Just as taking your car to a mechanic for a review or tune-up is important to make it run better and prevent depreciation, it is also important that we do this with our bodies and our minds.
The Hypnotherapy and Mind Expansion Clinic incorporates education and increased self awareness (e.g. identifying one's own limiting beliefs and problem behaviours, recognizing how and what is contributing to our own problems and what is strengthening those behaviours). Most importantly, Mind Expansion is about opening one's eyes to what is possible and increasing one's awareness of their strengths and capabilities.
The scope and potential applications of Hypnotherapy are both enormous and impressive and I believe that we are only beginning to scrape the surface of what the human mind is capable of.
I became a Hypnotherapist because I wanted to contribute to society in a positive way.
I enjoy a challenge and I love working with people but I have always wanted to work for myself. In the past my most rewarding employment positions have been those involved in sharing knowledge, building skills and encouraging others. These skills and objectives are now being expanded upon within my hypnotherapy practice. I personally think it is really important to enjoy what you do and do what you enjoy.
Hypnotherapy is all about empowering others. I find it incredibly rewarding work and I feel privileged to assist in the growth of others. I feel that I am involved in one of the most rewarding professions in the world! I work with both children and adults. Much of my clientele is through Doctors refferals or the local 'bush telegram' - otherwise known as word of mouth!
My clinic room is centrally located - 5 minutes walk from downtown Wanaka. I live in Wanaka because it is a beautiful place that inspires me. I love the outdoors, the water and the mountains. I have been practicing full time in Wanaka since 2005 and been studying Hypnotherapy seriously since 2003.
My training in Hypnotherapy has been through the New Zealand School of Clinical Hypnotherapy. I have a Diploma in Clinical Hypnotherapy and a Diploma in Visual Communications. My Hypnotherapy training includes courses in Pain Management, Stress Management, Human Sexuality, Self Hypnosis, Hypnobirthing, Sports Hypnosis, Forensic Questioning and Regression as well as a large Counselling and Psychology component. In 2009 I began further study in the area of Professional Sports Hypnosis for professional atheletes.
My former employment has included working in logistics for International Mountaineering companies, training managerial staff for a large Australasian company, and managing multi-million dollar retail premises. I now feel like I am combining my logistical and organizational skills with a profession that I feel very passionate about.
I have been a full member of the New Zealand Society of Clinical & Applied Hypnotherapy (NZSCAH) since 2006. I have been on the Committee of the New Zealand Society of Clinical & Applied Hypnotherapy since 2008 and a I am also on the New Zealand Society of Clinical & Applied Hypnotherapy Promotions Sub-Committee.