About Us
Why Choose a Modern Strategic Hypnotherapy Practice?
At Rethink Clinical Hypnotherapy, we operate a modern strategic hypnotherapy practice designed to support you in reshaping how you think, feel and respond to life’s challenges. You will experience clinical hypnosis supported by strategic psychotherapy, using neo-Ericksonian third-generation techniques that respond directly to the way your patterns are currently operating. Each session is shaped around you, so change becomes something you take ownership of, not something imposed on you.
Therapy should make sense to you. It should feel clear, practical and relevant, not vague, outdated or scripted. At Rethink Clinical Hypnotherapy, you are offered a modern, evidence-based approach that puts you in control of the process and helps you create change that fits your life. Everything is tailored to your needs, not the other way around.
Every therapist you work with at Rethink Clinical Hypnotherapy holds the 11271NAT Diploma of Clinical Hypnosis and Strategic Psychotherapy. This is the only government-accredited hypnotherapy qualification available in Australia. It reflects a client-led, modern approach that stands apart in a field that is still largely unregulated. You can feel confident knowing your therapist is trained to work with clarity, precision and real-world psychological insight.
Most hypnotherapists in Australia still use the outdated traditional hypnosis method that has no government-recognised qualification pathway. This approach often relies on generic scripts and a tired technique that can feel emotionally unsafe or out of step with how people relate to change today. This is one of the major differences you will notice at Rethink Clinical Hypnotherapy. You are choosing a method that works with how your mind actually operates and supports you in building change that lasts.
Our hypnotherapy sessions are available Australia-wide through secure online telehealth, giving you flexibility, privacy and convenience from wherever you are. Many clients choose video appointments to keep therapy separate from their personal or professional world, especially when discretion matters. Face-to-face sessions are also offered at our Victorian practice, though availability is sometimes limited due to high demand. You also have access to discreet payment options that protect your confidentiality at every step.
You don’t have to wait to begin. Online sessions are available right away and give you the same level of personalised care as in-person therapy. Have no doubt that online hypnotherapy is just as effective. Many clients even find it more comfortable to experience change from a familiar space. With greater flexibility and no delay, therapy can start when you are ready, shaped around your schedule.
Change doesn’t come from a script. It comes from you. At Rethink Clinical Hypnotherapy, you are not given a generic solution. You are guided to uncover, reshape and apply your own patterns in a way that fits your life. When you are the one creating the change, it is built to last.
The Rethink Clinical Hypnotherapy Session Process
At Rethink Clinical Hypnotherapy, sessions are built around your clarity, your input and your pace. Nothing is assumed or pre-set. It begins with a strategic conversation that explores how the issue is being maintained in your life right now. Together, we look at the emotional reactions, habits and subconscious patterns that keep it going. Just as importantly, we uncover your strengths, values and lived experiences that can support real change. This is a process shaped with you, not for you.
Your self discovery journey, with the therapist as your guide, helps you begin to uncover how the pattern behind your issue is showing up in your life. This is not about focusing on flaws or revisiting the past. It is about understanding how your response is being maintained right now. But these patterns do not define who you are. They simply reflect how you learned to respond.
Because the root of the issue has already been uncovered during your self discovery conversations, the hypnotherapy process focuses on shifting how that pattern operates. You are guided to draw on your own positive experiences, personal strengths and values to support change. Through carefully chosen metaphors and relevant stories, your mind is invited to explore new ways of responding that feel more aligned with who you are and how you want to live. This is what makes strategic hypnotherapy at Rethink Clinical Hypnotherapy genuinely client centred. The solution is not imposed. It is shaped by you, using what already exists within you.
As the session comes to a close, you may notice fresh insights or a different way of relating to the issue you arrived with. These changes are not left to chance. They are supported through guided reflection and reinforced between sessions with a personalised hypnosis audio track. Each recording is created to help strengthen your progress, embed the new patterns and consolidate the internal shifts you are beginning to make.
Why Traditional Hypnosis Now Falls Short
Have you ever had a hypnosis session that began with being guided down ten steps into a cellar? If so, you have likely experienced traditional hypnosis, a scripted and symptom-focused style still widely used across Australia.
This outdated method was developed during early clinical trials in the 1900s, originally used to manage shell shock symptoms in returning WW1 soldiers. Despite modern advancements, many practitioners still rely on generic scripts, fixed trance inductions and direct commands intended to eliminate symptoms rather than explore the structure of the issue itself.
Traditional hypnosis often focuses on why a problem exists and assumes that uncovering its origin is necessary for change. However, without deeper psychological insight or a personalised structure, these methods can struggle to address the true complexity of a client’s experience and triggers.
Without a deeper understanding of how the issue is being maintained, traditional hypnosis often offers only short-term relief. Some clients have shared that their previous experiences involved digging up painful memories or assigning blame to past relationships, such as unresolved family trauma. But rehashing the past without a structured way to resolve it can leave people feeling more overwhelmed, not better.
In the end, a one-size-fits-all script can’t account for the complexity of real human experience. Without insight into how the issue is operating now, traditional hypnosis often stalls where it should be moving forward.
Do You Have Any Questions About Strategic Hypnotherapy?
You’re not alone. That’s why we’ve created a dedicated FAQ page to answer common questions about how sessions work, what to expect, and how strategic hypnotherapy can support real change.
It’s a helpful starting point if you’re feeling curious, cautious or just want to understand more before getting in touch.