Meet Joseph R. Giove, Clinical Hypnotist

Are you looking for an experienced clinical hypnotist in Lafayette or the greater San Francisco Bay Area?

Joseph R. Giove is a Certified Clinical Hypnotist and biomedical engineer who has served clients throughout the San Francisco Bay Area since 1989. He was certified by the American Council of Hypnotist Examiners in 1990 and has more than 35 years of professional experience.

Joseph combines his scientific and engineering background with extensive study of clinical hypnosis, mind-body wellness, interpersonal neurobiology, psychoneuroimmunology, Neuro-Linguistic Programming, and biofeedback. His goal is to help clients better understand the relationship between their thoughts, expectations, emotions, habitual responses, and physical well-being.

A Personalized Mind-Body Approach

Joseph does not believe that every client should receive the same hypnosis program. He takes time to understand the person’s history, challenges, resources, and desired outcome before developing an individualized approach.

His work may include:

• Clinical hypnosis
• Guided relaxation
• Neuro-Linguistic Programming
• Mind-body education
• Visualization and mental rehearsal
• Stress-regulation techniques
• Behavioral-change strategies
• Practical exercises for use between sessions

Joseph has also held leadership and engineering positions involving biomedical research, aerospace projects, and work associated with NASA. Prospective clients may ask him for additional details about these professional roles if they are important to their decision.

Areas of Focus

Joseph works with adults and, when appropriate, younger clients pursuing goals involving:

• Smoking and vaping cessation
• Alcohol moderation or abstinence
• Stress management and relaxation
• Anxious feelings and panic-related responses
• Sleep habits and insomnia support
• Weight-management habits
• Fears and phobias
• Confidence and self-esteem
• Performance enhancement
• Difficult childhood experiences
• Grief and major life transitions
• Healthier responses to chronic health challenges
• Personal meaning, creativity, and emotional well-being

When services involve children or teenagers, a parent or legal guardian should contact Joseph to discuss consent, appropriateness, and whether coordination with a licensed healthcare professional is necessary.

The Experience That Shaped His Work

Joseph’s interest in hypnosis began during his early career in biomedical engineering. While designing medical instruments and working with clinical research, he became interested in placebo and nocebo effects and in how expectations, context, communication, and the therapeutic relationship can influence a person’s experience of symptoms and treatment.

This led him to explore how focused attention, suggestion, imagery, and mind-body techniques might be used responsibly to support relaxation, behavioral change, coping, and personal performance.

In-Person and Online Sessions

Joseph offers:

• In-person clinical hypnosis in Lafayette
• Online sessions
• Personalized individual programs
• A complimentary introductory phone consultation

Contact Joseph directly to discuss your goals and determine whether clinical hypnosis may be a suitable fit.

Contact Joseph R. Giove Clinical Hypnosis

Joseph R. Giove

Certified Clinical Hypnotist

📍 953 Mountain View

Lafayette, CA 94549

📞 925-215-4017

☎️ Toll-free: 866-863-4669

🌐 Joseph R. Giove Clinical Hypnosis

Joseph’s current website confirms his Lafayette office, certification through the American Council of Hypnotist Examiners, service to the Bay Area since 1989, and the contact information above. About Joseph Giove

Clinical hypnosis is a complementary personal-development and wellness service. It does not replace medical treatment, psychotherapy, psychiatric care, addiction treatment, or emergency services. Joseph does not diagnose or cure medical or psychological conditions through hypnosis. Individual experiences and results vary.

Joseph R. Giove Clinical Hypnosis is independently owned and operated. Joseph Giove is recommended by Healthy Life Centers but is not an employee, agent, partner, or representative of Healthy Life Centers.