Forensic Work

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GENVIÈV
MARTIN
BERNARD,
DESS,
BCH

Forensic
Hypnosis
&
Clinical
Hypnotherapy


503-‐887-‐8034

Forensic
Investigative
Work

Will
McKnight,
J.D.
–
Adjunct
Instructor
of
Criminal
Justice

"Genvièv's
presentations
on
Forensic
Hypnosis
are
so
powerful
and
so
well
received,
I
am
hoping
she
will
be

willing
to
loan
us
the
richness
of
her
expertise
again.
The
students
genuinely
appreciate
her."

Jay
Margolis
–
Investigative
Reporter

“Genvièv
is
the
most
professional
forensic
hypnotist
in
the
business.

I
was
looking
specifically
for
a
professional
hypnotist
for
a
criminal
investigation.

Genvièv
was
courteous,
kind,
patient
and
very
accommodating
to
me
and
my
interview
subject.

I
will
be
recommending
her
to
everyone
I
meet
and
will
most
definitely
use
her

services
again
when
I
require
them.
I
wish
her
much
success
because

she
is
a
hard
worker.
She
is
the
best
in
her
field.”

Craig
Sklar
–
Sklar
Legal
Investigations,
LLC.

"The
forensic
session
was
professional
and
effective.

Genvièv
worked
well
with
us
in
asking
the
right
questions

and
bringing
to
the
surface
parts
of
our
witness'
memory

she
hadn't
remembered
in
12
years.
I
would
return

in
future
situations
for
this
and
other
cases."

©

GENVIÈV
MARTIN
BERNARD,
DESS,
BCH

Forensic
Hypnosis
&
Clinical
Hypnotherapy


503-‐887-‐8034

Criminal
Case
Files

Forensic
Investigative
Techniques

Defense
recovers
vital
leads
and
information
previously
missing
for
a
decade.

This
week,
the
forensic
interview
of
a
key
witness
in
a
murder
case,
held
in
my
office,
allowed
criminal

defense
to
recover
vital
leads
and
missing
information
pertaining
to
their
investigation,
as
we
witnessed
once

again,
the
impeccable
functioning
of
the
human
brain
in
the
subconscious
state.
For
over
a
decade,
the

witness
had
been
unable
to
remember
this
critical
information.

Memory
Recovery

Within
minutes,
in
the
state
of
hypnosis,
the
witness
was
reliving
the
events
of
that
day,
as
they
had
unfolded,

many
years
ago.
Shivering
as
he
remembered
how
chilly
the
temperature
was,
the
witness
began
recounting

the
sounds,
scents,
sights
and
every
minute
detail
of
that
day,
as
clearly
as
if
it
were
taking
place
at
the
very

moment.
As
the
family
of
the
witness
was
going
about
their
activities,
we
heard
what
they
were
wearing,

what
they
were
doing,
and
where
they
were
positioned
as
the
day
progressed.

Then
came
the
gunshots,
one
after
the
other,
deafening

explosions
tearing
through
space.
The
adults
instantly
shielding

the
children,
and
our
witness
on
the
phone
with
911
within

seconds,
repeating
every
word,
every
detail
of
the
conversation,

while
he
followed
the
perpetrators,
heart
racing,
as
they
jumped

into
their
getaway
vehicle.

We
were
able
to
obtain
precise
information
on
various

identifying
details,
from
the
perpetrators'
heights
and
builds,
to

the
color
of
their
skin,
the
styles,
looks
and
shades
of
their

clothing
and
what
they
carried
with
them
as
they
fled
the
scene.

We
heard
the
screeching
turn
of
the
getaway
vehicle
as
it
sped
through
the
curve,
in
front
of
our
witness,

slowed
down
to
regain
control,
and
accelerated
again
down
the
straightaway.
Moving
through
our

questioning,
the
witnessed
described
the
vehicle
in
great
details,
its
color,
style
and
model,
its
condition,

emblems,
wheels
and
other
peculiarities.

"Did
you
get
a
chance
to
see
the
license
plate?"
I
asked.

"I
did,"
the
witness
responded.

At
this
moment,
I
made
the
choice
to
switch
the
interview
from
verbal
response
to
ideo-‐motor
response.

Considered
by
experts
to
be
more
reliable
than
verbal
response,
IMR
enables
to
bypass
conscious

interference.
We
all
know
when
we
try
too
hard
to
remember
something,
we
usually
accomplish
the
very

opposite.
IMR
allows
us
to
keep
the
witness
in
a
state
of
deep
relaxation,
while
enabling
the
information
to

surface
effortlessly.

©

Methodology

Ideo-‐Motor
Response
(IMR)
refers
to
the
process
whereby
thoughts
or
mental
images
are
brought
forth

through
seemingly
automatic
or
reflexive
muscular
reactions,
often
of
a
minuscule
degree,
outside
of
the

conscious
awareness
of
the
subject.
The
term
comes
from
"ideo"
for
idea
or
mental
representation,
and

"motor"
for
muscular
action.
Similarly
to
the
ideo-‐dynamic
responses
(or
reflexes)
we
experience
when
we

salivate
at
the
idea
or
sight
of
food,
IMR
is
a
psychophysiological
process.

I
addressed
our
witness:
"In
a
moment,
I
am
going
to
ask
you
a
series
of
questions.
If
the
answer
is
yes,
I'd
like

you
to
raise
the
index
finger
of
your
right
hand
as
so
(I
demonstrated
by
lifting
his
index
finger),
until
I
press

it
back
down.
If
the
answer
is
no
/
N-‐O
(I
spell
out
the
letters
to
avoid
potential
confusion
with
"know"),
I'd

like
you
to
raise
your
pinkie
finger
on
the
same
hand
as
so
(demonstrating),
until
I
bring
it
down.
Do
you

understand"?
The
witness
nodded.

I
began
with
a
couple
of
test
questions
to
ensure
the
witness
had
correctly
understood
me:
"At
this
moment,

you
located
at
our
center
in
Lake
Oswego.
Is
that
correct?"
The
witness'
right
index
finger
went
up,
indicating

a
yes.
"Did
you
commute
to
our
center
here
via
helicopter?"
His
pinkie
finger
went
up,
indicating
a
no.
We
had

an
understanding.

I
continued:
"License
plates
are
usually
composed
of
letters
and

numbers.
Looking
at
the
first
digit
on
the
plate,
is
it
a
number?"

Our
witness'
index
finger
rose
instantly.
"Is
it
number
1?"
The

witness'
pinkie
finger
rose
up.

I
proceeded
by
elimination
until
we
had
identified
the
plate's

first
digit.
We
moved
to
the
second
digit,
and
got
it.
Then
to
the

third,
and
got
it.

Things
got
interesting
when
we
began
with
the
fourth
digit.
"Is
it
a
number?"
I
asked.
The
pinkie
finger
rose
to

indicate
a
"No."

"Is
it
a
letter?"
The
same
pinkie
finger
rose
again,
indicating
another
"No."

I
paused,
startled.
The
witness'
face
remained
completely
unexpressive,
peaceful,
relaxed,
not
indicating
any

reaction
whatsoever.
I
repeated
the
questions:
"Is
it
a
number?"
No.
"Is
it
a
letter?"
No.

I
switched
back
to
verbal
and
asked
the
witness:
"What
is
the
4th
symbol
on
the
plate?"
He
answered:
"The

tree"
giving
us
an
Oregon
license
plate
and
the
solid
demonstration
of
excellent
depth.
The
witness
was

communicating
verbatim
the
succession
of
details
his
eyes
noticed
on
the
plate
at
that
moment
in
time.

Anyone
in
the
conscious
state
would
have
smiled,
laughed
or
smirked
at
my
line
of
questioning
and

momentary
puzzlement.
However,
it
is
well
known
that
while
in
the
subconscious
level
of
the
mind,
we

respond
solely
and
directly
to
each
question
asked.
If
you
ask
someone
in
a
deep
state
of
hypnosis
if
they

know
what
time
it
is,
they
will
tell
you
no
(or
yes,
if
they
just
happened
to
hear
the
chiming
of
a
clock).
If
you

ask
them
if
they
could
look
at
their
watch
to
tell
you,
they
will
simply
respond
yes
(if
they
have
a
watch),
or
no

(if
they
don't).
They
will
not
look
at
their
watch.
They
will
merely
respond
that
indeed
they
could.
Once
the

logical,
thinking,
planning,
reasoning,
analytical,
conscious
part
of
the
mind
is
bypassed,
you
are
dealing
with

the
subconscious
part
of
the
mind,
which
corresponds
in
many
ways
to
the
mind
of
a
two
year-‐old.
The

subconscious
mind
responds
simply
and
directly
to
questions
without
analyzing
them.

Note,
the
use
of
ideo-‐motor
response
can
only
be
done
with
subjects
in
a
deep
state
of
hypnosis.

©

Brain
Chemistry

Why
do
we
consistently
and
reliably
have
superior
memory
retrieval
in
the
state
of
hypnosis?
According
to

neuroscientists,
the
deep,
attentive,
physical,
mental
and
emotional
relaxation
experienced
during
hypnosis,

as
we
slow
our
brain
wave
cycles,
produces
significant
increases
in
endorphin
levels
(our
body's
natural

opiate
system),
dopamine
and
norepinephrine
levels
(enhancing
focus
and
attention),
producing
higher
levels

of
mental
clarity,
better
brain
functioning
and
superior
memory
capabilities.
Cortisol
(the
steroid
hormone

produced
by
the
brain
under
stress,
tension,
fear
and
anxiety,
and
which
tends
to
alter
our
focus
and

concentration
abilities)
drops
down
significantly.
Electroencephalogram
(EEG)
and
Functional
MRI
(Magnetic

Resonance
Imaging)
studies
of
the
brain
before,
during
and
after
hypnosis
demonstrate
the
physiological,

chemical
and
hormonal
changes
naturally
occurring
during
hypnosis.

The
hypnotic
state
is
also
characterized
by
profound
physical,
mental
and
emotional
relaxation.
As
our

muscles,
tissues,
cells
and
nerves
relax,
blood
vessels
loosen.
Our
blood
is
able
to
flow
more
fluidly
and

effortlessly
through
our
entire
body,
carrying
vital
oxygen
to
our
brain
and
essential
nutrients
to
our
vital

organs.

This
creates
an
ideal
state
for
synthetic
thought
and
creativity,
functions
of
the
right
brain
hemisphere,

placing
us
in
an
optimal
condition
to
learn
new
information,
remember
facts
and
data,
memorize
languages,

analyze
complex
situations,
all
of
which
in
a
state
of
profound,
restorative
calm.
According
to
Senior
Special

Agent
John
Kilnapp
of
the
Bureau
of
Alcohol,
Tobacco
and
Firearms,
hypnosis
may
be
the
only
way
to
recover

the
details
of
a
traumatic
event
crime
victims
blocked
out
of
their
mind.

Emotional
Balance

In
addition
to
helping
crime
victims
and
witnesses
recover
critical
information,
sometimes
missing
from
their

conscious
memories
for
multiple
years,
hypnosis
allows
us
to
address
the
secondary
effects
left
behind
by

trauma
and
enable
survivors
to
finally
recover
their
emotional
balance
and
peace
of
mind.

©

GENVIÈV
MARTIN
BERNARD,
DESS,
BCH

Forensic
Hypnosis
&
Clinical
Hypnotherapy


503-‐887-‐8034

Criminal
Case
Files

Multijurisdictional
Murder
Investigation

Prime
murder
suspect
recovers
months
of
missing
information.

Due
to
the
traumatic
nature
of
violent
crimes,
victims
and
witnesses
often
experience
blocks
in
their
ability
to

recollect
key
information
and
essential
elements
surrounding
the
events.
Sometimes,
the
blocks
extend
over

long
periods
of
time,
for
which
the
person
is
unable
to
recollect
any
or
many
of
their
memories.

This
was
the
case
of
a
multijurisdictional
murder
investigation,
in
which
one
of
the
prime
suspects
contacted

me
to
undergo
forensic
hypnosis
on
the
recommendation
of
his
legal
and
medical
teams.
Our
client
was

unable
to
recollect
any
of
his
memories
covering
a
period
of
a
month
and
a
half
leading
to
the
murder
of
his

child
in
the
spring
of
2007.

He
also
had
no
recollection
of
the
week
of
the
murder
and
wanted
to
be
assisted

in
recovering
every
possible
memory
that
could
enable
him
to
understand
what
had
happened
to
his
child.

Diagnosed
with
post-‐traumatic
stress
disorder
(PTSD),
our
client

indicated
he
had
been
going
through
extensive
psychiatric
and

psychological
counseling,
twice
a
week,
going
over
autopsy
photos,

files
and
reports,
in
an
attempt
to
determine
the
origins
of
the

wounds
sustained
by
his
child.
Nothing
had
been
successful
in

enabling
him
to
recover
his
memories
of
the
events.

To
assist
the
ongoing
investigation,
our
goal
was
to
retrieve
our

client's
memories
relating
to
the
week
of
the
murder
and
the

events
that
took
place
over
the
course
of
the
month
and
a
half

preceding
the
murder.

Our
client
had
never
been
hypnotized
and
did
not
have
any
knowledge,
experience
or
information
in
the

process
or
nature
of
hypnosis.

In
a
state
of
hypnosis,
using
tactile,
olfactory
and
visual
sensory
memories,
our

client
was
able
to
recapture
the
day-‐to-‐day
chain
of
events
leading
to
the
moment
he
found
his
child

unresponsive.

His
memories
of
a
large
segment
of
time
had
been
repressed,
in

part
due
to
the
traumatic
nature
of
the
crime,
and
also
due
to
the

weight
of
potential
consequences.

Stress,
fear
and
trauma
can
affect
the
normal
functioning
of
our

memory
in
a
number
of
ways.
In
some
cases,
the
traumatic
event

in
itself
can
be
partially
or
entirely
repressed
from
the
conscious

memory.
In
other
cases,
while
memories
of
the
traumatic
event

remain
intact,
post-‐traumatic
stress
disorder
can
lead
to

subsequent
troubles
in
the
person’s
capacity
to
focus,
process,

comprehend
and
retain
information
following
the
trauma.

©

When
not
properly
addressed,
flashbacks
of
a
traumatic
event
can
start
replaying
in
the
mind
in
the
form
of

intrusive
and
uncontrollable
thoughts.
The
feeling,
often
referred
to
as
broken
record,
is
common
in
post-‐
traumatic
stress
disorder,
obsessive-‐compulsive
disorder,
anxiety
and
depression.

In
addition
to
assisting
the
memory
retrieval
process
for
crime
victims
and
witnesses,
hypnosis
enables
us
to

address
the
secondary
effects
left
behind
by
trauma
and
empower
survivors
to
recover
their
emotional

balance,
strength
and
peace
of
mind.

©

GENVIÈV
MARTIN
BERNARD,
DESS,
BCH

Forensic
Hypnosis
&
Clinical
Hypnotherapy


503-‐887-‐8034

Criminal
Case
Files

Marion
County
Aggravated
Assault

Aggravated
assault
victim
recovers
information
leading
to
arrest.

In
helping
crime
victims
and
witnesses
recover
both
their
emotional
balance
and
memories,
forensic

hypnosis
provides
law
enforcement
with
vital
information
and
leads
enabling
them
to
bring
resolution
to

their
unsolved
cases.

In
Marion
County,
Oregon,
in
an
aggravated
assault
case,
the

victim
came
to
see
us
for
severe
anxiety
and
PTSD
following
the

attack.

Bleeding
from
the
nose
and
mouth,
her
jaw
fractured,
the

victim
had
no
recollection
of
the
attack,
who
had
assaulted
her,

or
even
wandering
her
neighborhood
streets
in
a
state
of
shock

until
she
was
found
by
a
neighbor.
Her
memory
of
being
brought

to
the
hospital
itself
was
vague
and
foggy.

Our
primary
goal
was
to
stabilize
the
victim’s
emotional
state.

The
secondary
goal
was
to
retrieve
her
memories
of
the
attack
to

assist
law
enforcement
with
their
ongoing
investigation.

In
a
state
of
hypnosis,
the
victim
was
able
to
remember
the
time
of
the
attack,
the
details
of
the
room
where

the
assault
took
place
and
seeing
her
husband’s
car
in
the
driveway
during
the
timeframe
of
the
attack.

The

information
collected
enabled
law
enforcement
to
pursue
this
specific
lead
and
the
husband,
who
already
had

a
history
of
physical
abuse
in
the
marriage,
was
later
found
guilty
of
the
assault.

The
victim
had
blocked
the
memory
of
her
assailant
out
of
her
mind,
in
part
due
to
the
traumatic
nature
of
the

assault
and
also
because
of
the
fear
of
what
would
happen
to
her
if
her
husband
was
found
guilty
and
sent
to

jail.

Stress,
fear
and
trauma
can
affect
the
normal
functioning
of
our
memory
in
a
number
of
ways.

In
some
cases,

the
traumatic
event
in
itself
can
be
repressed
partially
or
entirely
from
the
conscious
memory.
In
other
cases,

while
memories
of
the
traumatic
event
remain
intact,
post-‐traumatic
stress
disorder
can
lead
to
subsequent

troubles
in
the
person’s
capacity
to
focus,
process,
comprehend
and
retain
information
following
the
trauma.

When
not
properly
addressed,
memories
of
the
traumatic
event

can
start
replaying
in
the
mind
in
the
form
of
intrusive
and

uncontrollable
thoughts.
The
feeling,
commonly
referred
to
as

broken
record,
is
common
in
post-‐traumatic
stress
disorder,

obsessive-‐compulsive
disorder
and
depression.
In
addition
to

helping
crime
victims
and
witnesses
recover
the
missing
pieces
of

their
memories,
hypnosis
enables
us
to
address
the
secondary

effects
left
behind
by
trauma
and
empower
survivors
to
recover

their
emotional
balance,
strength
and
peace
of
mind.

©

GENVIÈV
MARTIN
BERNARD,
DESS,
BCH

Forensic
Hypnosis
&
Clinical
Hypnotherapy


503-‐887-‐8034

FORENSIC,
MEDICAL
&
LEGAL
EXPERTISE

v President
of
the
Oregon
Hypnotherapy
Association
–
Board
Certified
&
Certified
Instructor

with
the
National
Guild
of
Hypnotists
–
Founder
of
a
Forensic
&
Clinical
Hypnotherapy
Center.

v Summa
Cum
Laude
Graduate
from
the
Department
of
Doctorates
of
the
University
of
The

Sorbonne,
Paris
with
a
D.E.S.S.
and
a
Master’s
Degree
in
Foreign
Affairs,
International
Law,

Communications
and
Foreign
Languages.

v Emergency
Medicine
First
Responder
with
the
Wilderness
Medicine
Institute
and
the

Emergency
First
Response
Corporation.
Served
on
Board
the
Professional
Mt.
Hood
Ski
Patrol.

Rescue
Diver
with
the
World
Underwater
Federation.

v Forensic
expert
in
high-‐profile
assassinations,
multijurisdictional
murder
cases
and
criminal

investigations.
Years
of
expertise
assisting
major
law
firms,
investigative
teams,
government

and
law
enforcement
officials
with
the
coordination
of
their
cases.

v Forensics
training,
certifications
and
discovery
boot
camp
training
with
Encore
Discovery
&

EnCase.
Professionally
trained
in
forensic
discovery
by
former
US
Marine
and
Police
Officer.

v International
communications
liaison
in
critical
situations,
criminal
investigations
and

complex
negotiations
including
duties
for
the
Department
of
Homeland
Security,
the
US
Court

System
and
the
nation’s
largest
medical
institutions.
Liaison
between
foreign
political
refugees

and
American
governmental,
legal
and
medical
counterparts.

v Production
of
prosecution
exhibits
for
the
Los
Angeles
District
Attorney’s
office
during
the
O.J.

Simpson
and
Menendez
Brothers
trials.

v Internationally
published
author,
writer
and
columnist,
professionally
trained
within
the

European
desks
of
the
Associated
Press
Agency
–
Paris
&
London.

v Fluent
English,
French,
Spanish
and
Italian,
with
basis
in
other
languages.

Native
experience

in
foreign
cultures,
markets
and
economies.

v Black
belt
program
and
Assistant
Instructor
with
International
Hapkido
Federation.
Combat,

self-‐defense,
firearm
and
weapons
training
with
former
Lieutenant
in
Foreign
Legion
Anti-‐
Terrorist
Unit.

©

GENVIÈV
MARTIN
BERNARD,
DESS,
BCH

Forensic
Hypnosis
&
Clinical
Hypnotherapy


503-‐887-‐8034

Forensic
Discovery

Serving
as
President
of
the
Oregon
Hypnotherapy
Association,
Genvièv
is
a
Forensic
Hypnosis
Discovery

Expert
professionally
trained
by
a
retired
Police
Officer
and
former
Marine
with
a
lifelong
experience

assisting
Police
Departments
in
retrieving
the
most
information
possible.
She
is
Board
Certified
and
a

Certified
Instructor
with
the
National
Guild
of
Hypnotists

The
niece
of
Bernard
de
Gaulle,
nephew
of
General
Charles
de
Gaulle,
President
of
France
and
Leader
of
the

Resistance
Forces
during
WWII,
she
comes
from
a
long
family
tradition
of
national
and
international
defense.

The
support,
morale
and
wellness
of
troops,
law
enforcement
and
government
officials
are
at
the
core
of
her

personal
and
professional
values.

Genvièv
brings
to
the
table
many
years
of
experience
in
the
legal
field.

After
graduating
top
of
her
class
from

the
University
of
La
Sorbonne
Paris
with
a
Master's
Degree
and
a
DESS
in
Foreign
Affairs
and
International

Law,
she
spent
years
as
an
executive
in
the
legal
and
litigation
support
fields
assisting
major
law
firms
with

the
coordination
of
their
cases.

She
worked
on
the
production
of
prosecution
exhibits
for
the
Los
Angeles
District
Attorney's
Office
during
the

O.J.
Simpson
and
Menendez
Brothers
trials
and
followed
intensive
specialized
training
in
Forensic
Discovery

and
Computer
Forensics.

She
has
extensive
experience
acting
as
a
communication
liaison
in
complex
and

critical
situations,
including
duties
for
the
Department
of
Homeland
Security
and
the
US
Court
System.

Genvièv
also
has
a
decade
of
experience
in
combat
training,
crime
awareness,
protection
and
self-‐defense.

A
member
and
assistant
instructor
with
the
International
Hapkido
Federation's
Black
Belt
program,
she
was

trained
in
hand-‐to-‐hand
combat,
firearms
and
weapons
by
a
former
Lieutenant
in
the
Foreign
Legion
Anti-‐
Terrorist
Unit.

According
to
Senior
Special
Agent
John
Kilnapp
of
the
Bureau
of
Alcohol,
Tobacco
and
Firearms,
forensic

hypnosis
may
be
the
only
way
to
recover
the
details
of
a
traumatic
event
crime
victims
blocked
out
of
their

mind.
Neuroscientists
studying
electroencephalograms
of
the
alpha
and
theta
brain
cycles
experienced
during

hypnosis,
explain
the
deep,
attentive
physical,
mental
and
emotional
relaxation
characteristic
of
this
state

produces
a
significant
increase
in
endorphin
levels,
our
body's
natural
opiate
system,
as
well
as
in
dopamine

and
norepinephrine
levels,
enhancing
our
focus
and
attention.

This
creates
an
ideal
state
for
synthetic
thought
and
creativity,
functions
of
the
right
brain
hemisphere,

placing
us
in
an
optimal
condition
to
learn
new
information,
remember
facts
and
data,
memorize
new

languages
and
analyze
complex
situations.
Helping
witnesses
and
victims
enhance
their
clarity
of
mind,

enables
us
to
revisit
their
recall,
thereby
providing
law
enforcement
officials
with
vital
information
and
leads.

When
conducted
properly,
forensic
hypnosis
can
be
an
important
element
in
the
preparation
and
outcome
of

a
trial.

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