About Me

Who are you?

My name is Israel Maya; I am a Certified Master Hypnotherapist. This means that I am certified in
techniques that use hypnosis as a form of therapy and I have taken advanced classes including NLP
(Neuro-Linguistic Psychology) to earn my title.

Who gave you your title?

An organization called the International Association for Counselors and Therapists. IACT The IACT was
founded by Jillian Lavelle. A highly qualified lady who holds degrees in Psychology, Hypnosis training
and alternative techniques. The IACT requires it's members to be up-to-date on hypnosis by continuing
their studies on a yearly basis. Their members include: medical practitioners, psychologists, social
workers, nutritionists, educators, mental health therapists and the like which come together once a year in
the annual convention which keeps members updated on new practices and modalities of hypnosis.

You mentioned you were trained in NLP, what is that?

NLP is an understanding of how the brain organizes your thinking, feeling language and behavior to
become the person that you have become. There are many different variations of definitions of NLP but
the basic practice that I use is to understand how your mind and body have worked in the past to learn
bad habits so that I can help you to learn good habits, become a happier person and acquire more
peace at a faster rate.

What training do you have?

My certifications include: Formerly I am a Certified Respiratory Therapist. I was in the field 3 years
before I decided that I wanted to help people with natural medicine so I began helping people with
Nutritional Counseling. After several years I found much more pleasure in helping others by strengthening
their minds so I became a Hypnotherapist and became certified in: Learning Enhancement, NLP,
Regression, Emergency Hypnosis, Stress Control, Pain Control, Painless Childbirth, Phobia Removal,
Hypnosis For Cancer, Smoking Cessation, Hypnosis For Weight Loss.

How do you keep busy and what have you done with the knowledge you have acquired?

I love to work with people; that's why I chose this career. I have a private practice in North Miami Beach,
Florida where I use my hypnosis, and NLP skills and what I have learned about how we function as
humans so that you can achieve positive changes in your life when you consult with me. I also work with
the Miami Maternity Center the largest birthing center in the country once per week to help the pregnant
ladies taking my class achieve an amazing birth. I love doing this because of the incredible results it has
gotten. This class empowers expectant moms right from the first class. I give seminars twice a month at
different centers and give a class in Spanish on personal-development once a week. Up to date, I have
created 3 CD programs, and 10 single CD's. As a hobby, I belong to an improv troupe, a group of
professionals which bring their talents to focus on theater and improvisation in order to perform live
shows. Most importantly, I am dedicated to my wife and 3 children whom are very special people in my
life. You can say I'm pretty busy.

Some people believe that clearing up certain difficulties they've had for a long time should take
a long time in therapy.....what's your take on this?

I believe you have a life to live. I believe that you want to get better fast. I also believe that it's my job to
help you achieve more happiness as quickly as possible. I want you to get results fast. My therapies are
not like talk therapy which has it's place and time. My philosophy is that if you've come to me and don't
see some difference in yourself within one or two sessions it's not worth it for you to come to me. This is
why I strive to give you all I can so that you can get powerful results from the very first session, and of
course so that you don't have to come more than a few sessions.