THERAPEUTIC HYPNOSIS
MIND | BODY | SPIRIT
What I Do
Anna Machkalov is a certified clinical hypnotherapist specializing in anxiety relief, stress management, trauma healing, confidence building, and emotional freedom. With over 20 years of experience in the medical field and advanced hypnotherapy training from the Hypnosis Motivation Institute (HMI), Anna blends science-based methods with compassionate, results-driven care.
Through private hypnotherapy sessions via Zoom, Anna helps clients worldwide release limiting beliefs, stop patterns of self-sabotage, improve sleep, strengthen relationships, and achieve both personal and professional goals. Each session is safe, customized, and designed to create lasting change.
Whether you’re searching for hypnotherapy for anxiety, hypnotherapy for trauma recovery, hypnosis for confidence, or natural stress relief, Anna Machkalov’s hypnotherapy programs offer proven and transformative solutions.
What Hypnotherapy is Not
With Anna Machkalov, certified hypnotherapist, hypnotherapy is not about losing control—it’s about gaining empowerment, clarity, and calm. Many people wonder, “Does hypnosis mean I’ll be asleep or manipulated?” The truth is, during a hypnotherapy session you remain fully aware, in control, and no one can ever make you do anything against your will.
Unlike the myths portrayed in movies, hypnotherapy is a natural state of focused awareness where your subconscious mind can safely release old fears, patterns, and habits. This professional and evidence-based method is not magic or instant results—it is a proven process of creating lasting positive change. Clients who work with Anna Machkalov often experience breakthroughs in overcoming anxiety, stress, trauma recovery, weight management, confidence building, and more.
If you’re looking for a compassionate, results-driven approach to healing, growth, and personal transformation, hypnotherapy with Anna Machkalov provides the tools and guidance to help you move forward with calm, clarity, and confidence.
Anna Machkalov, C.Ht.
Certified Hypnotherapist | Hypnotherapy for Anxiety, Relationships, Sleep & Trauma Recovery
From an early age, I felt deeply drawn to the mysteries of the mind and soul—the unseen currents that shape who we are, how we love, and how we heal. That inner calling sparked a lifelong quest for meaning, one that led me through the pages of psychology books, transformational retreats, counseling sessions, and spiritual teachings. Across all these paths, one truth emerged loud and clear: real change begins in the subconscious mind.
Before becoming a hypnotherapist, I spent over 22 years running a high-volume cosmetic medical practice in Beverly Hills, CA, where I witnessed firsthand the connection between emotional stress, physical healing, and self-image. This unique lens gave me a deep compassion for those navigating anxiety, pressure, and emotional overwhelm—especially when the outside looks “fine,” but the inside feels anything but.
That journey led me to the Hypnosis Motivation Institute (HMI)—the nation’s only nationally accredited college for hypnotherapy—where I graduated with honors and fully stepped into my purpose: helping others heal from the inside out.
Today, I specialize in hypnotherapy for anxiety, relationship struggles, sleep challenges, trauma, and personal growth. My approach blends clinical training, medical insight, and intuitive guidance to support lasting transformation in every area of life.
Areas of Focus:
- Anxiety and stress relief
- Healing from PTSD and emotional trauma
- Overcoming insomnia and sleep disruptions
- Navigating relationship issues and heartbreak
- Releasing self-doubt, building self-confidence, and unlocking your potential
Whether you’re feeling stuck, overwhelmed, disconnected from your inner peace—or simply know you’re meant for more—I want you to know: you’re not broken. You’re becoming.
Through customized, one-on-one sessions, I help you access the subconscious mind—where limiting beliefs, emotional patterns, and lifelong habits live—and gently rewire them so you can finally feel aligned, empowered, and free.
When we bring compassion to the places we’ve long abandoned… healing happens.
When the subconscious aligns with your highest truth… transformation becomes inevitable.
If you’re curious about how clinical hypnotherapy can support your journey, I invite you to reach out for a free phone consultation.
Let’s explore how this powerful work can help you sleep peacefully, love deeply, trust yourself again—and step into the life your soul knows is possible.
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Tamma ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
“My hypnotherapy with Anna M. Is amazing! A person who understands me and knows what I need….Since I have been doing these sessions my depression has subsided to the pint, where I weaned myself off of Sertraline. There is no ultimate sad days or reasons to cry for nothing.. IF I feel any inkling of depression, I take a 180 n read a book, or do something to make myself happy…. Thanks! ”
08/02/2025
Judy ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
“Excellent experience! I was very skeptical but desperate for change, healing form a toxic relationship, devastation and anger. Anna M is Excellent! Give it a chance!”
06/25/2025
Scott ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
My sessions with Anna were nothing short of what I consider to be a ‘path-altering’ experience. I can best share my experience through sharing my story, and the challenges I have encountered along the way. For as along as a I can remember, I had a love and passion for music. Guitar was the instrument I gravitated towards and I very much wanted to express myself through that instrument. The guitar was both a natural and therapeutic form of expression, and I was good at it. Really good at it! So, I went on to study music in college. After graduating and moving to Los Angeles, I made my attempt at a career in music.
This went on for several years. The problem for me was, I was already burnt out when I got there. I was ready to “start” my career in music and yet I was already spent. Didn’t see that coming… As I reflect, I know that I was overwhelmed at the amount of knowledge I consumed during college and the thought of how was I ever going to get a ‘hold on and integrate’ all that information? It was discouraging. A few years later I felt like I lost my connection to my instrument: which had always been an extension of who I am… yet every time I picked up my guitar, I felt nothing. It was a reminder of how far my skills and abilities have declined… which only furthered my lack of desire to play; it was depressing and it was a cycle. I simply felt no connection to my guitar. Nada. It was a blank slate that used to be filled with a nonstop thirst for knowledge and expression. Fast forward 8+ years… and many attempts to change course. This is where Anna comes in the to story (thank God). I approached Anna and asked her if she felt that hypnosis could help me get back that desire, that thirst, and that passion to play guitar again? Could hypnosis help me be excited about playing music, my guitar, and getting back into a space I loved so much? Could it help me with feeling motivated to play? I had zero to lose and so I scheduled my first session with Anna. So here it is… within one session I was googling guitar players and loving it, by the second session I was picking up my guitar and not feeling discouraged at all, in fact I was also loving it… and by the third session, I was so excited to play my guitar I was overwhelmed. So did it work? Hypnotherapy?
From where I stand, hell yeah it did. It did exactly what I had asked of it and of Anna I’ve had hypnotherapy in the past with less than optimal results. But my sessions with Anna produced noticeable and tangible results. Results that have impacted my life for the better… and it was all over Zoom! If you need help making a change, I couldn’t recommend Anna more as she is more than a hypnotherapist… She is a healer. She is a change maker.”
07/07/2024
Kelly ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
“Anna made me feel so comfortable and safe during a hard time in my life. I learned so much about myself and was given really great new tools I’ve been able to carry with me! I’m so grateful for my experience with Anna! ”
09/03/2024
Yeisa ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
“I was apprehensive about stating my journey in hypnotherapy but Anna made it really easy for me to feel at ease and gave me information I needed to always feel comfortable and positive during sessions. I’ve noticed a big difference in how I respond to difficult situations and feel more at ease and motivated to do better. Best decision I’ve made for my mental health. Highly recommend Anna! ”
04/03/2025
Anonymous ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
“I’ve had an amazing experience thus far. I am feeling more confident and calm. I’ve had 4 sessions thus far and I am looking forward to getting to the other side. I feel I’ve made so much progress in such a little time. Thank you so much Anna for guiding me!! ”
05/2025
Sarah ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
“Anna to me is the golden ticket found inside a willy wonka chocolate bar. She has been my opportunity to tour this whole journey with safety and security. She has a calming presence and has created a very safe place for me to explore my thoughts and my feeling and even my self worth and doubt. I feel like she has understood the assignment to my personal journey and tailored instantly to the best interest of Sarah Brooke. The gift of her ears to listen and make me feel heard and understood are treasures. She listens and always asks the best questions and those questions have helped me gain clarity and perspective which to me is key. genuine connection with all things in my life is a prerequisite and her empathy and understanding has made my climb a much easier and beautiful journey. ”
05/10/2025
Ray ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
“Working with Joymind and Anna M. has been nothing short of life-changing. When I first started therapy, I struggled with an intense fear of bridges, elevators, flying and public speaking; it all felt overwhelming and limiting. these phobias have always held me back in life, from canceling on trips, being present and just enjoying the simple things in life. But thanks to Anna’s incredible expertise, patience, and compassionate guidance, those fears have drastically subsided. what stands out most about Anna is how deeply she understands the connection between anxiety and control. with her support, I’ve not only confronted my phobias but I’ve also learned how to let go, stay calm, and trust the process. I feel more relaxed, grounded, and capable than I ever thought possible. Heck, I even booked my first flight overseas to Italy! Anna creates a safe, non-judgmental space that made even the toughest sessions feel manageable. I’m truly grateful for the progress I’ve made and wholeheartedly recommend her to anyone seeking real, lasting change. ”
05/04/2025
Symone ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
“Anna is such a wonder to work with! I have never experienced the same depth and quality in distance hypnotherapy sessions that led to such positive improvement until working with her. Anna is very caring and compassionate. With each session, she was more and more fine tuned to what I needed. I am so grateful for her! I feel I got a lot of my confidence and self esteem back, along with many helpful tools to keep me balanced! Thank you Anna!! I 1000x recommend working with her”
09/10/2024
Jonathan ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
“After 9 session I can say it is lifesaving. I have struggled with PTSD from childhood, I was fearful, avoidant. After only a few session I feel so much more confident, stress levels went from 1000% to manageable and actually feeling very good. I’m sleeping better than I have the last 7 years. I finally had a couple dreams after 15 years! Very grateful for this therapy. Highly advocate for it, I’ve told many of my friends about it and I recommend it to anyone reading this review! ”
04/04/2025
Anonymous ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
“Anna made me feel so comfortable and safe during a hard time in my life. I learned so much about myself and was given really great new tools I’ve been able to carry with me! I’m so grateful for my experience with Anna! ”
04/2025
Beth ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
“Anna is a wonderful and intuitive listener. I have appreciated her kind insights and perspectives and she has helped me process things in a productive and beneficial way. Her hypnotherapy sessions are always relevant to what we’ve talked about each week. I highly recommend Anna and am grateful for her support in my healing journey. ”
05/04/2025
Katy ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
“Working with Anna was amazing and she helped me have a more positive relationship with learning a new language, which was almost impossible for me before due to the negative associations I had my whole life. Our sessions were also the one time of the day that I had just for myself, where there were no expectations of me, and it was very relaxing to be “taken care of” instead of being the one taking care of others.”
09/10/2024
Elizabeth ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
“Working with Anna has been incredibly grounding and transformative. She creates such a safe, calming space, and her guidance has helped me unlock insights I didn’t even know I needed. I’m truly grateful.”
05/03/2025
Laura ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
“My original intent in working with Anna was to address some lifelong poor habits pertaining to food consumption. What I have received from our work has been far greater. For more than a decade since personal circumstances sideswiped me into self-neglect, I strayed from my spiritual roots and lost touch with my higher self and spirit guide. Whereas my faith in universal love and forgiveness once manifested so strongly, I had become distanced from it all, ignoring my yearnings for a spiritual connection because my faith had forsaken me.
Then Anna came into my life and reintroduced me to loving consciousness, reminding to always “begin again.” Before our work together, I would get so disgruntled at efforts to meditate, breathe, and live with intent. After just a few sessions, I began to feel plugged into my faith once again as subconscious doors opened and our work manifested into positive outcomes. For example, in one session we worked on opening and aligning my chakras. I asked that we focus on my fifth chakra as I had a difficult conversation impending and wanted to be sure that I could speak my truth. And I did! I canceled a bad contract without burning any bridges – proof of concept that hypnosis worked for me and did so in unintentional positive ways. Thank you, Anna, for your knowledge and guidance as I work with you to navigate the realm of the unconscious mind. ”
02/26/2023
Hypnosis FAQ
What Is hypnosis?
Hypnosis is a completely natural state. In fact, we all go in and out of hypnosis throughout the day. Have you ever been driving and missed your exit on the freeway? Or, been deeply absorbed in a movie and forgot you are actually in a room full of strangers watching a projected image of actors on screen? Perhaps you’ve zoned out and daydreamed while someone was talking to you. All of these are all examples of being in a state of hypnosis.
What hypnosis is NOT
When most people hear the word “hypnosis” they think of swinging watches and the hypnotists telling someone to bark like a dog or cluck like a chicken on command. While that kind of hypnosis does exist, it is for the sole purposes of entertainment that you would find on the stages of a Las Vegas show.
This is very different from clinical hypnotherapy. You are completely alert and in full control of your mind and body while in the hypnotic state. You can hear, speak, and even walk around. Your body is relaxed and comfortable. You will never be asked to disclose any secrets or do anything you do not want to do. I use hypnosis strictly as a healing tool.
Does hypnotherapy really work?
Absolutely. In recent years hypnosis and hypnotherapy has become an accepted medical treatment to address a wide variety of issues and conditions. Researchers and professors in universities such as Stanford, Harvard, and Penn State, just to name a few, have conducted clinical studies in hypnosis and found that hypnosis does in fact alter the brain and can be used for a multitude of conditions. I have been extremely successful in using hypnotherapy to help our clients with a multitude of issues including improving self confidence, helping them to stop smoking, achieving significant weight loss, reducing or even eliminating anxiety. Hypnotherapy is an extremely powerful and effective tool and its results are long lasting.
How does hypnotherapy work?
Will hypnotherapy work for my specific issue?
What does hypnosis feel like?
Will I lose control of myself?
Can I get stuck in hypnosis?
What happens in the first hypnotherapy session?
The first session is the longest one at 70-90 minutes and consists of the following 4 main components:
- In depth consultation to understand what specific challenges you are currently dealing with, what you feel the blocks are (if known), and what your desired outcome is from our hypnotherapy sessions together.
- Detailed description of how hypnotherapy works in the human mind for your specific issue, and what you should expect to feel and experience while in hypnosis.
- Suggestibility Testing – In order to best create the most significant and powerful changes in mental programming, it is of the utmost importance to understand how you personally take in suggestions and information. This testing allows us to know exactly what type of hypnotic suggestions can make the most impactful positive changes in your subconscious mind.
- The last part of the first session is the hypnotherapy itself in which your subconscious programming will begin to change.
Free Consultation
Private sessions are one-on-one sessions designed just for you. Appointments can be 60, 90 or 120 minutes in length. Private sessions are held via Zoom.
The sessions consist of talking, hypnosis, imagery, learning, goal setting and more.
The first step in our work together is to gather information, discuss your goals and obstacles, discover the power of your subconscious mind and together plan a treatment strategy that helps you achieve your goals as comfortably and efficiently as possible.
I welcome you to give me a call for a free phone consultation to ask questions and explore whether my hypnotherapy services might be right for you.
Why Hypnosis?
There are two key concepts for understanding why hypnosis is such an important tool for creating life changes.
Homeostasis: Homeostasis is our innate unconscious drive to “stay the same”, that is to say resist all changes at a subconscious level. While we may desire a change in our feelings, reactions or habits, at a deeper level our subconscious defense mechanisms seek to preserve the status quo, ie… resist all efforts to change. So while talking, planning, discussion and rational understanding of behavior are all important concepts, they do not address our subconscious need to sabotage our success and/or efforts to change.
Neuroplasticity: On a personal, spiritual and behavioral level, neuroplasticity is the ability of the brain to change throughout an individual’s life. Our ability to changes beliefs, emotional responses and behavioral habits is dependent on the flexibility of our mind. Hypnosis, Therapeutic Imagery, NLP, mindfulness and more are the tools used in hypnotherapy to facilitate the internal, emotional, behavioral flexibility need to overcome homeostasis and release our subconscious needs to sabotage our success or resist our desires for change.
Think of a Hypnotherapist as a Life Coach for the Subconscious Mind.
I welcome you to call or message me for a free phone consultation to ask questions and explore whether my hypnotherapy services might be right for you.
