What happens when clinical hypnotherapy and direct shamanic practice are held in the same session — and why Marina built her work at that intersection rather than choosing one tradition or the other.
Schedule a SessionClinical hypnotherapy is precise. It works at the layer of subconscious pattern with clinical rigor. It produces measurable change. It's evidence-based. But it generally treats what surfaces as psychological material — encoded experience, behavioral pattern, emotional encoding.
Shamanic practice works with what the hypnotherapeutic frame can name but doesn't address: ancestral patterns carried forward, soul-level contracts, energetic residue, lineage material, what arrives in a session that the psychological frame can identify as relevant but doesn't have tools to clear.
Marina built her practice at the intersection because she found, working with clients, that the clinical work would surface material that needed shamanic tools to actually release — and the shamanic work, without clinical structure, often lacked the precision to integrate cleanly. Together, the two cover the work the way it actually needs to be covered.
It's not two separate modalities stitched together. In a session, the two are integrated — Marina moves fluidly between clinical hypnotic technique and shamanic practice depending on what's surfacing.
When the material is psychological — childhood encoding, behavioral pattern, anxiety encoding — Marina works in the clinical frame. Precise, structured, evidence-based.
When the material is something else — and clients almost always know when it is, even without language for it — Marina moves into shamanic practice. Working with what's actually present. Clearing what needs clearing. Integrating what needs integration.
The client doesn't need to understand the modality distinctions. The work happens at the level of what's surfacing, and Marina's training gives her access to the right tools for each layer.
The kinds of material that respond to integrated hypnotic + shamanic work specifically:
Marina's clinical training is conventional: Hypnotherapy Training Institute, working with Randall Churchill — one of the most clinically serious programs in the field. That part of her work is unambiguous.
Her shamanic training is direct lineage work. Not weekend certifications. Not online courses. She trained on four continents with teachers in the traditions she practices — Mexican curanderismo, Peruvian shamanic work, American Southwest practice, and West African lineages. The training spanned years, not workshops.
She's careful about how she practices and represents the work. She doesn't claim lineages she wasn't given. She doesn't run ceremonies she wasn't authorized to run. The shamanic component of her work is what she was trained and given permission to practice — held with the integrity those traditions require.
The integration of clinical and shamanic is unusual in this field. Most practitioners offer one or the other. Marina's clients often describe the combination as the first time they encountered work that actually held both the precision and the depth that their situation required.
Marina starts in conversation — what's present, what you've already worked with, what you're sensing the work needs to address. The intake itself is part of the work; what surfaces in the conversation often shapes the session direction.
The hypnotic induction takes you into a deeply focused state — same as clinical hypnotherapy. From there, the session direction emerges from what's actually present. If the material is psychological, Marina works clinically. If something else surfaces — and it often does — Marina moves into shamanic practice without breaking the trance container.
The container holds for the full 75 minutes. The integration conversation afterward names what happened, often including both layers — 'here's the psychological pattern we worked with, and here's the shamanic material that surfaced.' That dual frame helps clients understand and integrate the work in the days that follow.
Hypnoshamanic work is right for clients who've done meaningful conscious work — therapy, coaching, plant medicine integration, deep personal inquiry — and have a clear sense that what's still present needs something the conventional therapeutic frame doesn't have tools for.
It's not the right starting place if you're newer to inner work. Marina often recommends starting with a Spiritual Alignment session — pure clinical hypnotherapy, less depth, builds the trust and self-knowledge that supports deeper hypnoshamanic work later.
It's also not the right modality if you're hoping for a particular experience. Marina doesn't lead. She tracks what surfaces and works with that. The integrity of the work depends on that distinction.
Reach out with what's actually present. Marina takes time with each inquiry to ensure the work fits what you're working with — and is direct when she thinks a different starting point would serve you better.
Connect with MarinaNo. Marina's clients include doctors, scientists, lawyers, and skeptics. The work itself doesn't require belief — it requires willingness to engage with what surfaces. Many clients arrive interested in the clinical hypnotherapy and find themselves working with material they didn't expect. Marina names what's happening in language that fits the work, not in language designed to convert anyone.
Plant medicines open the perceptual field and surface material — often more than can be integrated in the moment. Hypnoshamanic work is precise, contained, and integratable. Marina has worked with many clients post-plant-medicine for that integration specifically — providing the structured container that the psychedelic experience needed for the material to actually land.
Yes. Marina works hypnoshamanically with clients worldwide via video. The depth and precision of the work doesn't depend on physical presence. Many clients prefer virtual because the integration happens in their own space.
Marina trained directly in Mexican curanderismo, Peruvian shamanic traditions, American Southwest practice, and West African lineages over multiple years on four continents. She practices what she was trained and authorized to practice — held with the integrity those traditions require.
Energy healing is a broad category covering many modalities. Marina's work is specifically rooted in trained shamanic lineages held inside a clinical hypnotherapeutic container. The combination is what differentiates the work — neither pure clinical practice nor freestanding energy work.
Depends entirely on what you're working with. Some material moves significantly in a single session. Multi-layered or deeply encoded patterns warrant a series — Marina's 30-Day Soul Alchemy Immersion is built for that depth. She'll be direct about her assessment after the first session.