Helen began her professional journey as a tenured public school teacher in Santa Rosa, California, earning tenure in her twenties. Her curiosity about human behavior, consciousness, development, and healing eventually led her from traditional education into Clinical Hypnotherapy. She established her private practice in 2005 and founded the Boland School of Hypnotherapy in 2017.

The Boland School of Hypnotherapy is an official Clinical Hypnotherapy certification school for the American Council of Hypnotist Examiners, established in 1980. Helen personally teaches the full 300 hour Clinical Certification program and provides students with extensive supplemental materials, study guides, practical protocols, mentorship, continuing education, and ongoing community support.

Her work draws from decades of education and continued study in child development, attachment, physiology, biology, anatomy, trauma, and the relationship between the subconscious mind and human behavior. A central focus of Helen’s work is understanding how early experiences and attachment patterns can influence emotional and behavioral responses later in life.

Through Clinical Hypnotherapy, self hypnosis, behavioral practices, and trauma informed approaches, Helen supports clients in identifying limiting subconscious patterns, strengthening new neural pathways, and creating healthier internal responses.

Helen is also the author of the Children Heal series and the creator of several educational and healing initiatives, including Peace In Process™, Hypno4Trauma, and HypnoHelenSound™. These programs combine education, experiential practices, community connection, sound, and subconscious work to support personal growth and transformation.

Through the Boland School of Hypnotherapy and the Global Hypnotherapy Council, Helen now works with students, practitioners, and clients around the world through Clinical Hypnotherapy sessions, certification programs, continuing education, workshops, lectures, and community experiences.

At the heart of Helen’s work is a commitment to helping people better understand themselves, access the deeper resources of the subconscious mind, and create meaningful change that can continue beyond the therapy or classroom experience.