ABOUT US
The People Behind the Practice
Trained practitioners, lifelong students of language, and firm believers that the words we choose shape the lives we lead.
Where lived experience
meets the science of the mind
Our Background
Some of us arrive at our calling through a textbook. Others are called there by something deeper — a quiet knowing that the work we were meant to do is the work we once needed most.
For the founder of AfterThought Hypnosis, that knowing came early. Having faced real challenges in her own inner world, she grew up understanding firsthand how the stories we are told — and the ones we begin to tell ourselves — can quietly shape everything about how we move through life.
That understanding became the foundation of a remarkable career. After twelve years as a dedicated stay-at-home mother of four, she returned to the workforce as a Behavior Specialist in an elementary school, working with students in kindergarten through 5th grade on their most difficult days. What she found in those classrooms was achingly familiar: children whose greatest struggle wasn't behavior at all — it was belief. Belief in themselves. Belief that someone saw them.
"I could see myself in those students. And I knew that what they needed most wasn't correction — it was connection, and a new story to tell themselves."
Driven by that conviction, she went back to school — earning her Bachelor's in Elementary Education, a Master's in Curriculum Development, and a Master's in English Language Learning. Today, as a fifth-grade teacher, she brings this same philosophy to her classroom every single day, where maintaining a positive mindset is not an afterthought — it is the practice.
During the pandemic, she discovered consulting hypnosis and recognized it immediately: here was a science-grounded approach to the very thing she had spent her career observing. The subconscious mind shapes our beliefs, our habits, our sense of self — and it can be gently, powerfully guided toward healing and change.
She is the author of The Alchemy of Language, a work rooted in her belief that the words we speak to ourselves and others are not passive — they are the raw materials from which we build our lives. She has also developed a comprehensive ten-lesson curriculum on bullying, currently being piloted in her classroom and on track for district-wide availability.
CREDENTIALS
Training & Qualifications
National Guild of Hypnotists
Certified Consulting Hypnotherapist
Rigorous training in evidence-based hypnotherapy techniques, ethical practice, and client-centered care
Western Governors University
Master of Science Curriculum Development
Advanced training in curriculum development, instructional design, and applied learning strategies to support structured, lasting change.
Western Governors University
Master of Science English Language Learning
Graduate-level training in language development, cross-cultural communication, and applied teaching strategies for diverse populations.
Western Governors University
Bachelor of Science Elementary Education
Specialized training in learning science, student development, and inclusive teaching practices to support meaningful growth.
Amazon Publishing House
Published Author
The Alchemy of Language: Exploration of language as a catalyst for mindset shifts, emotional wellbeing, and intentional life change.
Amazon Publishing House
Published Author
Rusty's Noatha: Creative work centered on helping children build emotional awareness, confidence, and comfort with change.
How We Work
Every client begins with a discovery conversation — no scripts, no assumptions. We listen for the language patterns that hold you in place and, together, we map a path toward the words that will carry you forward.
Our sessions blend clinical hypnosis with conversational techniques drawn from NLP and guided mindfulness. Whether you're joining us for a single session or committing to a full transformation package, you'll find an approach that is gentle, thorough, and deeply personalised.
We also create digital audio experiences — carefully engineered recordings that let you carry the work into your daily life, rewiring your inner dialogue at your own pace, in your own space.
After Thought was created for anyone who feels stuck, in fear, in habit, in a story that was never really theirs to begin with.
The mind is flexible, always learning, always capable of more than we believe.
You already have everything you need.
Sometimes you just need someone to help you remember that.