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About Linda Thomson

Dr. Linda Thomson has been a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner for nearly 50 years, previously employed in primary care in both a pediatric and a family practice. Currently seeing patients privately for Clinical Hypnotherapy. She received her undergraduate degree from Hartwick College and graduate degrees from Northeastern University and University of Massachusetts. She has served as adjunct faculty and preceptor for nurse practitioner students from 7 different universities.
Linda is an Approved Consultant in Clinical Hypnosis. She is a Diplomate of both the American Board of Medical Hypnosis and the American Board of Hypnosis in Nursing. She is a Fellow of the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis and a Fellow of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners. Hartwick College awarded Linda the Outstanding Young Alumna, the Distinguished Nursing Alumna and the Presidents Award for Liberal Arts in Practice . Linda is a Past President of the New England Society of Clinical Hypnosis, the Northeastern Mountain Society of Clinical Hypnosis, and has served on the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis. She is co-founder of Hypnovations: Clinical Hypnosis Education and Training Programs. Linda was awarded the prestigious William Wester Award for her significant contributions to the field of hypnosis as applied to the treatment of children and research in the application of hypnosis with children.
Linda has published on a wide variety of subjects in professional journals in the United States, Europe and Australia, has contributed book chapters and is the author of 2 books on pediatric hypnosis. “Stress Free Surgery: A Self Relaxation Program to Help you Prepare for and Recover from Surgery” is a CD program she created to help surgical patients.
A member of NAPNAP’s Clinical Expert Panel, Linda is also an Advisory Editor to the American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis. Linda has lectured and taught workshops across the country and around the world changing the attitudes, practices and beliefs of health care professionals concerning hypnosis.
Linda lives in Ludlow, VT with her husband George, a retired elementary school principal. She is the mother of three and the grandmother of eight.