Amy holds a Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology (major in Biopsychology, minor in Experimental Neuropsychology) from the University of Memphis and spent 15 years teaching college psychology classes and doing brain research, specializing in the evolution and neuropsychology of visual attention and memory and developing unique classes in the psychology of art and creativity. She has published research in the peer-reviewed journals Behavioural Brain Research, Perception and Psychophysics, and the Journal of Psychopharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics.
A graduate of the Hypnotherapy Academy of America, she has received the most rigorous hypnotherapy training available. The hypnosis protocols she employs have been scientifically verified by the National Institutes of Health to be effective. A Certified Hypnotherapist and NLP Practitioner with the International Hypnosis Association, Amy is certified in Hypnotherapy, Clinical Hypnotherapy and Ericksonian Hypnotherapy, as well as Professional Coaching, having studied with David Krueger, M.D., and Primal Health Coaching. Additionally, Amy has taken advanced workshops with Dr. Georgia Ede and Dr. Annette Bosworth on ketogenic diets and mental and physical health, respectively, making her focus holistic in nature.
Amy has had a private coaching practice since 2013. She specializes in analytical hypnotherapy, helping her clients find and reprogram the causes of maladaptive thoughts, feelings and behaviors, using a neuropsychology-informed approach, to boost creativity, productivity, health and happiness. Founder of the Applied Neuroplasticity Academy, she also trains new and evolving coaches, hypnotherapists and NLP practitioners in her internationally accredited mentoring program. An award-winning and multiple #1 Amazon.com bestselling author, Amy helps people outsmart their brains, change their life stories and create new possibilities for success.
She lives with the love of her life and the best dog ever near Phoenix, Arizona, where she was born and raised. A life-long artist, Amy's expressionist artwork is introspective, colorful, fun, happy and relaxing. She can also be found traveling the world with her honey at every possible opportunity.
