Our Practitioners

A carefully selected team of Ericksonian hypnotherapists, each bringing a unique voice, specialty, and therapeutic approach to guide your transformation.

Ariel Agor

Founder & Lead Hypnotherapist

Ariel Agor is the founder and lead hypnotherapist of Aphor Subconscious Studio. Drawing from years of study in Ericksonian hypnotherapy, indirect suggestion, and therapeutic metaphor, Ariel created Aphor Subconscious Studio to make transformative hypnotherapy accessible to everyone. His sessions span the full spectrum of human experience — from deep sleep restoration to confidence building, anxiety release to emotional healing. Each session reflects his belief that the unconscious mind already holds the resources for change; the therapist's role is simply to help you access what's already there.

SleepAnxietyConfidenceSelf EsteemPain ManagementMindfulnessMotivationEmotional Healing

10 sessions availableView profile

Dr. James Hartwell

Clinical Hypnotherapist

With decades of clinical experience, Dr. Hartwell brings the gravitas and quiet certainty of a seasoned practitioner to every session. His approach draws deeply from Milton Erickson's legacy of indirect suggestion and therapeutic metaphor. Specializing in sleep restoration, pain management, and trauma recovery, he handles the sessions where people are dealing with real suffering and need to feel they're in the hands of someone who has seen it all. His deep baritone voice and unhurried delivery create a space of absolute safety and trust.

SleepPain ManagementTrauma

3 sessions availableView profile

Dr. Elena Vasquez

Clinical Hypnotherapist

Dr. Vasquez combines directness and confidence with a deeply nurturing energy. Where others reassure through authority, she reassures through empathy. She feels like the therapist who finally 'gets' you. Specializing in self-esteem, emotional healing, relationship patterns, and grief, she handles the sessions where emotional vulnerability is the access point — where the listener needs to feel emotionally held before they can let go. Her Ericksonian technique favors speaking to the part of you that already knows, reminding listeners of their own inner wisdom.

Self EsteemEmotional HealingTrauma

3 sessions availableView profile

Marcus Cole

Performance Hypnotherapist

Marcus bridges the gap between traditional hypnotherapy and the performance optimization world. He appeals to people who might never click on 'hypnosis' but would absolutely click on 'mental performance' or 'peak state training.' His direct, empowering approach occasionally challenges in the way a great coach does — pushing the listener toward belief in their own capability. His Ericksonian technique leans heavily on embedded commands and presuppositions, and his energy translates brilliantly to short-form content.

ConfidenceMotivation

3 sessions availableView profile

Sophia Lin

Mindfulness & Meditation Guide

Sophia is the serene, deeply present meditation guide who bridges Eastern contemplative traditions with Western clinical hypnotherapy. Where Marcus is dynamic and forward-leaning, Sophia is still and centered — she draws the listener into presence by modeling it. She uses fewer words than the other practitioners and lets the spaces between them do more work. Her Ericksonian technique favors naturalistic trance induction — using descriptions of breath, body sensation, and sensory awareness to deepen trance rather than explicit methods.

MindfulnessAnxietyChildren

3 sessions availableView profile