Class of 1987
Michael McCartney was the teaching assistant for this class and is currently the Graduate Seminars teacher. Arthur Roshik was also a teaching assistant for this first class and has a private practice in Sonoma County, CA. Amy Schaffer, LCSW, has a private practice in the Bay Area and New York, is a staff counselor, and taught the Professional Tools Seminar and taught the first Teen Intuition Class.

Class of 1988

Colin Chipps is founder and director of the Lexington Psychic Institute in Lexington, Kentucky. Dianna Mercer is Director of the Academy Australia Campus on Great Keppel Island, Australia. Kay McKenzie was Practicum faculty, undergraduate tutor and a graduate seminar attendee for the past 13 years. She lives in Vermont and has a private Intuition Medicine practice. Anne Nacca repeated the MIM class in 2000; she has a private practice in Sonoma County. Irene Young is the photographer who took the photo of the Greek Temple Snake Goddess for the cover of the book, Intuition Medicine: The Science of Energy authored by Academy founder Francesca McCartney.

Class of 1989

Muriel Johnson does clairvoyant coaching in Lake County, CA. Pasquale Malan teaches classes on intuition in Marin County. Beth Marx, D.C. incorporates Intuition Medicine in her chiropractic practice in Oakland, CA. Ian Sandiland designed the cover and all the charts for the book, Intuition Medicine: the Science of Energy. Katie Van Horne uses her intuition along with her paintbrushes in her portraiture work and has attended the graduate seminars for 12 years.

Class of 1990

Carla Cassler, Lic. Ac., incorporates Intuition Medicine in her Chinese Medicine practice in the East Bay. Christina Cross, LaC, teaches intuition classes in Lodi, CA.

Class of 1991

Poula Caroe has a private Intuition Medicine practice in Arizona. Dani Font has returned to the Bay Area from Germany where she was a University Professor in computer arts; she practiced energy work via email and realized a potential for cyberspace distant healings. Sharon Harp, MFCC combines her MIM with a traditional counseling practice in Napa County, CA. Glenda Jeong, PhD has a private practice in the Bay Area. Theresa Lumiere, CMT has a full time private practice in bodywork and energy work in the Bay Area; and was the first faculty teacher of the Energy Anatomy Class.

Class of 1992

Dianne Frary, MSW has a full time practice in the Bay Area. Deborah Kremins teaches intuition classes and has a private practice in Maui, Hawaii. Randi Merzon has a full time private practice in the Bay Area. Sheldon Norberg is a faculty member and is a teaching assistant and undergraduate student tutor. Sheldon combines Chinese Medicine with Intuition Medicine and has a full time practice in the Bay Area specializing in energy clearing of home and office spaces.

Class of 1993

Liane Angus, Lic. Ac., combines Intuition Medicine and Chinese Medicine in her Bay Area practice. Dr. Julie Ireland finds communicating to the spirit of her patients vital in her medical practice in Los Angeles, CA. Adrianne Mohr, CMT was the Medical Intuitive in the Health & Healing Clinic of California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco, CA.

Class of 1994

Yvette Kaufman, CMT has a bodywork and intuitive consultation practice in Marin County. Mary Swanson has a full time private practice and school in the Bay Area and Vermont. Carol LaDue, CMT combines bodywork with her Intuition Medicine energy work in the Bay Area.

Class of 1995

Deborah Bellings-Kee, a former intuitive attorney is now combining Intuition Medicine with her traditional counseling practice; as well is a medical intuitive on the staff of TranceDentist a dental spa, in the Bay Area. Elizabeth Fay is a Naturopathic Doctor who integrates Intuition Medicine with her ND work. Paul Jones has a full time (Spanish & English speaking) practice in San Francisco, CA. Marie Seger teaches intuition seminars and has a private practice in the Bay Area.

Class of 1996

Jane Karras has a private Intuition Medicine practice on the East Coast. Ann McCluskey-Farr is teaching Spirit Medicine seminars in Boston, MA with Ed Mills (1999) and also incorporates Intuition Medicine with her psychiatric nurse practice. Marilyn Pope has a full-time practice in Nevada City, CA. Kurt Wagner created, Manifest! For Gay Men an intuitive school in San Francisco, CA.

Class of 1997

Dr. Pamela Bradley is a faculty member and teaches the California Psychological Inventory class. Dia North has a private practice in Intuition Medicine and authored, The Smart Spot. Maria Owl combines intuitive and shamanistic work in her private practice. Darcy Hansen, LCSW combines Intuition Medicine with her traditional counseling practice in the Bay Area.

Class of 1998

Marlon Bradley is a faculty teacher and has a private practice in the Bay Area and Washington State. Jane Hogan was the Medical Intuitive at Hill Park Clinic in Petaluma, CA and now has a practice in Oregon. Anna MacKinnon is a faculty teacher and has a private practice in Marin County, CA. Christopher Miles is a tutor and adjunct faculty, and has a private practice in the Bay Area. Terry Tenzing is a faculty teacher and the Children's Intuition Class teacher. Gina Vucci is a faculty counselor; she facilitates intuition seminars with author, Shakti Gawain.

Class of 1999

John Keys combines Intuition Medicine in his acupressure work; and was a research assistant in a National Institute of Health distant healing project at California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, CA. Ed Mills holds seminars with Ann McCluskey-Farr (1996) on the East Coast and has a private practice called Spirit Medicine in Boston and Marin County; he is an adjunct faculty member. Ed Porter is adjunct faculty and is in private practice as a counselor and intuitive business coach in the Bay Area. Lucinda Rice has a private coaching practice in Marin County, is a faculty counselor. Chrystyne Sisk is a past elective seminar teacher, teaching assistant, tutor; and has a private practice in Oregon. Cheryl Stage, CMT combines Intuition Medicine with her bodywork practice.

Class of 2000

Kaye Fleming has a practice in the Bay Area called Sanctuary: Intuitive Consultations for Home and Spirit. Jessica Grace, CMT combines her MIM with her doula and bodywork practice. Anna Haight has an Intuition Medicine private practice and is the creator of the Alumni group email. Jane Hurford (CJ) has a private practice in Marin County. Susie Laurenson-Shipley is adjunct faculty, counselor, co-teaches the Teen Intuition Class and has a private MIM practice in Sonoma County, CA. Adele Maze combines her Intuition Medicine with her Art in her Bay Area practice called HeART Work. Janna Raye is adjunct faculty and has a Bay Area practice called, Stratagems: Transforming the Energy and Information Structures of Modern Business. Will Shipley is faculty teacher, faculty counselor, co-teaches the Teen Intuition Class, and has a private practice inSonoma County. Lisa Strouse has a private practice in Sonoma County.

Class of 2001

Janet Duncan has a private Intuition Medicine practice in Marin County; she is the graphic artist who did the design work for the book, Intuition Medicine: the Science of Energy; and for previous Academy Journals. Roberta Friedman is a teaching assistant, tutor, Practicum faculty member and has a private Intuition Medicine practice. Carolina Mariposa is a teaching assistant and tutor, Practicum faculty member; and has a private Intuition Medicine practice. Elizabeth Zima is a tutor, and has a private practice as an intuitive animal communicator (neigh, woof, meow).

Class of 2002

Warren Bellows, Lic. Ac., is a nationally known golden-needle acupuncture teacher and co-author of Floral Acupuncture: Applying the Flower Essences of Dr. Bach to Acupuncture Sites, a book on acupuncture and flower essences; and is adjunct faculty. Kathy Brown incorporates her Intuition Medicine in her career as assistant policewoman to the chief of police in San Francisco. Craig Caddell incorporates Intuition Medicine into his coaching business. Nancy Copeland has an Intuition Medicine private practice teaching and counseling. Marty Fuller incorporates Intuition Medicine into a private practice of business coaching and counseling. Dianne Harvey incorporates Intuition Medicine into a private practice of bodywork and counseling.

Class of 2003

Melissa Patterson, ND is the faculty teacher of Anatomy & Healing; she has a private medical practice and is the director of the Consciousness Program at New College California. Kirk Hurford has a private Intuition Medicine practice. Carol Spence is a ThD candidate in the Medical Intuitive program at Holos University. Alexandra Nicholson has a private Intuition Medicine practice teaching at Evo spa in the Bay Area. Veronica Avanozian, CMT combines her MIM with bodywork in her practice; and co-authored a paper in the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine “Biofield Perception: A series of pilot studies with cultured human cells” which noted her insights as a test subject-medical intuitive. Lisa Hoffman is a tutor, practicum faculty member and has a private Intuition Medicine practice. Judith Tolson is an Advisory Board member and as co-founder of the California Pacific Medical Center, Health & Healing Clinic supports the inclusion of Intuition Medicine trained personnel in her hospital clinic.

Class of 2004 :: The Academy is approved by State of California to award the MIM as a Vocational Certification

Denise Bendl combines Intuition Medicine with her traditional counseling practice in the Bay Area. Holly Bird combines Intuition Medicine within her private practice in the Bay Area. Lynette Daudt, Lic. Ac., combines Intuition Medicine with her traditional acupuncture practice. Alicia Fawcett, RN combines Intuition Medicine with her nurse-healing practice. Silke Greiner, CMT combines her MIM with bodywork in her practice; and is a doctorate student in the Medical Intuitive program at Holos University. Jennifer Klein, CMT combines her MIM with bodywork. Finola Poynter incorporates Intuition Medicine into her career at California Pacific Medical Center, Health & Healing Clinic.

Class of 2005

Tracy Richardson combines Intuition Medicine within her bodywork practice in the Bay Area. Angela Norman, as director of a Sonoma Spa, incorporates Intuition Medicine into the Spa offerings. Mari Coniglione combines Intuition Medicine within her hypnotherapy practice in the Bay Area. Pien Ris incorporates her training into the art therapy work she does with Alzheimer patients. Miriam Moussaioff includes Intuition Medicine within her twenty-year practice as a counselor and teacher of energy work.

Class of 2006

Ian Garcia has a private practice Lotus Healing Arts, in San Francisco at Green Path Yoga Studio. Rev. Laurie Adams complements her hospice chaplain work with Intuition Medicine. David Hess, a seasoned actor, is creating an acting class incorporating intuition as an actor’s tool. In addition to his Energetic Healing practice, Genergetic, Gregor Nelson is a licensed minister, performing marriage, commitment, and rite-of-passage ceremonies, incorporating Intuition Medicine in co-creating these rituals with his clients. The class of 2006 was filled with artists and business people of many kinds who integrate Intuition into their corporate and artistic work.

Class of 2007

Karen Benke is a writing guide who uses Intuition Medicine when working with clients, and a poet-teacher with the California Poets in the Schools program. Carey Cloyd, CMT, MFTI, combines Intuition Medicine with therapeutic counseling and in her bodywork practice. Anna Corazza utilizes Intuition Medicine in her acupressure and doula practice. Daniela Koromzay, CMT integrates Intuition Medicine into her bodywork practice. Professional Intuitives, John Lavack and Tom Duncan offer distance and private energy healing sessions. Laszlo Kovacs uses his intuition in spiritual healing research and everyday life. Amy Hayes, PT and Karen Elkland, RN integrate Intuition Medicine tools into their healthcare practices. Dr. Lucy Rodriquez uses her Intuition in her pediatric practice.

Class of 2008

Valentina Osinski uses her Intuition Medicine in her marketing business and operatic creative pursuits. Laura Genoway offers private sessions and distance energy healing as well as a collection of symbolic art and adornments. Abigail McCullough uses Intuition Medicine in her sacred medicine practice and all other areas of her life. Amanda Snow combines Intuition Medicine with her bodywork and therapeutic services. Johnny Calvert offers private counseling sessions and distance healing. Gladys Wong offers distance healing and uses energy healing on her clients during bodywork sessions. Maho Ichimura offers private counseling sessions, sound healing, and vocal meditation. Deborah Higgins uses Intuition Medicine in her Wisdom of Intuition business where she practices Feng Shui and Intuitive Consultation Energy Work.

Class of 2009

Nichole Mullen, MA applies her intuitive training in the corporate world. Christina Chung utilizes intuitive medicine in her real estate business. Clare Meeuwsen, MA integrates Intuition Medicine into her work as a counselor/psychotherapist and career coach. Mary Welty-Dapku’ transformational life coaching business uses Intuition Medicine skills blended with her Martha Beck Life Coach training. Kathryn Smith incorporates her intuitive skills in managing business and personal projects. Heidi-Rose Wright, CMT combines her Intuition Medicine skills and massage therapy with an emphasis on supporting the healing process of drug addiction. Marisa Pouw-Wasserman, MS uses her Intuition as Medicine in house clearing and to support self-healing in graceful breath and movement.

Class of 2010

Gerry L Hansen is an executive coach and program manager for the Institute for Women’s Leadership where she blends her Intuition Medicine skills, Executive Business experience and her Training in Executive Coaching. Laurie Williams is a nutritionist and uses whole foods and energy work with clients to enhance well being. Joanna Zlotnik, uses Intuition Medicine to provide a grounded space for others to explore their process of transformation and self-healing. Clodagh O’Herlihy uses Energy Psychology/Intuition Medicine meditations and techniques in her practice as a Psychotherapist to guide clients accessing their inner source of protection and grounding. Elisabeth Sorensen is an Executive Director at Oppenheimer & Co. and uses Intuition Medicine to create ease in transactions and her relationships with clients. Maria Tattu Bowen, PhD uses her Intuition Medicine skills with energy healing clients; with spiritual direction clients; as she trains and supervises spiritual directors; and in her writing about the nexus of Christian spirituality and energy healing. Stacie Vining combines more than 12 years of experience in Yoga Therapy, Rehabilitative Pilates, Energy Medicine, Hakomi and business ownership, with a Masters in Intuition Medicine finding integrated solutions to the physical, emotional and intuitive inquiries of her individual and corporate clients. Joan MacDonald uses Intuition Medicine in her work with urban school educators and in intuitive alignment sessions with individuals. Linda Hartstrom is an experienced executive who integrates her Intuition Medicine skills into her work with organizations undergoing transformative changes and individuals, helping promote their professional growth and leadership capacity. Linda Balestrieri is a Co-active Coach calling upon her Intuition Medicine and life experience to support her clients in creating the life they want to live.

Class of 2011

Kirby Seid is Cofounder of ”The Light Labyrinth Project“ a business and research laboratory dedicated to the development of light, sound and natural crystal technologies for the purpose of healing and exploring boundaries of personal consciousness. Vivian Kushner integrates Intuition Medicine into her Nutritional and BioSEt Practice to create sacred space and deeper healing for her clients. Cynthia Mears manages an integrative medical clinic using the Intuition Medicine modalities to hold sacred space for health and healing of the patients and the staff. Connie Prodromou, Licensed Acupuncturist integrates Intuition Medicine into her practice of Neuromodulation Technique and acupuncture to enhance the healing of her clients in mind, body and spirit. Nithi Visessook incorporates his intuitive skills in daily life, music and creative works. Petra Hauptmann, professional Intuitive, teacher, and visionary offers Intuition Medicine healing, long distance and in-person sessions. Stephen Mackewicz, Licensed Acupuncturist, uses his intuitive skills to augment client healings. Nena Atkinson integrates Intuition Medicine in her massage practice to hold a safe and deep healing space for clients. Michele Nocerino Jesse facilitates healing sessions worldwide using Intuition Medicine; as well as, presentations and meditations with the ancient crystal skull artifact Sha Na Ra. Stephanie F. Blazina is an intuitive, healer and scientist, practicing as a Medical Intuitive in Greater Boulder Colorado.

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