Faculty Bio
Dr. Sugar, a Child Psychiatrist, has used clinical hypnosis with adults and children for 30+ years in public non-profit, academic, and private settings. He learned hypnosis at UCLA with Jean Holroyd, John Hedenberg, and Joseph Barber, then with Ernest Rossi; child hypnosis with Lonnie Zeltzer, Karen Olness, and Dan Kohen, and hypnosis research methods with Ken Bowers and John Khilstrom. He has taught hypnosis to trainees at the University of Southern California and presented work at national and international conferences and invited presentations. Since age 18, he has studied dreams and has used dreams clinically with adults and children.