About

Kathy Gantz has created an innovative approach for psychotherapy employing a combination of coaching, relaxation techniques, neurolinguistics, imagery training, hypnosis and possibility thinking.

Kathy uses a mind-body approach to improve people's physical, mental, emotional and spiritual well being. Her personalized programs consist of unique workshops ranging from individual sessions to long-term programs. After analyzing each person's individual needs, she creates the most effective strategies for creating positive behavioral change.

Her areas of expertise include:

  •   Stress Management
  •   Weight Loss
  •   Creating Relationships
  •   Quitting Smoking
  •   Phobias
  •   Healthy Habits

    • Other Accomplishments:

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    		• Board Member & Executive Committee, Jewish Women's Foundation, New York
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    		• Spokesperson for GlaxoSmithKline for an over-the-counter-product on national radio programs
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    		• Wrote health articles for GlaxoSmithKline web site
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    		• Smoking-cessation hypnosis leader for The American Cancer Society
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    		• Member of The New York Society for Eriksonian Hypnosis and Psychotherapy and the American Society for Clinical Hypnosis
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    		• Presented research paper on "The Direct and Indirect Method of Quitting Smoking with Hypnosis"

    Certifications:

  •   Managing Personal Growth, Blessing White
  •   Career Continuation Program, Drake Beam Morin, Inc.
  •   Hypnosis, New York Society for Eriksonian Hypnosis & Psychotherapy

    • Ms. Gantz's vast experience spans an accomplished 20-year-career. A dynamic speaker and excellent communicator, she has spoken about hypnosis and behavioral change on radio and television programs. Her private practice specializes in helping individuals and groups for short and long term psychotherapy. She consults at the Juva Medispa and the Beth Israel Hospitial for Healing.

    She has a Master's Degree in Industrial Psychology from Hunter College and a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology from Skidmore College. Kathy is a Board Member of NYSEPH and a member of the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis. She also is a member of the Society for Eriksonian Hypnosis and Psychotherapy, where she has presented lectures on the psychology of habit development.