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Dr. Sally St. John is a dynamic individual who enhances the lives of the people she touches. Sally is approachable and real. She embodies Truth and applies it passionately in her seminars and interactions. She embraces the art of what she does, making each person she's with feel like they are the only person alive. Sally St. John does not judge people nor does she operate under the costly assumption that all people are the same. She believes strongly in her approach and its ability to ignite rapid results in people who are ready, not in therapy that fosters client/practitioner dependence. A consummate professional, she still keeps it light, creating a fun and carefree environment, then in a split second, with laser accuracy, she'll zero in on one person out of thousands, name their block, release it - then teach you how to do it! Effortless mastery, she's a treat to observe, for students and colleagues alike.

Dr. Sally has a diverse background. Frequently appearing on TV and radio, she’s as comfortable in front of the camera as she is with her students and clients. Starting young, producing, directing, and hosting local broadcasts, she prepared herself for the years spent fielding live calls as FOX5 News’ relationship expert. The transition from live news to hosting reality TV came naturally, and sharpened her seminar chops, making her one of our nation's most charismatic and sought after speakers on applied kinesiology.

Well published, with several books and other self-help/success products to her credit, Dr. Sally taught business and psychology on the college level, and applied kinesiology (a modified bio feedback technique that decodes subconscious communication) and hypnotherapy in elementary schools, to professionals and to the curious seeker. She’s launched several successful businesses, and is now focused on The Vantage Point (V-Point) – a simple, yet powerful system of self-discovery [featuring Applied S.E.L.F. Kinesiology] for people who insist on knowing and having the passionate, purposeful life you were designed to live.

Originally from a small south shore town on Long Island, (Islip, NY) Dr. Sally spent the last 25 years in "one of the best spiritual boot camps there is" -- Las Vegas! She feels blessed have two children, 23 & 16, and to have been able to savor them into adulthood. Sally St. John is well equipped with degrees, licenses, and certifications and a powerful clinical background spanning over 25 years in psychology and counseling, Dr. Sally found her passion and purpose helping people find theirs --- (professionally, personally, physically and energetically) after a near death experience in 1991.

Dr. Sally does not regret the time spent or the choices she made in her formal education process, or gathering the adjunct licenses and certifications in alcohol and drug abuse counseling, vocational rehabilitation, clinical hypnotherapy, mediation, expert witness, behavioral kinesiology, etc. She considers them powerful adjuncts in confronting Truth, a process that is often not welcome and subject to attack, especially by those suffering from denial and addiction. It is her compassion for their process, and trust in hers, that has prevented her from feeling the need to take legal action against those who have made slanderous and erroneous accusations against her. Looking back, she considers it "perfect" and part of the divine grooming process that reminds her of the God in all of us, of our reason for being here, and where our sights must always be fixed.

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Sally St. John

 

 

ACADEMIC PREPARATION: 

            Doctoral Graduate in Psychological Counseling, 1995, LaSalle University, Louisiana

            Masters of Science Graduate, in Educational; Psychology, Rehabilitation, 1990, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

            Bachelor of Arts Graduate in Psychology, 1985, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Clinical Director / Consultant

            The St. John Center, LLC (formerly The Center for Holistic Rehabilitation, LLC (January 1986 to Present)

            Business Consulting and Full service counseling for individuals, groups, youths, teens, families and seniors, who are either physically, psychologically, intellectually, spiritually or vocationally challenged or at risk.  Conducted full range of business consulting services including performance evaluations, interviews, team building workshops, CEU trainings, career assessment, counseling and placement services for corporate and private sector and all ages and those with special needs, including teens, individuals with disabilities, and those exhibiting resistance to return to the workplace. Enjoy creatively finding and matching hidden interests and aptitudes with the ideal job and inspiring discouraged individuals to succeed. Performed Social Security disability evaluations and assessments, permanent and partial disability evaluations, functional capacity evaluations, and disability buyout, and chemical dependency disability reports, testimony, and recommendations.

 

 

Speaker / Author / Media Presentations

Lightspeed Productions, LLC (2004 to 2006)

            Lectures, guests, and hosts, TV and radio on a variety of success, wellness, and transition related topics: addiction, compulsion, deviation, gambling, legal, drug, alcohol, weight, love, sex, relationship, transition, divorce, and ultimately providing an upbeat and successful approach to   recognizing underlying dependency issues and a transitioning into healthy non-attachment. Offers public and corporate trainings, work place productivity assessments, conflict resolution, and continuing education classes approved by the State of Nevada, and Bureau of Alcohol and Drug Abuse and Gambling Counselors, as well as expert witness testimony. Privately sponsored/hosted LasVegas’ longest running free public monthly support group for anyone wanting to get "unstuck." (1993 - 2008)

 

 

Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC) Case Manager

            D.G. Morrow and Associates, Las Vegas, NV (July 1991 to January 1994)

            Private Practice

            Assisted the physically, emotionally, psychologically, intellectually and legally challenged to return to gainful employment by offering full job placement services: interviewing, assessing, plan development, report writing, ordering and interpreting psycho-vocational assessments, on-the-job-placement programs, school programs if eligible, program monitoring, and dismissal. Also worked in conjunction   with the State of Nevada Insurance System, various criminal attorneys, the Clark County Detention Center, and offered substance abuse education, self-esteem building, prison transition programs for individuals with additional needs. Performed Social Security disability evaluations and assessments, permanent and partial disability evaluations, functional capacity evaluations, and disability buyout, and chemical dependency disability reports, testimony, and recommendations.

 

Certified Holistic Hypnotherapist (CHH)

            Gracelyn Stress Management Center (March 1992 to September 1994)

            Private Practice

            Successfully used Clinical Hypnotherapy as a tool for addiction management, motivation, self-esteem, anger management, smoking cessation, stress management, depression, phobias, substance abuse, eating disorders, gambling, childbirth, surgery, chronic pain management, memory and study skills, regression therapy, and reversing self-sabotaging behavior. 

           

Adjunct Professor / Director of Personnel / Graduate Placement

            Phillips Junior College, Las Vegas, NV (July 1990 to August 1991)

            Taught Psychology 100 (The Psychology of Success); Psychology 101 (Introduction to Psychology History and Systems); Business 102 (How to Succeed in Business); offered brief but comprehensive vocational assessments: situational assessments, interest inventories; work samples; functional assessments: aptitude tests/screenings; and achievement tests; scored and interpreted admission evaluations; curriculum advisor, assisted new and returning students on curriculum selection, conducted new student orientation, graduation speaker, began job finding support group and bulletin board, prepared and placed graduates, job club, interviewed, hired, trained new employees, lectured in high schools on study habits and test taking.

 

Certified Substance Abuse Counselor (CSAC)

            United Way Affiliates, Las Vegas, NV (November 1987 to May 1990)

            Private Practice

            Intakes, assessments, treatment plan development and implementation for high risk populations and court referred clients.  Provided treatment on individual, family, group, inpatient, outpatient, day treatment and residential home basis.  Regularly communicated with parole and probation on client progress and was responsible for keeping accurate chart notes, treatment plans, substance abuse evaluations, yet maintaining confidentiality when appropriate. 

             

Child Custody / Divorce / Family Mediator (1993 to Present)

            Eighth Judicial District Court Trained

            Private Practice

  • Offered dispute resolution, mediation and negotiation services for individuals and corporations
  • Marital, divorce and custody disputes
  • Business, corporations employee disputes
  • Contract negotiations

 

PROFFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS:

Nationally Certified Rehabilitation Counselor CRC (1992)

State Licensed Alcohol & Drug Abuse Counselor LADC (1993)

Divorce and Child Custody Mediator, Eighth Judicial District Court, LV (1993)

Certified Holistic Hypnotherapist CCH (1994)

Total Body Modification TBM (1995)

Environmental Stress Management ESM (1995)

Bio Meridian Electronic Energy Healthcare (2001)

Police Officer Standard Training POST(1984)

Emergency Medical Technician EMT (1981)

 

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:

International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors IAMFC

National Employment Counseling Association ECA

The American Counseling Association ACA

Association for Adult Development and Aging AADA

The American Hypnosis Association AHA

Association for Creativity in Counseling ACC

American Rehabilitation Counseling Association ARCA

American School Counselor Association ASCA

Counseling Association for Humanistic Education and Development C-AHEAD

Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce LVAC

Bastrop Chamber of Commerce BCC

 

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

Bi-lingual (English / Spanish)

Written several self-help books, tapes, & videos teaching people to identify and break through their barriers to success

Numerous radio and television appearances

Approved Provider of Continuing Education for all categories

Has provided continuing education for NCBTMB, BADA licensed alcohol and drug counselors, chiropractors, physicians, nurses, counselors, educators, massages therapists, emergency services providers, performing artists, legal professions, real estate industry

Applied Kinesiology Practitioner, Examiner, Provider

Over 25 years experience

 

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