Meet the Directors

Maggie van Staveren LCSW, CHT

office: (510) 486-8268
 
Maggie van Staveren LCSW, CHT is a transpersonal hypnotherapist, licensed psychotherapist, teacher and reiki master. She is the cofounder of the Better Life Center in Berkeley where she provides individual/couple therapy using a variety of techniques including Past Life Regression Therapy. Maggie teaches personal growth classes, provides hypnotherapy certification training and manages the Transpersonal Hypnotherapy Training program. She takes pride in assisting clients find their own voice to resolve what's not working in their life.

Maggie was born in The Netherlands and came to the United States in 1957 with her family. Trained as an educator, she taught Elementary, Middle School and Junior High students in Michigan, Ohio, and Utah. As a Clinical Social Worker and Therapist she has expertise in working with children and families. She has worked as a Custody Evaluator, worked with clients in an Alcohol and Substance Abuse residential facility, worked with sex offenders, their families and victims. She has also worked in a variety of medical settings.

She received her Master's degree in Human Development from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan and a Master's Degree in Social Work, mental health track, from the University of Utah in Salt Lake City , Utah. Maggie has Advanced Certification in Hypnotherapy from the Institute of Thought in San Diego.

Maggie is a member of the Hypnotherapist Union, NASW, and the International Association of Regression Research and Therapies. As a Board member of IARRT, she is vice-president and coordinates the Past Life Regression Education program.