Nicole Perez The Barefoot Hypnotherapist, Bradenton

My name is Nicole and I call myself the Barefoot Hypnotherapist. To me, this brings to mind an organic, grounding experience that is natural and healing.

At 11 years old, I read a book about hypnosis, and I was enthralled. The idea that a mind could transform itself was exciting even to my young self. Using the little information I had, I hypnotized my first subject at 17 years old. In the following years, I continued to read what materials crossed my path and fostered a belief that I would ultimately study hypnosis and become certified later in life—much later. In this time, I would occasionally hypnotize subjects with the goal of transformation in mind using the few tools I had garnered from books and life experience. Although I now do not believe that hypnosis is a “talent,” I do believe that I have a natural proclivity for it. I was also very attracted to the alternative healing arts and had sought transformation by acupuncture, massage, supplements, spiritual paths, homeopathy, food plans and various other modalities.

I experienced quite a bit of trauma as a child and had some recurring patterns of feelings of depression and anxiety with weight challenges that were being addressed to a point with conventional Western treatments. At some point, I resigned myself to believing how I felt and what I weighed was the best it was going to be. Life was good on the outside, I just did not feel good most of the time. There were periods when my internal life was still very hard and consequently, there were times I really struggled especially with weight but I thought that that was my lot in life. Then we all experienced the devastation of 2020.

It was during this time that I decided to pursue my true passion (and calling) hypnosis and transformation. I wanted to help people not just live as I was, but to thrive. I went to school, and I now have over 500 hours of training from a state licensed school. I am a certified, clinical transpersonal hypnotherapist and am a member of The International Association of Interpersonal Hypnotherapists (IAIH) in good standing.

When I started school, I had a vision of what I thought hypnosis would be and that I would learn inductions and scripts. I was thankfully so mis-guided! I learned so much more than I ever thought was possible. And in this learning process, I experienced the most incredible transformation physically and emotionally. I no longer feel like I am surviving from one day to the next; I feel alive in the most fundamental way, and it has been totally liberating. I am excited by what is unfolding, and I want to share this with others. My training, experience and strong belief about hypnotherapy is that it is not a panacea, but it is a viable and powerful tool for change. Walk with me and let’s experience your transformation together.