What is Hypnotherapy?
Unprocessed trauma or emotion — whether from adverse childhood experiences, grief, life-changing events, toxic relationships or relationship conflict, birth trauma, and even experiences that occurred in-utero — can affect us in a variety of ways. Culturally, we have been conditioned to dismiss or avoid any sign of struggle that may arise, pushing the emotional repercussions of such events further and further down into our nervous system. In turn, causing a complete disconnection from the mind and the body. Overtime, unprocessed trauma or emotions can present as chronic pain, illness, stress, fatigue, burnout, sleep disruptions, anxiety, recurring patterns, inflammation, addictions, disconnection from self, and so on…
If you were to break a bone and leave it to heal without medical intervention, the bone would eventually repair itself, and the surrounding muscles and tissues would adapt and continue to function around the injury. The same is true for the impact of psychological trauma on the nervous system. The main function of your body is to keep you safe, meaning any form of stimuli that serve as a reminder of a traumatic event will be flagged as an alarm, and your sympathetic nervous system (fight, flight, freeze or fawn responses) will immediately be on guard. This process happens automatically, without any conscious input.
The principles of hypnotherapy are grounded in the understanding that language is a primary function of how we process information, both input and output — this is simply neuroscience. To create therapeutic shifts within the nervous system, hypnotherapy works with language to reduce activation of the regions of the brain responsible for analysis, logic, and factual reasoning (the conscious mind), while opening access to the limbic system, which governs emotions, imagination, creativity, intuition, and the emotional memory behind every experience that you have ever had (the subconscious mind).
In essence, hypnosis is a natural state in which new learning can take place within the brain. By reducing the activity of the conscious mind, the brain becomes more receptive to new felt experiences created through therapeutic suggestion, allowing space for profound change to occur.
I can support you through:
Emotional expression, connection and processing
Trauma integration and shadow work
Sleep issues, fatigue, and inflammation
Connecting with your inner-guidance system
Chronic pain, the subtle body, and somatic awareness
Discovery and connection to your true self
Anxiety, phobias, and anxiety disorders
Obsessive-compulsive disorders
Addictions and behavioural change
Creative blocks and disconnection from intuition
Navigating life as a highly sensitive person
Identifying and moving past recurring, unconscious patterns
Relationship conflict or inner-conflict
Deep sadness, grief, and life dissatisfaction
Healing through dreamwork, internal imagery, and intuition
About Me
I am a qualified Clinical Hypnotherapist, with additional Psychotherapeutic qualifications. I am currently completing my 3rd year of my Bachelor of Psychological Science (Honours) at the University of Queensland, with the intention of transitioning to working as a Clinical Psychologist following the completion of my studies. Additionally, I am a qualified 200-hour Yoga teacher and I attend regular workshops at the Queensland Jung Society, deepening my understanding of the unconscious, dream work & internal imagery.
I am incredibly passionate about the work that I do, and my priority as a therapist is to create a space for trust and safety within the therapeutic relationship — the most important factor of successful therapy — meaning each step of the way is facilitated at a pace that you feel comfortable with. The deeper that we explore your past, the more prepared that your body will feel.
I found Hypnotherapy during a time in my life where I had felt that I had lost complete connection to my true self and I experienced first hand the profound impact of Hypnotherapy — my life completely changed from this point on. Through lived experience of complex trauma, I understand the feeling of losing control, feeling ‘stuck’, and feeling like your world is falling apart. Change is possible, if you are open to it.
Together, we can tune into the limitations that you currently face, and draw connections to past experiences where a lack of safety was encoded deep into your nervous system.