About Us

About Us

ABOUT US

ANXIETY RELIEF SPECIALISTS & HYPNOTHERAPY INSTITUTE provides professional anxiety-relief services in St Petersburg, Florida and throughout the English speaking world. Our mission is to guide those we encounter toward a happier, more successful, and stress-free life. We consistently accomplish these goals through our unique Anxiety relief Techniques™.We also utilize hypnosis or self-hypnosis when requested.

Charles Smithdeal, M.D., C.Ht. is an Anxiety Relief Specialist.

In addition to his medical degree and extensive specialty training and experience, Dr. Smithdeal is board certified by the American Board of Hypnotherapy and National Guild of Hypnotists. Recently retired from his medical and surgical practice, Dr. Smithdeal utilizes alternative therapies for the relief of all forms of anxiety—the most damaging basic emotion. “The last thing people need today is another prescription,” he says. “By incorporating recent discoveries in quantum physics, self-hypnosis, and cellular biology, we developed our exciting new method, Anxiety Relief Techniques™. This revolutionary technique is fast, painless, medication-free, and works better than anything I have ever seen!”

Dr. Smithdeal serves clients throughout the English-speaking world, utilizing face-to-face or distance sessions*. He has repeatedly shown anxiety to be the #1 driving force behind phobias, fears, insomnia, many chronic, disabling illnesses, and unwanted behaviors such as overeating, smoking, addictions, and excessive drinking. Dr. Smithdeal has also helped numerous clients relieve their suffering from the anxiety of tinnitus. Anxiety Relief Techniques™ is also highly effective for relieving Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in victims of war, terrorist attacks, or natural disasters. Easily demonstrated, it can be taught in a few hours to large groups as well as to individual survivors.

Often referred to as “Dr. Charlie” in the world of professional sports and the performing arts, Dr. Smithdeal is highly sought after as a leading Sports Anxiety Specialist and Performance Anxiety Specialist. He works with professional athletes, Olympic hopefuls, actors, dancers, singers, and select others to remove the mental or emotional blocks that prevent accomplished athletes or performing artists from realizing their full potential.

“With the tools we have today, there’s no reason for a truly gifted athlete or performing artist NOT to perform at his or her full ability.”

Dr Charlie: (727) 512-5131.

Deborah Smithdeal, Ph.D., C.Ht. specializes in the relief of anxiety using Anxiety Relief Techniques™.

An experienced energy-psychology practitioner and instructor, Deborah holds a Doctorate degree in Hypnotherapy and is a certified Master of Clinical Hypnotherapy. She is board certified by the American Board of Hypnotherapy and National Guild of Hypnotists. Serving clients throughout the English-speaking world, Deborah finds distance sessions* 100% as effective as face-to face sessions. She offers rapid, medication-free techniques to relieve phobias, fears, stress, and poor self-esteem. Deborah also finds anxiety to be the driving force behind unwanted behaviors such as overeating, smoking, drinking, and performance issues for artists, athletes, public speakers, and salespeople. She says, “Once the client’s anxiety is removed, these issues are easily overcome. We do it all the time.”

An actress and dancer herself, Deborah is passionate about consulting with professional actors, singers, dancers, and other performing artists throughout the United States and abroad. She also enjoys working with top women athletes as a Sports Anxiety Specialist. “I love helping talented young women perform at their full capacity.”

Deborah: (727) 512-5130.

* Distance sessions include a detailed analysis of each client's issues using a confidential questionnaire sent via fax or e-mail, followed by one-on-one teaching and application of Anxiety Relief Techniques™ over the telephone. Independent reports have shown distance sessions to be equally as effective as in-office sessions for anxiety-driven issues. 95% of our clients experience complete resolution of their issues following three one-hour sessions.