📍 Illinois – William Mitchell, M.Div., BCH, CI – Springfield
2700 West Lawrence Avenue, Suite N
Springfield, IL 62704
📞 (217) 691-2428
📞 (217) 961-0758
✉️ mitchellhypnosis@gmail.com
Meet William Mitchell, M.Div., BCH, CI
William Mitchell is a Board-Certified Hypnotist, Certified Instructor, educator, minister, and founder of the Mitchell Institute for Professional Hypnosis and Personal Motivation Hypnosis Clinics.
Since 1997, William has worked extensively in hypnosis, professional training, grief education, and personal development. He has taught hypnosis certification courses, live seminars, workshops, and continuing-education programs while helping prepare new practitioners for certification through the National Guild of Hypnotists.
Professional Hypnosis Experience
William is certified through the National Guild of Hypnotists as:
- Board-Certified Hypnotist, BCH
- Certified Instructor, CI
He has served as a faculty presenter at National Guild of Hypnotists conventions and has trained practitioners through the Mitchell Institute for Professional Hypnosis.
His professional interests have included:
- Smoking cessation
- Weight-management habits
- Grief and loss
- Fears and phobias
- Sleep-related habits
- Motivation and personal development
- Athletic performance
- Stress reduction
- Pain-management support with appropriate professional involvement
- Professional hypnosis certification
William is also an experienced stage hypnotist and educator who explains hypnosis to professional and public audiences.
Education and Pastoral Background
William earned a Bachelor of Arts from Culver-Stockton College, completing majors in religion and philosophy and qualifying for a Missouri secondary teaching certificate in social studies.
He later completed theological graduate education through Brite Divinity School at Texas Christian University and Phillips University Graduate Seminary, earning a Master of Divinity.
As an ordained minister, William has served congregations in Missouri, Nebraska, Kentucky, Texas, and Kansas. His pastoral and theological background has also informed his work in grief education and clinical pastoral care.
Teaching and Professional Leadership
William founded the Mitchell Institute for Professional Hypnosis to educate and prepare hypnosis practitioners. He has also consulted with hypnotists who want to develop ethical and sustainable professional practices.
His published biography reports that he:
- Served as an adjunct faculty member at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
- Participated in its Complementary and Alternative Medicine panel
- Presented grief-recovery training in more than 15 states
- Delivered hundreds of educational programs
- Consulted with businesses and schools using the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
- Served on the faculty of National Guild of Hypnotists conventions
His former faculty and CAM-panel role is also reported by the Heartland Hypnosis Conference and other professional profiles.
Professional Memberships and Recognition
William’s published affiliations include:
- National Guild of Hypnotists
- International Certification Board of Clinical Hypnotherapy
- Association for Psychological Type
- Centerpoint International Foundation for Jungian Studies
- American Association of Integrative Medicine
His reported recognitions include Hypnotist of the Year from the Mid-America Hypnosis Conference and recognition for his work involving religion and hypnotism through the National Guild of Hypnotists.
Memberships and awards should be confirmed directly if current standing or award documentation will be advertised.
Former Springfield Office Information
The following information remains published on the clinic website:
📍 2700 West Lawrence Avenue, Suite N
Springfield, IL 62704
📞 Main number displayed: (217) 691-2428
📞 Office number displayed elsewhere: (217) 961-0758
✉️ mitchellhypnosis@gmail.com
Published hours:
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday: 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Central
- Saturday and Sunday: By appointment
- Wednesday: Not listed
🌐 Personal Motivation Hypnosis Clinic
🌐 Mitchell Institute for Professional Hypnosis
Independent-Practice Disclosure
The Mitchell Institute for Professional Hypnosis and Personal Motivation Hypnosis Clinics are independently owned and operated. William Mitchell is recommended by Healthy Life Centers but is not an employee, agent, partner, or representative of Healthy Life Centers.
Healthy Life Centers does not supervise or control William’s credentials, classes, services, fees, scheduling, student relationships, professional decisions, or results.
