Training Staff

Debbie Bensching, LCSW, LCISW, MSWAC is in Private Practice in Portland Oregon.  In her practice she provides trauma-informed clinical mental health services, consultation, and supervision. She has clinical sub-specialties in treating complex trauma, addiction, dual diagnosis, affective disorders, performance psychology and working with couples with complex trauma impacts. She is a certified ASCH approved consultant in clinical hypnosis, serves as faculty for the ASCH ERF regional conferences, and the chair of the ASCH Component Sections Committee.  She is active in the Oregon Society of Clinical Hypnosis and has held several leadership roles in the OSCH. Debbie is a member of ISSTD and has participated in past ISSTD clinical Hypnosis trainings. Currently she is the Director of Annual Level I and II training courses in clinical hypnosis and is serving her 4th term as President of the Society.

Wendy Lemke, MS, LP is a licensed psychologist at Lemke Counseling & Consulting.  She also serves as adjunct faculty for St. Cloud Technical Community College in MN. She has expertise in the fields of clinical hypnosis, ego state therapy, and trauma related disorders. She is an American Society of Clinical Hypnosis (ASCH) certified approved consultant, an active member and former Vice President of the ASCH. She is also an active member of the Minnesota Society of Clinical Hypnosis (MSCH). She is a fellow and an active member of the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation (ISSTD) and is a certified therapist and trainer through Ego-State Therapy International (ESTI). She has published articles in the Journal of Trauma & Dissociation and the American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis. She also produced the documentary, You’re Not Crazy & You’re Not Alone: Inside the Inner World of Dissociative Identity Disorder, and has produced Self-hypnosis CD’s.

Delle Jacobs, LICSW, LMFT has a psychotherapy and consulting practice in St. Paul, MN, focusing on mind-body applications of clinical hypnosis. The best part of her practice is when she is “being hypnotic.” On the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis (ASCH) Education and Training Committee (CHET), Delle teaches all levels of training. She is an ASCH Approved Consultant and a Past President of the Minnesota Society of Clinical Hypnosis (MSCH). Advanced level teaching includes Ernest Rossi’s Ideodynamic Hand Techniques, Hypnosis in the Art and Science of Psychotherapy, etc. In 2017, Delle received the Wark Outstanding Teacher Award from MSCH. In addition, ASCH has awarded her with an Award of Merit for her role in revising the standards of training for Level I clinical hypnosis training. In 2021, Delle received a Presidential Award for her work in designing a virtual format for Level I and II training, leading to a quality online learning platform.