Background & Experience

My PhD is in Educational Psychology, from the University of North Carolina (UNC). I studied child and adolescent development and disability, as well as the psychology of online learning.

I started my private practice in hypnotherapy in 2008, after training and an internship in clinical hypnosis with pain specialist Ron Eslinger, RN, CRNA, APN, MA, BCH, CI. I have worked with thousands of clients since then, and I also train and certify new hypnotherapists, which I have done since 2011.

From 2015-2018 l was an adjunct assistant professor at University of North Carolina School of Dentistry, running a clinic for patients with dental anxiety, and also working with children and teens with functional bowel disorders like IBS. I applied the Human Givens emotional needs framework to these young patients and taught them to relax using guided imagery with positive suggestions for change. Some of them got better in just a single session! Others needed a few more sessions to see improvements.

In 2020 I became a fully qualified Human Givens Therapist and opened a private practice office in Stirling. Now I have relocated to Perth, and I also see clients in-person at the weekends in Edinburgh. If you are not in the area or prefer to meet from the comfort of your own home, then you can work with me online.

Professional Memberships

Human Givens Institute (MHGI)
American Psychological Association (APA)
APA Division 30: Society for Psychological Hypnosis (APA Div-30)
National Guild of Hypnotists (NGH)
Advanced Integrative Therapy Institute (AITI)
Complementary & Natural Healthcare Council (CHNC - UK)
General Hypnotherapy Register (GHR - UK)

Credentials, Training & Education

2022: Hypnosis for Cancer Pain (Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, New York
2022: OMNI Hypnosis Training Institute Instructor Certification (with Hansruedi Wipf)
2021: Certificate in Hypnotherapy Supervision (General Hypnotherapy Register)
2021: Single Session Therapy workshop
2020: Human Givens Diploma (Practitioner), Human Givens Institute
2019: Taking Therapy Outside, Centre for Reflective Healing
2017: Certified Advanced Integrative Therapy (AIT) Practitioner
2016: Certificate in Medical Hypnosis, Hypnotherapy for Health (with Michael Ellner)
2015: Domestic violence support group facilitator training
2015: OMNI Hypnosis Training Institute Advanced Certificate and Board Certification in Hypnotherapy
2011: Certified Instructor, National Guild of Hypnotists
2010: Transactional Analysis Practitioner (TAP, with Vann Joines, PhD)
2008: Certified Hypnotherapist (National Guild of Hypnotists, with Ron Eslinger, RN, CRNA)

Degrees

2012: PhD (Educational Psychology), University of North Carolina
2000: MSIS (Master of Science in Information Science), University of North Carolina
1986: BSc (General Science), University of St Andrews

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

2024 de Matos, NMP, Stampfli, P, Seifritz, E, Preller, KH, Bruegger, M, de la Varre, C. (August 8-10) Investigating functional brain connectivity patterns associate with two hypnotic states [Poster]. American Psychological Association, Seattle, WA.

2024 de la Varre, C. (January 19-21). Rewind Your Mind: The Evolution of the Rewind Technique. Presented at the Dave Elman Legacy Conference (virtual).

2023 de la Varre, C (July 21-23). Introducing Human Givens Therapy. Presented at HypnoThoughts Live, Las Vegas.

2023 de la Varre, C. (January 20-22). Who knew? Making hypnotic pain management even more effective. Presented at the Dave Elman Legacy Conference (virtual).

2022 de la Varre, C (July 29-31). The Importance of Clinical Supervision for Hypnotists and Hypnotherapists. Presented at HypnoThoughts Live, Las Vegas.

2021 de la Varre, C. (June 11-13). Incorporating Dave Elman's techniques when working with children and teens. Presented at the Dave Elman Legacy Conference (virtual).

2021 de la Varre, C. (April 22). The surprising connections between sleep, dreaming, anxiety, depression and hypnosis. Information and strategies for hypnotists. Presented at the Carolina Hypnosis Network monthly meeting.

2020 de la Varre, C. (August 6-8). The Human Givens: Integrating hypnosis techniques into a solution-focused brief psychotherapy. [Poster presentation]. American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.

2018 de la Varre, C., Beck, J. Guided Imagery, Mindfulness, and Other Nonpharmacological Techniques for the Management of Acute and Chronic Pain in Dental Patients. Diagnosis and Management of Acute and Chronic Orofacial Pain, UNC School of Dentistry, June 22.

2015 de la Varre, C. (August). What you should know about tinnitus before accepting tinnitus clients. Annual Convention, National Guild of Hypnotists, Marlborough, MA.

2014 de la Varre, C. (August). Parts therapy: Using Transactional Analysis and Internal Family Systems Theory to help your clients. Annual Convention, National Guild of Hypnotists, Marlborough, MA.

2014 de la Varre, C. (August). Listening to the Voice of the Heart. Annual Convention, National Guild of Hypnotists, Marlborough, MA.

ARTICLES

2023 How to Help Someone Who is Dissociatin g published in Welldoing.org

2023 My Child Has Tourette's Syndrome: Here's My Advice for Parents published in Welldoing.org

2022 Healing from Dissociation and Integrating the Self published in Welldoing.org

2019 Addressing Teen Anxiety in the Digital "Village" published in Health & Healing in the Triangle

2017 Hypnosis Entertains and Helps Local Residents published in The Daily Tarheel, University of North Carolina

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