About | elevation

Amanda Smytaniuk

B.A. in Economics & Society
Certified Hypnotherapist
Certified Instructor (NGH)
Founder of Elevation Hypnosis

Amanda Smytaniuk is the founder of Elevation Hypnosis, a nationally recognized hypnotherapy practice and training organization in Canada. Certified through the National Guild of Hypnotists, Amanda is both a practicing hypnotherapist and a certified instructor, training the next generation of practitioners through her structured certification programs.

For over a decade, Amanda has worked with hundreds of clients and facilitated thousands of sessions, helping individuals transform anxiety, habits, trauma responses, self-doubt, and emotional blocks at the subconscious level. Her approach blends classical hypnosis training with modern mindset work, nervous system awareness, and identity-based transformation.

Amanda’s own personal experience with hypnosis more than twelve years ago profoundly changed the trajectory of her life. What began as a tool for personal growth became a calling — one she now shares through private sessions, workshops, and professional certification programs offered both virtually and in-person across Canada.

In addition to her clinical work, Amanda has trained nearly 100 hypnotherapists and built a supportive professional community through Elevate Your Practice, her ongoing coaching and mentorship program for graduates.

Amanda is known for her ability to demystify hypnosis, making it practical, accessible, and deeply transformative. Her teaching style is structured yet intuitive, grounded yet expansive — helping both clients and students develop confidence in their ability to create real change.

Through Elevation Hypnosis, Amanda continues to expand access to subconscious re-patterning work, empowering individuals to elevate their mindset, reclaim their agency, and build lives aligned with their truth.

Denise Foglein

B.A. in Business Administration

Certified Hypnotherapist

Level 3 Reiki Master

Founder of Avalon Wellness Retreats

Denise Foglein is a hypnotherapist, facilitator, and guide who supports people in deepening self-awareness and creating meaningful, lasting change. Her work centers on helping individuals understand what’s happening beneath the surface—where habits, beliefs, and patterns quietly shape everyday life.

Blending hypnotherapy with experiential learning, reflection, and symbolic practices, Denise creates spaces where insight is felt, not just understood. Whether in one-on-one sessions, group workshops, or immersive retreat settings, she invites participants into direct experience—listening to the body, engaging the subconscious, and exploring inner landscapes with curiosity and compassion.

Denise lives deep in the country on 20 acres of forested land along the Canaan River in New Brunswick, where she shares life with her husband, one dog, three cats, and seven chickens. This land is also home to Avalon Wellness Retreat, where she facilitates nature-based healing experiences rooted in presence, simplicity, and connection to the natural world. She loves walking the private forest trails to commune with nature and practices herbalism, turning local plant life into gentle, supportive remedies.

A musician since childhood, Denise sings and plays guitar and piano—an influence that naturally led her into exploring sound therapy as a healing modality. When she isn’t working with clients or facilitating retreats, she can often be found reading a mix of fiction and personal growth books, always curious about the stories that shape both inner and outer worlds.