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Biography for Marie L. Griffen, CCHt

Marie has operated her practice in beautiful Virginia Beach, Virginia since 2022. She has made it her mission to introduce people to the amazing power of the human mind through hypnosis. To help human sufferings through releasing guilt and shame, releasing anxiety, fears and phobias, changing the old scripts that run through our minds. Something that someone may have said to us out of their own hurts and pains in our childhood. The seemingly insignificant remark that has crippled our self-esteem. The reasons we say or do thing that sabotages our dreams. Logically it makes no sense at all, we know we are capable of so much more and yet, here we sit day after day.

Marie enjoys being able to work with her client in the privacy of their own homes anywhere in the world via Zoom video call. Hypnotherapy is now her passion. She makes a nonjudgmental space where she can help the client find where they truly want to change, to improve, or maybe just reframe an old belief. She especially loves to work with sports performance, where a client can truly be their very best. Marie has taken a great interest in pain management, to come alongside the clients and physicians. Helping clients be able to lower their pain levels to live a better quality of life.


Hypnotherapy Specialties

  1. Anxiety
  2. Assist Healing
  3. Chronic Pain
  4. Death or Loss
  5. Exam Anxiety
  6. Exercise
  7. Immune System
  8. Pain Management
  9. Public Speaking
  10. Relaxation
  11. Sports
  12. Stage Fright
  13. Stop Smoking
  14. Stress
  15. Tinnitus

Education

  • Diploma in Clinical Hypnotherapy with Honors
    Hypnosis Motivation Institute - Nationally Accredited College of Hypnotherapy - 818-758-2747
    Date Started: 10/19/2021 - Date Graduated: 11/29/2022
    Total Hours: 720 - Total Weeks: 52 - Total Years: 1
  • Associate of Occupational Studies in Mind-Body Psychology with Honors
    Hypnosis Motivation Institute - Nationally Accredited College of Hypnotherapy - 818-758-2700
    Date Started: 11/28/2022 - Date Graduated: 01/31/2024
    Total Hours: 720 - Total Weeks: 52 - Total Years: 1

Continuing Education from the American Hypnosis Association

  1. Clinical Case History Package 1 - 11/2024
  2. Intimate Conversations with Dr. John Kappas - 12/2021
  3. Research Articles Course - 11/2022
  4. Understanding the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous - 11/2022
  5. First Three Hypnosis Sessions - 06/2022
  6. How to Give a Dynamic Hypnosis Speech - 02/2022
  7. Everybody Rides the Carousel - 12/2023
  8. Mental Bank Seminar - 08/2022
  9. Emotional and Physical Sexuality 1 - 08/2022
  10. Love, Sex and Intimacy - 07/2022
  11. Healthy Boundaries - 08/2023
  12. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Hypnosis - 05/2023
  13. The Empty Leash - Hypnosis and the Loss of a Beloved Pet - 04/2023
  14. The Art of Positive Thinking - 08/2023
  15. How to Release Self-Limiting Beliefs - 05/2023
  16. Empowered Speaking for Success - 05/2023
  17. Shadows, Sabotage and Subconscious Success - 05/2023
  18. Hoarding: How It Can Harm, How You Can Help - 08/2023
  19. Explode Your Practice with Phone and Skype Sessions - 12/2024
  20. Creating Easy and Effortless Hypnosis Workshops - 04/2023
  21. The Power of Releasing Guilt and Shame - 12/2023
  22. Advanced Advertising and Promotion - 04/2025
  23. Embracing Your Shadow Self - 07/2023
  24. Social Media Marketing from Your Smartphone - 03/2024
  25. The Power of Colors - 07/2023
  26. Kappasinian Hypnosis - 11/2021
  27. Intuitive and Energy Healing - 11/2021
  28. Hypnosis in History - 10/2021
  29. Build and Enhance your Hypnotherapy Practice with Group Hypnosis - 03/2023
  30. The Gifts of Trauma - 03/2022
  31. NLP: Principles and Strategies of Success - 03/2022
  32. Body Syndromes - 11/2021
  33. Introduction to Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) - 03/2022
  34. The Decision Factor - 03/2022
  35. Aging Well: Staying Sharp with Hypnotherapy - 01/2022
  36. The 12 Steps of AA and Hypnotherapy - 02/2022
  37. Super Power Style: Dressing with Intention - 03/2022
  38. Emotional Resiliency and the Actor - 11/2023
  39. Making Fast and Permanent Change - 08/2023
  40. Hypnosis and the Law of Attraction - 07/2022
  41. Subtleties of Hypnotherapy - 12/2023
  42. Introduction to Professional Podcasting - 09/2023
  43. Wisdom of the Body-Mind in Hypnotherapy - 12/2021
  44. jumpSTART 2022! - 01/2022
  45. Parts Therapy - A Powerful 4 Step Process to Changing Lives - 08/2023
  46. Hacking Happiness Hormones - 09/2023
  47. The Eel and the Blowfish: A Graphic Novel of Dreams, Trauma, and Healing - 08/2023
  48. Mental Bank Magic - 04/2023
  49. Create a Professional Zoom Group Experience - 04/2023
  50. Numerology - The Language of Numbers as a Tool for Success! - 10/2022
  51. Conversations with Ghosts and Gods: Imaginal Dialogue in Therapy - 10/2022
  52. The Art of Wish-Making - 10/2022
  53. Extreme Self Care: Feed Your True Needs, Say Goodbye to Cravings - 03/2023
  54. Why Your Hypnotherapy Website is so Important! - 11/2023
  55. Is Our Soul a Secret Problem Solver? - 05/2023
  56. Mindfulness, Intention, and Meditation - 05/2023
  57. Taming the Critical Inner Voice - 05/2023
  58. Hypnosis Falsely Blamed - 01/2024
  59. HMI Student and Graduate Tips for Creating More Ease and Success - 01/2024
  60. jumpSTART 2024! - 01/2024

Certifications

  • Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist
    American Hypnosis Association - 818-758-2700
    Certification Number: 010951
    Certification Valid To: Apr 17, 2026

Certifications from the American Hypnosis Association

  1. Healing the Inner Child - 12/2023
  2. Hypnosis and Weight Loss - 01/2023
  3. Hypnosis and Pain Management - 03/2024
  4. Smoking Cessation - 03/2024
  5. Hypnosis and Tinnitus - 03/2024
  6. Hypnosis for Test Anxiety and Success - 03/2025
  7. Hypnosis and Sports Performance - 04/2025
  8. Hypnosis for the Caregiver - 08/2022

Awards

  • Honors Graduate - AOS Degree Program
    Hypnosis Motivation Institute - 01/31/2024
  • Honors Graduate - Clinical Hypnotherapy Program
    Hypnosis Motivation Institute - 11/29/2022

Professional Memberships

  • American Hypnosis Association
    Member Since: 2022

Website


https://MarieGriffenHypnotherapy.com/


Languages Spoken

  • English

Contact Information

Marie L. Griffen
Marie Griffen Hypnotherapy
Virginia Beach, Virginia 23452, United States
757-347-1660