We're here because we've lived this too
A Way Forward is a hypnotherapy, breathwork, and coaching practice rooted in the belief that lasting change isn't a willpower problem. It's a nervous system problem. They are known for their group Breathnosis™ sessions in-person and online and also their group programs using The Self-Led Standard Framework™ to guide clients to lasting change.
Shannon Rollins-Rodriguez
Founder • Clinical Hypnotherapist • Breathwork Guide
Shannon Rollins-Rodriguez is a nationally certified clinical hypnotherapist, QHHT® Level 2 Practitioner, somatic breathwork facilitator, and the founder of A Way Forward in Orlando, FL. Her specialty is love, relationships, and emotional healing. She uses the Self-Led Standard Framework™ which combines hypnosis, breathwork, and somatic coaching to lead clients through lasting change. She holds a Master's Degree in Health Behavior from the University of Florida.
In addition to her hypnotherapy practice, Shannon is a Certified Master NLP Practitioner with advanced MER® training from the American Institute of Integrative Psychology, and a Rapid Relief Anxiety Specialist. She integrates modalities such as NLP, breathwork, and coaching alongside hypnotherapy to create profound, lasting change for her clients.
Shannon's belief in this work comes from her own personal journey, she experienced firsthand how hypnotherapy helped her release anxiety, move through grief, and heal psoriasis she developed in her 20s. Her approach is warm, grounded, and deeply intuitive, and she has guided thousands of clients through subconscious reprogramming both in-person in Orlando and virtually worldwide.
She loves leading monthly group Breathnosis™sessions and her group programs with the Self-Led Standard Framework™.
Shannon specializes in
Clinical hypnotherapy for relationship issues, those breaking away from toxic relationships, anxiety, and loss.
QHHT Past Life Regression, certified Level 2 Practitioner
Somatic breathwork, group journeys and private sessions
Emotional integration, grief support, and subconscious reprogramming
NLP, fears and phobias, and habit change
Whether you're stuck in old patterns, seeking clarity after loss, or just longing to reconnect with your inner truth, Shannon is here to walk beside you.
“I absolutely love combining somatic breathwork with hypnosis for a transformational journey with my clients, especially group settings!”
Shannon’s Favorite offering
Memberships
Jennifer Adams
Clinical Hypnotherapist · Regression & Root-Cause Work
Jennifer is a Clinical Hypnotherapist who specializes in regression and root-cause work, helping clients understand what may be happening beneath the surface. She often works with confidence and self-worth, stress and overwhelm, self-sabotage, repeating patterns, and personal or professional blocks.
With a background in sales, entrepreneurship and real estate, Jennifer understands performance pressure firsthand. She offers a grounded, supportive space where clients can shift old patterns and give the subconscious mind a way forward.
Jennifer specializes in
Regression and root-cause hypnotherapy
Confidence and self-worth
Stress and overwhelm
Self-sabotage and repeating patterns
Personal and professional blocks
Performance pressure for entrepreneurs and professionals
Two distinct Approaches, One Mission: Inner Peace
At A Way Forward, healing isn’t one-size-fits-all. Shannon offers hypnotherapy and somatic breathwork to support the subconscious and emotional body, while Jerry provides HeartMath® coaching focused on building emotional resilience, reducing stress, and creating heart-brain coherence. You may choose to work with one of us or both of us. We welcome you on the path and are here to guide you every step of the way.
Jerry Rodriguez
Burnout & Life Direction Coach · Certified HeartMath® Coach · Co-founder, A Way Forward
Jerry Rodriguez is a Burnout & Life Direction Coach, Certified HeartMath® Coach, and co-founder of A Way Forward in Orlando, Florida. With more than a decade in the corporate world, including operations, training, curriculum development, and leadership, he understands the pressure of fast-paced environments and the toll chronic stress can take on energy, focus, and well-being.
Having experienced that pressure firsthand, Jerry became passionate about helping people build practical skills to feel calmer, think more clearly, and reconnect with what matters to them.
Through one-to-one coaching, he combines HeartMath® breathing and heart-coherence practices with meditation, guided reflection, and mindset work informed by his study of Dr. Joe Dispenza’s teachings. His approach helps clients notice familiar patterns, build greater steadiness under pressure, and explore what they want to change in their work and lives.
Each session is personalized. Depending on your goals, coaching may include nervous system regulation practices, guided meditation, reflection on beliefs and identity, and HeartMath® biofeedback when appropriate. The goal is not to tell you what your next step should be, but to help you find your way forward.
Jerry specializes in
Coaching for burnout, chronic stress, and emotional overwhelm
Helping professionals feel calmer, clearer, and less stuck
Nervous system regulation, HeartMath® breathing, and heart-coherence practices
Meditation and mindset work for changing familiar patterns
Clarifying values, priorities, and meaningful next steps
Supporting professionals through demanding work and life transitions
Jerry’s Favorite offering
I love teaching my clients how to tap into the magnetic power of the heart, which is up to 5,000 times more powerful than the brain’s field. When we connect to the heart, we unlock resilience, clarity, inner balance, and intuition.
Why Clients Choose Us
Our team offers an integrated approach to emotional and energetic healing.
Clients come to A Way Forward when
They’re feeling like they aren’t getting anywhere in talk therapy
They're feeling stuck, overwhelmed, anxious, or disconnected from themselves
They’re ready to make real changes, emotionally, mentally, or spiritually
They want a trauma-informed, science-backed approach to healing
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Let’s find your next right step, together.
Whether you’re curious about hypnotherapy, HeartMath®, breathwork, or just want to talk to someone who gets it, we’re here.
(Choose a time with Shannon, Jennifer or Jerry, no pressure, just support.)