Head of the OMNI Hypnosis Center in Effretikon – and a passionate OMNI hypnotherapist for 18 years.

Barbara Scholl-Wipf grew up in Switzerland, Brazil, and the USA. She studied international relations and political science at the renowned Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. After working in the private sector and spending 14 years as an educator, she has been devoting herself entirely to hypnotherapy since 2008. On behalf of OMNI, she developed the HypnoKids training program, teaches it internationally, and heads the OMNI Hypnosis Center in Effretikon. She empowers professionals to successfully integrate child and adolescent hypnosis into their practice and family life. She also supports colleagues in professional supervision with the aim of refining their work in terms of methodology, process, and impact.

What I am passionate about:

Why this career change 18 years ago?

Good question! Eighteen years ago, I did indeed make a very conscious and somewhat adventurous change of course in my career.

After a rather conservative career in the private sector, I found my calling in working with young people. As a secondary school teacher, I was often given the most challenging classes—and that’s where I discovered what really drives me: not just imparting knowledge, but giving space to the stories behind the façade. Many young people confided in me about very personal issues, and I realized how much it meant to me.