Michael Hidalgo, CHt

I was born and raised in Baton Rouge, LA the second of 7 children.  After graduating from LSU with a BA degree in Fine Arts I moved to the San Francisco bay area where I started a successful high tech recruiting business that kept me busy for nearly 23 years. I moved back to Baton Rouge in 2003 to help with a family member's illness. It was at this time that I decided to change careers and became a hypnotherapist.

Ever since I was about 8 years old I have been interested in the mind and how it works. I took my first hypnosis course when I was 18. I have spent the better part of my life exploring various psychological methods and spiritual disciplines for self knowledge and personal transformation.  I have taught meditation for over 30 years. 

I am also a practicing professional astrologer, avid Argentine tango dancer, student of the Indian tabla, artist and poet. 

I am a certified hypnotherapist with additional training in medical hypnosis, trauma release, emotional integration, past life regression and psychomanteum work.  I also work with alternative healing methods such as EFT, Quantum Touch and Toning. 

I work with a wide variety of clients with diverse needs related to medical hypnosis for pain management, surgery and dental work without anesthesia, healing for surgical recovery and chronic illness. I teach people how eliminate panic atacks, anxiety and phobias from their lives. I work with clients to integrate traumatic experiences into a healhty balanced life. I show clients how to remove unwanted habits and change their life to lose weight and quit smoking. I teach students how to improve their study habits and testing abilities. I help athletes and business people to improve their skills, increase their performance and reach their goals. I also work with artists musicians, writers, actors and anyone who wishes to develop their creative talents. In addition I assisit clients with dream analysis and developing their intuition.