MEET GISELA

Close-up of a woman's face with short curly hair, wearing a patterned scarf and a jacket, leaning against a brick wall.

My work is rooted in curiosity about the unconscious mind — how we create behavioral patterns, change them, and what is already known beneath conscious awareness.

My journey to hypnosis was a windy road.

My first world was medicine. I trained as a physician and later earned a PhD in medicine, spending many years working with patients and studying the human body. My work eventually led me into the field of sleep medicine, spending two decades in polysomnology and sleep education.

However, throughout those years, I remained fascinated by something that medicine alone could not fully answer for me: How do people change?

What began as curiosity became serious study and practice. I trained in hypnosis and Mindscaping, explored approaches to mind-body awareness, and began developing my own ways of working with imagery and the unconscious mind.

The curiosity of a scientist, the experience of working with people, and the creativity of hypnosis allowed me to create The Unconscious Mind Studio.

HOW I WORK

My role is to create the conditions for exploration — through hypnosis, imagery, metaphor, Mindscaping, and conversation.

Sometimes the work is quiet and reflective. Sometimes it is imaginative. Sometimes a small shift in perspective changes the entire landscape.

No need to explain everything or to know which technique to follow. Bring what you would like to explore or change, and we discover the way forward together.

 My experience makes me

believe that people often know more than they consciously realize.

I also believe change does not always require understanding every detail of the past.

I believe the unconscious mind speaks in many ways — through images, feelings, metaphors, memories, associations, and sometimes simply a sense of knowing.

I believe your inner experience belongs to you.

And I believe some of the most interesting changes begin with curiosity rather than force.

TRAINING & CERTIFICATION

Certificate of completion awarded to Gisela Gomes for completing the 40 hour course on the Architecture of Hypnosis, presented by Mike Mandel Hypnosis in Toronto, Canada, May 2025, with signatures from Chris Thompson and Mike Mandel.
Hypnosis certification certificate awarded to Gisela Gomes by Mike Mandel on February 27, 2026, for training in mindscaping for therapeutic and generative changework.
Certificate of Completion awarded to Gisela Gomes for completing the 40-hour Master Course in The Architecture of Hypnosis, issued in Toronto, Canada, in November 2025, signed by Mike Mandel and Chris Thompson.
Certificate from the International Hypnosis Association awarded to Gisela Gomes as a Certified Hypnotherapist, with an expiration date of August 16, 2029.
Certificate of completion for Gisela Gomes from Mike Mandel Hypnosis, dated July 12, 2025, with signatures from Chris Thompson and Mike Mandel.
Certificate of Membership awarded to Gisela Gomes by the International Certification Board of Coaches and Hypnotists (ICBCH), signed by Dr. Richard K. Nongard, ICBCH President, featuring a gold seal and decorative geometric patterns in gold, black, and white.