Lorna McKenzie-Pollock is a licensed independent clinical social worker, licensed in the State of Massachusetts. She received her Masters in Social Work from Boston University in 1985. She has been practicing psychotherapy for over 30 years and has 28 years experience using hypnosis. She has presented at conferences throughout the United States as well as in Canada, India and New Zealand.

She is the Director of Training at the New England Society of Clinical Hypnosis, and has served on the Executive Committee of the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis.  She was a Part-Time and  Adjunct Assistant Clinical Professor at the Boston University School of Social Work from 2001 to 2013. She  started the Post-Graduate Certificate Program in Psychological Trauma in 2003 and coordinated and taught in the program until 2013.

In addition to her training in social work, Ms. McKenzie-Pollock has a Masters Degree in Anthropology, and is also known for her work in cross-cultural issues in psychotherapy. She has treated clients from many different countries, including Cambodia, Vietnam, India, the Middle East and Africa. She has conducted training on working with immigrants and refugees, in addition to her teaching on hypnosis.