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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

  1. Anxiety
  2. Change Habits
  3. Cravings
  4. Death or Loss
  5. Exam Anxiety
  6. Immune System
  7. Improve Health
  8. Motivation
  9. Self Confidence
  10. Self Hypnosis
  11. Self Mastery
  12. Sports
  13. Stop Smoking/Vaping
  14. 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

  1. A Primer on Transpersonal Psychology - 01/2025
  2. Advanced Advertising and Promotion - 01/2024
  3. Biofeedback 1 - 02/2025
  4. Biofeedback 2 - 03/2025
  5. Body Syndromes - 08/2023
  6. Child Hypnosis - 04/2024
  7. Conversations with Ghosts and Gods: Imaginal Dialogue in Therapy - 01/2024
  8. Create a Professional Zoom Group Experience - 01/2024
  9. Creating a Professional Zoom Room - 10/2023
  10. Cultivating Mindfulness Using a Mind-Body Approach - 11/2023
  11. Digital Advertising and Promotion - 01/2024
  12. Ericksonian Hypnosis and Therapeutic Metaphors - 02/2024
  13. Extreme Self Care: Feed Your True Needs, Say Goodbye to Cravings - 01/2024
  14. Hacking Happiness Hormones - 01/2024
  15. Heart Medicine: Stop Painful Patterns and Find Peace and Freedom - 09/2023
  16. How to Release Self-Limiting Beliefs - 01/2024
  17. Hypnosis and the Law of Attraction - 10/2023
  18. Hypnosis Falsely Blamed - 05/2024
  19. Hypnosis for Past Life Regression Therapy - 01/2024
  20. Hypnosis in History - 06/2023
  21. Integrative Depth Psychology and Psychotherapy: Clinical Application - 09/2023
  22. Introduction to Biofeedback 1 and 2 - 03/2025
  23. Introduction to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy - 05/2024
  24. Introduction to Intuitive and Energy Healing - 01/2024
  25. Introduction to Positive Psychology - 09/2023
  26. Introduction to Somatic and Parts Work for Healing Trauma - 09/2023
  27. Introduction to the Embodied Mind Theory - 10/2023
  28. Is Our Soul a Secret Problem Solver? - 01/2024
  29. Kappasinian Hypnosis - 01/2024
  30. Love, Sex and Intimacy - 08/2023
  31. Making Fast and Permanent Change - 01/2024
  32. Mental Bank Magic - 01/2024
  33. Mental Bank Seminar - 08/2023
  34. Mindfulness, Intention, and Meditation - 01/2024
  35. Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) - 12/2023
  36. Numerology - The Language of Numbers as a Tool for Success! - 01/2024
  37. Parts Therapy - A Powerful 4 Step Process to Changing Lives - 01/2024
  38. Psychosynthesis: Creative Imagination and the Expansion of Consciousness - 01/2024
  39. Rapid and Instant Inductions - 09/2023
  40. Research Articles Course - 04/2025
  41. Subtleties of Hypnotherapy - 09/2023
  42. Taming the Critical Inner Voice - 01/2024
  43. The 12 Steps of AA and Hypnotherapy - 01/2024
  44. The Art of Wish-Making - 01/2024
  45. The Eel and the Blowfish: A Graphic Novel of Dreams, Trauma, and Healing - 01/2024
  46. The Power of Releasing Guilt and Shame - 10/2023
  47. Thirteen Breaths to Freedom - 09/2023
  48. Truly Mindful Coloring - 01/2024
  49. Understanding and Working with Older Patients - 01/2024

Certifications

  • Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist
    American Hypnosis Association - 818-758-2700
    Certification Number: 012375
    Certification Valid To: Aug 08, 2027

Certifications from the American Hypnosis Association

  1. Certified Practitioner of Ericksonian Hypnosis - 03/2024
  2. Hypnosis and Grief Recovery - 01/2025
  3. Hypnosis and PTSD - 02/2025
  4. Hypnosis and Smoking Cessation - 09/2023
  5. Hypnosis and Sports Performance - 08/2023
  6. Hypnosis and Weight Loss - 08/2025
  7. Hypnosis for Immune Disorders - 08/2023
  8. Pre and Post Surgery Hypnosis - 05/2025

Professional Memberships

  • American Hypnosis Association
    Member Since: 2023

Website


https://MindPowerHypnosis.net/

Languages Spoken

  • English

Contact Information

Candace Machnica
MindPower
Johnstown, New York 12095, United States
 607-397-3833

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