Hypnotherapy is not licensed by the State of California. Treatment with hypnotherapy is complementary to healing art services licensed by the state. The hypnotherapist is not a medical provider of any type, and does not diagnose, cure, or treat in any way, medical conditions, illnesses, or diseases. Hypnotherapy is not the practice of medicine, psychology or psychiatry, and is not in any way intended to be a replacement for diagnosis or treatment of any complaint or ailment. Persons with an ailment or physical complaint should first see a medical doctor for treatment, and then get the doctor’s consent to use hypnotherapy, and next contract with a nationally-certified hypnotherapist, as an adjunct to medical treatment. Persons with mental disabilities or mental illnesses should seek psychiatric care. Hypnosis and hypnotherapy employ and teach skills for self-improvement; therefore their effectiveness depends on the client and no guarantee can be made regarding the results of their use. The contents of this web site are for educational purposes only.