HYPNOSIS FOUNDATION & EEG HYPNOSIS INSTITUTE TOM SILVER INSTITUTE OF SCIENTIFIC HYPNOTHERAPY tom@tomsilver.com 1-888-MIND PW.R. (646-3797)

 Scientific and Clinical Hypnotherapist

Hypnotherapy Clinic 128 Auburn Court, Westlake Village, CA 91362

1 (805) 384-1040       tom@tomsilver.com

 Current Practice

For the past 26 years, Tom Silver has been a certified hypnotherapist with a private practice in Westlake Village, CA specializing in fear and phobia removal, habit control, stress and anxiety elimination, smoking cessation, sports enhancement, weight control, confidence and motivation, focus and concentration, sleep deprivation elimination, regression therapy, anger management, post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and addiction removal.

Professional Achievements

Founder of:        

1985 Tom Silver Institute of Scientific and Clinical Hypnotherapy which was created to further the advancement of scientific neurological hypnotherapy

1995 Pioneered the therapeutic hypnosis method, Emotion Replacement Therapy (E.R.T.) which is a process of producing low brain wave frequency states, enabling access to the subconscious mind to delete and desensitize the emotional impact of various mental and psychosomatic disorders and to reinstall positive emotions and habits.

1995 EEG Hypnosis Institute which would utilize EEG technology as it pertains to brain wave frequency observations and their relationship to various levels and depths of hypnosis receptibility, this institute furthers the study of brain wave frequency and amplitude states referencing Beta, Alpha, Theta, and Delta

2005 Hypnosis Foundation which was created to advance scientific hypnotherapy techniques and pioneering new methods of interactive hypnosis induction methods via stimulation of the central nervous system to quickly bi-pass conscious resistance and altering brain wave frequencies and amplitudes, creating the most receptive states of hypnosis. Provides certifications for trainings of hypnotherapists world wide based on brain wave frequency training, advanced hypnotherapy methods, and hypnotherapy safety. Specialized training includes techniques for fear and phobia removals, habit control, regression hypnotherapy, sleep deprivation disorders, post traumatic stress disorder, addiction removal, E.R.T. (Emotion Replacement Therapy) EEG brain wave frequency measurement and analysis, rapid and physical inductions, specialized deepening techniques, and more.

2009 Neurophysiology Institute which is a nonprofit organization providing an academic and scientific forum for studies in the physiological, biological, and psycho-somatic effects of hypnotherapy, E.R.T (Emotion Replacement Therapy), EEG therapy and other therapies that can further the benefits of natural healing to mankind

Tom Silver

Brought the Science of Hypnosis to Taiwan between the years of 1994 and 1999 conducting lectures, demonstrations, and seminars throughout the country, appeared on various national Taiwan television programs, lectured for the Olympics Association, the Taiwan Police Academy, the Buddhist Association, and worked with the Taiwan Department of Defense. In 1999, created the first hypnosis program for the Taiwan Government to help Taiwan military soldiers and civilians overcome emotional trauma pertaining to a natural disaster (earthquake) which occurred in September of 1999. The program was entitled Reborn from Disaster, produced by the Taiwan Government, and was given away for free.  

Between 1996 and 1999, conducted a number of specialized hypnosis training courses, seminars, and workshops at the Hypnosis Motivation Institute in Tarzana, California. Trainings included fear and phobia removal, rapid instant and unexpected shock induction methods, and specialized hypnosis deepening techniques.

Tom Silver has appeared on many national television and radio shows in the USA and Taiwan demonstrating the positive long-term and often instant effects of hypnotherapy.

Author of:          

How to Book of Hypnotism (also authored by Dr. Ormond McGill)

Hypnosis Training and Techniques Manual (also authored by Dr. Ormond McGill)

The Big Questions of How to Hypnosis (printed in Mandarin Chinese for Asian market, written by Tom Silver, Ormond McGill, and interpreter Timothy Huang)

How to Book of Forensic Hypnosis Investigation, Solving Crimes with Hypnosis

Recognition/Awards/Certificates

July of 1997 Tom Silver and Timothy Huang were awarded a Gold Plate of Honor from the Taiwan Department of Defense and Minister of Defense for their contribution in helping gather pertinent information using forensic hypnosis investigation techniques on witnesses, victims, and the accused concerning the high profile murder case of Navy Captain Yin Chin Feng and the $2.4 billion dollar weapons procurement scandal with France

Past membership affiliations include:

American Counseling Association

The National Guild of Hypnotists

The American Medical and Dental Hypnotherapy Associations

American Hypnosis Association

Academic Achievements

BA Degree, San Diego State University 1977

AA Degree in Psychology, Pierce College 1973, Woodland Hills California

Senator of Psychology in Student Government 1973

Hypnosis Certification 1984 Hypnosis Motivation Institute in Van Nuys California

Advanced Hypnotherapy Personal Training and Mentoring 1993-2003 Dr. Ormond McGill (Dean of American Hypnotists)