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 Eric K. Willmarth, Ph.D., is a fully licensed psychologist living with his wife Carol in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He has two sons, Dr. Kevin Willmarth, a psychologist in Ohio and Alex Willmarth, a college student at Capital University, also studying psychology. Dr. Willmarth received his Bachelor’s Degree from William James College, his Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology from Eastern Michigan University, and his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the Fielding Graduate University. He is a past president of both the Michigan Society of Behavioral Medicine and |
Biofeedback and the Michigan Society of Clinical Hypnosis. He is currently the president-elect of the APA Division 30-Psychological Hypnosis.
Eric is Board Certified in Pain Management by the American Academy of Pain Management, a Fellow of the Society of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, an Approved Consultant of the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis, and a member of the International Society of Hypnosis. He has been an adjunct professor teaching psychophysiology and biofeedback at the Forest Institute of Professional Psychology and is currently an adjunct professor at the Saybrook Graduate University and Research Center where he teaches Clinical Hypnosis, Ethics, and Health Psychology. He teaches as well through the Behavioral Medicine Training and Research Foundation.
Eric is the founder and president of Michigan Behavioral Consultants (www.michiganbehavioral.com), a group psychology and social work practice focused on pain management and behavioral health. The group offers multiple forms of therapy and psychological testing services at locations throughout Michigan.
A life-long photographer, Eric has spent years videotaping interviews with the giants of hypnosis research and practice. “The Willmarth Interviews” will hopefully promote the appropriate use and understanding of clinical hypnosis and pay tribute to the many talented men and women who contribute to this field.
