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ABOUT
Christian is a prolific writer, a sought-after speaker, an enthusiastic and skilled performer, and an award-winning mental health professional, living and working in Seattle, Washington.
"The Best Alternative Therapy in the Pacific Northwest."
-The Seattle Times (9/24/23)
SKILLS & EXPERTISE
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Adjunct faculty and speaker at national and international educational conferences.
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Published poet with two recent volumes of poetry.
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Popular performer of Robert Burns poetry and songs.
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Professional whisky nose and tour guide, helping people appreciate the history, variety, and flavors of this global spirit.
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Author of five non-fiction books and more than 50 articles in academic and professional journals.
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Deeply compassionate and skilled mental health worker, bringing together diverse threads of hypnotherapy, Jungian psychology, Internal Family Systems, and emotional awareness, to effect profound social change one individual at a time. The Seattle Times called him "the Best Alternative Therapy in the Pacific Northwest." (9/24/23)
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Highland Bagpiper
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Speaks Russian & Dutch (and a little German and Spanish if time to practice)
WORK EXPERIENCE
2016 - Present
Board Certified Hypnotherapist
WholeHealth Hypnosis
Seattle, Washington
Fellow of the National Guild of Hypnotists (NGH)
Board Certified by the NGH and the International Association of Hypnosis Professionals (IAHP)
2006 - 2015
Peace & Education Minister
Executive Minister
Community of Christ
Peace & Education - Greater Pacific Northwest, USA
President of Europe (Executive Leadership) - Eastern & Western Continental Europe
2003-2006
Member Organizer
Service Employees International Union, Local 925, University of Washington
Seattle, Washington
1999-2002
Professor of Applied English
Izmail State University of the Humanities
Izmail, Odesa, Ukraine
EDUCATION
2024
Charisma University
Doctor of Psychology (candidate)
Specializing in Psychodynamic Counseling Psychology
2022
Colorado School for Family Therapy
Post-Graduate Certificate in Jungian Psychotherapy
Post-Graduate Certificate in Systemic Sandplay Therapy
Post-Graduate Certificate in Clinical Supervision
Aurora, Colorado
2006-2009
Graceland University
Master of Arts in Religion
Independence, Missouri
1999-2002
Izmail State University of the Humanities
Aspirant (Masters) in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (Honorary)
Izmail, Odesa obl., Ukraine
1993-1997
Bachelor of Arts (Honors) in Philosophy and Religion
Graceland University, Lamoni, Iowa
Endeavors
Christian is the leading hypnotherapist in Seattle. Consistently named among Seattle's "Top Three" hypnotherapists since 2019.
Board Certified Hypnotist
Fellow of the National Guild of Hypnotists (fewer than 20 in the world)
PGC in Jungian Psychotherapy
PGC in Systemic Sandplay Therapy
PGC In Clinical Supervision
A professional whisky nose, Christian is the consummate enthusiast about whisky. Specializing in Scotch, but offering tours, tastings, and consultations for all types and regions.
Certified Whisky Specialist
Certified Scotch Professional
The Pacific Northwest's most sought-after interpreter of the poetry and songs of Scotland's Favorite Son,
offering animated performance, colorful perspective, and a truly enjoyable experience.
Books
Christian writes on a variety of topics across multiple genres.
These are recent books available online.
Pacific Northwest poet Christian Skoorsmith navigates the terrain and terroir of being male-socialized and male-identifying, while seeking authenticity and meaning in a world which in recent decades has seen little of worth in manhood or masculinity.
In this short volume, Christian Skoorsmith makes the complex psychology of hypnosis and personal transformation both understandable and useful. It includes an easy, simple method to form your own transformative trances.
A curated collection of Christian's articles on hypnosis-related topics from academic and professional journals. Appropriate for both a seasoned hypnosis professional and the hypno-curious.
The time before clients close their eyes is the biggest missed opportunity in hypnosis. Mobilize clients’ own psychology to set themselves up for profound and meaningful change from the moment they start talking about what they want to happen.
Christian draws deeply from a well of personal introspection. Kneeling into the reflective turn of mid-life, Skoorsmith mines his past and present for understanding and insight, but most of all for beauty, even amid the honest difficulties of life.
In this limited chapbook release, Christian Skoorsmith shares twenty-two poems of tender vulnerability and reflection. Orbiting his embodied experience as a husband, in middle age, as a father, as white in a still-racially charged culture, as a Jungian mental health worker, and more.
A training manual for using hypnosis to help with tinnitus. Written by one of the nation's foremost authorities on the topic, this book provides the professional everything they need, from orientation to scripts to use.
"A remarkably comprehensive yet accessible overview combining issues of transgender experiences and hypnosis."
- Samuel Lurie, LICSW, MSW, MEd, CHt
Helping people at their most vulnerable is a sacred trust. This edited volume offers a concrete, step-by-step process for working with those in spiritual distress, and invaluable perspective and guidance from a variety of authors.