Australian Society of Clinical Hypnotherapists

21/07/2025

ASCH WEBINAR 3 August 2025 with Suzanne Bocking -

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18/07/2025

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10/07/2025

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10/07/2025

The Unsung Benefits of Supervision — A Fresh Look at How Supervision Supports and Sustains Us

Supervision is often seen as a requirement — something we have to do for compliance or to maintain professional standards. But beneath the surface lies a rich source of support, growth, and resilience that is easy to overlook.

In this webinar, we’ll explore the unsung benefits of supervision — the hidden ways that supervision nourishes our practice, safeguards our wellbeing, and strengthens our professional identity.

Whether you’re new to supervision or have years of experience, this session will invite you to reflect on how supervision can be so much more than a checkbox. it can be a lifeline for reflective practice, ethical clarity, and personal renewal.

About Suzanne Bocking
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Suzanne Bocking is dedicated to empowering individuals to achieve life-changing breakthroughs. A skilled counsellor, clinical supervisor, and seasoned educator.

Suzanne possesses a deep passion for helping others unlock their true potential and create positive transformations in their lives.

She holds a Masters Degree in Counselling, a Bachelor Degree in Adult Education, and certificate in Supervision.

She is a level 4 member of ACA as a counsellor and supervisor and member of the Christian Counsellors Association of Australia (CCAA). With 15 years of corporate experience and then 16 years as a counsellor and 5 years as a supervisor, Suzanne brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise.

Suzanne has worked for agencies such as Uniting Care, Lifeline (community recovery), and standby support after su***de and selectability.

Areas that she specialises in are:

> Processing and healing from trauma, particularly for adult survivors of child sexual abuse
> Dealing with grief, loss, and hurt
> Conquering addictions
> Building meaningful, long-lasting relationships
> Defeating negative thinking
> Overcoming depression, anxiety, eating disorders, and other challenges
> Animal-Assisted Therapy with her dog, Bear.

Visit her website at https://www.suzannebocking.com/

Book tickets to this webinar on our website or via the linktree.

https://www.asch.com.au/asch-webinars/ #

17/06/2025

This is a legitimate petition and this changes may effect how you operatede as a counsellor or hypnotherapist or psychotherapist

Protect and Uphold the Role of Vocationally Trained Counsellors in the National Standards

17/06/2025

From the President, ASCH
Legislation that may impact hypnotherapists

The Department of Health and Aged Care released the Draft National Standards for Counsellors and Psychotherapists in November 2024. The proposed legislation seeks to ban diploma-level qualified counsellors from private practice and supervision. If passed, the repercussions are wide-ranging. Decades of effective service provided by vocationally trained professionals will be dismissed. Employment opportunities for women, mature-aged workers, and regional practitioners will be shut down. And, the proposed legislation ignores principles of fairness, restraint of trade, and anti-discrimination.

Ultimately, the legislation could affect hypnotherapists, whose credentials fall under the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) of Level 5 - Diploma. If the legislation is passed, it could mean that practitioners of other modalities, including hypnotherapy, would require a licence to work in private practice.
Chief Executive Officer of the Vocational Mental Health Practitioners Association of Australia (VMHPAA), Philip Armstrong, has submitted a "detailed formal response for immediate redrafting of key focus areas (1.3.1, 1.3.2, and 2.1.7), a regulatory impact review, and proper consultation with our sector."
What you can do
Philip Armstrong has created a petition that seeks at least 1,000 signatures, which will indicate that the proposed legislation warrants reassessment.
If you haven't already done so, head over to https://www.change.org/vmhpaa_national_standards now, and sign the petition.

Protect and Uphold the Role of Vocationally Trained Counsellors in the National Standards

17/06/2025

From the President, ASCH
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From the President, ASCH
Legislation that may impact hypnotherapists

Dear ,
In the ASCH Newsletter of 15 June 2025, my President's report made mention of pending Australian legislation that may impact hypnotherapists in private practice.

The Department of Health and Aged Care released the Draft National Standards for Counsellors and Psychotherapists in November 2024. The proposed legislation seeks to ban diploma-level qualified counsellors from private practice and supervision. If passed, the repercussions are wide-ranging. Decades of effective service provided by vocationally trained professionals will be dismissed. Employment opportunities for women, mature-aged workers, and regional practitioners will be shut down. And, the proposed legislation ignores principles of fairness, restraint of trade, and anti-discrimination.

Click here to read the draft legislation.

Ultimately, the legislation could affect hypnotherapists, whose credentials fall under the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) of Level 5 - Diploma. If the legislation is passed, it could mean that practitioners of other modalities, including hypnotherapy, would require a licence to work in private practice. See details of the AQF at https://www.aqf.edu.au/framework/aqf-qualifications.

Chief Executive Officer of the Vocational Mental Health Practitioners Association of Australia (VMHPAA), Philip Armstrong, has submitted a "detailed formal response for immediate redrafting of key focus areas (1.3.1, 1.3.2, and 2.1.7), a regulatory impact review, and proper consultation with our sector." Read the full response at https://www.vmhpaa.org.au/national-standards.

What you can do
Philip Armstrong has created a petition that seeks at least 1,000 signatures, which will indicate that the proposed legislation warrants reassessment.

If you haven't already done so, head over to https://www.change.org/vmhpaa_national_standards now, and sign the petition.

We're in this together.

Warm regards,
Lyndall Briggs
President, ASCH

Protect and Uphold the Role of Vocationally Trained Counsellors in the National Standards

17/06/2025

Legislation that may impact the profession of hypnotherapy -

In the ASCH Newsletter of 15 June 2025, my President's report made mention of  pending Australian legislation that may impact hypnotherapists in private practice.

11/06/2025

Sinead is an experienced professional clinical hypnotherapist, ta**ra practitioner, as well as love and relationship coach. Sinead is also the ‘Sistership Women’s Circle’ facilitator.

She is passionate about women’s health and wellbeing. Her expertise is expressed through empowering women and couples in overcoming what she describes as; “not enough syndrome”, building confidence, addressing intimacy and anxiety issues.

She is a powerful advocate for holistic wellness, working with the whole person; mind, body, and spirit, to transform peoples’ lives and relationships.

Sinead herself is a mother and survivor of endometriosis as well as premenstrual dysphoric disorder and she continues to support others navigating the complex experiences of parenthood, adult relationships, and chronic illness.

Listen to the podcast where Sinead chats with the ASCH’s George Owen, describing her philosophy and outlining some of her webinar content.

You can look forward to an energetic, informative and practical presentation with opportunities for Q&A at the end.

Please Note: You can access Sinead through these access pints:

Email: Sinead@thetransformationpractice.com.au

Website: www.thetransformationpractice.com.au

Socials:

Podcast here (also on linktree)
https://talkinghypnotherapyasch.podbean.com/e/womens-sexual-identity-and-pleasure/
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You are invited to attend the next ASCH Webinar via Zoom
Sunday, 22 June 2025, at 2.00 p.m. (Sydney, Australia)

Presenter: Sinead Rochford

TOPIC: Women’s sexual identity and pleasure - A holistic approach or clinical practitioners

DURATION: Approx. 80 minutes

OPD: 3 points

COST: AU$20.00

PAY AND REGISTER: Visit the ASCH Shop at https://www.asch.com.au/asch-shop/asch-webinar-25-may-2025/. (You will receive the Zoom link in a confirmation email. Please allow up to 24 hours for an email.)

09/06/2025

ASCH WEBINAR 22 June 2025 with Sinead Rochford -

(You will receive the Zoom link after you have paid. Please allow up to 24 hours for an email.) Can’t attend on the day? No problem. Register anyway, and we’ll send you a link to the recording a week or so after the event.  

26/05/2025

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