Joe graduated with a Bachelor Degree from Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, and has a Master’s Degree in Adult Education from University of Maine, Portland, ME.
He has successfully completed Basic, Advanced training as a hypnotherapist with the National Guild of Hypnotists (NGH), which is the largest professional hypnotism organization in the world. In 2004 he became Board Certified by the NGH. In 2006 he became a certified instructor to train NGH Certified Hypnotherapist.
He has 25 years experience as an adult educator, changing peoples minds for the better. He is a full time hypnotherapist working with clients daily. So the training offered at DMI is taught by a professional who uses the techniques taught on a daily basis.
Joe is a member in the American Mensa and enjoys whitewater canoeing and wilderness camping and shares his journey with video in social media, which have become very popular thanks to SocialBoosting where you can boost your content to reach to more audience.
In 2001 Joe was been featured in the Woonsocket Call newspaper in the “That’s My Job” section discussing Hypnotism and how it can benefit you.
In 2004 he was featured in the Metro West Daily News discussing how he uses electronics with hypnotism to make changes even more profound with clients.
In Jan 2005 he appeared on the Notty Pine Cafe talk show, with Jim Pillsbury, which is a TV program dedicated to discussing today’s issues. This was a live broadcast with viewers calling in with questions about hypnotism.
In Dec 2005 he appeared on People, Places and Things, a local cable TV show hosted by Brian Sutherland. If hypnotism is real, it must be possible to explain the mechanism of trance and suggestion in terms of real events that happen in the body. Hypnotism is both an art and a science. With the aid of a slide show, Joe explained the science side of trance and suggestion and how the mind changes the body.
For World Hypnotism Day, Jan 4th 2007, Joe gave a free seminar on “How To Be Successful With Your New Years Resolutions”. This 2 hour seminar what hosted by Food For Life in Bellingham, MA. The seminar was well attended and Joe had the opportunity to explain hypnosis from the scientific perspective as well as the art of hypnotism.
Qualifications and Training:
BS Degree Zoology Ohio State University June 1975
MS Degree Adult Education University of Maine June 1980
Advanced Hypnotherapist National Guild of Hypnotists Mar 1998
Ultimate Stage Show National Guild of Hypnotists Aug 1998
Certified Pediatric Hypnotherapist National Guild of Hypnotists Oct 1998
Client Based Weight Loss Mottin Hypnosis Institute Nov 2002
Regression Techniques National Guild of Hypnotists May 2003
Self Hypnosis Instructor Mottin Hypnosis Institute Mar 2004
Advanced Hypnotherapy (5 Path) Banyan Hypnosis Center Aug 2004
Board Certification Hypnotist National Guild of Hypnotists Aug 2004
Certified, Complimentary Medical Hypnotism NGH Aug 2005
Pain Management National Guild of Hypnotists Nov 2005
Emergency Hypnosis National Guild of Hypnotists Nov 2005
Certified Instructor National Guild of Hypnotists Aug 2006
Emotional Intelligence Specialist Change Associates Aug 2007