Marie Antoinette McCurry is a Chemical Dependence Counselor, Certified Dreambuilder Life Coach and Recovery Coach, Clinical Hypnotherapist, Community Counselor, Public Speaker, Energy Healer, Writer and founder of HERA Wellness Center, (previously known by Ardour Wellness Center) her award winning private practice is located in Northridge, California. With a combined sixteen years of education, training and experience in the criminal justice system and the entertainment industry, Mrs. McCurry brings a diverse but highly complementary mix of insight and expertise to her practice.
Mrs. McCurry is an Honor’s graduate of the Hypnosis Motivation Institute, the first nationally accredited college of hypnotherapy. Her areas of expertise include: Substance Abuse, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Anxiety, Quit Smoking Specialist, Relationship Enhancement, Overcoming Self-Defeating Behaviors, and Goal Attainment. Mrs. McCurry also shares her expertise as a contractor with Passages Treatment Center where she offers Chemical Dependency Counseling, Hypnotherapy, Life Purpose Coaching and Group Sessions. She is currently working towards obtaining a Doctorate in Metaphysical Counseling.
Mrs. McCurry serves her clients by providing vocational and avocational self-improvement counseling that enables them to effectively overcome personal challenges. By integrating complementary methodologies and techniques, Mrs. McCurry offers clients custom-tailored, personalized treatment plans as one of a kind as they are.
Her expertise, coupled with her love for people, earned her an appearance on the Spanish language television program Amanecer Latino on Mundo Fox Channel 22, Los Angeles, where she discussed mental health and family wellness issues in the Latino community. Ardour Wellness Center has also been named Best of Mental Health & Counseling in 2014 and 2015 by Best Businesses and Best of Northridge in the Wellness Center Program in 2013, 2014 and 2015.
“Having endured many of the painful and life-altering experiences that many of my clients face, I want to offer them the hope and healing that during my own journey I never dreamt was possible,” Mrs. McCurry said about her passion for healing and wellness. “I offer them healing not just through clinical techniques, but through holistic approaches that enable them attain the personal growth they desire.”