About Us

Annette K. Schreiber, Ph.D., Licensed Professional Counselor #37PC00375600:


Annette is a true South Jersey native. Born in Atlantic City, she grew up in Brant Beach, went to Elementary School on Long Beach Island, and attended Southern Regional High School. She graduated with Highest Honors from Stockton State College with a B.A.in Psychology. She later earned her M.A. in Psychological Counseling from Monmouth University, and her Ph.D., also in Psychological Counseling, from Union Institute and University.


She completed her doctoral internship at the Richard Stockton Counseling Center, where she also taught as a member of the adjunct faculty. One of her specialties is working with college students.


Annette was a professional hypnotist in private practice for many years, and an instructor in hypnosis at the Soutnern Regional and Pinelands Regional Adult Community Education programs. She was the Editor of the International Journal of Professional Hypnosis, and has presented at conferences of the International Hypnosis Hall of Fame and the New Jersey Regional Mental Health Counselors Association. Annette holds a diplomate from the National Board for Certified Clinical Hypnotherapists.


Annette is one of North America's foremost experts on the British Royal Family, which was the subject of her doctoral dissertation, using Bowen Family Systems Theory. She frequently lectures at universities on this topic.


Annette is trained in Critical Incident Stress Response Debriefing, and is a member of the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation.


Don E. Gibbons, Ph.D., NJ Licensed Psychologist #03510:


Don Gibbons was born in Portland, Oregon, and has lived in several parts of the U.S. Don received his Psychology training at the University of California, Riverside, and Claremont Graduate University. He has taught at the University of Portland, the University of West Georgia, and DeSales University, where he was Chairman of the Psychology Department.


Don originated the "Best Me" technique of multimodal suggestion, and was the first to identify the process of hyperempiria,, or the suggestion-based enhancement of experience, as a catalyst for growth and change. Don has written five books, presented at many professional conferences, published in scholarly journals, and has presented at the American Psychological Association and the British Royal Society of medicine. He and is the senior author of the chapter on hypnotic induction procedures in the latest edition of the Handbook of Clinical Hypnosis, published by the American Psychological Association in 2010. He also initiated the petition to establish the Division of Humanistic Psychology within the American Psychological Association.



Saturday, September 6, 2014

How to Actually DO What You Put Off

 This free downloadable  ABC worksheet from the folks at www.smartrecovery.com  shows you how to apply the principles of cogniive-behaviorl psychology to take control of your life in matters large and small. You can use it for everything from paying your bills on time, to stopping smoking, or deciding on which career path to follow.

It first asks you about the causes of something you would like to change in your life, and then asks about the emotional consequences which were the result, your beliefs about what happened, what beliefs could be substituted for the ones which brought about the unpleasant results, and how those changed beliefs make you feel.

You can write on the form itself, clearing and changing it as often as you like. Then, when you are finished, you can either print it out or save it as a text file, using a different form for each problem you would like to work on. To re-examine it or re-do each form that you have completed, just call up that particular file and continue to modify it as you progress.

It could prove to be extremely helpful if you are willing to give it a try!