Dr. C. L. Clayton is a clinical hypnotherapist specializing in hypnotic habit control, including smoking cessation and weight loss. He is an instructor of hypnotherapy for the American Board of Hypnotherapy and has been involved with hypnosis as a hypnotherapist and trainer for other hypnotherapists for over twenty-five years. He went on to earn his Doctorate in Clinical Hypnotherapy from the American Institute of Hypnotherapy, one of the world’s foremost hypnosis training organizations. There he specialized in fast and effective habit control, which remains his specialization to date.
He went on to earn his Doctorate in Psychology from American Pacific University, where he focused on hypnotic sports enhancement. Taking the best aspects of each of the top Olympic preparation strategies, he forged together a sports optimization system called Neuromotor Regression Training and has worked with top-tier athletes from all over the world. Notably, he helped Olympic sprinter Tonique Darling win the gold medal in the women's 400m at the 2004 Olympics in Athens.