Virtual Gastric Band of New England hypnotherapists Erika Slater, CH and Myra Durkin, MWS, LICSW attended Sheila Granger’s virtual gastric band hypnosis training and certification program in New York City. Myra and Erika were two of only 20 hypnotherapists who were certified in this revolutionary weight loss procedure and the only two from the Boston, Massachusetts area. They decided to join forces and introduce the Virtual Gastric Band procedure in Boston as a free trial, and are offering it to 25 people.