The referral pathways guide
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Meet the cliniciansClinical hypnotherapy.
Clinical hypnosis uses a focused, relaxed state of attention as part of psychological therapy. You stay aware and in control throughout. It is used alongside other approaches, not on its own.
Focused, and in control.
Hypnosis in therapy is nothing like a stage show.
Talking first
Your clinician explains hypnosis, answers your questions and checks that it suits you.
A focused, relaxed state
Guided attention and relaxation, a little like being absorbed in a book or a film.
Suggestions you agree
Ideas and imagery that support the goals you set together, such as feeling calmer.
Self-hypnosis
Learning to use the skill yourself, between sessions.
Alongside other therapy.
- Stress, tension and difficulty relaxing
- Anxiety, including worry before medical or dental procedures
- Pain, as part of a wider pain management plan
- Changing habits, alongside other support
Hypnosis is not suitable for everyone, for example some people who experience psychosis or dissociation. Your clinician will talk this through with you first.
How it usually runs.
Sessions are 50 minutes, in Parramatta or by telehealth.
- 1
Starting out
Your clinician asks what brings you in, explains hypnosis and checks that it suits you.
Early sessions - 2
Sessions with hypnosis
Hypnosis is one part of a plan that may also include CBT or relaxation training.
The sessions that follow - 3
Practice between sessions
Short self-hypnosis practice at home, sometimes with a recording, talked through at the next session.
Ongoing
Who offers this approach.
Clinical hypnosis is offered by clinicians who have trained in it. The clinicians below list it on their profile.
Fees and other options.
Our fees are set out before you book. Ask us whether a Medicare rebate may apply to your sessions.
Check in with yourself.
Free, private tools to try before or alongside sessions. They are not a diagnosis.
Free · 5 to 10 min
Take the Mind Health Check
Short questionnaires, scored privately in your browser. We have ticked the ones most related to this page, and you can change them.
Fact sheet: Emotional regulation
A plain-language guide with practical steps. Free to download.
Try this week
- Set aside ten quiet minutes for a relaxation recording.
- Notice where you hold tension, and let it soften as you breathe out.
- Write down one goal you would like hypnosis to support.
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Before you book, answered.
What is clinical hypnosis?
Will I lose control?
Will I remember the session?
Is hypnosis safe?
Who should not have hypnosis?
Can hypnosis be done by telehealth?
Do I need a referral?
What if I need help now?
Take the first step, at your pace.
Tell us a little about what is going on, and that you are interested in clinical hypnosis. We will suggest a clinician and a time.
