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THE AUSTRALIAN

HYPNOTHERAPY JOURNAL

The official

journal of the

AHA & its

member

association

ASTA

www.ahahypnotherapy.org.au

January 2013 Volume 63; Issue No 4

ABN 20 004388 872, Founded 1949, Registered 1956

Summer IssueJanuary 2013

In this issue:

AGM dates for each state for 2013 Practitioner insurance – Fenton Green State reports and training dates for 2013 PACFA conference report Anxiety – a case study Dr Seuss – a fascination AHA discussion group

The Australian Hypnotherapy Journal ‐ January 2013‐ Summer edition Page 1 of 31

Reports

Presidents report 2

From the editor 3

State reports 26

Articles

The positivity ratio by Dr Dominique Beck, PhD 7

Anxiety – a case study by Sharon Carill (NZ) 8

Trance state not necessary by Authur Long (South Africa) 9

Effectiveness: what works in therapy? A report on the PACFA conference by Helen Wayland 10

Dr Seuss – a fascination by Jai Waugh 11

Hypnotherapy helps to tackle the range of cancer’s physical and emotional dimensions - a summary by Maya Lak 14

Hypnosis for cryofreeze heart procedure – a story retold with permission by Bruni Brewin 15

Workshop reviews, peer profiles & features

Alternative solutions by Bruni Brewin 4

Letter to the editor 5

Workshop review by Chereyl Jackson 12

Book Reviews

The Energy Cure by William Bengston & Sylvia Fraser – reviewed by Justus Lewis 5

NLP a new technology of achievement by Steve Andreas & Charles Faulkner – reviewed by Shana Bellin 6

Workshop details 21

Workshop details in summary 25

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Starting up a new business 16

Workplace skills – Cert IV TAE (training) 16

First aid (NSW only) 16

Lloyd Volkwyn – Diploma Clinical Hypnotherapy 17

Maggie Wilde / Mind Design Centre – unzip the fat suit using your mind (training) 18

Career Accelerators – training in Brisbane and Perth Cert IV Clinical Hypnotherapy & Advanced hypnotherapy skills 19

Academy of Applied Hypnosis – Cert IV, Diploma & Advanced Diploma in Clinical Hypnotherapy 20

Room available (Sydney) 20

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Contents


AHA Presidents Report – Antoine Matarasso Dear Members, On behalf of the National Executive and the State Committees I wish you all a happy and fruitful New Year. I trust that you all had some opportunity to have a restful break over the summer with family and friends. As I write this on my laptop in Brisbane in the summer heat, I cannot help but have in mind those who are once again suffering loss during the Australian summer. Bushfires have swept through NSW, Tasmania as well as parts of Victoria, West Australia, South Australia and the Northern Territory. Today two states, QLD and NSW are experiencing significant flood events which in some people will rekindle the trauma and distress associated with the 2011 floods. For those of us who live in the inner city it is difficult to imagine the scale of loss for those involved, and the trauma faced in communities around the country touched by these events. The association maintains a register of therapists who make their time available to help victims of natural disasters at no cost or at a reduced cost. This register forms part of the National Hypnotherapists Register of Australia and can be found here: http://www.national‐hypnotherapists‐register‐australia.com/find_natural_disaster_therapists.htm If you are listed here, please check you details to ensure that they are correct and of you would like to be listed, please call the National Office of 1800 067 557 and we will arrange this. In the light of such disasters maintaining the register and giving a little of our time and skills to help those in need is a tangible way that as individuals and as an association we can put something back into the lives of people around us. I thank all of those involved for your sense of community.

Workshops The various State branches have begun to plan their workshops for the year and New South Wales and Queensland’s first workshop will feature Dr Alan Brast from California. Dr Brast is renown as a Medical Hypnotherapist specialising in Post Traumatic Stress, suicidology, hypno‐analysis and Trauma. This will be a fascinating workshop with which to start the year and I encourage you to attend. Keep a lookout for email registration forms in your inbox! The other States are organising dates and you will be advised of these shortly. In some states AHA workshop attendances grew significantly last year in fact, it was necessary to move the the last workshop of the year in Queensland to a larger function room because of the number of registrations. Some other states are not experiencing this growth for various reasons. An enormous amount of work is put into organising and holding workshops by volunteers, they do this for our members and I encourage you to support your state workshops. Not only do they provide for ongoing professional development, they also foster a sense of solidarity and mutual support for all of us and allow us to be a part of what’s happening in the AHA and in the profession more widely. I felt a sense of solidarity and mutual support amongst the members. I encourage you to attend workshops in your state not only for the ongoing training that is necessary for continued membership, but also to be a part of what’s happening in the AHA and in the profession more widely Supervision / End of Year The 31st of March will be the end of the year for the AHA, so please ensure that your supervision and OPD requirements have been met as renewal forms will be sent out over the next few months. Up to date details of supervisors and peer support groups can be found on the various State pages of the AHA website.

For those of you in West Australia, the AHA and PHWA have agreed a reciprocal arrangement for the recognition of qualified supervisors. Each association has listed the supervisors of the other on their respective websites. I was very pleased to agree to this arrangement at a recent meeting with Michael Werts the President of PHWA, Allan Henshaw (PHWA) and Mailin Colman our WA State Executive Officer. I am sure that this will mark the beginning of a new level of cooperation between our two associations and a step forward for the profession as a whole in the west. National Conference Many members have asked me whether the association will hold another World Conference similar to the successful 2009 event. I am pleased to advise that we will be holding such a conference in Sydney in 2014, the provisional dates being 13th and 14th September. I will give you more details in due course but please be sure to set those dates aside as this will be an event not to miss. Again, I wish you a happy, safe and prosperous 2013 and look forward to seeing you at workshops and meetings throughout the year. Warm regards, Antoine Matarasso AHA National President

AHA website: http://www.ahahypnotherapy.org.au/ National Hypnotherapists Register Australia http://www.national-hypnotherapists-register-australia.com/ To add or request changes to your listing: http://www.national-hypnotherapists-register-australia.com/listing_changes.htm


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Happy new year to all – may 2013 bring all that you want it to. During the last quarter of 2012, I had many queries regarding practitioner insurance and it prompted me to realise it had been a couple of issues since the Fenton Green ad had appeared. It now appears on this page!! Please be aware that the AHA has arranged a very good deal with Fenton Green and let me assure you, dealing with them is an absolute pleasure. I encourage all AHA members to secure their insurance with Fenton Green and enjoy the service and the very reasonable rates they offer. We have a few more international contributors to this issue which is fantastic – I hope this continues as its always interesting to receive perspectives from other countries. My thoughts are with all those affected in QLD and NSW with the floods & Tasmania, Victoria and NSW with the fires. As a volunteer fire fighter in the hills of Perth, I spend a lot of time holding my breath during bushfire season. Having experienced this from both sides of the fence, I know how

excruciatingly stressful and painful it can be during and for a long time after these events. Having narrowly missed losing my house in Feb 2011 but having 6 friends and colleagues lose theirs in the same fire, I can only say…….. support these people in any way you can – they are in need of it. My thoughts are with all of those who have been through such an awful time AND with the amazing fire fighters / rescue workers who have travelled and worked so very hard to bring these situations under control – let me assure you, it’s incredibly hard work and often devastating. On a happier note, it is summer!!! Enjoy yourselves, take time out to gather the vitamin D stores and re‐energise!!!

Until next time, stay well and happy, Mailin Colman Editor [email protected]

From the editor

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FOR AHA MEMBERS ONLY …

HAVE YOU JOINED THE AHA DISCUSSION GROUP?

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By joining the AHA discussion group forum you gain access to the largest membership of any hypnotherapy association in Australia, a huge resource of sharing ideas to benefit our practices. It helps all members, no matter which State you are in, whether you live in a CBD or Rural District - each of us are able to communicate and share ideas and knowledge with every other member. It’s as simple as writing an email, just like you do when writing an email to a friend. Your forum email address is - [email protected]. When you are a member of the forum, you receive posting from other members, as well as being able to post yourself. You can decide whether to respond to an email to be helpful, or watch other responses, or just delete the email if you have no interest in the topic of discussion. These postings can include requests for help with clients, interesting articles, and other discussion topics of interest to your hypnotherapy practice. The one rule we have is that you do not post advertising (your own or links that have advertising of their own or someone else's business, workshops etc. Advertising is able to be placed in the Australian Hypnotherapy Journal (fees shown on page 32). We would like to see all members being involved, so if you haven’t joined us yet, send an email to my personal email address [email protected] and I will verify that you are an AHA member and add you on. (You are required to do this before you can receive or post any messages.)


The AHA committees

The AHA is very lucky to have such enthusiastic State committees, all of whom give a lot of time and energy to local AHA member activities ‐ organising events & speakers, researching issues, administration, liaising with National, media, various groups / bodies and assisting members in a great variety of ways. When speaking to those on the committee, they generally express that for each frustration experienced, there are many more rewards in being a committee member.

If you would like to assist in any way, please feel free to contact your state committee and offer your time to whatever degree you are able to spare. It is acknowledged and respected that everyone has busy lives.

Please note that it’s wisest to email so the committee member can respond when available & convenient as they all have work, family and life commitments ‐ they will, however, be delighted to hear from you.

All national and state committee members are listed with contact details on pages 28 and 29.

State AGM dates are on pages 25.

Keeping in touch…..

http://www.pacfa.org.au/sitebuilder/enews/knowledge/asset/files/21/enewsjanuary2012.pdf

http://www.hypnotherapycouncilofaustralia.com/newsletter.htm

http://www.psh.org.au/about_psh.htm

Natural Medicine and Therapies Registration Board http://www.iipm.org.au/the-nmtrb.html

Alternative Solutions

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Alternative Solution? Eating disorders and body image issues come from feelings and emotions about who you are. They then go into the realm of addiction; “I am not good enough as I am, I will be better if only I do this...” For help or support for an eating disorder or body image issue, you can call the……..

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The aim of the Australian Hypnotherapy Journal is to publish wherever possible, articles that contribute to the evidence

base of hypnotherapy in the form of theoretical essays, experiential reports,

and empirical studies featuring quantitative, qualitative, or mixed-

method approaches.


Author: William Bengston, PhD, Sylvia Fraser Distributor: Sounds True Inc 2010 ISBN: 978-1-591791-911-5 Reviewed by: Justus Lewis

Letter to the Editor

Dr William Bengston is a professor of sociology at St Joseph's College in New York, with a life-long fascination with the mystery and potential of paranormal experiences. In his youth he met a somewhat eccentric character with amazing hundred percent accuracy psychic reading powers who then became his friend and teacher. Working with Ben, he was inspired to ask him to place his hands on his injured back. The pain left – permanently. This started Ben's healing career with Bengston as his apprentice alongside his 'day job' of pursuing an academic career in sociology.

As a scientific academic, Bengston is curious and open-minded about how these weird events happen. Despite Ben's protests that he will be disbelieved, rejected and accused of charlatanism, Bengston persuades him to have his psychic powers tested, only to have the testers decide that their equipment must be malfunctioning! It seems that even those who want to explore the limits of consciousness have their own mental limitations on what is possible despite clear evidence to the contrary. Disheartened but undeterred, Bengston gets the opportunity to do a series of experiments on mice injected with mammary cancer. The mice recover but the experiments raise even more questions about how the process works. One of the anomalous results is that the control mice also tended to recover! The book's two appendices are of great interest to researchers. In the first, Bengston details the method of energy healing that he and Ben developed over many years as Bengston 'peppered him with questions hoping to find ways to reproduce his experiences'. The second is a brief overview of previous research in the field. The Energy Cure is a highly readable and informative book that sets the scene for further exploration of energy healing using strict scientific protocols. Hypnotherapists who may be wondering, 'What else is possible?' and 'How does all this stuff actually work?' should find this book refreshing, enjoyable and thought-provoking.

Justus Lewis PhD; MA (Hons); Dip Ed (Tertiary); Diploma of Solution Oriented Hypnosis; Advanced Diploma Solution Oriented Hypnosis; Certificate IV in Assessment & Workplace Training, PACFA, Accredited Supervisory Teacher EMF Balancing Technique Phases I-XII; Certified NES Health Practitioner, SCENAR Practitioner, PACFA, NHRA™, CMAHA. www.transformasia.com.au

To the editor from South Africa It has been an amazing year for us at South African Hypnosis Academy, we are growing in strength and stature day by day. Despite efforts of people to monopolize Hypnosis in South Africa they have failed sadly, and we have increased our membership and have had students from not only South Africa but all over Africa Booking on our workshops. One of the most positive factors, show we are gaining recognition and respect, is that on average, out of every group of 10 students we have trained in South Africa in 2012 ,a minimum of 4 of the students are medical practitioners (from Psychologists to GPs) . I would like the AHA members to know from the start, we have modelled ourselves on the standards and visions of your organization, rather than those of the USA and UK and I believe strongly that this is one of the reasons our organization is gaining so much momentum in South Africa, thank you and your colleagues so much. Unlike all the normal Xmas and New year wishes my wish to all the AHA members is that throughout the festive season and beyond into 2013 you go to bed happy and awaken happy every day of your life. John Dutton Principal South African Hypnosis Academy

Book Review


Author: Steve Andreas / Charles Faulkner Distributor: William Morrow & Co 1994 ISBN: 978-0688146191 Reviewed by: Shana Bellin

Neuro-Linguistic Programming is a revolutionary approach to human communication and development based on the astonishing discovery that by changing how you think, you can transform what you think. It helps you modify your thought and behavioural patterns to suit your projected goals. NLP literally” reprograms” your mind and your life – for faster learning Better relationships and greater success. NLP will change your life. It has already helped millions of people overcome fears, increase confidence, enrich relationships and achieve greater success. Now, the NLP Comprehensive

Training Team, a world-class team of counselors, coaches and consultants, draw on years of personal and professional experience to create the most effective guidebook ever, to learning and applying this breakthrough technology to achieve whatever you want. You will learn how to: Master powerful techniques of persuasion and negotiation Eliminate fears, phobias and low self-esteem in minutes Learn the success secrets of top achievers and much more! NLP: The New Technology of Achievement provides a step-by-step guide through specific programs for learning the characteristics of top achievers and creating a blueprint for unlimited success. Every chapter includes exercises to help you master specific NLP techniques, and a 21 day program, created especially for this book, provides the essential skills you’ll need to achieve peak performance in business and life. Steve Andreas, along with his wife Connirae, founded NLP Comprehensive in 1979, to bring the transforming power of NLP to the world. They have edited or authored seven of the quintessential NLP books, including the classic Frogs into Princes. Charles Faulker is the architect and co-author of the bestselling Nightingale-Conant audio programmes, NLP: The New Technology of Achievement and Success Mastery with NLP.

Shana Bellin is a Hypnotherapist, Master NLP practitioner and corporate coach based in Sydney, NSW, Australia www://corporatecrossroads.com.au

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The positivity ratio By Dr Dominique Beck PhD, who draws on her multi-disciplinary academic background and training to uniquely blend techniques based on principles from Neuroscience based coaching, crucial conversations, non violent communcation, psychodrama and energy psychology

Some take the yellow smiley faces approach too far. It becomes slightly unrealistic and unbelievable when Pollyanna’s plastered smile conveys non-stop joy, and it is certainly irritating when she advises to simply mumble a few more positive words throughout the day. The fictional Pollyanna character, or the yellow smiley person you know in real life, will trigger your anterior cingulate cortex, or ACC. This is our ‘error’ detector and it will start flashing – just like a printer – when the brain perceives an error signal. Our mental hardware is very good at this job, and is constantly on call round the clock, whether we are aware of it or not. The brain will record the error signal, and at that instant an intriguing series of changes will take place in our bodies. The neurochemistry in the brain and the body changes and prepares us for potential action in reaction to the error. We may not be conscious of these shifts and of being on high alert – however, we may be aware that our emotions also take a turn south when our ACC is activated. Nevertheless, the point of yellow smiley faces and positive words is that we can definitely improve our mental hardware. It has been found that, on average, we have about 60,000 thoughts a day. That is pretty amazing. The uncomfortable news is, to a large degree, the thoughts we have today are the same we had yesterday and they will be the same tomorrow. And the unsettling news is the majority of these thoughts are negative. Now, put this in perspective: if you are a senior, this amounts to ridiculously large number of repetitive and negative thoughts over a lifetime. I am definitely not going to advise you to focus on eliminating all the deep, dark negativity lodged in your brain. For a start, this would be an impossible task and, secondly, it would take away our humanity. Our differentiating factor from the other species is we experience so many shades of emotions – these take form in our thoughts, and this is unique to humans. Dr Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, a Swiss-American psychiatrist, undertook some interesting research in the area of death and grief processing, and has added to our understanding of these shades of emotions. All the same, the positivity ratio attempts to bring into balance what is often slightly or grossly out of proportion. Dr Barbara Fredrickson is one of the leading figures in the positive psychology field. She developed the positivity ratio, based on rigorous research, and has found it to be a life-changing experience for people when applied as three to one ratio. This means we can continue to harbour one negative thought-emotion as long as this stands alongside three positive counterparts. Dr Frederickson’s work is a perfect blend of sound science and wise advice, which is not the superficial, ‘be happy, don’t worry’ expression. Positivity runs much deeper and consists of many shades – from appreciation to love, joy, satisfaction, bliss, hope, gratitude, amusement and so on. So how can you increase positivity? Here is the story of a Cherokee grandfather who told his grandson about a battle inside people’s heads. He said that the battle is between two wolves. One is Bad – it is anger, resentment, jealousy, greed, regret, self-pity, arrogance, lies and ego. The other is Good – it is kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, humility and peace. The grandson asked which wolf would win the battle and his grandfather simply replied, “the one you feed, boy”.

About the author Dr Dominique Beck is a neuroscience based coach, trainer and speaker. She works with people to improve thinking and performance. 0403 491 405 or [email protected] http://www.dominiquebeckcoaching.com/


Anxiety – a case study By Sharon Cavill, NZ – Clinical and past life hypnotherapist and Hypnoenergetics practitioner

Success in a Single 3 Hour Session This case study demonstrates the power of a Hypnotherapy session using Hypnoenergetics. Hypnoenergetics is centred on the client not only gaining awareness and changing core beliefs, but also releasing the energy they carry from the core event, and transforming this energy into that which serves them. The Hypnoenergetics Practitioner maintains a deep energetic rapport with the client and follows the energy of the session, weaving in and out with many techniques. Brief Client History: Recently Sandra, a 'first time' client, booked in for a session with the hope of relieving her anxiety. She had been living with anxiety for over 10 years, and feelings of shortness of breath, confusion, paranoia and fear were common for her. She self medicated, numbing her symptoms with heavy alcohol use and smoking. Sandra had a history of trauma at the hands of a male and had attended many years of counselling for PTSD. She felt she had consciously worked through her trauma however she was still experiencing anxiety on some level, on a daily basis. Along with these frequent low‐level feelings of anxiety, Sandra was also commonly triggered in certain situations. The trigger was usually a man and Sandra would feel threatened (even when there was no logical threat to her safety), and her symptoms of anxiety would elevate to a more intense level. The Session: Being Sandra's first experience with Hypnotherapy, I spent extra time guiding her into a deep trance state using relaxers, varied deepeners, and guided journeying. Once in a deep state, I introduced the time‐line and used the Age Regression technique to find the very first time Sandra felt the feelings of her anxiety. Sandra landed in an event where she was 6 years old in her bedroom, it was the middle of the night and she was scared. Utilising the Child Rescue technique, she gained comfort and security and some awareness around the situation. I felt the energy wasn't strong enough for this to be the initial experience resulting in her persistent anxiety, so with further

questioning and a Feelings Bridge we followed the energy to an earlier event in her life. Initial Core Event: Sandra was just a baby, her mum was carrying her, rushing to put her down in her cot. Sandra was fitting, and her mum was moving very quickly, acting from her fight or flight response to save her daughter. The episode was all over very quickly and her mum was then kneeling beside the cot praying. After bringing in Child Rescue again, Sandra was able to gain the perspective of her mum and what she was experiencing through the event. Her mum believed Sandra was not safe and could die at any moment. Sandra was able to feel her mum's anxiety, which felt almost exactly the same as her own. This is when the big 'Ah – Har' moment came for Sandra, as she realised she had taken on the energy of anxiety from her mum, and it was never hers to begin with! Releasing & Transforming Energy: Sandra was able to, after gaining awareness and with the help of her adult self, pull all of the energy related to her anxiety, out of her body. She felt the shift as the energy was released from her chest and she could see a pile of brown, murky energy in front of her. We transformed this energy into one that did serve her ‐ a light blue energy that was calm and peaceful. This new helpful energy, which was more in line with who she really is, would reside in her chest, in the place of the old anxious energy. We checked back in with her mum and Sandra gained further remarkable insight; the energy of anxiety and worry which her mum was feeling was never really her mum's either, she had actually taken this on from her own mum! Sandra helped her mum remove and release this energy that she had taken on. Sandra was then able to share some of her own new calm and peaceful energy with her mum, and to her delight saw her mum smile and laugh with joy. Back to the Time‐Line: We moved from this core event back up to her time‐line where a huge time‐line wash took place, washing her new beautiful blue, calm energy all the way along. The wash was smooth, apart from one dark patch that was singing out to her. We visited this event represented by the

dark patch, and it was the very first time she started smoking. She gained great awareness around the real reason she started smoking, and realised how she would no longer need to smoke because her initial reason for starting was no longer relevant to her today. Parts Therapy: Once Sandra gained the awareness around her smoking there was still a part of her that felt angry. So following the energy once again, I encouraged her to connect to the angry part or angry voice inside her and proceeded with Parts Therapy. Once we encouraged the part out of her body it appeared as a pile of shattered glass out in front of her. After some questioning we learned the part had been with Sandra since she was a little girl. Sandra was an identical twin and this part was created to help her stand up for herself and to shout 'I'm here and I'm me' (as opposed to a part of her sister, or not a whole person). After much discussion, the part became aware that it was actually doing Sandra more harm than good by being angry and she no longer required this angry part to shout out and speak up for her like that anymore. Through further discussion and awareness the part (and Sandra) decided it would be of more use to her as a strong and courageous part, the part that allowed her to be bold with her art and to stand tall and proud of who she is. The part shifted shapes into a big elastic band, which when moved back inside her body and wrapped around her core, offering her flexible strength to stand tall and proud. Future Pacing & Session Wrap‐up: The session wrapped up with Future Pacing to a time where Sandra would typically be triggered by a man. We created a new 'memory' for Sandra in which she felt calm and ease in this man's presence. In this event we connected in deeply to the beautiful blue calm energy now residing in her chest and she shared some of this energy with the man. By sharing her energy with this man she was able to remain in her position of power; she was no longer giving her power to another person and shifting into a space of feeling threatened and experiencing anxiety. From her position of power, sharing her energy of calm and peace to this man, Sandra actually strengthened her own energy. She felt more powerful and more in control than she ever had


before. Sandra experienced a deeply empowering moment! After the Session: Sandra was truly elated after the session and could feel a deep shift that had taken place within her. In the weeks since the session I have been in contact with Sandra regarding her immediate and profound shift, to hear the shift has been permanent and life changing for her. I have included some words from a letter she wrote to me, below: Sandra's Words: “I have been feeling very different since my session with you. Things I have struggled with for so long are no longer an issue! I feel such joy! I don't feel the constant anxiety or fear of men anymore and it is such a relief. My life is very different now, and I feel very safe and alive!” ‐ Sandra, Wellington NZ Notes: The duration of this session was 3 hours including approximately 30 minutes for intake and 15 minutes for debrief. *The client's name has been changed for this article and permission was granted for using her story.

Sharon Cavill is a Clinical & Past Life Hypnotherapist & Hypnoenergetics Practitioner at Waking Life, www.wakinglife.co.nz, based in Wellington, New Zealand. For further information please email [email protected].

The man who thinks he can If you think you are beaten, you are; if you think you dare not, you don't. If you'd like to win, but think you can't, It's almost a cinch you won't. If you think you'll lose, you're lost, For out in the world we find Success begins with a fellow's will; It's all in the state of mind. If you think you're outclassed, you are; You've got to think high to rise. You've got to be sure of yourself before You can ever win a prize. Life's battles don't always go To the stronger or faster man; But sooner or later the man who wins Is the one who thinks he can. (Attributed to Walter D. Wintle, a 19th century poet. The poem was originally titled "Thinking," but in later reprints was changed to "The Man Who Thinks He Can") Thanks to Gwendoline Ford for sharing this.

Trance state not necessary

by Arthur Long; MD, CHT. (South Africa) Reiki Master, Lecturer, Trainer, Corporate Motivator, and explorer

Hypnotherapists worldwide have learned to trust their instincts more and more, and trusted the efficacy of their own words rather than scripts to personalise the client's individual requirements. More recently we are relying on a fact, that is the trance state is not the only time we can influence the subconscious mind. In all reality trance state is only necessary to allow a person to feel relaxation but the subconscious can be influenced during the interview as effectively as during a time of trance state. This has been proven by stage hypnotists when for example “sticking” a subject's hands together whilst they are completely awake. Many therapists, to whom I speak regularly, are trusting the effects of words used whilst the client is awake to be the actual part of the consultation that is the most effective. Subconscious can be influenced at any time in that split second of brain distraction. Therefore effective suggestion can be used at any time during conversation and the method is simple. Your voice is your most effective tool, as we all know, so use it to greater advantage by introducing influential words, such as "feel calmness" or "release fear" can be introduced into a conversation about your own life experiences for example. This will be construed by the client as out of place, causing a degree of distraction, but impressing that word upon the subconscious in that exact moment. Your voice can even drop in pitch to emphasise that word even more if you want, but rely on the fact that this has had an impression on the client's subconscious. As words create energies that effect the entire body, a resulting change can be clearly seen as you continue with this method, relaxation, or stopping of a nervous twitch perhaps. Meanwhile the client has asked "why did you say that?" subconscious remembers this, and your work is greatly enhanced or completed. This can be confirmed by the client should you use a stress scale confirming their progressive calmness for example. Prove this for yourself and discover as I have, that the trance state need only be a sign to the client that "something has happened." Use this as an additional tool to improve efficacy, or perhaps as a pre‐

trance deepener, but rely upon it more and more, because it works. Enjoy! Arthur Long was originally from Australia, but has been in South Africa now for over 9 years and has a flourishing practice in the Johannesburg area. As both a traditional doctor and a hypnotherapist his services are claimable under SA medical benefits. Art can be contacted at [email protected] or www.hypnotherapysa.co.za

The AHA is the largest professional association for hypnotherapists in

Australia, and is committed to advancing hypnotherapy

as a discipline and profession in its own right.

Spreading the message

that hypnotherapists make a difference to peoples’ lives, through improving hypnotherapy knowledge and community wellbeing.

Committee Members Required – all states

Are you interested in giving something back to the profession or sharing your

skills & knowledge? Why not volunteer to be on the National

Committee, your State Management Committee or, if you are short of time,

how about a sub-committee?

With all state AGM’s coming up after the 31st of March, now is the time to give serious consideration to being a

part of the exciting future ahead of us. If you’d like to know more, contact the existing committee members in your

state OR the relevant National committee members (see pages 28 &

29)

State AGM’s are being held over the next few months!!!

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Effectiveness: what works in therapy? The biennial PACFA conference was held in Melbourne in October 2012. The theme of the conference – Effectiveness: What Works? Was a call to action for therapists of all modalities to provide an evidence base for their work. Helen Wayland attended the pre-conference workshop facilitated by Professor Robert King, who managed to make research seem both accessible and exciting.

As hypnotherapists, we know our work helps our clients. But how do we prove our value to decision‐makers in health funds and governments? How do we improve the profile of hypnotherapy and explain its efficacy for the wide range of issues and illnesses it can treat? When evidence‐based practice is the ruling paradigm, we have a commitment to both our clients and the greater population to provide supporting evidence, no matter our therapeutic modality. This was the message of the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA) conference in 2012. The AHA is a member organisation of PACFA, which makes depositions on our behalf to government to have us recognised by health funds, for example, and also sets minimum training, practical and ethical standards for its member organisations. Professor Robert King, of Queensland University of Technology (QUT), ran a pre‐conference workshop in which dance therapists, sand play therapists, all manner of psychotherapists and yes, even hypnotherapists learned how we can plan research, collaborate with others, and find pathways to a solid evidence base for our chosen therapy. The day was fun and interesting, and the writer has some tips to share with all AHA members when thinking about research. First: what are you interested in knowing? In the first part of the workshop we introduced our member organisations and areas of interest. PACFA boasts 31 member organisations, and a wide variety of modalities were represented. Two domestic violence counsellors from Queensland were the first to stand up and be grilled under the light of Professor King’s intelligence. He asked them what they wanted to see researched. They said, the outcomes of the work. Professor King asked: what would be good outcomes in your field? For clients first, and then for the general public or third party stakeholders? Would it be reducing the violence your clients are subjected to, or is there more? The clinicians clarified that they would like to measure whether the client could improve their ability to remove themselves from violent situations, yes, but also whether clients feel significantly more hopeful after therapy. As each therapist attending the workshop was helped in this way, it became clear that when a research‐attuned brain gets involved, the “what?” of research becomes clearer. What do you want to measure about your own work? With whom will you collaborate? The second part of the research workshop was spent forming groups to discuss areas of interest, with the aim of forming a question. The question in research is more important than you might assume, because ultimately any research project you undertake will be judged on how well you answered the question you set out to research, how well your methodology supported your question, and whether the conclusions you come to are supported by the question and the methodology. In discussion with the other therapists at the table (around 10 per table), we were aware that, as Professor King said: “research involves a lot of activity that seems at times tangential or off track”. In other words, you don’t need to know what you want to know straight away. The question emerges from, and is improved by, discussion based on the interests of the people involved. Each and every one of us is capable of thinking about doing our own research, with the right collaboration. Designing the research Before you begin your research, and whilst you are still forming the question, you must first determine what is already known on your subject, and how you can add to that knowledge. So a literature review can be a “fishing expedition”. You search for papers that have been published on the subject you are interested in, determine whether they are “good” research papers (did they answer the question? Was the methodology stringent? Are the conclusions appropriate?). Then you can determine what still needs to be known about your subject. Which leads to the methodology ‐ how can you find a way to research that question? This is where the collaboration with a research specialist, from a university for example, becomes important. They know how to design the research to answer the question, and the ethical issues involved in research methods. Professor King’s keynote address to PACFA The PACFA conference began the day after the workshop described above. Professor King’s keynote address explored the challenges of positioning ourselves in a positive light with policy makers, and also the problems that can arise when clinicians carry out research without appropriate technical collaboration. There is ample evidence that therapy – all therapy – works, and so Professor King suggests that by conducting valid, ethical, scrupulous research into our chosen modality we can only improve our profile, our standing and our ability to achieve recognition across audience groups. Professor King wrote an excellent article on this topic for the inaugural edition of the Psychotherapist and Counselling Journal of Australia (PACJA), which you can access at no charge by registering your email at pacfa.org.au

Helen Wayland is a clinical hypnotherapist and personal counsellor working in St. Kilda, Melbourne. Master of Counselling, Dip. Holistic Counselling, Master Clinical Hypnotherapist, MNLP. Clinical member AHA, AAHTC, ACA. 0412 443 899 / counselling‐hypnosis.com.au


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Dr Seuss – a fascination by Jai Waugh, counsellor and clinical hypnotherapist, CMAHA

I’ve just experienced three and a half months incarcerated in hospital while my immune system attempted to self destruct, neurologically and systemically; enough to send even the sanest person loopy. After over two decades of doing my best to be well and stay motivated and positive, I was worn down, worn out and struggled to find a modicum of hope, which interestingly made my medical team squirm (to be confronted by a patient ‘without hope’). All they could offer my mental wellbeing were platitudes; “you have to have hope”, ”be positive” and “children need their mother” (I agree with that one). I was desperate for a hand up & out from the arid base of my wishing well where I had fallen and now sulked in a crumpled heap. Even I, a psychotherapist, was at a loss to explain how my immune system was so letting me down but was desperate to cling onto something positive through my experience. The medical profession in my experience skipped the class of ‘dealing with the human psyche 101’. So it came as no surprise that a hand up out of the depths of which I had fallen did not come from my Dr Neurologist. Not from my Dr Rheumatologist. Not even the Dr Psychiatrist knew what to say at the Universe seemingly showing me the middle digit. The hand out of my misery and explanation as to what was going on came from...Dr Seuss. “I’m sorry to say so but sadly it is true that bang ups and hang ups can happen to you”. I’m serious! Dr Seuss, better known as a author of children’s’ books The Cat in the Hat, Horton Hears a Who and The Lorax, just to name a few, was the doctor who so simply explained my situation in acceptable terms. To put it even more simply, ‘crap happens’, and why should I be exempt from the human race? Dr Seuss! I became fascinated (obsessed according to my husband), researching his most famous quotes taken from many of his books. And what I found was Dr Seuss would have

made an excellent psychotherapist with his sound advice. “You Have Brains in your Head and Two Feet in Your Shoes. You Can Steer Yourself in any Direction You Chose”. Well, sort of. I seemed to not have a choice in my condition and it steered me in a direction which I did not like, but I could chose the way I handled it, “Today You are You, That is Truer than True. There is No One Alive Who is Youer than You”. Thank you. I’ll take that as a compliment. “Be Who You Are and Say What you Feel. Because those who Mind Don’t Matter, And Those Who Matter Don’t Mind”. I guess – as long as you are not rude. And “You’re Off To Great Places. Today is Your Day. Your Mountain is waiting...So Get on Your Way”. Agree. And I guess if the mountain were smooth, I couldn’t climb it, right? Such good, sound and basic advice Dr Seuss gives. And I guess when I look at it, “I’m In Good Shape for the Shape I’m In”. Yeah. You’re right, I am doing OK all conditions considered (including a broken back which I endured on top of everything else)! “I Like Nonsense. It Wakes Up the Brain Cells”. Yes indeed. I hadn’t felt so enlightened and positive in a while. I’m in the process of moving to a new abode & will begin to practise my hypnotherapy from home. In my search for words of wisdom from the Great Man, I came across his quotes in vinyl wall art on Etsy.com. And there is one for every room, I tell my husband with great enthusiasm. How about “I Do Not Like Green Eggs and Ham” for the kitchen? Or “I said what I meant And I meant what I Said”? “Teeth Are Always in Style” for the bathroom. “I bet you know a Thing or Two. You’re Super Smart, I’m proud of You” for Thing 1 & Thing 2’s bedroom, and “Everything Stinks till it’s Finished” – well, you work it out. “Leave that stuff for your treatment room”, hubby tells me. Have I ever let him down in the style department before? “Think and Wonder. Wonder and Think”. If he insists... “I’ve bought a big Bat, I‘m ready you See. Now My Troubles Are Going To have Troubles With Me”. Or “If Things start Happening, Don’t Worry, Don’t Stew.

Just Go Right Along and You’ll Start Happening Too”. Bless you Dr Seuss. And thank you. Jai Waugh is a Clinical Hypnotherapist and Counsellor who practices in Armadale, Victoria. Her practice is Mind Balance Hypnotherapy http://www.hypnomelbourne.com.au

Speakers & Trainers Wanted for all AHA State Workshops

The AHA is dedicated to providing the Australian hypnotherapy community with ongoing learning opportunities in the form of 4 one day workshops per year. Each one day workshop will contain between 1 to 4 speakers talking about an aspect of Hypnotherapy, including NLP, Counselling, Psychotherapy or topics about helping members to run a successful practice.

We are currently seeking speakers for every state

in Australia! Do you have something to share that would benefit AHA members? Then we want to hear from you! If you would like to offer your services, simply contact the Workshop coordinator in your state (details on the committee page at the end of this journal). You can offer your services to any or all state workshop coordinators for as many dates and locations as you would like. The state coordinators will organise the schedules and notify you if your topic fits their requirements. As a not-for-profit association, the AHA attempts to keep the cost of these workshops as low as possible. Therefore, while the AHA will pay for any necessary out of pocket expenses this is a non-paid opportunity for you to share your knowledge. On the other hand, you will get a lot of exposure to the hypnotherapy community!


QLD Workshop review

Reviewed by Chereyl Jackman, Clinical Hypnotherapist, CMAHA, NHRA. This training was presented by Alistair Horscroft at the AHA Training day November 25th 2012 in Brisbane, QLD.

Neuroscience and Hypnosis At the last AHA Queensland workshop for 2012, Alistair Horscroft gave stimulating talks on “Neuro-Science and Hypnosis” followed by “Submodalities and Hypnosis’.

Alistair studied Egyptology for 4 years before becoming a hypnotherapist. According to Alistair the Egyptian priests knew the power of hypnosis. They had a vision house which was an underground chamber built from red granite. This created mole or yang energy. The person was kept in the room for 3 days and 3 nights. During that time they looked into a black mirror or the negative aspects of themselves to face and release the past. Next they looked into a white mirror which held the positive, pleasant, enjoyable and loving experiences. They needed to release both the good and the bad. Black granite was used to create nurturing or yin energy. Olive wood was used to access the astral state. A jug of water was all that was placed in the chamber.

The deeper one goes into hypnosis the more literal minded a person becomes. In Modern Hypnosis everything we do is a lie so don’t fall into the trap that is the truth. If it works that’s all that matters.

The unconscious processes are a lot faster than the conscious. The fastest decides the next behaviour. In 2007 Neuro Scientists demonstrated that unconscious motor movements occur 300 milliseconds before consciousness acts. This is pattern recognition – not intuition, so remove the idea of self sabotage. Free will does not exist. When we engage more efficiently, rapidity decreases suffering.

The unconscious is slow to learn and quick to act. The conscious mind is quick to learn and slow to act. The search and acquisition of knowledge is an addiction. People don’t know how to express knowledge. When we search, it sets off a dopamine response which

creates a light bulb moment. Then we go searching for more chemical hits. The search for knowledge is an addiction - applying it takes effort.

The Amygdala is responsible for the fight/flight response and anxiety. If a client has an anxious predisposition which keeps getting hit, the amygdala becomes enlarged and hypersensitive. It is the thermostat for fear sensitivity. Hypnosis can shrink the amygdala. When you talk to clients in this way, it makes sense.

Get a plastic brain with working parts to show to clients. When the process is explained from a scientific perspective, this information expands the client’s model of the world. It is science based and it shows the client how to soothe the amygdala rather than inflame it. It shows them how to take control over their nervous system and brain. It is basic Neuro-science.

In hypnosis, Delta and Theta rhythms slow down the brain. Aphasia is a state where the subject can’t speak. It is a deep sleep state. The client may be drooling. It is a heavy, sleepy, soup like state.

Is hypnosis deep relaxation?

If an induction is more than 3-5 minutes, it is too long. It gives the client too much time to think. The longer the induction, the more likely client will wake. When the critical process is bypassed, hypnosis occurs.

The Law of reversed effect says that anything that is said in the negative has to be conceptualised before it can be negated, it has to be noticed before the critical faculty arises. The more emotional/contextual content, the harder it is to get rid of it. A kinaesthetic change has a profound effect. There must be 100% client agreement that there has been a change, otherwise there is no change.

“I notice how easily you get stuck to stuff and how easily you can let go of stuff. Once you have failed at … isn’t it about time you got to know yourself.”

Allow the client to build a wonderful relationship with themselves and to create a relationship with a resource that is available to them. Perhaps they could “Practice feeling safe for a week.”

Submodalities and Hypnosis A poor diet prevents change. Vegans & vegetarians have the worse brain damage. The brain needs protein. The CNS is inhibited by toxins in the diet. Refer Nora Godaris: ‘Primal Mind, Primal Body: Palaeolithic Diet.’ Eating disorder Ask your client with an eating disorder: “If you were shipwrecked on a desert island with only trees fruit and monkeys, how long will you have your eating disorder? “ The reason people self sabotage is because the value systems between the conscious and unconscious are in conflict and they are always trying to close the gap.

The Conscious mind WANTS – ego based. The Unconscious mind NEEDS – mammal based, survival, pain/pleasure, fear - all issues associated with shame, being abandoned by the group, survival. FIRST AND FOREMOST – CLIENTS ARE MAMMALS. When asked what a person’s fundamental need is, Virginia Satir replied: Familiarity. CBT is founded on the false premise that human beings can self assess. There is always a bias on accurate self analysis.

Phobia Alistair’s phobia clinic at Taronga Park Zoo had a 100% success rate helping 700 people with phobias of spiders, reptiles, and snakes. The phobia is caused by using wrong models, i.e. perception of enlarged size. It is an all consuming Neuro Physiological state - an abreaction.


When a spider is shrunk down in size, the nervous system can handle that. Move it far away and shrink it. Make it just the right size – at the right place where it feels comfortable. V/K disassociation pattern, Hypnosis & TFT. You can also take the client into outer space.

One way of thinking is fixation of attention to the exclusion of anything else. The absence of sound allows you to hear the clap.

Milton Erickson made visual/auditory/kinaesthetic changes. “I feel anxious!” Well how does that look?

The dominant cortices will borrow from other pathways. The nerve gives an electrical signal and neural glue allows the electrical jump to occur. Neurons keep increasing until the day we die. We only have so much of the neural glue. The more we use a synaptic pathway, the more glue it attracts.

Whatever is deemed as important goes up in the value system which prioritises seeing the thing we want to avoid. The brain operates within basic parameters. Issues are either Important or Not important. The brain gives importance to only two: Positive/Negative emotions and Repetition.

You cannot motivate mammals with pain. You need to motivate with pleasure. This builds new synaptic pathways. When sufficiently motivated, people can override a phobia. The more severe the phobia, the easier they are to work with.

Anchor a good experience. Anchor a bad experience. Collapse anchors. This realigns the nervous system. The Olfactory and Gustatory systems are reptilian. A sensory transformation in either can create kinaesthetic change real quick.

The driving submodality creates the greatest change and the right submodality is the one that works.

What the person is saying is what’s actually happening in their nervous system. Feed back what they say. Meet the person at their submodality and metaphor. These are a direct representation of what is going on inside their body.

Intelligence is a one channel system. Wisdom is a multiple channel system. Encourage the Unconscious Mind to recognise patterns. “Tell me a bit more about …” to create a transderivational search. The person goes inside and comes up with what they need to make a change. This method makes them use their own skills to empower them.

The hypnotherapist needs to keep their mouth shut. The client’s nervous system has to do more work and generate inner engagement. The Indirect approach creates a more fulfilled and complete experience of inner absorption which allows the client to come to their own conclusion. It creates more change, more permanence and connects them to their own inner experience.

Remain neutral. Listen to how they use language. Don’t buy into their issue. A Mammal does not like this.

Chereyl Jackman practices in Deception Bay, QLD. She is also the State Secretary AHA (QLD). For more information on Alistair Horscroft: http://www.alistairhorscroft.com/ http://www.themindacademy.com.au

AHA National President, Antoine Matarasso presenting Alistair Horscroft with the AHA Certificate of Appreciation

We have all heard the expression – ‘is your glass half full or half empty?’ Some people have a specific way of looking at life – here are just a few…. The optimist says the glass is half full.

The pessimist says the glass is half empty. The realist says the glass contains half the required amount of liquid for it to overflow. And the cynic... wonders who drank the other half.

The worrier frets that the remaining half will evaporate by next morning. The fanatic thinks the glass is completely full, even though it isn't. The obsessive compulsive postpones the question until the level is checked, and checked again, and again, and again... The phobic says yuck, someone drank out of it and left his germs on the glass. The co‐dependent hurries to fill your glass, but not so completely that you would spill it and get upset. Because when you get upset... The optimist says: "The glass is half‐full." The pessimist says: "The glass is half‐empty". And while they are arguing, the pragmatist takes the glass and drinks it. The insomniac will be up all night wrestling with the question. The existentialist wonders what is the point of the question. The nihilist breaks the glass. The (other) pessimist says the glass is half full of shit. The opportunist says, "Thanks, folks! While you were debating it, I drank it." The entrepreneur sees the glass as undervalued by half its potential. The grammarian says that while the terms half‐full and half‐empty are colloquially acceptable the glass can technically be neither since both full and empty are absolute states and therefore are incapable of being halved or modified in any way. The psychiatrist would ask you, "Is the half‐empty/half‐full glass really that important? I mean... really? Think about it. If fact, let's not. Let's set that particular issue aside for a few moments and talk about what's really bothering you.." The Taoist sees that the glass is both half empty and half full, that neither half could exist without the other, requiring a point of balance in order to maintain equilibrium in the universe, and therefore, are merely two mirror images of the same realistic concept, so in the purity of absolute truth the glass is neither half full or half empty, the glass simply IS... The politician says that under the last government the glass was half‐empty, and becoming emptier, but thanks to his own party's new leadership, the glass is definitely now half‐full, and becoming fuller; but if the other party were to return to power, the glass would once again undoubtedly empty rapidly. The ineffective organisation would discuss the question during the board of directors meeting, convene a committee to research the problem, and assign tasks for a root cause analysis, usually without a complete explanation of the problem to those assigned the tasks. The directors would consider the problem to be above the pay grade of those assigned root cause analysis tasks.


Hypnotherapy helps to tackle the range of cancer’s physical and emotional dimensions Summary by Maya Lak of an article by Gérard V. Sunnen, M.D.

Gérard V. Sunnen M.D., Board Certified in Psychiatry and Neurology is an Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at NYU-Bellevue Medical Centre in New York.

Introduction Hypnotherapy is increasingly recognized for its therapeutic applications. Applied to the treatment of cancer, hypnotherapy offers unique possibilities due to its capacities for enhancing mind to body communication. Cancer is a multi-system condition, involving all levels of the patient, from the cellular to the psychological. Of most concern are the intense spectrum of adjustments cancer patients are often likely to face - adjustments to the condition itself, to its treatments, and to the social changes it may induce (Kubler-Ross, 1969). Hypnotherapy and self-hypnosis can be useful at several levels of cancer care.

1. It is useful as a means of dealing directly with the symptoms of the condition: pain and non-specific symptoms such as fatigue, depression, and insomnia. 2. It is also useful in the management of the side effects of cancer treatments. 3. Cancer patients are also often faced with emotional adjustments such as the reframing of life priorities. 4. It has also been aimed at modifying the cancer itself through the use of imagery, and via the healing potential of the mind.

Case History of Hypnotherapy in the Management of Cancer Symptoms Pain is the most common symptom aside from fatigue mentioned by cancer patients. Hypnotherapy has been abundantly documented as being a effective pain modifier (Chaves, 1994; Hilgard and Hilgard, 1994; Holroyd, 1996; Lynch, 1999; Peter, 1996; Schafer, 1996). There is an acknowledged relationship between pain and anxiety, and pain and depression. The following case history demonstrates the role of hypnotherapy in modifying symptoms associated with cancer. A stockbroker with colon cancer was referred by his oncologist for hypnotic treatment of pelvic pain. A recent examination revealed metastatic liver nodules, and a solitary lesion in the pelvic bone. Ambivalent about chemotherapy and radiation, he opted for hypnotherapy to give him more time to make a decision. He easily achieved a hypnotic trance with an arm levitation technique. This was followed by him being able to conjure up feelings of numbness in his hand which he was then able to transfer to the areas where he felt the pain. He was then taught self-hypnosis and the relief he obtained was undeniable. Sometimes he could banish the pain completely and could walk comfortably for an hour or so. At other times, especially when his mood was low, he could only gain partial relief. He felt considerably more relaxed, reported more energy, and clearly enjoyed his increased capacity for pain-free activity. He then decided to undertake chemotherapy and successfully applied self-hypnosis to modify its side effects. He also used self-hypnosis to energise feelings of optimism and self-esteem, which assisted him in his recovery. Techniques for Pain Relief in Cancer Hypnotherapy has been described as the most potent non-pharmacological relaxant known to science. An important mechanism of hypnotic pain reduction centres upon its remarkable property for controlling anxiety. (Levitan, 1999). Direct suggestions for pain removal. Some patients easily assimilate direct suggestions that the pain will reduce in intensity to the point of becoming unnoticeable. In spite of assertions that symptom removal necessarily implies symptom substitution, it is gratifying to observe patients responding to such suggestions as: "Your mind has the capacity to let go of the discomforts and the pains you have been experiencing. With each breath, let discomforts give up their intensity to the point where they lose their power, and possibly even vanish." Hand anaesthesia with extension and diffusion. The hand is ideally suited as a starting point for hypnotic anaesthesia because it is so richly endowed with sensory innervation. Once the anaesthetic experience is established in the hand, it is a relatively small step to transfer it to other parts of the body. Altering the configuration of pain. Suggestions are made for the pain to decrease in size as the patient is asked to visualize the pain as a progressively decreasing shape in mental space (Hammond, 1990). Altering the qualitative aspects of pain. Pain is a multi-sensory and hypnotic suggestion, is thus able to change pain's qualitative expressions. Pain may be paired with coolness, warmth, heaviness, or other sensory modality, in order to soften the sharpness of its effect. Imagery. With some individuals, hypnotic imagery is the most effective pathway to pain control. The type of imagery favoured depends upon the patient's ability to visualise. The imagery tendencies of the patient are noted in order to match imagery style with appropriate suggestions (Hammond, 1990). "Imagine a garden richly endowed with beautiful vegetation bathed in sunlight. The garden represents the forces in your mind. You notice some plants that do not appear to fit in this space. They represent your discomforts and your difficult symptoms. As you approach this unwanted vegetation you can begin to decide ways you want to deal with them." Dissociation. Dissociation is an effective mechanism by which the pain may be experienced as moving away from the place of awareness (Rainville et al., 1999). " The pain is not sticking to you. It begins to disconnect from your body, travelling outward, moving with each breath further and further into the distance; so far that it may even feel that it no longer belongs to you." Summary Hypnotherapy in cancer may be directed to its many symptoms. Physical symptoms of cancer, the most common of which are pain and fatigue, and the physical effects of its treatment may be alleviated to enhance quality of life. Self hypnosis allows patients to actively contribute to their own treatment.

References

Austin JH. (2000) Zen and the Brain. Toward an Understanding of Meditation and Consciousness. London: MIT Press. Benjenke CJ. (2000) Benefits of early interventions with cancer patients: A clinician's 15 year experience. Hypnos, 27(2), 75-81. Cardena E, Lyn SJ, Krippner S (Eds) (2000) Varieties of Anomalous Experiences: Examining the Scientific Evidence. American Psychological Association, Washington DC. Chaves JF. (1994) Recent advances in the application of hypnosis to pain management. American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis, 37, 117-129. Edwin DM. (2001) What suggestion is best for pain? American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis, 43(3-4), 329-330.

Maya Lak, M Adult Ed, M Management, BA (Management), B Ed, Dip Hyp, Cert IV TAA, Cert Clin Supervisor, Cert Counselling, Cert TIR, Cert Ego State Therapy, Cert NLP Practitioner, LMAHA, NHRA


Hypnosis for cryofreeze heart procedure

Story retold with permission by Bruni Brewin, Dip Hyp, Dip COunselling, Cert Clin Supervisor, Cert TIR, Cert NLP Practitioner, Cert TAA, LMAHA, NHRA, ATMS, CEHP, PACFA Accred Patrick Coleman is a busy man. His father, Richard Coleman, was a full time Clinical Hypnotherapist for 29 years. His father founded his

clinic in 1977 and took Patrick through Gil Boyne’s clinical hypnotherapy 101 training course when Patrick was a nine-year-old boy. The original purpose for teaching Patrick this information at such a young age was to control pain from a serious jaw injury. This lead Patrick to his profession as a second-generation, full time clinical hypnotherapist, specializing in non-evasive pain control and behaviour modification. Patrick posted the following link on LinkedIn. “Heart Surgery with hypnosis and no sedation!!! The 26th I successfully kept a patient in hypnosis for three hours while the heart surgeon did a cryofreeze procedure on their heart to fix it. It worked. “

He has kindly given me permission to share it with you all. Clarification: Cryofreeze is a procedure where they fill a probe with nitrogen that causes the probe to freeze and this is able to destroy cells and tissue in the surrounding area to the probe.

Patrick wrote that they could not sedate the patient, as they had already tried that. They had attempted to do the procedure with sedation. Part of the procedure was that they needed to electrically ease the heart into its racing to know where to do the correction. They found that the sedation blocked the stress hormones.

When they were bringing the patient down the hall on the bed to the surgery room the doctor said with a kind heartfelt smile; “Alright Pat, go out into the hallway and zap her out before they bring her in so we can go to work." I thought that was cool.

I met the patient in the hall and asked her if she was ready for me to hypnotise her and she said yes. I did a rapid handshake induction, lullaby, quick progressive relaxation, hand drop deepener, and a Pinch test for sedation, eye catalepsy, arms, then legs and body.

It took all of 7 minutes and they brought her in. She felt the catheter and frowned so I created quick amnesia on that little bit of discomfort and she was good the rest of the time. At the end for a tougher part when they paced the heart to get it to set a beat, we used fast acting four-minute sedation.

Patrick said what was interesting is now the left arm started coming up and moving toward the doctors work and I said (to the patient), the arm is heavy as a led weight and falls back to the bed and it did. Then she started choking a little bit from the sedation and I said let your airway open up so you can breathe easier than that, and she did.

Both times the anaesthetist whispered; “You’re not supposed to be able to communicate with her right now… wow...!” He was even more than a little surprised I could still communicate with the patient when she was sedated, and so was I.

Making it into the heart surgeon’s room as the main controller of the patients comfort using hypnosis is a huge step for any surgeon to take and I have more respect for what our doctors do than ever before after watching the heart surgeon do his work.

It's humbling to be invited into the surgeons room. The doctor that did the work was amazing. The whole team worked like a Swiss watch.

A very exciting day in the world of medical hypnosis. Details of many things that happened using hypnosis during this three-hour procedure are hard to believe and I was the one using hypnosis to do it. After seven years of full time practice in the medical rooms when I see something new I still have to ask myself, "Is that real? Did I just see that?"

This is the real deal that Esdaile, Braid, Kroger, Munro, Elman and the like wrote about doing major and minor surgeries using hypnosis as the main anaesthetic in all their books. How many people did it and didn't write it down I wonder?

I'm now a volunteer member of the surgery team as a hypnotherapist and they will be using me in the future. Everything is transcribed and I hope our findings in hypnosis for heart surgery will be published in a journal some day.”

Patrick’s goal is to teach their anaesthetist how to do this as his private practice and training keep him at his office every day.

PatrickColemanC.C.H.OklahomaCityCertifiedClinicalHypnotherapist,CertifiedHypnotherapyInstructorandDesignatedExamineroftheAmericanCouncilOfHypnotistExaminers.http://www.colemanshypnotherapyclinic.com

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Hypnobirthing, by Leanne Jackson

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AHA (WA) Workshop

3rd February, 2013

The Point Walter Golf Course

Eagle Room Honour Road, Bicton WA 6157

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Beliefs, intuition and knowing, by Sonia Czernik This session will consist of the delivery of theories and concepts followed by their application by pairing up and working in small groups. understanding of beliefs, intuition and knowing

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Matthew Flinders Hotel

667 Warrigal Rd, Chadstone, VIC 3148

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The Ryde-Eastwood Leagues Club, 117 Ryedale Road, West Ryde, NSW 2114

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AUSTRALIAN HYPNOTHERAPISTS’ ASSOCIATION 2013 Workshop & Meeting Dates for

NSW, QLD, VIC, SA & WA

Please Note: Dates/speakers may be subject to change - check website for updated details closer to the event date

State Date Meeting/Workshop

NSW 17th February GM + Dr Dominique Beck, Dr Alan Brast 2nd June National / NSW AGM 25th August GM + TBA 1st December GM + TBA

QLD 24th February Kathy Ballantyne, Leanne Jackson & Dr Alan Brast 5th May AGM + Beth Matarasso & Antoine Matarasso 25th August GM + Glynis Bretherton & Maggie Wilde 25th November GM + TBA Vic 2nd March GM + TBA 1st June AGM + 7th September GM + TBA 7th December GM + TBA SA 3rd March Joanne Goulding, Gary Johnston 26th May AGM + Leon Cowen 28th August GM + TBA 17th November GM + TBA WA 3rd February GM + Sonia Czernik, George Burns, Cathy Brown 13th April AGM + Antoine Matarasso on Motivational interviewing 4th August GM + TBA 2nd November GM + TBA

For further updates, please go to:

http://www.ahahypnotherapy.org.au/index.htm

or contact your State Secretary / Training Co-ordinator contact details on pages 28 & 29

AHA State training information


State Links

The NSW State Report

Go to the AHA – NSW website for further updates: http://www.ahahypnotherapy.org.au/nsw_workshops.htm

The ACT State Report

Go to the AHA – ACT website for further updates: http://www.ahahypnotherapy.org.au/act_workshops.htm

THE QLD State Report

Go to the AHA Queensland website for further updates: http://www.ahahypnotherapy.org.au/qld_workshops.htm

The TAS State Report

Go to the AHA – Tasmania website for further updates: http://www.ahahypnotherapy.org.au/tas_workshops.htm

The NT State Report

Go to the AHA – NT website for further updates: http://www.ahahypnotherapy.org.au/nt_workshops.htm

The SA State Report

Go to the AHA – SA website for further updates: http://www.ahahypnotherapy.org.au/sa_workshops.htm The VIC State Report

Go to the AHA – Victoria website for further updates: http://www.ahahypnotherapy.org.au/vic_workshops.htm

The WA State Report

Go to the AHA – WA website for further updates: http://www.ahahypnotherapy.org.au/wa_workshops.htm

SA State report Welcome to 2013 We had a wonderful finish to 2012 with two great speakers: Yildiz Sethi and Yael Tsvieli Reiss. The day was full, informative and interactive and the members who attended enjoyed both the presentations and the opportunity to catch up with their fellow members over lunch. Yildiz presented an overview of Family Constellations and how using this process can quickly and easily get to the underlying issues of mental health, emotional and relationship issues. This psychotherapeutic methodology deals with repressed trauma and systemic issues and is another tool for the hypnotherapist’s endless toolbox using a phenomenological and humanistic approach to client’s concerns. Yildiz introduced Family Constellations as a therapy that is brief, solution focused, experiential, systemic, individual and energetic. After lunch Yael entertained us with her presentation, focusing on metaphors and how to structure them using the client’s words and outcome. The way she weaved metaphors into her easy‐to‐listen‐to presentation and the manner in which she encouraged the integration of suggestions was seamless and smooth. After a short break, Yael discussed children and her approach to working with them using their own positive experiences. This included some case histories and a book that she is currently preparing for publication. In closing her presentation she used the following metaphor which I personally found very appropriate and so, in my words, I repeat it here: “A person is like a river that twists and turns – some banks of the river are green and some are dry and barren – all we need to do is channel the positive resources from the green banks to the dry and barren ones to bring about change – and the river thrives”. After the workshop we held a General Meeting of the SA AHA and amongst other items, it was decided that it may be useful to commence Workshops in the future with a time for Supervised Peer Group Supervision – this will provide an opportunity for Clinical members to attend and receive Peer Supervision hours and to also provide another opportunity for Professional members to acquire their specified hours to obtain Clinical membership. We also finally organised a Workshop Coordinator to commence after the AGM in 2013 and discussed implementing a Workshop sub‐committee, which should ensure our workshops can run easily and at the same time, take the stress off just one person. Finally, things are well on the way with organising presenters for next year. In March we will be hearing from Joane Goulding about Sleep Talk for children and

Gary Johnston will share some information about Psycho‐nutrition. In our May meeting we will be hearing from Leon Cowen and August is shaping up to be interesting too with some South Australian presenters presenting their knowledge and skills in their various areas of expertise. We, the SA Committee, are looking forward to an exciting 2013 and wish you all well with your personal endeavours. Warm regards, Rona Spicer, SEO, South Australia

QLD State report Our final workshop for 2012 was held on November 25th. Attendance was excellent with 62 attendees. As the workshop was scheduled to finish early we had one speaker, Alistair Horscroft, who was extremely well received. There were a number of first time attendees and we handed out several application forms. The workshop was followed by a Christmas lunch for all present, catered and prepared for by the venue, Robertson Gardens Comfort Inn, who did an excellent job. Skype committee meetings will recommence in February 2013. WORKSHOP The first workshop of the year will be on February 24th, followed by a general meeting (all details are on page 21. Finances The Qld branch remains in an excellent financial state and recently sent a substantial amount to national to assist with national expenses. Wishing everyone a Happy and Prosperous 2013!! Warm regards, Marie Element, SEO, Qld

WA State report Happy new year to all!!!! I know many people who are happy to welcome 2013 in and even more delighted to wish 2012 a big farewell. Here’s hoping this year will be magnificent!!!! Western Australian has seen an increase in membership over the last few months and this is a result of our amazingly enthusiastic membership secretary who has really hit her stride. She’s been informed that she needn’t even think of standing down for a good while yet!!! We are encouraging that

enthusiasm and Jennifer has some fantastic plans for attracting yet more members to our fold.

State Reports


Our workshop co‐ordinator Lisa and her team have begun workshop activity bright and early in the new year with a great line up of speakers organised for the 3rd of February. Given the flurry of November disappearing into the holiday season and beyond, they’ve done a magnificent job in pulling it all together. This training will follow the first general meeting of the year. More details on our training day are available on page 21. We’ve had fantastic feedback from our last training day held on the 2nd of November. Our speakers were Grace Trusso (Drug & Alcohol addiction) and Susy Hall (Tree drawing). Unfortunately, I was in Sydney attending an AHA national committee meeting / planning day and missed, by all accounts, two fantastic presentations! Along with the other contributors of AHA state reports, I wish all of you a healthy and wonderful 2013 – may all glittering and wonderful things be with you!! Warm regards, Mailin Colman, SEO, WA

NSW State report The NSW branch of the AHA ushered in an early Christmas on 2

nd December at their well‐attended all‐day workshop. Our NSW State Workshop Coordinator, Judi Gurd‐Chapman ensured the meeting had a festive atmosphere with table decorations and a special Christmas lunch. Judi welcomed the attendees and recommended two excellent books from her recent trip to London for an NLP conference – “101 Things I Wish I’d Known When I started in Hypnotherapy” by Dabney Ewin and “Improve Your Eyesight Naturally,” by Leo Angarto Judi introduced the two workshops conducted by excellent speakers both of whom are much sought after, high‐calibre presenters well matching the standard we, of the NSW branch, have come to both expect and appreciate at all our workshops. Rhondda Stewart, Founder and Principal of the Australian College of Hypnotherapy, and a Master Practitioner/Trainer of Clinical Hypnotherapy, Psychotherapy and NLP, conducted the first workshop. Rhondda’s skills as an experienced presenter and corporate trainer were integrated with her knowledge and practical techniques in the treatment of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. She engaged the delegates, encouraging participation, and freely shared the

wisdom she has gleaned over some 30 years in her hypnotherapy/NLP practice. Linda Taylor, our second presenter, is a leading educator who conducts corporate training programmes , coaching, and consulting for both large corporations and small businesses, while maintaining a holistic practice in South Sydney. She is also a writer. Her latest book is “Now, Stop Smoking”. With a powerful desire to help people to reach their full potential, Linda made a memorable impact on the group. Taking a practical approach, Linda invited all attendees to take a serious look at where their businesses stood today and to evaluate the situation honestly. Next, we defined a desired result and an inspirational vision for the future. Thirdly, came the work of creating an individual Plan of Action. Linda had the group working in Table Teams encouraging each other and papering the venue windows with sticky notes of ideas and serious resolutions to improve our businesses in 2013. Judi thanked the speakers and presented gifts on behalf of the members, then surprised us all with live musical entertainment by Debbie Tennant and Nick Twos while we socialised and enjoyed traditional Christmas cake for afternoon tea. Warm regards, Laura Silver Cameron, State Secretary, NSW

Victorian State report 2013 ‐ the start of a new year. The calendar is clear ‐ unwritten and ready to be filled with all the plans and goals that we wish to achieve this year. A time to leave behind the “stuff” we don’t want to hold onto from last year and to look forward to the adventures yet to unfold. Victorian members finished 2012 with a most informative, interactive, entertaining and fun workshop presented by Dr Christopher Fox ‐ Sex Life Therapist. Chris was most generous sharing his knowledge and information and had us enthralled. During our workshop, we had unexpected excitement when the venue was evacuated as there was a fire on the premises ‐ no, the fire wasn’t caused by Chris’s hot topic...... or our lunch. It was lovely to welcome back some members we have not seen for some time and to share Christmas lunch together. Our festive celebrations included a raffle arranged by Marc Ponzi

our new Membership Secretary and Peer Group/Supervision Co‐Ordinator, with prizes generously donated by Bunnings Coburg and Bunnings Rosebud. We continue to have positive feedback regarding our new venue at Matthew Flinders Hotel, Chadstone which is easily accessible from all areas. We look forward to welcoming all members and associates to our next workshop on Saturday 2nd March 2013 (more details on page 22) and to future workshops: 1st June, 7th September, 7th December 2013 and 1st March 2014. Warmest good wishes for an amazing 2013. Raeleen Harper. State Secretary, Vic Indeed the end of year workshop was a success. It is such a pleasure to be part of the Victorian team, and I thank each member of the team, (Raeleen Harper, Deirdre Sampson and Deirdre Rolfe) for accepting me into the Victorian Committee. I can now explain how much effort it takes to bring together members to attend workshops, find lecturers, ideas for future workshops, talks about the future of the AHA etc…and I admit, they do it in style!!! Chris Fox our lecturer was fantastic, and lunch was an excellent way to thank the members for supporting their Association which I am very proud to be part of!!! All members were gathering together to share their professionalism and friendship. The atmosphere was great. As the new Membership Secretary (and an ex student of the Academy), I was warmly welcomed by the Academy of Hypnotic Science, where 15 students enthusiastically enrolled as members. It is encouraging to see that Victorian membership continues to grow. I look forward to greeting you at our next workshop and wish you an exciting 2013. Marc Ponzi Membership Secretary, Vic Peer Group/Supervision Co‐ordinator

All State committee name, position and contact details can be found on the following two pages. AHA members please ensure you contact the appropriate person in your state – it will save you a lot of time!!!


NATIONAL COMMITTEE STATE SUB COMMITTEE MEMBERS

National President / Webmaster Antoine Matarasso • Tel: (07) 3254 1373 • [email protected]

QLD/NT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

QLD State Exec Officer/Membership Secretary

Marie Element • Tel: 0421 396 994 • 10/10 Beaconsfield St, Highgate Hill QLD 4101 • [email protected]

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Vice President Bernadette Rizzo • Tel: (07) 3890 0959 • [email protected]

QLD State Treasurer/Workshop Coordinator

Bernadette Rizzo • Tel: (07) 3890 0959 • [email protected]

National Secretary Mailin Colman • Tel: 0417 184 355 • [email protected]

QLD State Secretary

Chereryl Jackman • Tel: 0434 936 613 • [email protected]

National Treasurer & Registrar Maya Lak

• Tel: (02 9489 0158 • [email protected]

QLD Supervision & Peer Group Coordinator

Gwen Pasin • Tel 0404 705 453 • [email protected]

QLD Committee Member

Urban Sundvall • Tel 0403 273 871 • [email protected]

Director – National Director Christine Taplin

• Tel: (03) 9773 8850 • [email protected]

QLD Committee Member

Lawrence Linguard • Tel 0402 029 000 • [email protected]

Director - QLD Representative Marie Element

• Tel: 0421 396 994 • [email protected]

NSW MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE NSW State Executive Officer Brian Edwards

• Tel:(02) 4385 1773 or 0412 912 288 • [email protected]

Director - Vic Representative Deirdre Sampson


NSW State Treasurer / Workshop Co-ordinator Judi Gurd-Chapman • Tel: (02) 9970 8880 • [email protected]

Director - WA Representative Mailin Colman


NSW State Secretary Position currently vacant

Director - SA Representative Rona Spicer


NSW Membership Secretary / Sup & PG co-ord Position currently vacant Natalie Meade • Tel: (02) 9702 1748 • [email protected]

Director - NSW Representative Brian Edwards

• Tel:(02) 4385 1773 or 0412 912 288 • [email protected]

NSW Assistant Workshop Co-ordinator Cheryl Campbell • Tel: 0417 289 613 / [email protected] NSW Committee Member Maya Lak

• Tel: (02) 9489 0158 / [email protected]

AHA Committees


VIC/TAS STATE MANAGEMENT

COMMITTEE WA STATE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

Vic State Executive Officer/ Treasurer Deirdre Sampson


WA State Executive Officer Mailin Colman


Vic State Secretary / Database c/o

Raeleen Harper • Tel: 0417 882 567 • [email protected]

WA State Treasurer Christina Macleod • Tel: 041 948 269 • [email protected]

Vic State Workshop Coordinator Deirdre Rolfe

• Tel: (03) 5977 6397 • [email protected]

WA State SecretaryLyn Robinson • Tel: 0408 869 897 • [email protected]

Vic State Membership Secretary / PG Marc Ponzi


WA State Membership Secretary & Sup/peer group c/o Jennifer Burke • Tel: 0418 942 319 • [email protected]

Vic Free Advisory Line

Anne Wilson Tel: 1800 186 305

WA State Workshop Coordinator Lisa Webber • Tel: 0403 134 798 • [email protected]

SA STATE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE SA State Executive Officer Rona Spicer • Tel: 0408 816 118 • [email protected]

WA Assistant Workshop Coordinator Hope Wesley • Tel: 0430 224 130 • [email protected]

SA Treasurer / Membership Secretary • Currently vacant

WA Assistant Workshop Coordinator Sonia Czernik • Tel: (08) 9443 3417 • [email protected]

SA State Secretary John Bryan • Tel: 8294 6114 • [email protected]

STATE REPRESENTATIVES

SA Workshop Coordinator Marilyn Peterson • (08) 8352 6890 or 0408 825 932 • [email protected]

AHA DISCUSSION GROUP

Jeremy Barbouttis Tel: (02) 9518 9912 [email protected]

SA Assistant Workshop Coordinator Dana Sky • 0417 818 689 • dana.t.sky@gmailcom

NHRA REGISTER - WEBMASTER Antoine Matarasso Tel: (07) 3254 1373 www.national-hypnotherapists-register-australia.com/change_details_form

NATIONAL HEAD OFFICE AND FREE ADVISORY LINE For all enquiries, please contact Maya Lak - Tel: 1800 067 557

The Australian Hypnotherapy Journal Editor Mailin Colman Tel: 0417 184 355 / [email protected]

NT Anne Holleley

Tasmania Noeline Robinson

ACT Jim Ceraolo


Once you are a member, the AHA offers you a unique combination of benefits.

These benefits include: Professional Opportunities: The prestige of being part of the oldest and largest professional hypnotherapy association in Australia

recognised nationally and internationally The opportunity to attend international and national hypnosis conferences at reduced registration The circulation of details of forthcoming AHA workshops and seminars giving you access to advanced

specialist hypnotherapy training The opportunity to be published in the Australian Hypnotherapy Journal Free subscription to 4 issues of the Australian Hypnotherapy Journal – this journal is subscribed to by

universities and libraries around Australia Free Monthly newsletter Free publication and distribution of regular News Bulletins Automatic upgrading to higher membership levels as soon as you qualify

Promotional Opportunities: The advantage of being able to promote your business using the AHA brochure – adding credibility and

saving you time and money Free listings on the National Hypnotherapists Register of AustraliaTM (NHRATM) which includes:

o “find a Hypnotherapist” search by postcode, suburb or name o Free active link to your own email address and website(s) o Personalised description of your qualifications and specialities o Able to update any time for no cost

Use of AHA & NHRATM Logo Free inclusion (where applicable) in the Foreign Language Speaking Register Access to an exclusive Yellow Pages Advertising scheme under the AHA banner for a discounted rate Free dedicated referral facilities from the AHA National Free Advisory Line by an experienced, specialist

hypnotherapist to all professional and clinical members (our toll free 1800 number is available to members and the public between 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Monday to Friday)

Professional Support: Strong support network – access to professional supervision with trained AHA supervisors willing to

support your career progress The publication (within the AHA website) of regional information to Registrants seeking peer group or

personal supervision arrangements Access to AHA administration support willing to assist with clinical and administrative information /

support Subscription to monthly AHA newsletters Receive all membership mail outs The Forum – online case discussion where you can ask questions of other members about any issues you

may encounter As a member of the AHA you have the opportunity to establish professional relationships with

hypnotherapists throughout the world

Benefits of AHA Membership


A free CD of background music collated for AHA members to use in the hypnotic process

Professional Security / Credibility: Access to discounted Professional Indemnity& Public Liability Insurance 15 Health fund provider numbers allowing rebates for your clients Advice with regard to obtaining Criminal records bureau disclosures (WWC and Police checks) Ongoing updates with regard to government legislation concerning the hypnotherapy field Opportunity to create positive change in the industry by becoming a committee member Representation to and dissemination of relevant information from the Department of Health and Aging

and other relevant agencies The provision of relevant information on all aspects of the profession to registrants, the media and public

Discount facilities with: Member discount petrol card Members discount EFTpos facilities Fenton Green insurance

Professional affiliations: The Hypnotherapists Council of Australia (HCA) Optional listing with Pscychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA) Automatic acceptance under an international reciprocal alliance into either the General Hypnotherapy

Standards Council (GHSC UK), the Association of Registered Clinical Hypnotherapists (ARCH Canada) or the New Zealand Association of Professional Hypnotherapy (NZAPH) if relocating to those countries

Access to the above benefits in individual cases is always at the discretion of the AHA Executive

For details on how to become an AHA member go to: http://www.ahahypnotherapy.org.au/documents_public.htm and download the prospectus and information booklet. You can also contact your state membership secretary – see above pages listing state committees.

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