Dr. Ronda Graf

Dr. Graf is the Clinical Director of Graf & Associates. She holds a Masters degree in grief and recovery counseling and a Doctorate degree in psychological addiction.  She is a Behavioral Therapist and a Clinical Hypnotherapist and the creator of Vertical Ascent, a program to facilitate grief and recovery.  She is an advanced graduate was of the Palo Alto School of Hypnotherapy and she was educated in Bryan's Analysis, psychotherapy and hypnotherapy and interned with Dr. Earl Packwood, Ph.D., a former Pepperdine University Professor. Dr. Graf is qualified by the State of California to give expert opinion testimony pertaining to her field of expertise and is a graduate of the Institute of Art as Medicine and is certified in Art as Healer applications.  In 1985, Dr. Graf used hypnosis to pass the California Court Reporting exam and was a successful court reporter for the next 15 years.  In 1995, she began smoking after her husband’s sudden death.  Once again, she used hypnosis to reprogram her mind as a non-smoker and remains smoke-free to this day.

In 1985, Dr. Graf used hypnosis to pass the California Court Reporting exam and was a successful court reporter for the next 10 years.  In 1995, she began smoking after her husband's sudden death.  Once again, she used hypnosis to reprogram her mind as a non-smoker and remains smoke-free to this day.

Dr. Graf’s programs address the root cause of a wide variety of issues including grief, excess weight, smoking, alcohol and drug abuse, anxiety, procrastination, phobias, State Bar exams, athletic performance, self-worth, self-confidence, memory recall, child birthing, dream interpretation and life coaching. 

Dr. Graf schedules private behavioral and hypnotherapy sessions with men, women, adolescents and children and conducts group sessions in Art as Medicine.

Dr. Ronda Graf