by Marilyn Gordon, BCH, CI

Sandra was getting fed up with her habit of buying lattes every day at the local coffee house chain. They were loaded with caffeine and sugar, and she went everyday like clockwork to get a large fix of the legal upper that coursed though her body like a speeding locomotive. She was gaining weight, and she was beginning to worry that she might not be able to let go of this stimulant that had a major hold on her.

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Rochelle Jaffe, M.S., Director of the ASHLAND SCHOOL OF HYPNOTHERAPY, is a certified hypnotherapist and hypnotist examiner with the National Board for Certified Clinical Hypnotherapists, and the American Council of Hypnotist Examiners. . She is on the adjunct faculty of the Psychology Department of Southern Oregon University.  She has been a counselor and hypnotherapist for 15 years, working with diverse issues including anxiety and depression, trauma recovery and illness- helping those who work with her to develop new skills, and to approach their practices and the lives of their clients with a deeper sense of wisdom, creativity, and enjoyment.

Rochelle is a specialist in medical hypnotherapy, helping people with challenges to their health and related issues, including preparation for surgery, recovery, pain and stress reduction, and the emotional and spiritual components of injury and long-term illness. She has offered hypnotherapy to Hospice patients, and consultation on the use of trance in pain and end-of-life issues to nurses and social workers in Hospice Care.

She is highly experienced in reducing anxiety, panic and stress, and in resolving childhood issues through hypnotherapy.

Rochelle is a gifted teacher, helping her students to learn the techniques and skills of hypnotherapy, as well as  their own sense of confidence and personal style.

For more information, visit http://www.ashlandschoolofhypnotherapy.com