Hypnosis Referrals for Medical & Healthcare Professionals
A Trusted Resource for Healthcare Professionals
Meet Celeste Hackett
Double Board Certified Hypnotist | Family First Hypnosis
Professional Credentials
Celeste Hackett is a Double Board Certified Hypnotist, holding board certifications through two professional organizations:
- National Guild of Hypnotists (NGH)
- International Association of Hypnosis Professionals (IAHP)
Extensive Professional Experience
With more than 20 years of professional experience, Celeste has worked with clients seeking assistance with a wide range of behavioral, emotional, and subconscious challenges.
She is also recognized for her work with the mental and emotional factors that may contribute to, accompany, or result from physical health conditions, including symptoms for which no clear physical cause has been identified.
Her approach focuses on identifying and addressing subconscious patterns that may influence emotional responses, behaviors, and physical well-being.
Professional Education and Teaching
Celeste is a former owner and operator of a Texas state-licensed hypnosis school.
She also teaches advanced hypnosis techniques extensively to certified hypnotists throughout the United States and internationally, with professionals from around the world participating in her training both virtually and in person.
Professional Recognition
In 2019, Celeste received a Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of her contributions to the hypnosis profession.
Family First Hypnosis
Through Family First Hypnosis in Plano, Texas, Celeste works with individuals seeking meaningful changes in habits, emotional responses, and subconscious patterns.
Her services may complement medical and mental health treatment when appropriate, while remaining within the professional scope of hypnosis services.
Who May Benefit from a Referral?
Family First Hypnosis welcomes referrals from physicians and other healthcare professionals whose patients may benefit from addressing subconscious patterns, learned responses, and emotional factors that can influence physical symptoms, behaviors, and overall well-being.
With more than 20 years of experience, Celeste Hackett has worked with individuals experiencing a wide range of challenges, including:
- Medically unexplained symptoms: Persistent physical symptoms for which appropriate medical evaluation has not identified a clear underlying cause.
- Stress-related physical symptoms: Physical discomfort or symptoms that may be influenced or intensified by emotional stress and subconscious responses.
- Gastrointestinal concerns: IBS, functional digestive symptoms, and stress-related digestive discomfort.
- Chronic pain and discomfort: Helping individuals develop different responses to pain and its associated emotional distress, alongside medical care.
- Sleep difficulties: Addressing subconscious patterns and learned responses that may interfere with restful sleep.
- Smoking and vaping cessation: Changing deeply established habits and subconscious associations.
- Weight management and emotional eating: Addressing habitual eating behaviors and emotional triggers.
- Health-related fears and anxiety: Helping individuals manage fear, apprehension, and emotional responses associated with medical conditions or procedures.
When Might a Referral Be Appropriate?
A referral may be especially worth considering when a patient:
- Continues experiencing symptoms despite appropriate medical evaluation and treatment.
- Has symptoms that appear to worsen during periods of stress or emotional distress.
- Struggles with persistent habits or behavioral patterns despite repeated efforts to change.
- May benefit from additional nonpharmacological strategies to support symptom management and emotional well-being.
Hypnosis is offered as a complementary service, not a substitute for medical diagnosis or treatment. Patients should continue receiving appropriate medical care, particularly when symptoms are new, persistent, worsening, or unexplained.
Our Approach to Hypnosis
Looking Beyond the Symptom
At Family First Hypnosis, our approach goes beyond traditional relaxation techniques and direct suggestions for symptom relief.
With more than 20 years of professional experience, Celeste Hackett uses advanced hypnosis techniques designed to explore the subconscious emotional associations, learned responses, and longstanding patterns that may influence how individuals experience and respond to physical symptoms.
Physical symptoms can sometimes be influenced or intensified by stress, emotional experiences, and conditioned responses. In other cases, living with a medical condition may itself create emotional patterns that contribute to ongoing discomfort or distress.
Our approach considers both possibilities, recognizing that the relationship between physical symptoms and emotional responses can be complex.
Advanced Hypnosis Techniques
Celeste utilizes advanced hypnosis methods, including 5-PATH® (Five-Phase Advanced Transformational Hypnosis), hypnotic age regression, and emotional processing techniques.
Rather than relying exclusively on suggestions to reduce or eliminate symptoms, these methods provide opportunities to explore learned emotional associations and automatic responses that may be contributing to a client’s difficulties.
Age regression may be used to explore earlier experiences and the meanings or emotional responses associated with them. The emphasis is on helping clients develop healthier responses in the present, rather than establishing the historical accuracy of memories recalled during hypnosis.
Supporting the Mind-Body Connection
The interaction between mental processes, emotional responses, and physical symptoms is an important consideration in complementary care.
Through an individualized, client-centered approach, Celeste helps individuals explore possible connections between emotional experiences, subconscious patterns, and their current physical concerns.
The goal is to help clients develop more adaptive responses, reduce unnecessary emotional distress, and support their overall well-being.
Complementing Medical Care
Family First Hypnosis recognizes the essential role of physicians and other healthcare professionals in evaluating, diagnosing, and treating medical conditions.
Hypnosis is provided as a complementary service and is not a substitute for medical assessment, diagnosis, prescribed treatment, or ongoing medical supervision.
Celeste welcomes referrals from healthcare professionals who believe their patients may benefit from additional support in addressing stress responses, learned behaviors, and emotional factors associated with their health concerns.
Bridging the Gap Between Medical Care and Complementary Services
Research has shown that many physicians recognize the potential value of complementary healthcare approaches but may lack familiarity with available therapies or access to reliable information about practitioners.
In a Mayo Clinic study published in 2006, researchers surveyed 233 responding physicians and found that:
- 76% had never referred a patient to a complementary or alternative medicine practitioner.
- 44% indicated they would consider referring patients if a complementary practitioner were available within their institution.
- 57% believed incorporating complementary therapies could positively influence patient satisfaction.
The researchers emphasized the importance of making reliable, evidence-based information about complementary therapies more accessible to physicians.
An Experienced Professional to Consider
For healthcare providers interested in hypnosis as a complementary approach, Family First Hypnosis offers an established professional resource.
Celeste Hackett brings more than 20 years of experience, dual board certifications, and extensive national and international teaching experience in advanced hypnosis techniques.
Her work focuses on helping individuals explore subconscious emotional patterns, learned responses, and behavioral associations that may influence their experience of physical symptoms and overall well-being.
Celeste recognizes the importance of medical diagnosis, treatment, and ongoing patient care. Her hypnosis services are intended to complement—not replace—the care provided by physicians and other healthcare professionals.
Now You Know Where to Refer
When you believe hypnosis may offer beneficial complementary support for your patient, you have an experienced professional to consider.
Family First Hypnosis welcomes referrals from physicians, specialists, and other healthcare providers seeking an additional resource for appropriate patients.
Research reference: Wahner-Roedler et al. (2006), “Physicians’ Attitudes Toward Complementary and Alternative Medicine and Their Knowledge of Specific Therapies: A Survey at an Academic Medical Center.” Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 3(4), 495–501.
Research source: View the published Mayo Clinic study. The survey concerned complementary therapies broadly, rather than hypnosis specifically, and reflects the views of respondents at one institution in 2006.
Clinical Research Supporting Hypnosis in Healthcare
Clinical hypnosis has been studied extensively as a complementary approach to medical care. Published research has examined its potential benefits in pain management, gastrointestinal conditions, procedure-related anxiety, and other health concerns.
Selected Research & Clinical Resources
1. National Institutes of Health — Hypnosis: What Does the Science Say?
An overview of scientific evidence concerning hypnosis for irritable bowel syndrome, pain, anxiety, and other medical concerns.
NIH Research Overview
2. Gut-Directed Hypnotherapy for Irritable Bowel Syndrome (2025)
A systematic review and meta-analysis involving 1,158 patients found evidence that gut-directed hypnotherapy may improve IBS symptoms, particularly abdominal pain.
View Published Research — PubMed
3. Meta-Analytic Evidence on the Efficacy of Hypnosis for Mental and Somatic Health Issues (2024)
A comprehensive review of 49 meta-analyses encompassing 261 distinct primary studies found the strongest evidence for hypnosis in medical procedures and pain management.
View Published Research — PubMed
4. Systematic Review of Hypnotherapy for Sleep and Sleep Disturbance (2023)
An examination of 44 studies found promising but mixed evidence regarding hypnosis for improving sleep.
View on PubMed
Our Commitment to Collaborative Care
At Family First Hypnosis, we recognize the importance of collaboration with medical professionals. Hypnosis is offered as a complementary service and does not replace medical diagnosis, treatment, or ongoing physician care.
Research findings are specific to the methods and conditions studied and do not establish that every hypnosis technique produces the same outcomes.
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Refer a Patient
Family First Hypnosis welcomes referrals from physicians, specialists, and other healthcare providers. To refer a patient, contact Celeste Hackett directly:
Phone: 972-673-0110
Email: celestehackett@gmail.com
Office: 1008 Lexington Dr., Plano, TX 75075
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