Shelley Black is a self-hypnosis instructor in the Hypno-Beginning childbirth method.She is a clinical hypnotherapist, certified by the , and specializes in pain management, accelerated healing (emotional and physical) and parenting issues.Assisting in her sister’s labor with hypnotic anesthesia inspired Shelley to offer self-hypnosis training to other expectant couples. Her mission is to give women the tools to eliminate the suffering usually associated with labor so they can give their babies a drug-free start in life. Shelley and her sister Laura Wood operate together.