halt. Through extraordinary perseverance, she learned to walk again and began a profound personal transformation.
During her recovery, Candace immersed herself in holistic healing, Chinese medicine, acupuncture, and integrative wellness practices. Each modality played a role in her healing, but it was hypnotherapy that empowered her to overcome driving anxiety, rebuild her confidence, and push herself mentally and physically as she reclaimed strength and mobility. That breakthrough ignited a passion that soon became her life’s mission.
Driven by a deep curiosity about the mind–body connection, she began studying how thoughts, emotions, and subconscious programming shape performance, resilience, and overall well-being. With a lifelong passion for health, fitness, human potential, and personal development, hypnotherapy became the perfect bridge between science, psychology, and intuition.
Her mission is simple: to help people become stronger, healthier, and more empowered—mind, body, and spirit.
Hypnotherapy Specialties
- Anxiety
- Change Habits
- Cravings
- Death or Loss
- Exam Anxiety
- Immune System
- Improve Health
- Motivation
- Self Confidence
- Self Hypnosis
- Self Mastery
- Sports
- Stop Smoking/Vaping
- Weight Loss
Education
- Diploma in Clinical Hypnotherapy
Hypnosis Motivation Institute - Nationally Accredited College of Hypnotherapy - 818-758-2700
Date Started: 07/11/2023 - Date Graduated: 09/04/2024
Total Hours: 720 - Total Weeks: 52 - Total Years: 1 - Associate of Occupational Studies in Mind-Body Psychology
Hypnosis Motivation Institute - Nationally Accredited College of Hypnotherapy - 818-758-2700
Date Started: 09/09/2024 - Date Graduated: 11/19/2025
Total Hours: 720 - Total Weeks: 52 - Total Years: 1
Continuing Education from the American Hypnosis Association
- A Primer on Transpersonal Psychology - 01/2025
- Advanced Advertising and Promotion - 01/2024
- Biofeedback 1 - 02/2025
- Biofeedback 2 - 03/2025
- Body Syndromes - 08/2023
- Child Hypnosis - 04/2024
- Clinical Case History Package 1 - 01/2024
- Conversations with Ghosts and Gods: Imaginal Dialogue in Therapy - 01/2024
- Create a Professional Zoom Group Experience - 01/2024
- Creating a Professional Zoom Room - 10/2023
- Cultivating Mindfulness Using a Mind-Body Approach - 11/2023
- Digital Advertising and Promotion - 01/2024
- Ericksonian Hypnosis and Therapeutic Metaphors - 02/2024
- Extreme Self Care: Feed Your True Needs, Say Goodbye to Cravings - 01/2024
- Hacking Happiness Hormones - 01/2024
- Heart Medicine: Stop Painful Patterns and Find Peace and Freedom - 09/2023
- How to Release Self-Limiting Beliefs - 01/2024
- Hypnosis and the Law of Attraction - 10/2023
- Hypnosis Falsely Blamed - 05/2024
- Hypnosis for Past Life Regression Therapy - 01/2024
- Hypnosis in History - 06/2023
- Integrative Depth Psychology and Psychotherapy: Clinical Application - 09/2023
- Introduction to Biofeedback 1 and 2 - 03/2025
- Introduction to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy - 05/2024
- Introduction to Intuitive and Energy Healing - 01/2024
- Introduction to Positive Psychology - 09/2023
- Introduction to Professional Podcasting - 01/2024
- Introduction to Somatic and Parts Work for Healing Trauma - 09/2023
- Introduction to the Embodied Mind Theory - 10/2023
- Is Our Soul a Secret Problem Solver? - 01/2024
- Kappasinian Hypnosis - 01/2024
- Love, Sex and Intimacy - 08/2023
- Making Fast and Permanent Change - 01/2024
- Mental Bank Magic - 01/2024
- Mental Bank Seminar - 08/2023
- Mindfulness, Intention, and Meditation - 01/2024
- Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) - 12/2023
- Numerology - The Language of Numbers as a Tool for Success! - 01/2024
- Parts Therapy - A Powerful 4 Step Process to Changing Lives - 01/2024
- Psychosynthesis: Creative Imagination and the Expansion of Consciousness - 01/2024
- Rapid and Instant Inductions - 09/2023
- Research Articles Course - 04/2025
- Subtleties of Hypnotherapy - 09/2023
- Taming the Critical Inner Voice - 01/2024
- The 12 Steps of AA and Hypnotherapy - 01/2024
- The Art of Wish-Making - 01/2024
- The Eel and the Blowfish: A Graphic Novel of Dreams, Trauma, and Healing - 01/2024
- The Power of Releasing Guilt and Shame - 10/2023
- Thirteen Breaths to Freedom - 09/2023
- Truly Mindful Coloring - 01/2024
- Understanding and Working with Older Patients - 01/2024
Certifications
- Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist
American Hypnosis Association - 818-758-2700
Certification Number: 012375
Certification Valid To: Jul 29, 2026
Certifications from the American Hypnosis Association
- Certified Practitioner of Ericksonian Hypnosis - 03/2024
- Hypnosis and Grief Recovery - 01/2025
- Hypnosis and PTSD - 02/2025
- Hypnosis and Smoking Cessation - 09/2023
- Hypnosis and Sports Performance - 08/2023
- Hypnosis and Weight Loss - 08/2025
- Hypnosis for Immune Disorders - 08/2023
- Pre and Post Surgery Hypnosis - 05/2025
Professional Memberships
- American Hypnosis Association
Member Since: 2023
Website
Mind Power Hypnosis
https://MindPowerHypnosis.net/
Languages Spoken
- English
Contact Information
Candace Machnica
MindPower
Johnstown,
New York
12095,
United States
607-397-3833