Master NLP Counselor Jan Mitchell in Canada & USA

Daily I meditate for Spirit's Guidance to live with love, faith and freedom.
To heal and nurture myself and to guide others to heal and change.
To do my small part to heal the world.
And now Spirit has guided you to me!

My Dream was to Heal, Feel Happy and Peaceful. This is my story:

I (Jan) grew up in a codependent home filled with alcoholism and abuse. I was depressed and anxious all of the time. I had very low self confidence, poor boundaries and no idea 'how' to be happy or peaceful. My mind was filled with self criticism, guilt and self hate; I wasn't smart enough, good enough, attractive enough. (etc.).

Married at 18 years old I was still unhappy in an abusive codependent relationship. At 19 years old, I dreamed of more in my life. I wanted to feel healthy, happy and loved.

The search began with a book on Yoga. Although I could not have put it into words, I had started my Journey to Wholeness, and although it was small, inside me I made a commitment to find inner peace.

I saw several Psychologists who had me talk and talk and talk. It didn't seem to help much and I didn't change. I read books and took courses.

The books (books are my friends) and courses were more helpful. They taught me the concepts of being positive and I began to think that it might be possible for people to change. I wasn't sure if I could change though. 'I wanted to know how "I" could change' and it didn't seem like anyone could really show me how.

In 1991 a friend recommended NLP and I began to make positive permanent changes!! With NLP, I overcame my life long depression, released anxiety, low self confidence, issues of being adopted at 5 months, feelings of loss, fear, a miscarriage, codependency, trauma, emotional, physical and sexual abuse, self hate, confusion, grief, death of parents.

I met my birth parents and siblings and I began taking courses in NLP, Facilitation, Energy work, Spiritual Healing, Hypnosis, Reiki and others.

Since that time I have dealt with the death of my 19 year old son Brad in 1993, death of my brother Jim, who was in an airplane crash in 1999, a weight issue (I was bulimic much of my life) and health (chronic fatigue) issues, an abusive marriage, (I divorced in 1999), poor boundaries, fear of failure, self doubt, fear of success (in my business) and so much more. Although it took time (I'm a slow learner I guess), the change is wonderful.

I completed my Master NLP Therapist Training in 1994. I developed the confidence to follow my dream to create my healing business. I began working with clients under the name 'NLP: Change Your Mind and Change Your Life'.

In 2001 I changed my company name to Expanding Minds. As a Master NLP Therapist, I guide clients to heal with a unique combination of NLP Techniques and processes, my personal healing experience, Intuitive Counseling, NLP Hypnosis or Visualizations, Reiki, God/Spiritual Prayer and all I have learned from my clients.

Now, I work from my Calgary Alberta office, by long distance phone sessions for people who are busy or live far away. I do NLP workshops when asked. My life experiences have gifted me with tremendous understanding of my clients lives and problems. I am able to offer them hope, strength, humor, wisdom & healing.

2008: I am living my dream!!! My life is a miracle, filled with love, friendships, peace, happiness and confidence. I have gained tremendously through my life experiences and healing. And I continue my healing journey!

In my spare time I enjoy writing and am writing a fun fantasy novel based in Scotland, filled with cool people, their emotional struggles, plus all sorts of wonderful and weird happenings. I am working on a self help book, a multitude of 'self help healing metaphor's', plus several articles for magazines. I love camping, traveling & all my wonderful friends who are on the personal/Spiritual Journey with me.

Some of my favorite books, writers and inspirations are:

Anthony Robbins ~ Unlimited Power, Awaken The Giant Within (CD's)
Gerald Jampolsky~ Love is Letting Go of Fear, Good-bye To Guilt, Forgiveness
A Course In Miracles ~ Foundation for Inner Pace
Gary Chapman ~ 'The Five Love Languages'
John Randolph Price ~ The Abundance Book
Napoleon Hill ~ Think and Grow Rich;
Louise Hay ~ (love all her books) Change Your Thoughts & Change Your Life
Sarah & Paul Edwards ~ Secrets of Self Employment
Victor Frankel ~ A Man's Search for Meaning
Marianne Williamson ~ Return To Love, A Woman's Worth,
Spencer Johnson ~ One minute for Myself
Susan Jeffers ~ Feel the Fear and Do it Anyway