Avinoam Lerner, Certified Hypnotherapist and Holistic Therapist In my private practice in Brookline, Massachusetts I focuses more and more on working with people diagnosed with chronic illness and cancer. I calls upon a wide spectrum of evidence-based holistic disciplines in my healing sessions, and tailors them to suit individual clients need. In 2006, he received a Letter of Commendation from the Mayor of Newton, MA for the support he had been providing for those with cancer, anxiety attacks and emotional turmoil.