The answer is "no"! I will not turn you into a chicken or make you dance like Elvis (unless those activities are actually one of your wellbeing, performance or personal growth goals).
As soon as people hear I am a qualified hypnotherapist I am often asked: "Will you turn me into a chicken?"
That's because most people's understanding or experience of hypnosis is what they see on TV or in movies where hypnosis is used to entertain an audience. But that's different, that's 'stage hypnosis'.
The hypnosis I am trained in is 'clinical hypnosis' or 'hypnotherapy' and it is used one-on-one to fast track and embed behavioural change in an individual. During hypnotherapy you are in a relaxed but highly focused state. You are always in control and you can stop the process should you wish to.
So no, I will not turn you into a chicken or make you dance like Elvis (unless those activities are actually one of your wellbeing, performance or personal growth goals).
When Coaching is appropriate:
When Therapy is appropriate:
It's helpful to distinguish between the broader scope of life coaching and the more specialised focus of creativity coaching. Here are five key differences:
Creativity coaching extends beyond artistic pursuits. Here's how it can foster creative thinking for everyday problem-solving:
Rapid Results Coaching is one ofthe fastest ways to change behaviour. Typically we work with a program lasting 8 sessions. This could be done in a single day, but is typocally spread over 4 to 8 weeks.
However, most people say that they experience a significant improvement or change during their first session.
The practice of hypnotherapy has been used to heal and help with medical issues for thousands of years:
Today, Clinical Hypnotherapy is used to address a huge range of issues such as anxiety, phobias, substance abuse (including smoking), sexual dysfunction, undesirable spontaneous behaviours, teeth grinding, bed wetting, insomnia, fear of flying and bad habits. It can be used to resolve medical conditions such as digestive disorders, skin issues and side effects of things like pregnancy and chemotherapy. It can be used by doctors and dentists not only to allay fears but also for pain management and to create a state of anaesthesia.
Beyond medicine, and especially when used in conjunction with Strategic Psychotherapy, Clinical Hypnotherapy is successfully used in business, career coaching, counselling, education, personal and professional development, relationships and sport.
Different therapists have different pricing structures, ranging from $120 an hour to $400 an hour.
At Headland we try to keep things simple and affordable. Depending on the approach we choose for you and your situation, session fees average out at about $200 a session.
During your fee-free consultation and first session we will discuss what's going on in your life and what you would like to change. During our discussions we will identify the source of your issues and highlight your abilities and processes to overcome them. During these discussions we may also use techniques like drawing, automatic writing, foveal trance and intuitive prime.
I will then guide you into a state of relaxed yet heightened focus - for some people this is a deep trance, for others it feels simply like being highly concentrated or aware. When you are in this state we can access and work with your subconscious mind and bypass deep rooted behaviours and replace them with new thought patterns and processes.
You remain in complete control throughout the session and everything is recorded so that you have a copy to take away and listen to between our sessions - it's part of the process.
When conducted by a trained coach, Rapid Results Coaching is considered safe, complementary and alternative treatments for most people unless they have a severe mental illness.
Throughout your coaching you are always in control, always conscious and always able to stop the session if you are not comfortable with how things are progressing.
Yes! Strategic Psychotherapy and Clinical Hypnotherapy can be used in far more situations than healing.
They are successfully used in business, career coaching, counselling, education, personal and professional development, relationships and sport.
They can be used to help improve learning, communication, public speaking and relationships.
Many high flying entrepreneurs and executives rely on Strategic Psychotherapy and Clinical Hypnotherapy to overcome self-doubt, create a compelling business future and realise their goals.
For years athletes have used hypnotherapy to overcome issues and improve performance without having to use performance-enhancing drugs to overcome nerves, focus attention, increase endurance, develop mental stamina, increase motivation, maximise muscle memory, and so on. The 1956 Russian Olympic team had 11 hypnotherapists and won more medals than anyone else (they may have used other methods too!). Both golfer Jack Nicklaus and tennis ace Andre Agassi used hypnosis as part of their winning formula.
This dynamic approach works well for clients of all ages, from all kinds of backgrounds at home, at work, at school and anywhere else in between.
I work with a number of teens and young adults.
Every dad is different, every family is different and we all experience the world in own way, but one thing seems to be true... we want our kids to be safe and happy, and most of us would like that for ourselves too!
And that's what the Happy Dad Project is all about: helping you to embrace fatherhood with greater clarity, courage and confidence and create a happier enivronment for yourself and your family.
It's great to see more and more self-help resources and support groups for dads. However, sometimes it can be hard to create the momentum you need to make significant and sustainable change.
As a psychotherapist and hypnotherapist, I found myself working with an increasing number of dads who are struggling with the challenges of fatherhood. I now specialise in working with dads.
We will work through single sessions and personalised programs during which we tackle specific issues or we work through a more general approach to understand and address why parenthood may not be going the way you'd like.
I use a range of proven, drug-free approaches that enable you to rapidly access and reprogram patterns of behaviour and thinking that may be holding you back from being the dad you want to be.
Many of these techniques have been used in healing for thousands of years. Today they’re also used to create behavioural change and promote mental wellbeing in business, coaching, counselling, education, health & fitness, personal growth, professional development, psychology, relationships, sport and more.
The process takes place in a safe, confidential space where anything can be said, everything is heard and nothing is judged.
My focus is working with dads, but I also work with kids and mums.
I work with young adults who may be struggling with anger issues or running negative patterns of behaviour... basically things that have a negative impact on the family dynamic and place greater pressure on fathers. My work with mums typically focuses on weight loss, exercise and alcohol consumption.
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