Company Overview

WHAT IS MEDCALM?
Medcalm is an audio wellness solution provider that offers an integrative approach to patient care addressing the needs of patients by reducing the fear, anxiety and overall stress associated with seeing a doctor, dentist or medical professional. We offer patient care programs, either existing or customized, through patient care systems. These range from the Medcalm System, which features wireless headphones to compact MP3 players. We also provide programs to work with CCTV’s in patient rooms. Patients can become more relaxed and open, whether sitting in a waiting room or undergoing treatment, allowing doctors and nurses to focus their energies on providing the best medical care.

WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT?
We offer our own programs consisting of a unique mind/body approach to healing employing elements of several different techniques, including Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), Ericksonian hypnotherapy and meditation. Steven Leeds and
Dr. Rachel B. Hott, who run the Neuro-Linguistic Programming Center in New York, developed this method. World-renowned sound healer, Steven Halpern, performs background music and provides sound healing on its own. Medcalm also offers premier audio programs from world-renowned leaders in the field of Mind/Body Medicine, like Dr. Bernie Siegel, Dr. Brian Weiss and Dr. Roxanne Daleo, who offers programs to help children relax and reduce stress. Additionally, by using wireless headphones or personal audio units, patients can receive the benefit of these relaxation response techniques before, during or after treatment. While other companies offer relaxation tapes or CDs, Medcalm has found innovative ways of bringing programs to patients where and when they need it the most.

The “Medcalm solution” consists of a unique wireless headphone system or MP3 players, audio wellness CDs, customization programs and consulting services that work in concert with healthcare professionals. No other company provides such a fully integrated and sound healing approach.

Medcalm has been chosen by Planetree, a prestigious non-profit organization committed to improving medical care from the patient’s perspective, to be the Provider of Choice for all audio wellness solutions

Our Team


Amy Gordon-Fisher spent twenty years in the Menswear wholesale field. She held senior positions in several companies, heading up a multi-man sales force, as well as having responsibility for financial, marketing, designing, promoting and advertising decisions. Eventually, she left the corporate environment and became a managing partner in J. Fisher and Co., a Menswear sales agency in New York City.

After going through a medical procedure, Amy became aware of how anxious she and other patients were before and during treatment. She realized through her own experience that there was a tremendous need to help alleviate anxiety, not only for patients, but for others who suffered from phobias, like fear of flying. Amy became inspired to find a solution. She studied and became certified in Ericksonian Hypnotherapy and began a private practice dealing with stress, anxiety and phobias. In 2001, she met Mary Denise Verses and co-founded Medcalm and Flycalm, innovative companies dedicated to bringing voice and sound healing programs to people wherever needed. They share a belief that Medcalm will fill a void in patient care and become the premier audio wellness solution provider in America.

  Steven Leeds, M.A., is co-director of the NLP Center of New York. He is a certified trainer of Neuro-Linguistic Programming, Board Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist (NBCCH), and member of the International Core Transformation Training Team. He holds master degrees in Humanistic and Transpersonal Psychology and in Education. For over twelve years, Steven has designed and led trainings and seminars in NLP, Ericksonian Hypnosis, and Core Transformation in the United States and Europe. He also maintains a private therapy practice in New York City. Steven has studied with Connirae Andreas, Richard Bandler, Jack Canfield (author, Chicken Soup for the Soul), Robert Dilts and Stephen Gilligan. He is also a founding member of the International Association for NLP. He is now also applying his knowledge to writing scripts and recording them for Medcalm and Flycalm, companies dedicated to helping patients and fliers.

Shannon A. White, Mdiv., has been an ordained Presbyterian minister for the last 10 years, having served churches in Scarsdale, NY and Greenwhich, CT. In addition to caring for congregants, she served as a hospital chaplain for several hospitals around the country. Using guided imagery techniques in a variety of situations, she has been able to help numerous people across faith lines, as they have faced difficult life circumstances. Shannon is a professional voice over and currently co-hosts a spiritual radio show, called SpiriTalk. She is now using her many talents and is now able to reach a broader audience through Medcalm and Flycalm. Shannon is one of the voices of Medcalm.

Steven Halpern, Ph.D., is an internationally acclaimed composer, recording artist, author and sound healer whose music is specifically composed to support relaxation, wellness and personal excellence. For over 25 years, he has promoted the healing powers of music for personal and spiritual growth. Steven Halpern’s music is used in hospitals, hospices, homes, massage centers, spas, health clinics and businesses around the world. His music has a broad appeal touching the hearts and souls of people from all walks of life. Steven’s recordings are featured prominently in John Bradshaw’s workshops and the PBS-TV series, Homecoming and Creating Love. His music has been heard on Oprah, CBS’s 48 Hours, and ABC’s, 20/20. Steven Halpern, is the author of Sound Health (Harper & Row) and Sound Healing in the New Millennium. Dr. Halpern was a featured presenter at the Sixth International Conference on Stress. He presented a Keynote to the American massage Therapy Association annual conference in 1991, and again in September 2000. Steven’s music is known as the “Sound of Medcalm.”

Robert Kessler - Kessler Media Productions, Ltd.
Producer/Director
Composer and Sound Designer

Robert Kessler has completed more than 500 music and sound design projects for producers of motion pictures, television series, independent classical, folk and jazz albums, as well as spoken word albums since starting Kessler Media Productions in 1986.

In addition to his sound design for Chris Wedge’s Academy Award-winning animated short film "Bunny", Kessler produced and directed the Grammy Award-winning spoken word album "Still Me," by Christopher Reeve and the Grammy-nominated spoken word album "Beloved," by Toni Morrison.

Scott Cresswell - Kessler Media Productions, Ltd.
Producer/Director
Composer and Sound Designer

Scott Cresswell supervises audio productions, directs voice performances and designs soundtracks for Kessler Media. He also oversees post-production at Kessler Media, working closely with editors in guiding the mixing and mastering of their projects.

At Kessler Media, Cresswell has worked with leading musical talents such as Grammy Award-winning composer Alan Menken and renowned Broadway composer, orchestrator and arranger Michael Starobin.

Our Services

Customization and Consulting
Medcalm customizes programs to complement drug therapies used to treat illnesses. We work directly with pharmaceutical companies, insurance providers, hospitals, HMO’s, hospices, dentists, phobia centers and other medical practitioners to develop a “script” that would be appropriate to work in concert with a specific drug or treatment, thereby increasing its effectiveness. Medcalm offers sound healing programs, as well, for medical facilities or practitioners in any medical setting.

Medcalm also acts as consultants to corporations recommending customized programs and services for employees.