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About Aisha Kessler, C.Ht.
Hypnotherapist * Trainer * Life Coach * NLP Practitioner
Founder of Wellspring Hypnosis®
Aisha is pronounced /"Eye-sha"/ and it is a name that means "living" or "thriving." It is an appropriate name because she has been helping people create happier and more fulfilling lives for themselves since 1986.
Aisha discovered self-hypnosis when she was just a child. When she was 6 years old she found that she could make headaches and stomach aches go away by focusing her attention on a single point and using her imagination to make the pain smaller. It worked! Later in life when she discovered that not everyone could do this, she enjoyed teaching the techniques to others. This was before she even knew that what she was doing was hypnosis. Aisha continues to use self-hypnosis daily to achieve her goals, feel great and melt limiting thoughts. She practices Ericksonian hypnosis which is based on the techniques of the late, great Dr. Milton Erickson.
The Wellspring Hypnosis Practice
Aisha has helped thousands of clients with a wide range of issues, from self-confidence, smoking, weight loss, and wealth, to public speaking, dating and even the Boston Marathon! Her clients include a wide range of people from famous celebrities to corporate CEOs, tradesman, doctors, and school children. Read what clients have to say about Aisha.
Her business, Wellspring Hypnosis®, consists of over 50% referrals from satisfied customers and many referrals from physicians and therapists. She has been a frequent guest authority on local radio and TV news programs like KTBC Fox News 8 and KKMJ-FM, promoting the benefits and uses of hypnosis. Wellspring Hypnosis® is a registered U.S. Trademark owned exclusively by Aisha Kessler.
Students report that she is a dynamic speaker who helps motivate people and organizations to remove limitations and experience real success. She enjoys partnering with schools, social groups and corporations for health fairs, lectures and hypnosis seminars.
Credentials
Aisha holds two national certifications in hypnotherapy, and she is a faculty member of the National Guild of Hypnotists (NGH). Professional membership in the NGH signifies that an individual possesses specific qualifications and agrees to abide by a strict code of ethics. She is also certified by the American Board of Hypnotherapy (ABH), and is a certified Practitioner of Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP).
Aisha graduated with honors from the University of Texas in 1991 with a BA in English Literature. She is currently on the faculty of the University of Texas Informal Classes where she teaches hypnosis seminars. To find out about her next seminar, visit this page: current seminars.
Teachers and Mentors
Aisha has been blessed with many outstanding teachers and mentors. She is grateful to all of them. Here are a few.
Stephen Gilligan, Author and Clinical Psychologist
Aisha has attended 200 hours of Ericksonian trance workshop intensives with world-renown psychologist, Stephen Gilligan, Ph.D. Dr. Gilligan learned hypnosis from the amazing Dr. Milton Erickson who is considered the father of modern hypnosis.
Stephen Gilligan has developed his own highly innovative hypnosis therapies. When he is not sharing his wisdom in workshops around the world, Stephen Gilligan has a clinical practice in Encinitas, California. He has written these readable hypnosis classics:
Tom Best, NLP Master Trainer
Aisha is an NLP Practitioner with 200 hours of training. She continues to study with Tom Best, who lives up to his name as one of the BEST in the field of Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP), hypnosis and therapeutic story telling today. Tom is invited all around the world to share his wisdom and teach strategies for achieving personal excellence. He regularly takes groups to Peru and Hawaii where he integrates NLP with ancient traditional wisdom.
His business, Texas Institute of NLP, is based in San Antonio, Texas.
Other Esteemed Colleagues
Aisha has also learned much through professional relationships with these talented experts.
- George Glaser, LMSW - Aisha was honored to spend two full weekends in trance seminars organized by George Glaser. George is a skilled and compassionate counselor with a practice in Austin, Texas. He is currently the President of the American Society for Clinical Hypnotherapists.
- Anita Jung, LPC - Aisha has collaborated with Anita in several hypnotic workshops. Anita is an Austin psychotherapist who has an amazing gift with stories, always at just the right moment. Her highly acclaimed musical hypnotic CD, Words From Within, was created with Austin musician, Rajamani.
- Shana Merlin - Aisha's public speaking skills have been honed by comedy improv with Austin's improv diva, Shana Merlin. Aisha studied improv with Shana Merlin for 18 fun-filled weeks. See Shana's promotional video.
- Lena Stevens - Through several workshop intensives, Aisha has learned to model Lena's integrity, leadership and authentic teaching style. Lena is a founder of Power Path Seminars.
- Dr. Caryl Dalton- Aisha has learned volumes about healing and wholeness from workshop intensives with this talented Austin psychologist.
- Jeffrey Zeig, Ph.D. - Although ususally restricted to professionals with graduate degrees, Aisha was very honored to be invited to a professional hypnosis workshop by Dr. Zeig and was chosen to do the videotaped demonstration with him on stage. He is founder of the Milton H. Erickson Foundation and is one of the best hypnotherapists in the world today.
Personal Information
Aisha's first job after college was as a trainer and counselor with a non-profit organization. She helped underpriveleged people learn computer skills and gain the self-confidence to get off of Welfare and secure good jobs. She was lucky to be able to run the training center, design curriculum and write grants. She enjoyed helping people so much that she went on to pursue a professional career as an educator and trainer working for AISD, Seton Medical Center, Austin Diagnostic Clinic and 3M. In 1995, her love of healing, teaching, and community service inspired her to open the Bodhi Yoga & Holistic Healing Center, which she operated until 1999. She has found hypnosis is the perfect fit for her all of her skills.
Aisha lives with her husband of over 13 years, Adam Kessler. They make their home in beautiful Austin, Texas, where Adam is a software architect. They love outdoor activities like hiking and camping. In her free time, Aisha enjoys writing, crafts and organic gardening.
Contact Aisha today, (512) 797-6536
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AISHA KESSLER, BA C.HT.National Guild of Hypnotists Faculty Member
Board Certified Clinical Hypnotist
American Board of Hypnotherapy
University of Texas Informal Classes Instructor
NLP Practitioner
Hypnobirthing® Educator