About

Hello! I’m Ioanna, welcome to alma.virtualstudio.

I am a certified clinical hypnotherapist & relationship coach.

I provide individual hypnotherapy for people whose lives are challenged by limiting beliefs, trauma, phobias, anxiety, lack of sexual connection & psychosomatic symptoms — as well as coach on a very potent and close to my heart subject: relationships, love, & sexual integrity.

My approach is holistic and integrative - I believe everything within us and around us is interconnected, and although you might come to me to solve one challenge, you might see ripples of healing happening in all areas of your life.

Some of my methods include Parts Therapy, Age Regression, Past Life Regression, Yin Yoga, Breathwork, Inner Child Healing, Feminine & Masculine Harmony.

Today, alma.virtualstudio offers online individual hypnotherapy & mentorship to people around the world, and collaborates with value-aligned partners to curate offerings that foster safety, support, community, creativity, spirituality, education, and healing.

out of the mind & into the soul

my story

My inner journey began when I stepped my foot on Canadian soil at 19 years old - after having lived in Greece for all my life. I was miles away from who I am today, disconnected from my truth, entrenched in toxic relationships, heavy on my masculine energetic expression, and as my mother likes to say “I looked grey” - long way from my alma, my soul.

It was a bumpy ride to say the least - but through my constant commitment to myself I arrived — and I keep on arriving to my truth every.single.day. During these last 15 years, my daily practice has been my anchor, my home to return to, amongst life’s lessons and celebrations. Everything I am today, I owe it to my commitment to my soul’s integrity, to yoga, meditation, breathwork, mentors, teachers, and guides, but above all — the real and deep transformational change, I owe it to hypnotherapy.

Without hypnotherapy, I would never have arrived so deeply, richly, and unshakably in my truth. I would never have been able to let go of toxic relationship patterns & unbalanced femininity — to now, able to hold a completely fulfilling soulmate relationship, honest and supportive friendships, healthy family dynamics, and a business that is purely my heart’s offering to the world. Hypnotherapy allowed me to look deeper than ever, and to establish change gracefully within my subconscious mind — it is the gift that keeps on giving.

Education

  • Master's Degree in Digital Transformation and Leadership from the University of Barcelona (Spain)

  • Bachelor’s of Science in Psychology - from Vrije University (Amsterdam)

  • Associate's Degree in Psychology from Capilano University (Vancouver)

  • Minor in Artificial Intelligence, Law, and Ethics — from Vrije University (Amsterdam)

  • Clinical Hypnotherapist by Coastal Academy of Hypnotic Arts and Science

  • Master Hypnotist by Coastal Academy of Hypnotic Arts and Science

Continued Education

  • Inner Child Resolution by American Hypnosis Association

  • Theta Healing Basic DNA by Leanne Martell Wellness Academy

  • Interpersonal Neurobiology by Dr. Daniel Siegel

  • 200-hour Meditation and Yoga Teacher Training from Samyama Mindfulness Meditation Center (Bali)

“To say this woman is ahead of her time; is an understatement. I have had over 9 years working with therapists who have CBT experience, trauma healing as well as exposure therapy for PTSD. I had met Joanna and heard through others about the impact and ripple effect she created in their life. While therapy fundamentally changed my life and way of thinking. Ioanna couldn’t have come at a better time because she offers a completely different element to it; Soul Growth. Ioanna has this natural ability to ground you in some of the most profound work of your life. She helps you tap into the very essence of who you are, while guiding you to chart you own course, and help you heal through pain.You suddenly have an unwavering connection to the heart, passion for life and the curiosity to lead with incredible amounts of compassion. There is structure and intelligence behind what she does, on top of having a limitless amount of integrity and honour. Her tone and her calmness provide a safe template for you to allow integration to happen, even through the discomfort even through the massive amounts of internal change. ”

— Chrysta, Holistic Nutritionist, Canada

it all starts with a gut feeling

If you are feeling called to this work, trust that all you need is an open heart and an open mind to get exactly what you need from the experience. Take a deep breath, connect to your heart’s truth.

  • is a type of mind–body intervention in which hypnosis is used to create a state of focused attention and increased suggestibility.

  • my specialty; Relationships, Love, & Sexual Integrity

  • an in-person experience, a Vortex, a safe space in time, for the man or woman that is ready to unearth their deepest desires, their sensuality, and connect to their inner intuitive intelligence.