UC San Diego

Tara is a wellness practitioner who supports a holistic, integrative approach. She incorporates various complementary modalities that include the mind, body, and spirit. Tara’s knowledge of contemporary science-based practices combined with ancient wisdom, aids her in facilitating deep transformation, healing, and growth for her clients.

Tara takes her prior expertise as a sociologist, special education teacher, paralegal, and counselor into each individual’s unique healing journey.

In addition to being a certified clinical Hypnotherapist, she is certified in (NLP) Neuro-linguistic Programming, Pranic Healing®, Reiki Master, Yoga RYT-500, and Life Coaching.

In her free time, Tara enjoys practicing all limbs of yoga, reading, painting, traveling, and living a heart-centered life. Yoga has taken her around the world, notably, India, Thailand, and Vietnam. She looks forward to many more trips around the globe to further serve in healing the collective and contribute to the expansion of consciousness.

CHt., CTM-CCM, BMusEd. Eastman School of Music

Andrea owns Songs that Soothe™, where she creates therapeutic music, soundscapes, and royalty-free music for hypnosis recordings and Soothe Hypnotherapy™. She combines therapeutic music, sound therapy, therapeutic expressive arts, hypnotherapy, and therapeutic coaching with LIGHT. She strives to support others in building self-efficacy through various healing modalities that facilitate self-discovery and a fresh outlook on life.

Since 2015, Andrea has helped cancer patients and thrivors at the Providence Health System’s Roy and Patricia Disney Family Cancer Center through its Integrative Medicine Department as a certified clinical & therapeutic musician, sound therapy practitioner, therapeutic art practitioner, and board-certified clinical hypnotherapist.

As a cancer thrivor, Andrea has witnessed the physiological and psychological healing benefits of the therapeutic expressive arts, mindfulness, meditation & prayer, and hypnotherapy. She combines these modalities with LIGHT to achieve balanced health and well-being.

She uses her soothing voice, gifts as an empath, and a deep understanding of the mind-body-spirit connection to serve humans and animals earnestly. Andrea and her husband volunteer as therapeutic musicians at the Gentle Barn to offer sound therapy. She performs her Soundscapes for People and Pets annually at the LA Pug Rescue and for other rescue organizations.

Background:

Bachelor of Music Education Instrumental Degree — Eastman School of Music of the University of Rochester, New York Board Certified
Clinical Hypnotherapist — American Board of Hypnotherapy -Center for Advanced Life Skills, California
Certified Solution-Based Coach — Complementary Therapists Accredited Association (CTAA)
Certified LIGHT Practitioner — UC San Diego Centers for Integrative Health
Certified Clinical and Therapeutic Musician — Harp for Healing
Clinical Musician Certification Program — Accredited by the National Standards Board of Therapeutic Musicians
Certificate of Completion in Holistic Health & Sound Therapy — American University of Complementary Medicine Beverly Hills, California
Certificate of Completion of the Arts in Healthcare Clinical Practice Intensive — Therapeutic Expressive Arts
Practitioner — University at Buffalo Center for the Arts & the University of Florida Center for the Arts in Healthcare Research & Education
ASCAP Published Songwriter — Andrea Mikolajczak Music Publishing

Connie Lock-Bouvier, MSTCM, L.Ac. is a California board licensed acupuncturist/herbalist, LIGHT Professional and Certified Clinical and Medical Hypnotherapist. Connie has studied many, many alternative/complementary health modalities since the age of 16. She started as a volunteer peer counselor for teens at the Suicide Prevention. Then was certified in a number of different massage therapy specialties to work in a spa/acupuncture clinic in San Francisco. In 2004 Connie enrolled in the master’s program at American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine. In addition, Connie has background in environmental studies due to her bachelor’s program in the Geography Department at San Francisco State University.

When not seeking further education on the miracle of healing the person, Connie likes to explore spirituality through studying texts, meditation and hiking in nature. In addition, she enjoys Pilates, yoga, cooking and baking for her husband, 2 children and 2 cats. Lastly, her most favorite activity is visiting with and caring for her friends aka her patients.

Diana Linn, PsyD, is a licensed marriage & family therapist, certified medical hypnotherapist, and certified LIGHT professional. She has a background in neuroscience and has been offering psychotherapy for children and adults for 20 years. Diana is proficient in psychosynthesis, which honors a person’s many protective and conflicting aspects. In addition, she utilizes Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) to reduce the impact of trauma. Diana supports her clients to understand and accept all parts of themselves and strives to guide them on their path to self-discovery and healing.

Sean Michael Imler is an ICF certified Coach, Advanced BodyTalk and PaRama Practitioner, Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist, Certified Sound Healer, Level 2 Quantum Healing Hypnosis Technique (QHHT) practitioner (past life regression), licensed minister, and astrologer. He uses various hypnotherapy and NLP techniques to help his clients manage fears, phobias, anxiety, weight control, substance addiction, stress, pain, regression therapy for past and present lives, and more. As a personal coach, he studied ontology — the study of being. His methods work across several domains, including relationships, career and business, health, and personal transformation. In addition, Sean practices and teaches various shamanic techniques and meditations. He has written a book on the subject, ‘Living a Sacred Life: The Path to the Superconscious through Meditation and Spirit Contact,’ and offers an extensive online training course.

Having practiced as a Family Medicine Physician for over 15 years, Sonia felt inspired to expand her professional capacity to treat the cause of disease and not just symptoms. Her journey of professional and self-discovery led her to the field of hypnotherapy.

Sonia specializes in providing online therapy and in the past 8 years, she has successfully completed over 2000 cases with clients world-wide. In addition, she has trained hundreds of students in clinical hypnotherapy.

Since discovering LIGHT and integrating it with her hypnotherapy practice, she has found extraordinary results in her clients.

Prior to her arrival in the United States, she practiced as a Family Medicine physician in some of the biggest healthcare facilities in India, Singapore and Dubai. She completed her medical education from Moscow. She later gained certifications in hypnotherapy and regression therapy from the globally recognized EKAA institute and TASSO institute in Netherlands, respectively. She also trained under Dr. Brian Weiss.

Sonia is also an international best-selling author and has been featured in international media. She is passionate about bringing the awareness about the power of the mind and integrating the practice of hypnotherapy into mainstream medicine and participating in research to highlight the efficacy of integrative approaches such as hypnotherapy and LIGHT for total health and wellness.

In her free time, Sonia loves watching movies and exploring beautiful San Diego with her husband and 2 young sons.

Background:
Board Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist, CHt (IMDHA-IACT, USA)
Diploma, Transpersonal Regression (Tasso Institute, Netherlands)
Past Life Regression (Brian Weiss Institute)
Certified Member EARTh – European Association for Regression Therapy
Certified Clinical Hypnotherapy Trainer (EKAA Foundation of Integrated Clinical Hypnotherapy)
Certified Regression Trainer (Tasso Institute, Netherlands)
LIGHT Practitioner

Juan A. Gallegos graduated as a LIGHT Educator and Professional (LEAP) at UC San Diego and EKKA’s Integrated Clinical Hypnotherapy Foundation certification program. By introducing the LIGHT protocol immersion experience, he has learned to tap into “inner self” and reorient his life’s compass utilizing the subconscious mind.

Juan is a practice administrator for a thriving private pediatric & adolescent clinic in the South Bay. He is a former community organizer for national civil rights organizations working throughout the Southwest region of the United States. He is a Mexican American U.S. Army Veteran that loves working with disenfranchised communities and the local bi-national Spanish-speaking community.

Juan is a student of life and firmly believes we are what we manifest here on Earth school. He enjoys riding his beach cruiser, coastal cooking, and long contemplative hikes with Mother Earth.

Shilpa Datt is an integrative therapist with over two decades of experience across the healthcare continuum. As a licensed Physical Therapist, Certified Case Manager, Hypnotherapist, and Reiki Master, Shilpa brings a unique blend of clinical expertise and holistic insight to her work. She specializes in supporting individuals living with chronic pain, trauma, emotional imbalance, and complex medical conditions through a thoughtful, whole-person approach.

Shilpa’s approach to healing is deeply informed by her roots. Growing up in India, she was surrounded by values that emphasized compassion, inner awareness, and a connection to something greater than the self. These early influences planted the seeds for a lifelong belief: that healing begins from within, and true well-being comes from aligning the body, mind, and spirit.

Alongside her professional path, Shilpa has faced her own personal challenges, including health issues and the profound grief of losing her mother, who was both her mentor and closest friend. These experiences deepened her understanding of suffering, resilience, and the human spirit. They also fueled her commitment to therapies that go beyond surface-level symptom relief.

Her training in trauma-informed hypnotherapy and LIGHT therapy became powerful tools—not only in her own healing, but also in helping clients access emotional release, nervous system regulation, and a renewed sense of self.

Through Serenivo, her Bay Area–based integrative practice, Shilpa offers personalized care that includes physical therapy, hypnosis, Reiki, and case management.

Her mission is to empower others to reconnect with their inner resilience, cultivate balance, and live with greater clarity, ease, and wholeness.

Conor John Cunningham is a LIGHT practitioner with a lifetime of experience and extensive training in a wide range of medical modalities. After graduating from High School in San Diego, Conor attended the University of California, Davis, to study Biochemistry, with aspirations of attending medical school. However, even at a young age, Conor could identify the insurance sector’s deleterious effect on the American medical system, as there was a profound shift from doctor-driven treatment decisions to cost-focused management during the 1990s.

Conor abandoned his plans to become a medical doctor and started his career as a fourth-generation firefighter/paramedic. He then transferred to Colombia College, where he received a BA in Human Services. After struggling with burnout and PTSD acquired as a first responder, Conor explored different areas of healthcare, struggling to find a role that would fulfill his desire to make profound, life-changing impacts on individuals’ health and wellness. These roles included home care, hospice, and medical laboratory work.

After working as a Medical Laboratory Technician, Conor secured a grant from the state of California to study stem cells at the Scripps Research Institute. This experience opened Conor’s eyes to the unlimited potential for change in anything biological. It would serve as a foundation for his quest to strive for care and treatment possibilities that others either can’t see or do not believe are possible.

After obtaining an MS in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Walden University, Conor began working as a mental health clinician. He currently works with clients experiencing acute psychosis and has aspirations of using LIGHT therapy to address internal stimuli and hallucinations using the placebo effect and super-consciousness.

Conor is a San Diego native who does all stuff California dudes do. He is a follower of Christ, a musician, and a dad to a beautiful and talented special needs daughter. Conor has dedicated his life to relieving the suffering of others and is obsessed with improving current systems in his community and country. He is a firm advocate for the inclusion of non-allopathic medicine in current treatment models that do not deny the existence of the human mind, soul, or love.

Dr. Kuei-Chieh Chang currently serves at the Graduate Institute of Educational Psychology and Counseling at Tamkang University. He holds a PhD from the Department of Guidance and Counseling at National ChangHua University of Education. Recognized in Taiwan as a distinguished psychologist, Dr. Chang specializes in mental health, reflective learning, and helping relationships, as well as holistic approaches, including family and couples therapy, counseling supervision, hypnotherapy, sound bowl healing, family constellations, and Bach flower remedies. Committed to counseling psychology and social work, he has combined humanities with social psychology to develop an innovative humanistic helping model. His broad research interests range from foster care and trauma treatment to reflective educational practices. A key advocate for professional hypnosis in Taiwan, Dr. Chang established the BlueOcean Hypnosis Research Institute and was the founding president of the BlueOcean Hypnosis Professional Development Association.

Dr. Chang emphasizes the “human” core in counseling, asserting that helping others requires continual growth and self-cultivation within the context of life. This work, he believes, is more than technical enhancement; it is the cultivation of life’s journey and the development of a humanistic outlook. Based on his extensive practical experience and reflection, Dr. Chang developed the “Humanistic Panoramic Three-Dimensional Helping Model,” which integrates the temporal, ecological, and relational dimensions to provide a deep understanding and practical approach for helping work.

Dr. Chang’s teaching style is diverse and engaging, focused on guiding students toward self-discovery and fostering critical thinking skills. Beyond a traditional educator, he serves as a mentor and partner, inspiring his students’ passion and sense of responsibility in the helping profession. Actively involved in social welfare and mental health promotion in Taiwan, Dr. Chang’s work bridges research and practice to foster professional growth and self-reflection among helpers and educators.

With his rich academic and practical background, Dr. Chang has made a significant impact on the fields of counseling and education, earning high regard from students and colleagues alike.