  
Dr. Steven Gurgevich traveled from Gary, Indiana, to Tucson, Arizona, in 1969, with graduate school and a teaching job lighting the way. After working his way through Purdue University in local steel mills and gas stations, a nice clean teaching job sounded like heaven. So did the 80-degree winter temperatures.
Arizona agreed with the Gurgevich family, and Steven completed graduate school with two master's degrees, a doctorate and lots of teaching experience. He established his private practice, Behavioral Medicine, Ltd., in 1973, specializing in mind/body medicine, most particularly hypnotherapy. But Steven's interest in things hypnotic began long before he even thought about college.
A 15-year-old Steven stopped to watch a radio broadcast one day on his way home from school. Separated from the on-air DJ by a glass partition, he was drawn to one of the guests, a hypnotist sporting a Vandyke beard and a long black cape. The hypnotist was telling the DJ how he could hypnotize anyone. Then, with a dramatic sweep of his hand, and a glaring stare of his penetrating eyes, he pointed at Steven and said, "I could even hypnotize HIM." With that, the now very frightened teenager ran all the way home. Once his fear subsided, his curiosity led him to the library, where he checked out several books on hypnosis, including "Medical Hypnosis" by Lewis Wolberg, MD He soon learned that hypnosis could help him overcome his fear of injections and accomplish dental procedures without anesthesia. Later, he would add more achievements to his hypnotic repertoire.
Currently, Steven's professional life consists of a variety of projects. He is a member of the faculty at the University of Arizona's College of Medicine, where he teaches mind/body medicine to physicians at Dr. Andrew Weil's Program In Integrative Medicine. He is a faculty member of the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis, and he also trains physicians at the Pediatric Complementary and Alternative Medicine Center at the University of Arizona. His private practice, Behavioral Medicine, Ltd., begins its 28th year in 2002 and continues to provide Steven with valuable clinical experience.
"Steven Gurgevich is an effective and compassionate teacher and practitioner of hypnotherapy, someone who really understands how to take advantage of the mind/body connection to promote health and healing."
- Andrew Weil, MD
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