Dr. Joy

Born in Detroit, Michigan, Joyce Petrak was first graduated from the University of Detroit in journalism and English. A profesional student, she was later certified as a high school teacher. For about 10 years, in Michigan and California, she was a photo-journalist, editor and teacher. Rarely is she doing just one thing. Now living south of Knoxville, Tennessee, she is married to Robert, has four adult children and three grandchildren.

Since a young age Joyce had serious health problems . . . mostly with allergies, chronic bronchitis and upper respiratory problems. Searching for her own health, she was lead into various natural healing methods. As she improved, she began to search for reasons why she had to have been sick for over 20 years. Not liking what she discovered, and in typical Vervain fashion, she decided to change her profession so she could help others.

She graduated from the Michigan School of Naturopathy in 1978 as an Iridologist and Naturopathic Nutritional Consultant. In addition to seeing clients, she taught natural health classes and wrote natural living articles for local publications. Seeing that "the ills of the body come from the ills of the mind," she began to use Bach Flower Remedies in 1980. Studies led her deeper into the mind and in February 1991 she received a doctorate in Clinical Hypnotherapy. The same year, the first edition of her "Bach Flower Remedies" book was published.

While she incorporates all she has learned, and works with many facets of mental, physical and spiritual health, she specializes in healing the child within and spirit release therapy. After seeing over 1000 clients, she wrote "Angels, Guides & Other Spirits," about incredible events from the unseen world around us as told by a Spirit Release Therapist.