Dave was a paramedic in Ottawa for 24 years before changing professions. “I am so grateful to have had two phenomenal careers.  I used to help people with medical issues, now I help people just as profoundly with emotional issues/goal achievement”

Based on his medical and scientific background Dave has taken Hypnosis/Hypnotherapy to a whole new level, creating protocols akin to the paramedic’s lifesaving step by step protocols  and creating rapid transformation resulting in tremendous success with clients of the Canadian Hypnosis Centre since 1999.

“Its easy to see why Kurt Stoodley of the CTV Morning Show told his viewers way back in 2006 that [Dave and the team at the Canadian Hypnosis Centre are the go to specialists for anything and everything Hypnosis]”

One of Dave’s passions is teaching & sharing information. He was an on-road preceptor for paramedics in Ottawa for many years. He taught Trauma Life Support to the Canadian Military Peacekeepers for several years as well as teaching First Aid/CPR/Defibrillation to Parliament Hill Security, Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) as well as the pilots that fly the Prime Minister of Canada.

Dave has shared these protocols as well as other advanced hypnotherapy tools with all the staff here at the Canadian Hypnosis Centre

Dave has been a presenter at the NGH International Hypnosis Conference in Boston multiple times, and also teaches several advanced trainings for Hypnotist’s.

Want to become a Successful Hypnotherapist? Check the training section on this site and then contact Dave to see if this training would be right for you. He has been teaching Clinical Hypnosis since 2004.

Tara’s mission is to help others unleash their innate potential and live happy, fulfilled lives. Using hypnosis, she empowers people to reach their goals and rid them of limiting thoughts and unconscious patterns. She believes that hypnosis is a powerful tool for personal growth and better health by increasing self-awareness and strengthening the mind-body connection.
A lover of adventure, Tara has backpacked extensively to far reaching places such as the Middle East, Asia, Eastern Europe and Africa. She is fascinated by the vast differences in cultural philosophies on health and happiness and believes that there is much to be learned from each other. She applies these concepts in her practice.

Tara received a degree in Psychology 25 years ago. As a perpetual learner, she has continued to quench her thirst for knowledge in various areas. She is currently undertaking postgraduate studies in neuroscience, addictions, and mental health.

Tara is a wife and mother to one human and 3 fur babies. She is a food and fitness enthusiast and loves the outdoors.

Shelley is the newest member of the Canadian Hypnosis Centre team, and a NGH Certified Clinical Hypnotist.  Shelley has an approachable, friendly style and will immediately make you feel at ease.

Shelley has a Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Human Nutrition and has worked for over 25 years as a Registered Dietitian.  Shelley works from a trauma-informed, health equity perspective and has been a recognized leader in her field.

She brings an intuitive, creative approach to her hypnosis work, aiming to provide customized sessions for clients that will deepen and strengthen their goals and outcomes. She is committed to helping you leverage the power of your subconscious mind to succeed. She will be your supportive coach as you learn to reframe unhelpful thoughts, beliefs, and behaviours. Shelley has worked with thousands of people in their journey to wellness and better health, and she’s excited to be offering the modality of hypnosis to continue to make a difference in your life!

Shelley loves animals, hiking, yoga, nature, and great food. She is mom of 2 amazing young women, and one big goofy Bernedoodle boy.

Linda specializes in grief and bereavement. She spent 25 years as a palliative care nurse in Ottawa, Canada’s capital city helping families cope with the loss of a loved one. Linda was cofounder of ‘Bereaved Families Ottawa’ and facilitated groups of bereaved parents for over six years. Linda became an NGH Certified Clinical Hypnotist with Dave at the Canadian Hypnosis Centre back in 2004. Her many years as an RN as well as her many years as a clinical hypnotist has made her a unique expert in the field of grief and bereavement, using both those training modalities as well as neuro linguistics, Neuroplasticity, and other advanced modalities as deemed necessary for the success of her client. She works with children, teens and adults, individually or groups. Linda has taken a leadership role in the hypnosis profession, taking regular ongoing training as well as speaking at conferences in Canada and internationally on her specialties.

If you or someone you know is experiencing grief/bereavement please reach out and let us help you.

*Linda uses the teachings of Dr Alan Wolfelt as part of this program

Lyne plays an integral role in the background keeping us organized.  Since 2006 she has been our office manager, doing everything from answering phones, scheduling & greeting clients for our busy office hypnotists before we were virtual, bookkeeping, accounting, booking all our corporate seminars, entertainment shows, and of course our Internationally recognized Certified Hypnotherapy program, and probably a lot more that we didn’t even know about.