Steve G. Jones is a clinical

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based in Savannah, Georgia. He also has offices in New York and California. He has created numerous recordings and publications about

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, self-awareness and the law of attraction. He co-authored the book ''You Can Attract It'' with Frank Mangano.

Career

Television and press appearances

Recent interviews include the

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Savannah,

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Atlanta, and Charlotte Today. According to the

article, Jones has practiced

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since the mid-1980s while studying psychology at the

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. Since that time, he has earned a master's degree in education from

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and a doctorate in education from

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. In an interview with

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Magazine, Jones explained the hypnotherapy process as a tool to inspire the subconscious self to create a positive result.
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starred in Season Five, Episode Seven of

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, "Helping the Self Helpers" and appeared on Season Eight, Episode Four with

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and

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. According to the show, his net worth is over four million dollars. He also appeared on Bravo's

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Season One, Episode Two, "It's Not Easy Being Green" as a Celebrity Hypnotist. Additionally, he is a featured expert on

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's ''Door to the Dead.'' In his casting video for the

, Jones states that he first became interested in hypnotherapy in high school when others came to him for help. He consults various organizations on a variety of psychological issues, including teen cyberbullying. After working with

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, Steve, Patti and Joe Vitale created a dating website together. His work was parodied on the sixth episode of the third season of

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, airing internationally through the

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Identity theft

Jones suffered from identity theft, in which people impersonated him on dating websites, according to

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. He also appeared on the Tamron Hall Show talking about the experience.

Awards and recognitions

He received the 2007 President's Appreciation Award recognizing his accomplishments in continuing adult education from the AAACE (American Association for Adult and Continuing Education), awarded to "persons from education, government, industry or other sectors who demonstrate exceptional and innovative leadership to or in support of adult and continuing education.", as can be confirmed from the link cited here.

References

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