Mary Kay Stenger has been trained as a Registered Nurse, Medical and Clinical Hypnotherapist, Nutritionist, as well as an Intuitive and Energy Healer. She holds degrees in Health and Preventative Medicine from George Mason University in Alexandria, Va. and a Masters Degree in Health Psychology from California State University at Sacramento, and a Doctorate in Psychology, specializing Health and Motivational Psychology.

Mary Kay has been in the Health Field since 1977. She has designed and taught a variety of Health Programs including Nutrition, Stress Management, LifeBalance, Communication, Growing Beyond Grief, Fitness for Life, Coping with Illness and Pain, and Medical and Clinical Hypnosis. She has published research in the areas of Health and Psychology.

Mary Kay served for ten years on the Scientific Advisory Board for the Triplet Connection designing the original data base for Higher-Order Multiple Birth Pregnancies that is still in used currently by the Medical Community. Her research in the area of Grief Management for Health Professionals was published internationally. At that time she founded a support group for parents who had lost children, called the Tender Hearts.

Mary Kay served as Medical Advisor for the Hypnosis Training Institute of the Central Coast and continues to use Medical and Clinical Hypnosis regularly in her practice for a variety of issues. She developed a program for Hypno-Birthing for drug free child birth, as well as a unique and  highly effective program for Weight Management.

Mary Kay has worked with Athletes and Professional Sports Teams as a Nutritional and Health Consultant. The athletes she has trained with saw a measurable difference in their performance.

Mary Kay currently maintains a Private Practice in San Luis Obispo, California seeing and phone consulting with clients, as well as Wellness and Business consulting for Health Professionals. She founded Hypnosis for Health in 1993 in San Luis Obispo, and currently is owner of Natural Healthy Balance integrating Holistic Modalities for a Natural Healthy Balance for the Mind, Body and Spirit.