Professor James Carnes

I am Professor James Carnes.  I am the founder of Wellness Hypno-Therapeutics.  I am also the President and CEO of the Institute for Philosophical Studies, Inc., a research and educational institution, where I engage in research and teach the subjects of Philosophy, Psychology and Cognitive Science. I am a member in good standing with the National Guild of Hypnotists (NGH), the American Philosophical Association (APA), and the Wisconsin Philosophical Association (WPA). 

I have been studying and using Hypnosis for over 35 years.  My formal training in Hypnosis began in 1975 at the University of Wisconsin- Madison, with graduate classes in Psychology and continued in my PhD program in the Psychology Department at the University at Buffalo Graduate School from 1977 to 1981.  My graduate work was in the field of Personality and Social Psychology.  My research focus is Intentionality: perception, attitude and emotion.  I have continued to advance my knowledge and skills since Graduate School through teaching, study and research in the fields of Philosophy, Psychology and Cognitive Science. 

Through the discipline of Philosophy we get our most fundamental understanding of our minds and consciousness.  This provides the theoretical framework and basis for all of our knowledge.  Psychology, the science that studies behavior, provides important data about behavior and the workings of human cognition and emotions.  These data are used to refine our theories about the mind.   Cognitive Science puts the theoretical foundations of what must be true together with data and knowledge from Psychology and many other disciplines to give us a comprehensive view of the structures and processes of our mental experience. This total view includes not only our understanding of perception, intelligence, emotions, behavior, consciousness and cognitive processes but also integrates these with brain and neurological functioning, information processing as well as our overall biology.  In recent years Cognitive Science has provided our greatest advances in understanding the mind-body processes, the benefits of Hypnosis and other mental disciplines.  I  am constantly updating my knowledge in these areas through courses, research, seminars, professional journals and conferences.

As a Consulting Hypnotist I am certified as a hypnotherapist by the National Guild of Hypnotists which is the oldest and largest professional hypnotism organization in the world.  It's certification is the most widely recognized credential for the professional practice of Hypnotism.  Note that I am neither trained nor licensed as a clinical psychologist.  I do not practice psychotherapy in any sense.  For psychotherapy needs please consult a qualified, licensed professional.

Over the past three decades we have made many great scientific advances in our knowledge of human consciousness and its relation to the whole of human existence.  I started Wellness Hypno-Therapeutics to help people improve their lives through direct application of this new knowledge.