Certified Practitioners

Melissa Spilsted is the Founder & Director of Hypnobirthing Australia™ and teaches parents hypnobirthing techniques in regular classes held at Paddington, Brisbane and Robina, Gold Coast. Melissa also teaches Practitioner Courses to childbirth professionals throughout Australia and the world. In addition to the regular Hypnobirthing Australia course, she has written a world first course for ‘Positive Caesarean Birth’.

Melissa brings to her hypnotherapy and hypnobirthing classrooms over 18 years experience in teaching and professional qualifications. In addition to this – Melissa has successfully used hypnobirthing techniques three times herself and has had three beautiful, peaceful and calm natural births!

Widely known as a hypnobirthing expert, Melissa’s TV and media appearances have included Channel 7 Sunrise, The Courier Mail, Woman’s Weekly, Nurture Magazine, Mother and Baby Magazine, Practical Parenting Magazine, Birth Matters, television and national radio interviews. Her work has also been showcased in the Royal College of Medicine in London and childbirth hypnosis albums (available through this website or iTunes) are popular throughout the world.

Based on her success in delivering hypnobirthing classes over a number of years, combined with her personal and professional teaching, voice training and clinical hypnotherapy experience; Melissa has developed the Hypnobirthing Australia™ Program that incorporates modern, contemporary training resources and professionally recorded Australian practice recordings; that is uniquely designed for contemporary Australian families and systems of maternity care.

Please click here to see Melissa’s timetable of classes and feel free to contact her directly to discuss your own positive preparation for a beautiful, calm birth.

Practice Name: My Best Birth

Servicing: Indooroopilly (Brisbane, QLD)

Mae’t is a Medicare Eligible Independent Midwife. She enjoys preparing mums and birth partners to have their best birth and an empowered transition to parenthood. Mae’t has been working with pregnant women and teaching childbirth preparation since 2004. Mae’t has three happy children, birthed in a hospital, a birth centre and a positive waterbirth. With experience in supporting women in birth, Mae’t has an interest and understanding of how to prepare mums and birth partners for a calm and empowering experience.

Practice Name: Belly2Birth Australia

Area’s Serviced: Gladstone, Boyne Island, Tannum Sands

Shari fell in love with Hypnobirthing after completing the Hypnobirthing Australia™ course with Melissa back in 2011 and using it to birth her first child. Shari went on to have a beautiful natural birth and felt so empowered by this experience she just had to pass on the message to other women and couples.

After moving to the Gladstone region in 2012 and seeing the need for more pregnancy support in the region she decided that teaching other couples this amazing program was the path she wanted to take with her life. Shari has also studied the Marie Mongan Method however once she heard of the all new Hypnobirthing Australia course she jumped at the chance to teach the modern Australian Program created by Melissa.

Shari has now been teaching the Hypnobirthing Australia™ program for 4 years and has taught hundreds of couples from all around Central Queensland. She now comes highly recommended from the local Doctors and Midwives and has attended local hospital workshops where she has taught  care providers how they can support Hypnobirthing couples during labour.

Shari is also an active member in the community teaching workshops and she is also the organiser of Gladstone Pregnancy, Birth & Baby Expo.

Shari is passionate about creating a beautiful experience for couples both in the course that she teaches and in the support that she offers not only as a Hypnobirthing Practitioner but also as a mum who has Hypnobirthed.

Shari offers group classes in Gladstone and she is also available for one-on-one online courses and is flexible and able to work in with you depending on your lifestyle or work rosters that are common for this region.

To contact Shari please phone 0423 773 316 or visit http://www.belly2birth.com.au

Practice Name: Hypnobirthing Brisbane

Caitlin teaches classes at The MAMA Centre in East Brisbane

Hello and welcome!

I am Caitlin, a childbirth educator, a registered nurse and a mother.

My passion is helping mothers.

Whether they are trying to conceive, pregnant, coping with a newborn or wrangling a toddler, I love hearing their stories, providing advice when I can or at least a shoulder to lean on. Since giving birth, I have provided casual encouragement to other women through my mommy blog http://www.motherdownunder.com.

I am thrilled to be a hypnobirthing practitioner and to be able to positively support women throughout their pregnancy, birth and beyond.

As a nurse, I have come to hypnobirthing from a scientific background, and I believe that empirically, the method makes so much sense. Our bodies are complex, are able to perform extraordinary feats and, just as they are capable of growing a perfect baby without our conscious input, they are also capable of birthing that perfect baby without much conscious effort.

After experiencing a beautiful hypnobirth, I felt so empowered and positive.

I strongly believe that, if your pregnancy and birth are the positive events that you hope they will be, you will enter motherhood feeling confident and better able to cope.

I found that hypnobirthing enabled me to have a relaxed pregnancy, a natural birth and demonstrated that trusting my mothering instincts led to ideal outcomes for me and my baby.

It is truly my wish that every woman has the opportunity to experience the pregnancy and birth that she desires.

Practice Name: Brisbane Family Hypnotherapy

My name is Michelle Clarkson I am a Clinical Hypnotherapist, I specialize in Hypnobirthing, HypnoFertility and working with children and families.

My journey to become a Clinical Hypnotherapist began a long time ago. I have personally used hypnosis throughout my life in many situations with very profound results. The stand out moments being my fertility journey and the natural birth of my four children.

I truly believe regardless of the situation (even when special circumstances arise) everyone has the right to a positive birth experience. Working with families and children to achieve balance, happiness and calm in our busy lives is another area I am passionate about.

Calm mother, calm birth, calm baby and child – Happy Families!

The mind is such a powerful tool and I believe in helping others to reach their fullest potential. I have been privileged to see these amazing changes first hand in my work. I have worked with many people to change their lives and move forward through the challenges that life can bring. I do not really see it as “work” more as “helping others” because work is not really work when you are doing something you love.

I have many years of experience helping people to reach their goals and fullest potential. I am passionate about helping families and individuals to move forward in their journey of life.

Practice Name: My Private Midwife

Kate is a registered nurse and midwife who has a passion for helping mothers achieve their goals for pregnancy, birth and postnatal.

With over 20 years as a midwife in a variety of settings she is well qualified to offer new parents the information and support to make the transition form a couple to family. She currently works in a private practice as a private midwife, able to provide midwifery care throughout pregnancy and on discharge from hospital, with many services attracting a rebate from Medicare.

Kate is very excited about the opportunity to add hypnobirthing to her suite of services, with a belief that hypnobirthing aligns well with her philosophy of midwifery.

Practice Name: Beautiful Births

Gabriella from Beautiful Births has lived and worked in the Redlands Brisbane for over 20 years.

She is a mother of four and has run a clinic from her home in Thornlands for ten years. Gabriella is a CBP. ABP, Birth Doula, Hypnobirthing Practitioner and independent birth facilitator.

Gabriella’s passion and drive set her apart from her piers, she has dedicated her time to women and their families in her role as a Birth Doula and Holistic therapist. Her career has been a great success and very fulfilling. As a Hypnobirthing Practitioner Gabriella feels that she is able to give a greater amount of confidence and support to pregnant women and their families at a birth, especially when they fear the most natural thing a women can do (birth).

Gabriella has outstanding qualifications in all her chosen modalities and prides herself on delivering the highest quality of care to all her clients. It’s truly is a labour of love! LOOK @ LIFE THROUGH THE EYES OF YOUR CHILD

Practice Name: Envision Health Qld

My name is Leigh-Anne and I am a University trained Naturopath with knowledge in many holistic modalities including western herbal medicine, homeopathy, nutrition, Iridology, massage and Kinesiology.

My husband and myself have two beautiful children, one of which was birthed using the hypnobirthing method. I wanted to incorporate hypnobirthing into my practice as I felt having experienced a very traumatic and out of control birth for my first, to having a very calm, relaxed and very much in-control birth for my second, I felt that this technique needed to be shared with all birthing mothers.

There is a lot of information for pregnant mums out there on what to eat and what exercise to do whilst pregnant but not much on achieving a calm, in-control beautiful birth.

Fear has replaced a woman’s natural instinct to birth in a calm, sacred and loving environment, hypnobirthing facilitates us to find that ‘safe’ place within ourselves to allow our bodies to do what they were designed to do.

To find out more about hypnobirthing classes (including your course options) please CLICK HERE.

Practice Name: Lotus Patch

Servicing: Woolongong & surrounds (NSW)

My vision is to equip women and their partners in the Illawarra and surrounds with the knowledge and skills needed to make informed decisions around the birthing process. With this knowledge and confidence you will be able to achieve the outcome you desire and deserve – a positive, empowering and calm birthing experience.

I live in Wollongong on the south coast of NSW with my young family. I am also a certified mediation teacher, paediatric massage consultant and teach key word sign as a communication aid for people living with the differently abled, the very young and the very old. I am also a Certified Infant Massage Instructor with the International Association of Infant Massage.

I have previous experience as a research scientist and forensic practitioner and possess a number of management qualifications and degrees in various sciences.

After a challenging emergency induction with my son I was able to choose differently for the birth of my daughter. With my daughter, there was time to employ my meditation training to have a natural, intervention-free, pain-free birth. Hypnobirthing teaches how to achieve this without the years of mediation practice.

I run group classes in Wollongong with evening and weekend options. Private sessions are also available by appointment.

Practice Name: 4babyandyou

Hi, my name is Jan Rourke. I have lived and worked with families on the beautiful Central Coast, NSW for over 20 years while raising my wonderful son here.

I am a Registered Nurse, Midwife and Child and Family Health Nurse. I also hold a Bachelor of Counselling, Diploma in Relationship Counselling, and Certificate in Clinical Hypnotherapy. I am half way through a Graduate Certificate in Perinatal and Infant Mental Health and recently completed infant massage and Hypnobirthing training. As you may tell from this list, I am passionate about empowering and supporting families.

I chose to undertake Hypnobirthing training as I have witnessed the impact of a negative birth experience on the mental, physical and relationship health of birthing families and have also observed the lifelong empowerment that can occur when the birthing experience is a positive one.

I believe Hypnobirthing offers the opportunity for women and their families to strengthen and/or develop the skills to know and trust themselves, communicate their needs clearly and achieve a happy and peaceful birth experience.

With this beautiful beginning the family is off to the very best start.

Servicing: Pretty Beach & Central Coast Region

Practice Name:  North Brisbane Hypnobirthing

Sam is a certified Hypnobirthing Australia Practitioner and Childbirth Educator (HPCE) based in North Brisbane. She has a Bachelor degree in Psychology and is currently working as registered Nurse. Sam has experience in adult mental health and works as part of specialised peri-natal mental health team. She is passionate about natural birthing and is a member of the Maternity Coalition.
After experiencing a traumatic birth with her first child, Sam understands the importance of the parents being validated, respected and informed during and after the birthing process. This experience has led her to discover Hypnobirthing.

Sam strongly believes that every woman deserves to have a positive, empowering birth. By learning and embracing Hypnobirthing, mothers and birth partners are equipped with the tools and techniques to make this a reality. Sam is excited to have the opportunity to teach expectant mothers and birth partners the benefits of Hypnobirthing and to be part of their journey towards a calm positive birth.

Practice Name:  Hypnobirthing Centre WA

Vicki Hobbs is certified Hypnobirthing Australia Practitioner and also a qualified Redial Massage Therapist specialising in pregnancy, induction, labour and postnatal massage. Vicki is one of the most highly trained pregnancy massage professionals in WA having completed the NurtureLife® Pregnancy Massage Practitioner course in 2013 with Pregnancy Massage Australia as well as the Diploma in Pregnancy Massage & Maternity Care in 2008 after training with Suzanne Yates, who is a well-known author, midwife and the Director of the Well Mother Centre in the UK.

Vicki has expert knowledge and training of the anatomy and physiology of the pregnant body, stretching during pregnancy, labour position techniques and massage instruction for your partner.

She is also a Certified Birthing Assistant (Doula) and Childbirth Educator and is passionate about sharing her knowledge as a Hypnobirthing Australia practitioner.

Vicki loves her work as a certified Clinical Hypnotherapist having trained with TAD James in 2006 and offers one-on-one pregnancy and birth hypnosis sessions for fear releasing and relaxation. She also shares beautiful Reiki and Energy healing sessions for mum (and baby) before, during and after pregnancy.

Practice Name: Harmonic Hypnobirthing

Location of Services: Mona Vale, Northern beaches and also Avoca Beach Central Coast.

I am mum to two gorgeous boys who I hypnobirthed powerfully, painlessly and joyfully into the world it was their empowering births that inspired me to become a Hypnobirthing practitioner.

My goal as a Childbirth Educator is to inspire and support women and their birthing companions to achieve positive and sacred childbirth experiences.

I assist families to know how profoundly transformative a calm and empowered birth can be and how integral a positive birth experience is to the establishment of confident early parenting.

I am a Certified Hypnotherapist, Hypnobirthing Australia Practitioner and Childbirth Educator, Natural Therapist, Energetic Healer and Angelic Reiki Master Teacher.

I have over fifteen years experience working as a complementary therapist specialising in women’s health, most passionately as an Advanced Practitioner of the Australian Bushflower Essences.

I have been assisting couples of the Northern Beaches, North Shore and now Central Coast to achieve calm and confident birth experiences since 2012.

I offer group and private classes from Mona Vale, Northern beaches and also Avoca Beach Central Coast.

I am delighted to support you in your journey from pregnancy to birth!

Katie xxx

Practice Name: Lesley Dempsey – Midwife

Servicing: Port Lincoln Eyre Peninsula

Lesley Dempsey is a Registered Nurse/Midwife specialising in women focused care in the Port Lincoln / Eyre Peninsula region for the past 12 years.

Lesley comes with a wealth of knowledge, having first trained in midwifery in the mid 1980′s in Australia and also having skills and experience as a child birth educator, facilitating antenatal classes, caring for birthing women and postnatal care, breast feeding education and support. She is passionate about spreading the word of positive and empowered birthing further. This is what she says…

“I am very excited to be able to assist in restoring faith in women and nature’s way to birth. The hypnobirthing methodology, for me, walks hand-in-hand for a positive, calm and holistic birth journey, breast feeding success rate and parenting experience.

I believe that birth partners have been forgotten about for many years and this program can also give them power and the confidence in the unfamiliar, yet very important role.

Simple, yet specialised techniques of breathing, relaxation, visualisation and deep relaxation will be such a powerful tool for the birthing mother. This, combined with the knowledge that you will build upon in your classes and the wonderful support of your partner and caregivers, can all contribute to a positive and empowered birth.

There seems to be a circle coming back to normal, natural birthing and accessing simple methods to do this. Giving birthing back to mothers – as they do know what to do.

Let me help you to rediscover the confidence to birth!”

Practice Name:  Crystal Clear Choices coaching and consulting

Rosaleen Hume holds a Masters in Hypnosis, Nuro Linguistic Programme, Time Line Therapy. Rose is very passionate about positive birthing and parenting and is very pleased to offer the Hypnobirthing Australia Program to parents in the Cessnock, Kurri Kurri, Maitland region.

Practice Name:  Pregnancy, Birth and Parenting

Servicing: Victoria, Melbourne outer northern suburbs, Doreen, Mernda, Whittlesea and surrounding suburbs.

Noelene is a midwife, hypnobirthing childbirth educator, life coach, baby massage instructor and maternal and child health nurse. In addition to this, she is a mum to three beautiful children; Tristan, Kate and Christopher.

Her classes service the outer northern suburbs of Melbourne including, Doreen, Mernda, Whittlesea and surrounding suburbs.

Noelene will give you the tools and techniques to enable you to transform from being a “fearful birth worrier into a courageous birth warrior”.

Noelene is passionate about sharing her birthing knowledge, educating parents to help them achieve an amazing birth experience with the Hypnobirthing Australia program and then continuing to work after birth with mothers through the 12 week “Inspired To Success – Yummy Mummy” life coaching program and baby massage classes.

Practice name:  Tranquil birth

Servicing: Cranbourne, Melbourne (VIC)

I am a proud mum of 3 children; a nurse/midwife with over 10 years’ experience in both the public and private health care sectors and a I’m a Hypnobirthing practitioner. I facilitate childbirth education classes that assist women and their birth partners to release fear surrounding labour and birth. Instead they leave feeling empowered and excited.

When I had my children I was uninformed and I felt like control had almost totally been taken out of my hands. I was wrapped up in my fear and I know that this greatly affected my birth experience. As a midwife I see this happening in practice all too often. When I became a midwife I had the privilege to be part of a beautiful hypnobirth. That was the moment that I knew there was a better way and I had to share this information.

I am dedicated to empowering women throughout their pregnancy and birth. I believe by having confidence and by learning to trust their body women are able to bring their babies into the world calmly and experience birth as a wondrous, profound and joyful event.

Practice Name: Big Hearted Birth

Cindy Fenn is passionate and committed to helping woman and their birth partners birth their babies calmly, confidently and on their own terms. She believes birth is one of the most amazing and empowering things a woman’s body can do and knows from first-hand experience how successful the knowledge, skills and techniques taught in a Hypnobirthing Australia course can be for affecting a positive mind-set for your baby’s birthing day.

She is a trained teacher so knows how to teach knowledge and concepts effectively and assist you to have the birth you want. Your upcoming birth is unique and special and with it a range of wishes, feelings and emotions can surround it – Cindy can ensure you are equipped to confidently meet whatever turn your pregnancy, labour and birth take.

Cindy has Hypnobirthed her two boys and from this understands that each birth experience is unique. She has birthed in a hospital setting and at home and on her second birth had the good fortune of an unintentional, undisturbed birth. She believes that the best place for a woman to birth is where they feel most comfortable. Now also consolidating her passion with formal training in Childbirth wants all woman to have the best opportunity to experience their best birth.

Classes can be taught privately in the comfort of your own home, or in small groups where you can meet other local couples at a similar time in your life.

Practice Name:  Birth Savvy

Pip Wynn Owen has been a Registered Midwife since 1995, a Childbirth Educator since 2004 and is also a Mother of 4. She passionately believes that the birth of a child should be the most beautiful and empowering time in a couples life. And that women should feel like Wonder Woman after giving birth.

Like most hospital midwives Pip was “thrown in” to teaching antenatal classes, but it quickly became her passion and she decided she needed to do formal childbirth educator training. This dramatically changed her style of teaching and approach to prenatal education. However after the birth of her 4th child, her first with an obstetrician in the private hospital system, she realised there was a real need to step outside the system and give women a truly independent childbirth education service.

She started ‘Birth Savvy…Ask for what you want’ in early 2012 and now runs seminars, workshops, and private sessions in Perth WA

Pip realises how hard it can be to find your confidence and voice in today’s birthing environment and that sometimes information isn’t enough. She knows that what couples need, on top of good quality education, is specific techniques, tools and strategies to enable them to ask for and get the birth they truly want.

This is why Pip is delighted to be a Certified Hypnobirthing Australia™ Practitioner. She feels now she has found the programme that give couples the best chance at that beautiful, empowered birth she wishes for all couples.

Through Pip’s passion she is fast becoming the voice for pushing for better births in Perth’s private hospitals with journalists seeking her opinions for television news, radio, newspapers and magazines.

Practice Name: Naturally Better Births

My name is Pru, and I am the mother of a beautiful girl, Amelia.

I am a Chiropractor, in practice for 7 years working with families and children alike.

After finding out I was expecting a few years ago, I discovered Hypnobirthing. It was the single most empowering moment in our lives… and I found something I was truly passionate in!

I believe everyone deserves to experience the same empowering birth experience, and through Hypnobirthing Australia, I feel I can help others to have this.

To see how well the mind and body can work together is truly the most amazing thing, and I feel very privileged and excited to be able to teach expectant mothers and their birth partners; helping bring babies into the is world in such a calm and positive way.

Servicing: Sydney – Lower North Shore, North Sydney, Waverton and Crows Nest.

Practice Name:  HypnoBump

My Name is Charmaine. I am a midwife and live in Busselton, a beautiful part of the south west of Western Australia. I am fortunate to have a very supportive husband and three gorgeous children.

In 2005 I graduated from university with a Bachelor of Science (Nursing), which took me on some great working adventures in the northwest of Western Australia and to remote Islands in the Northern Territory. My desire to be a midwife has always been strong so I finally took the dive back into study and graduated as a midwife in 2012.

My interest in hypnobirthing came about when I was pregnant with my third child and was overwhelmed with how beautifully calm and relaxed my labour was with my own ability to breathe my baby out.

As a midwife I come across many women fearful of childbirth, mostly due to previous experiences or from what they have heard through friends or media. I want to be able to make a difference, to provide women with the tools to relax, cope, feel empowered and have a positive mindset when they approach childbirth.

I’m extremely excited to be able to deliver hypnobirthing to many women in south west of Western Australia. Please contact me to start your own beautiful hypnobirthing journey.

Practice Name:  Birth, Baby and Beyond CQ

Servicing: Rockhampton (QLD)

Hi I’m Renee! I’m a mum, a registered psychologist and a very proud certified Hypnobirthing Australia Practitioner.

I fell in love with the Hypnobirthing philosophy when I was pregnant with my son. Unfortunately there was not practitioner in our local area at the time so I attempted to teach myself the skills. What I learnt was so helpful during labour and allowed me to have a wonderful birthing experience, however in retrospect I realised that I could have had an even better experience had I been able to have the practical training and support with a certified practitioner.

I decided I wanted to share these amazing tools and techniques with local mums in Central Queensland so that they too can experience a beautiful and empowering birth experience that they want to remember forever with no regrets!

I’m passionate about helping and supporting pregnant women, their partners and all parents in any way I can. Having a baby and becoming a parent is an absolutely incredible gift and should be a positive experience that you can approach without fear, feeling prepared, confident and equipped. A calm and relaxed pregnancy and birthing experience will have such a positive influence on your baby and give them the absolute best start in life. Hypnobirthing will also teach you some great mindfulness techniques to use in your everyday life to help you to be the secure, calm and supportive parent you want to be for your new baby and family.

I can’t wait to help you begin this beautiful journey and meet your little bundle of joy!

Practice Name:  Jenny Dean

I completed my nursing and midwifery training in New Zealand and worked within the hospital system as a midwife in rural hospitals, in busy birthing suites, as an independent Midwife Practitioner and also with a team of midwives who provided care for women throughout their pregnancy and also with a team of midwives who provided care for woman throughout their pregnancy continuum.

The experience of continuity of care was extremely rewarding as the women knew and trusted their midwife and so the birth outcomes were very positive the women and their families.

My two children were born at home in NZ and both were lovely births which further inspired my passion for natural birth without interference whenever possible. When I moved to Australia I world in other fields of nursing for a time but continued to maintain my midwifery interest where my heart truly was. In 2013 Innisfail Hospital set a up a midwifery group practice with a team of 5 midwives. I was delighted to be accepted onto the team as one of those midwives and have the opportunity to give expectant women empowerment to take control of what is truly their own special event!

I learned a lot of skills to facilitate natural child birth when I completed the childbirth education training through NZ parers’ centre.

In combination with the Hypnobirthing Australia certification, I hope that the women in our region can participate in hypnobirthing sessions, to gain skills and knowledge to welcome their baby into the world in the most positive environment possible.

Practice Name:  Instinctive Birthing

Area’s Serviced: Adelaide Northern Suburbs 

I am mum to one gorgeous boy who inspires me daily. From the moment I held him in my arms that’s when I knew what I wanted to do and found my calling.

After my first born I just knew that this day is one of the most precious days we experience. I then knew my passion was to support other women and birthing companions and to help empower them with knowledge. I found the tools and techniques to do this, developed within a fantastic childbirth education program, Hypnobirthing Australia.

My future endeavour is to study to become a future midwife / doula and continue educating and empowering both mother and birth companions in natural birth.

The tools and techniques really empower and imprint that you can have your desired birth and learn how to be comfortable with whichever turn your birth decides to take. This day is one of the most joyful amazing days bringing your baby into this world, the beginning of life. You can have the most natural calm birth if you desire. It’s your birthing journey its time to write your own story.

I would love to be part of your amazing journey, and would love to hear your story.

Practice Name: Yoga Mummas

Kassie Tubbs – HPCE

I am a mother of two gorgeous children. I am a yoga teacher, specialising in pre and post natal yoga, and am passionate about advocating for better birth choices.

I have over 400 hours of registered yoga teacher training and have been practicing yoga for more than a decade. Here mind, body and soul are united through the breath. I believe this strong connection with my body is what enabled me to experience two amazing home water births, coupled with the support my midwife gave us in this setting. We felt empowered by knowledge, which gave us the courage to envisage our positive birth.

Not all women can access this kind of care, and most wouldn’t feel comfortable pursuing it. So I asked myself, “How can I help more women achieve the birth they desire, in any setting?”

When I came across hypnobirthing, I knew I had found something wonderful.

Hypnobirthing is a natural extension of all that we embody on the mat, delving further into the bigger picture of how you can prepare yourself for the birth that you desire.

Practice Name: Natural State Hypnosis

Hello from Hobart!

My name is Angela Vincent. I have a passion for supporting clients to be the best they can be through the inspiration of hypnotherapy. As a Hypnobirthing Australia Practitioner and Clinical Hypnotherapist I look forward to guiding mothers and their birthing partners towards one of the most rewarding experience of their lives safely and with the confidence to actively participate in their birthing journey.

With a 5 month old Hypnobub and a toddler born with more interventions than I had hoped for, I have a broad perspective on how to achieve the right birth for you and your baby.

I work closely with birthing partners to ensure the skills and resources provided by Hypnobirthing Australia are embraced and these techniques are mastered prior to your baby’s birthing day.

Contact me today at ange@naturalstatehypnosis.com.au or call me on 0412 502 853.

Melissa Spilsted is the Founder & Director of Hypnobirthing Australia™ and teaches parents hypnobirthing techniques in regular classes held at Paddington, Brisbane and Robina, Gold Coast. Melissa also teaches Practitioner Courses to childbirth professionals throughout Australia and the world. In addition to the regular Hypnobirthing Australia course, she has written a world first course for ‘Positive Caesarean Birth’.

Melissa brings to her hypnotherapy and hypnobirthing classrooms over 18 years experience in teaching and professional qualifications. In addition to this – Melissa has successfully used hypnobirthing techniques three times herself and has had three beautiful, peaceful and calm natural births!

Widely known as a hypnobirthing expert, Melissa’s TV and media appearances have included Channel 7 Sunrise, The Courier Mail, Woman’s Weekly, Nurture Magazine, Mother and Baby Magazine, Practical Parenting Magazine, Birth Matters and national radio. Her work has also been showcased in the Royal College of Medicine in London and childbirth hypnosis albums (available through this website or iTunes) are popular throughout the world.

Based on her success in delivering hypnobirthing classes over a number of years, combined with her personal and professional teaching, voice training and clinical hypnotherapy experience; Melissa has developed the Hypnobirthing Australia™ Program that incorporates modern, contemporary training resources and professionally recorded Australian practice recordings; that is uniquely designed for contemporary Australian families and systems of maternity care.

Please click here to see Melissa’s timetable of classes and feel free to contact her directly to discuss your own positive preparation for a beautiful, calm birth.

Practice Name:  Begins Within

Area’s Serviced: Gold Coast, Miami

Trudy is located at her “begins within … naturally” natural HealthCare and fertility practice centrally situated in Miami, Gold Coast.
Her motivation is to work with you to achieve balance – physically, mentally and emotionally so you can live your life to it’s full potential and reclaim ownershipof your health.

Trudy assists couples with preconception & conception care and birth preparation using herbs, nutriceuticals, bush essences, homoeopathics, lunar biorhythmic cycle calculations & hypnosis. Addressing fertility concerns and achieving positive fertility results for her clients within a short time frame using integrative natural medical treatments.

As a versatile naturopath, homoeopath, medical herbalist and certified consulting hypnotherapist, Trudy uses her extensive health analysis & knowledge of natural therapies to cover a broad cross section of services & treatments. Tailoring individual programs designed to achieve optimum physical, mental & emotional health, whilst fitting in with the demands & diversity of each client’s lifestyles.

Nutritional & lifestyle choices can profoundly affect fertility as well as the health of baby. Parents want the best possible start for their child and in fact it is a child’s natural birth right.

For Trudy, Hypnobirthing Australia™ classes are a ‘perfect fit’ to her extensive treatments and to support women to achieve a calm and empowered birth.

I am a mother of two beautiful children and a wife to an amazing husband. I have a passion for helping others but most of all a love of pregnancy, birth and beyond. I hope to share my knowledge and skills in helping you along this amazing journey and hope to provide you with the tools you need to endure a calm, relaxing and empowering birth.

I am a qualified primary school teacher who always has the children’s best interest at heart and have been in this profession for the past 9 years.

Most importantly I am a very warm and caring person who provides unconditional love to all around me.

This includes you, my client.

Practice Name: Mind Body Birthing

Servicing: Ballarat and district

My name is Katrina Foord and I am a qualified Hypnobirthing Australia Practitioner. My interest in hypnobirthing has developed over my many years as a registered nurse, midwife, hypnotherapist, NLP (neuro linguistic programming practitioner) and a mother of two. Considering my background and experience it has become a natural progression to become a hypnobirthing practitioner.

I had two very different birthing experiences prior to becoming a hypnobirthing practitioner – an emergency Caesarean (after being induced) and a VBAC (vaginal birth after caesarean). One of the differences I remember is that with my vaginal birth, I had a covering obstetrician who asked me to visualise myself on a tropical island to help me relax. I remember this helping enormously.

I have always been interested in the power of the mind and subsequently completed courses in hypnotherapy and NLP. I have since used hypnotherapy for many things including walking on hot coals and completion of my first 1/2 marathon last year with ease.

My aim is to teach women and their birth partners, techniques such as breathing, visualisation, relaxation and self-hypnoisis to empower them to have a calm, positive birthing experience.

Practice Name: Positive Birth

Location of Services: Collingwood and Canterbury (Melbourne, VIC)

I have over twenty years experience as a midwife and childbirth educator in both the private and public sectors in Australia and the UK.

I am currently employed as a Midwife at a large private hospital in Melbourne.

For me being a midwife is best expressed by my personal midwifery philosophy. Being ‘with woman’ is grounded in the principles of health and well-being and combines both art and science. Midwifery is a partnership between the midwife and the woman and her family which encompasses the art of communication and trust, intrinsically linked with scientific knowledge and research and the practice of safe judgement. It celebrates the strength of women and I have witnessed the transformative power of a positive birth experience.

I believe couples embarking on this journey should have knowledge that allows them to approach birth with positive anticipation and confidence.

The principles of Hypnobirthing align perfectly with this philosophy of midwifery and the resources and skills that Hypnobirthing provides can make a positive difference and have a long lasting effect on a couple and their journey as parents.

Hi, I’m Katherine, I am a mother of three young children and a certified Hypnobirthing Australia™ practitioner.

I love teaching the Hypnobirthing Australia™ program to expecting couples! I have successfully used hypnobirthing techniques during the births of my babies and have experienced labour both with and without hypnobirthing. This program helped me to relax and enjoy my pregnancy and labour and have the most amazing experiences of my life, beautiful, peaceful and calm natural births.

I really enjoy teaching parents the hypnobirthing techniques and helping them to release fears and anxieties towards birth. Society often focuses on the baby centred view of birth – as long as there is a healthy baby at the end that’s all that matters. I prefer to view birth as baby and mother (and father) focused, where mother’s wellbeing, physical, mental and emotional, is just as important as baby’s.

I previously trained as a Mongan Method Hypnobirthing practitioner but have since trained in the Hypnobirthing Australia program as it is uniquely designed for contemporary Australian families.

If you would like to have a chat please call me on 0438 376 213 or email me info@breathehypnobirthing.com.au

Jess is a Registered Midwife who is passionate about her role as a guardian of birth. She has an interest in preventative health, and the impact of lifestyle and attitude on general wellbeing in pregnancy and from birth. Outside of her work ‘with women’ she works tirelessly to educate people about positive lifestyle changes with an ambition to change the world one healthy person at a time.

Her interest in Hypnobirthing stemmed from a desire to help women to birth without fear, and to enable them to claim control of their birthing journey. She believes that physical and mindful preparation is fundamental to facilitating positive birth.

You and your baby are individuals; your needs and desires unique, your path designed solely for you as partners in birth. Jess aims to work closely with you and your birth partners as you embody your inner birth Goddess and approach your baby’s birth day with excitement and confidence. It is an incredible privilege to witness and support the daily miracle of birth, and Jess’s goal is to assist you to embrace your power, advocate for your rights, and strengthen your bond with your baby on your journey to a calm, positive birth.

Practice Name:  Natural Birth Connection

Area’s Serviced: Campbelltown

I am an experienced doula and childbirth educator in south-west Sydney. I personally used hypnobirthing for two of my births and found it to be empowering, transformative and healing. This is what sparked in me the deep desire to help other mums prepare for birth.

I have supported clients (as a doula) who were using hypnobirthing in their birth preparation and have witnessed the incredible difference that it made to their births. I am very proud to be a Certified Hypnobirthing Australia Practitioner, and offer these amazing classes to the women in my area.

I truly believe that birth is meant to be a beautiful, sacred and positive event in our life; and it can be with hypnobirthing!

Practice Name: Hypnobirthing Geraldton

Melissa Ayling is a certified and award winning Hypnobirthing Australia™ Practitioner and has shared this special program with many couples of Geraldton and its surrounds. She is also a certified Meditation Therapist, Holistic Counsellor and has worked in administrative support in the medical field for over 11 years.

After using hypnobirthing for her own calm and positive birth, Melissa was inspired to share this birth preparation with others. She believes all mothers and their babies all deserve a positive and empowering birth experience; and an important factor in achieving this is through effective childbirth education.

This is what she says:

“I believe all women deserve to be empowered through knowledge, good support and tools to make choices in birth based on them as an individual person. No matter how a baby enters the world- birth can be and should be a positive, beautiful and transfomative time in a womens life. It is a meaningful life event where both a mother and baby are born and they fall in love with each other. This is worthy of a celebration!”

 Melissa believes that hypnobirthing can help promote a more calm and confident pregnancy, positive birth experience and can be used throughout nursing. Hypnobirthing is also a great foundation to positive parenting and this can have great benefits on their child’s overall wellbeing in years to come. Hypnobirthing teaches skills for life!

Hypnobirthing classes are simple, straight-forward and down-to-earth. Melissa’s dedication to ’empowering women’ is evident while she presents Australia’s most popular childbirth education program. Melissa has a charismatic personality and is a honest, understanding and  compassionate Hypnobirthing Australia™ practitioner.

No matter what birth you are preparing for she has classes to suit your needs. Please don’t hesitate to contact Melissa to speak further about your own path to a positive birth experience.

Practice Name: True Focus Hypnobirthing

Hi! My name is Laura. I am a Registered Nurse, a Registered Midwife and a Certified Hypnobirthing Practitioner. In 2006, I graduated from university after studying a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. After working for 2 years as a Nurse, I developed a passion for Midwifery, so I went back to university to complete a postgraduate diploma.

I believe my midwifery philosophy and hypnobirthing go hand in hand. As a midwife, I come across many women who are fearful of childbirth, mostly due to what they see online, stories that they have heard from friends, some also due to previous experiences.

I want to teach women the techniques required to release their fears and replace them with endorphins. Pain is a result of fear and tension and can de diminished through the use of hypnobirthing. I want to provide women with the knowledge and tools required for them to relax, stay calm, feel empowered and be in control of their birth. Hypnobirthing is about positive birthing for all of those involved!

Practice Name: Birthing Breeze

“My passion is to empower and inspire expecting mothers and their birth partners to have a beautiful, calm and positive birth experience that they deserve.”
I am a certified pregnancy massage therapist, a certified Hypnobirthing Australia ™ Practitioner and I am a proud mother of two precious girls. My aim is to provide holistic care for birthing mothers and their birth partners, assisting to prepare their body, mind and spirit during the pregnancy and birth through massage therapy and the Hypnobirthing Australia ™ program.
I believe that ‘Having a baby’ is such a special moment in life. This intimate time paves a pathway of building the special relationship that exists between a mother and baby, also as a family. Becoming a mother was the most amazing and empowering experience I’ve ever had. I had beautiful, natural and gentle birth for both of my little ones using the same techniques and mindset that we teach in our Hypnobirthing Australia ™ class.

Empower, enhance and enjoy your primal birth instincts with Birthing Breeze.

Practice Name: Path to Birth

Jess is a Fertility, Pregnancy and Wellness Coach and an Australian Certified Hypnobirthing Practitioner.

Jess is passionate about all things fertility, pregnancy and birth! She is a big believer in the power of the mind-body connection and how this can be used to create an empowered, positive birthing experience!

With a background and qualifications in psychology and coaching, Jess loves working with women and birth partners, helping them to let go of any fears about birthing!

She is dedicated to arming mothers and birth partners with practical tools, relaxation techniques and information about childbirth and birthing options to create a mindset of confidence, courage and positivity as they prepare for their amazing birth!

Practice Name: Sarah Purvey

Hi, I’m Sarah. I’m a Clinical Psychologist and a Hypnobirthing Practitioner. I became passionate about birthing, during the pregnancy of my first child in 2013. My daughters birth was the most challenging, but beautiful and rewarding event I have ever experienced. I genuinely believe that the preparation I did throughout pregnancy and her subsequent relaxed entry into the world, made a contribution to her being such a calm, happy and alert baby.

You only get one chance to birth your baby, so it makes sense to give you and your birth partner some tools, to be as informed as you can be, for the arrival of your precious little one. I look forward to working with you, to help you prepare for the beginning of your journey with your baby.

Classes available from November 2014.

Private health rebates are available.

Please discuss payment options, if you are a health care card holder.

Group classes on weekends, 2 consecutive Sundays from 9am-5pm (with breaks). Please discuss for alternative arrangements, if a group class does not suit.

Any questions or to book a class, please call or email me

Practice Name: Embracing Birth

Servicing: Newcastle & Lake Macquarie (NSW)

Hi, my name is Karen and I have worked with women and their families as a health care professional for over 30 years. My work is also my passion.

As a registered nurse my speciality has been in sexual and reproductive health and when I completed post graduate studies, I became a midwife and still work in a private hospital setting today.

With years of experience behind me I have gained a clarity into what women need to have the birth they desire.

Teaching Hypnobirthing and becoming a doula has allowed me to empower women to achieve their goals.

If you would like to know more about me and what I can offer you, don’t hesitate to call or email. Feel free to click on my Facebook and Web pages, I have lots of info about pregnancy, birth and parenting.

Karen x

Practice Name: Birth2Life

Locations Serviced: Sutherland Shire

I am a passionate Childbirth educator and qualified Hypnotherapist.

Growing up with a terrified perception of birth, it was a breath of fresh air when I found Hypnobirthing. It changed my whole world!

I came across the idea when I first begun my studies in clinical hypnotherapy. Learning how the mind affects the body made so much sense to me and was a powerful life changer. Especially when it came to birth. Could how we feel and think about birth really determine how we experienced birth? Absolutely!

I went on to learn more about how eliminating fear and using self hypnosis can create amazing and positive outcomes in natural conception and childbirth.

It wasn’t until my very first Hypnobirthing couple birthed their first child that I really started to believe the positive affects of Hypnobirthing. The Mum had to alert her midwife that her baby’s head was out! The midwife had no idea she was that far along- by looking at her calm, happy state. No intervention, no stitches. Just a happy little hypnobub!

That was when I truly fell in love with teaching women how to use their natural instincts to birth their babies in a calm and peaceful way.

Every woman and their birth companion deserve the best, happiest and memorable experience of bringing their little person into the world. It is something we and our bubs remember forever. By preparing mentally and emotionally for your birth, you can ensure that you are as confident, ready and excited as can be for this very special event in your life!

Practice Name: Sprout Doula and Hypnobirthing Services

Servicing: Far North Queensland – Cairns and the Atherton Tablelands

My name is Lizzie Carroll. After the birth of my first child I researched various strategies to help me to have a more positive experience the second time. It was through this search that I discovered Hypnobirthing Australia. I attended the course with Melissa in 2013. My second birth did not go according to plan, but I used the Hypnobirthing Australia methods to help me to calmly meet whatever turn my birthing journey took and continued to use them during the post partum period. It was through this experience that I decided that I needed to become a birth worker and help other women to empower themselves and achieve positive, calm and safe birthing experiences. 

My birth philosophy is: I believe that pregnancy and childbirth are a beautiful physiological process and that a great experience during this time provides a firm foundation for parenting. I am passionate about women and their partners being able to plan a positive and empowering birth experience based on their own individual beliefs, values and needs.  I advocate for choices to be made based on evidence rather than fear and believe that the people who join you on your pregnancy and birthing journey can have a huge impact on your experience. My goal is that all my clients come through their birthing journey wanting to shout from the rooftops about how awesome and strong and powerful they are and that they feel confident and capable of meeting the challenges of parenthood.

As well as being a Hypnobirthing Australia Certified Practitioner I am a student doula and am happy to discuss tailoring a combined package to best suit the needs of your family.

Please contact me to discuss your birthing journey options.

Best wishes in birthing,

Lizzie.

Practice Name: Horizon Hypnobirthing 

Location of classes – Greensborough and surrounding suburbs.

My name is Sarah Boothroyd and I am a passionate hypnobirthing practitioner and mother of two hypnobirthing babies. I feel privileged to be in a position to teach mothers and birth partners how to use techniques that can positively assist them during their birthing journey.

Everyone desires and deserves a wonderful birth and after attending hypnobirthing classes myself I have experienced its benefits first hand and am dedicated to educating my clients so that they too can have the opportunity to experience their best birth.

I offer small group classes which are held in Greensborough as well as one-on-one with the option to be taught in the comfort of your own home. I also offer flexibility with class days and times to better suit your needs.

Practice Name: Integrative Hypnotherapy

Servicing: Melbourne CBD

Hypnobirthing Practitioner Certified Educator (HPCE)

Clinical Hypnotherapist

Diploma in Life Coaching (Relationships)

NLP Master Practitioner

Reiki Master

My life purpose is to expand happiness by assisting couples to build solid happy families.

I believe Hypnobirthing empowers and prepares you for a calm and positive birth experience. It also creates the foundation for a wonderful relationship with the newborn. The connection with the partner is also strengthened; couples build confidence together with new learning’s impacting many years to come, in a very positive way.

The birth of your baby is going to be the most important event in your life. I would love to help you to prepare for it, so it can be a wonderful event to remember.

As a hypnotherapist I believe that the Hypnobirthing Australia program, not only is the best in the market but also will give you the best tools for having an empowered birth.

I love to hear from you.

Practice Name: Empowered to Birth

Hello, I’m Debra, Midwife, Mother of four and passionate about every birth being a positive experience for every family.

My children were all born before I was a Midwife or a Hypnobirthing Australia Practitioner. Their births span 3 decades and 2 centuries. I know, this makes me sound old, but it has given me wisdom on many levels.

Conventional Hospital Birthing Classes classes can be quite confronting. I know, because I teach these classes, both locally and previously at a large private hospital in Melbourne. The facts need to be taught in these settings, but often they are large, rushed and impersonal. Family and friends often feel it their role to inform a pregnant woman “How it was for me”. These uncensored stories and other life events can instil fear for many women.

I want to empower couples to be knowledgeable, flexible, assertive and prepared, no matter the mode of birth.

I want to help pregnant women and their birth support person overcome fear and anxiety they may have. Instead filling their birth preparation with positive images of birth and practical tools to cope with the journey through pregnancy, labour and birth into their parenting.

By attending one of my Hypnobirth Australia courses I can share all this with you.

Phone 0428 560 658 for more information or booking.

Classes are either:

Weekends: 2 x 6 hours 9am to 4pm

Evenings: 4 x 3 hours 6pm to 9pm

Practice Name: Bernadette O’Brien

Location of Classes: Warrnambool (VIC)

I am a registered nurse and midwife. I have been practising midwifery since 2011 and have nearly 20 years general nursing experience. Currently I am working as a midwife at the Warrnambool hospital on the maternity ward, which comprises of antenatal/labour/postnatal and neonatal nursery. I work in all these areas which has widen my scope of practice.

I chose to become a Hypnobirthing Australia practitioner so I can teach, educate women to achieve a beautiful, calm positive birth. I want to give women the confidence to trust their body and to feel strong and powerful.

Hypnobirthing Australia, helps educate women and their birth partners to best utilise their body and mind in labour, for a positive calm birth. Hypnobirthing empowers women to achieve this through hypnotherapy exercises and prepares the couple for the birth of their child.

Practice Name: Birthology

Locations Serviced: Deniliquin, Leeton, Wagga Wagga, Albury – Wodonga, Cobram or anywhere in-between.

I believe that every birth can be a positive experience and that with the use of Hypnobirthing Australia techniques, this is possible. Very rarely do we hear women talk about birth in a positive way and very rarely do we hear partners excited about their role in birth. Having experienced two, incredible, hypnobirths myself, I understand the fear that many pregnant mothers feel and I know from experience how the hypnobirthing techniques can transform your birth into a beautiful, calm and positive experience.

My passion is to work with mothers and their birth partners so that they are confident, informed and empowered when it comes to pregnancy and birth, and it is my mission to bring the Hypnobirthing experience to the people of rural and regional Australia.

My Hypnobirthing Australia face-to-face classes are currently available in Southern NSW and Northern Victoria and I offer skype sessions for others located in rural and regional areas. Please contact me on 0419558869 or at birthology101@gmail.com to find out about class options available in your area. If you live anywhere else, skype may just be the answer!

I look forward to supporting you and your birth partner on your incredible birthing journey!

Practice Name: Soma Birth

Servicing: Phillip Island (Cowes & Inverloch)

I am a hypnobirthing mother, Hypnobirthing Australia™ Certified Practitioner, a doula-in-training, and a positive birth advocate.

After the birth of my daughter in 2013, I knew that I wanted to be involved in birth and to ultimately help other women achieve the positive birth experience that I did.

It is my belief that it is every woman’s right to experience a positive and empowered birth; the Hypnobirthing Australia™ program can help women to achieve this. That’s why I’m so excited to be able to offer this method of childbirth education to women, and their birth partner’s, in my area.

As a Hypnobirthing mother, I can offer you a unique insight into what it’s like to hypnobirth your baby, and I look forward to sharing my knowledge and experience with you at such an exciting and transformative time.

Practice Name: The Feel Good Studio

Servicing: Northern Beaches & Eastern Suburbs

“Your body is designed to birth!

My Hypnobirthing Australia classes will teach you how to tap into your own natural resources and instincts to create a kind, loving and empowered birth.

In addition to being a Hypnobirthing Australia childbirth educator, I am a Clinical Hypnotherapist, NLP practitioner, Reiki practitioner and Meditation guide.

I absolutely love working with women their birth partners and children, it is a great honour. My other favourite thing to do is being a Mum to my gorgeous teenager.

With a 20 year background working within the corporate world, I deeply value the importance of guiding you in a professional and educated way whilst also weaving in humour, a sense of fun and really igniting your self-confidence and inner wisdom.

As the founder of a women’s and children’s empowerment clinic, “The Feel Good Studio’, my philosophy is:

• You can be empowered, capable and in control no matter what turn your birth takes.
• By removing stress and fear, your amazing body and baby will work in harmony to birth together.
• Being prepared and informed will create powerful birthing confidence.

Practice Name: Empowered Birth and Parenting

Location of Classes: Yamba (NSW)

Heather Collins

Registered Nurse/Midwife (RN/Mid)

Ba. Ed. (Early Childhood)

Grad. Dip. (Learning Support)

Life Member Australian Breastfeeding Association

Australian Tutoring Association Member

I am a midwife and have seen many changes in the care of birthing women. I have always understood the importance of empowering women and have promoted this in my midwifery practice. The miracle of growing a little person and birthing in a calm and gentle way consumes me to the point where educating other midwives and doctors has been a career long obsession.

Every women deserves a wonderful birthing experience and by hypnobirthing you will be able to empower yourself to achieve this goal. I will help you to trust birth by teaching deep relaxation, and equipping you with tools to confidently and calmly birth your baby. Natural birthing is how nature intended and interventions should be welcomed in special circumstances only.

I invite you and your partner to gain the birth you deserve by attending hypnobirthing education with me in beautiful Yamba.

Practice Name: Flourishing Lives Psychology

Location of Services: Hawthorn East, Hawthorn, Auburn & Camberwell (VIC)

My interest for hypnobirthing originated in a chat at work when a colleague related what a great help hypnobirthing had been for the latest of her sister’s pregnancies. I remember going to the hospital for antenatal checks later on, during my first pregnancy, and being really shaken and becoming increasingly anxious after hearing the labouring mothers’ screams. My partner and I then decided to attend hypnobirthing classes and this was a revelation for both of us. And then I really took my family and midwives by surprise by how comfortable I was during my pre-labours and labours!

I am also a registered psychologist who holds a Psychology Masters, with training in trauma therapy and couple counselling. I completed my PhD by displaying an expert level of understanding in quantitative and qualitative research methods in the field of Health Sciences. I also have graduated with Philosophy Honours, specialising in the field of political philosophy. Thus my interest in hypnobirthing is also grounded in my academic background in psychology, scientific research, and political philosophy, and I can see hypnobirthing from the perspective of evidence-based integrative medicine and of human rights in childbirth.

Practice Name: Indigo Gentle Beginnings

Location of Services: Wangaratta, Beechworth, Murtleford, Bright and surrounds (as well as running hypnobirthing and massage baby moon retreats in Beechworth).

I am a hypnobirthing mother myself and I loved practicing Hypnobirthing during my own pregnancy. It was my chance at the end of every day to fully relax and connect with my body and my baby.

I went on to have the most beautiful, empowering and healing hypnobirth I could have imagined. I birthed my beautiful baby less than half an hour after arriving at hospital, with no intervention of any kind.

It was a truly amazing experience that changed me as a mother and a woman.

I am now a certified Hypnobirthing Australia Practitioner servicing woman and their partners throughout North East Victoria.

I wholeheartedly believe that for most women birth does not need to be a medical event . We do not need to “teach” women how to birth, they already have this innate wisdom, but through Hypnobirthing we can give them and their partners the confidence, skills and knowledge to help them to achieve the beautiful, calm experience they deserve.

Pregnancy and birth is a normal, natural and instinctive part of life that we are exquisitely designed to do. Every now and then though, we do need a bit of medical help, but we can all have a wonderful, fulfilling empowering experience, no matter what path our journey takes.

I passionately believe that every woman and her baby has the right to a gentle birth experience and to be treated with love and respect. Wouldn’t it be so beautiful for every baby to born into a quiet, dimly lit, warm room, to have a peaceful transition from womb to world?

It is such an honor and privilege to be part of this beautiful, special time of a woman’s life. I feel so lucky to be playing a small part on this journey to your amazing birth.

I am also a qualified massages therapist offering pregnancy and post natal massage.

Practice Name: Let’s Hypnobirth Baby

Location of Services: Small group or private classes offered in Albury Wodonga, Wagga Wagga & Corowa. 

Hello, I’m Sophie, certified Hypnobirthing Australia Practitioner, Hypnobirthing Mother & (supremely) positive birth advocate.

It’s my belief that birth is a pivotal and often transforming moment in a woman’s life to be approached with joy, curiosity and treated with respect.   A birth that is positive, empowered and calm is an ongoing gift for mother, baby and family as a whole.

Having experienced two very positive births of my own, it’s with genuine enthusiasm, sensitivity & empathy that I approach my teaching of the Hypnobirthing Australia skills and philosophy. It’s my desire that women in this region have access to another quality antenatal education choice- the same as our city sisters enjoy!

No matter how your birth experience unfolds, this course prepares you for YOUR best birth. If this is your first or subsequent birth or you are planning a caesarean birth, please do contact me to discuss how I can assist you and your birth partner in preparing for an educated, confident and positive experience.

I’m based in Albury Wodonga and conduct group & individual classes locally and throughout lower North East Victoria. My website holds further class information.

NSW, Albury

Practice Name: Midwives Family Wellbeing 

Location of Service: Georgiou Tsontou 27-29, Thessaloniki (Greece)

I’m an independent midwife in Greece. I love to participate in natural births and in homebirths. I believe that every woman has the stregth and the right to give birth wherever she wants. I am with her not to guide her but to help her to have the birth that she deserves.

I am a mother too, and I had a wonderful homebirth/hypnobirth. That was the reason that i wanted to share hypnobirthing with other women and show them that hypnobirthing helps to have a calm and easy birth. Also, I am an Lactation Consultant (IBCLC), an Infant Massage Instructor (IAIM), a Certified Hypnobirthing Practitioner (HPCE) and a member of Attachment Parenting Hellas (APH).

Pregnancy and childbirth are a unique and different journey for each woman. In this journey we are supporters, helpers and companions with knowledge, sensitivity and sympathy … because every pregnancy and every birth is a big lesson for us!!!

Practice Name: Kathryn Bell Birth Support

Location of Services: Northern Beaches, NSW

Kathryn is a mother and doula who has been working with women and families since 2012. The beautiful birth of her daughter inspired her to train as a doula, to ‘be with women’ during the amazing, transformative time that is pregnancy and birth. And, after working with many hypnobirthing mums and seeing that it works, she decided to become a Hypnobirthing Australia practitioner.

Kathryn is passionate about helping parents to be informed, inspired and full of confidence in their own abilities and instincts. So they can birth the way they want to, and be empowered to go on to positive, confident parenting.

Her focus is providing:

• balanced information about pregnancy care and birth options
• encouragement to trust in natural birth
• tips, tools and techniques for labour
• (as a doula) caring, intuitive emotional and physical support for labour and birth.

Kathryn teaches group classes in Avalon and gives private tuition and doula support to couples on the Northern Beaches, North Shore and Inner West of Sydney.

Practice Name: Amy Plunkett (Coastal Midwives)

Location of Services: Tweed Heads/ Banora Point (NSW)

My name is Amy and I am a mum to three beautiful children who fill my heart and home with laughter and love and keep me on my toes each and every day.

I am a Registered Midwife a Registered Nurse and a Hypnobirthing practitioner. I work with two midwives at Coastal Midwives and will be commencing employment at the Gold Coast University Hospital soon.

I have a passion for antenatal education and empowering women to achieve the birth that they desire and I believe that Hypnobirthing allows women to achieve this. I believe that all women have the right to a joyous, memorable and loving birth and I would love to assist you and your birth partner to gain knowledge and to learn strategies and skills that will help you to achieve an awesome birth experience.

Practice Name: Adelaide Hypnobirthing

Location of Services: Thebarton & Largs Bay (Adelaide, South Australia)

‘I believe that having a positive birth experience starts from within.’

I’m Hannah and I am a Midwife, Childbirth Educator and Hypnobirthing Australia Practitioner.

I work with women who are overwhelmed by their upcoming birth, helping them to take away the fear and teaching them how to work with their body to achieve a beautiful experience. I am passionate about providing knowledge and supporting women and their partners through their own journey of pregnancy, birth and early parenting.

As a Hypnobirthing coach I have combined my theoretical knowledge, real life labour and birth experience, and of course the Hypnobirthing training to provide you with an antenatal education program that supports and empowers you to achieve a positive birth experience.

I am currently employed as a Registered Midwife at two Adelaide hospitals, run regular group as well as private Hypnobirthing classes, and am completing my Masters in Primary Maternity Care at Griffith University in order to bring you even more knowledge and support.

I would absolutely love to support you on your journey. If you are ready to take the next step – to learn, relax, be supported, and to feel confident about your baby’s birth – contact me to find out more.

Practice Name: Birth in Nature’s Arms

Location of Services: Northern Rivers (Lismore, Casino, Kyogle, Nimbin, The Channon, Dunoon, Rosebank…)

Hi, my name is Martina, and I live in the Northern Rivers with my husband and our two beautiful sons.

During my second pregnancy I discovered Hypnobirthing, after not having had the birth I wanted the first time. So my husband and I signed up for a course, and my second birth was the opposite of my first and exactly what I had wished for!

It was a calm, relaxed, but also very empowering birth, where I knew what my body was doing naturally and how I could support it in doing that. I truly trusted my body this time and I didn’t need anyone to tell me what to do because I knew it myself. It is a most wonderful memory to me now.

Straight afterwards I knew that I would like to share these amazing hypnobirthing techniques with other women, since I know the difference it makes first hand.

I would love to teach these skills and knowledge to you and your partner to also achieve a calm, relaxed and beautiful birth, the way Nature had intended it to be. To create an experience for you to fondly remember and feel empowered by for a great start to your journey into parenthood.

I’m looking forward to meeting you 🙂

Facebook Page: Birth in Nature’s Arms

Practice Name: Birthing Matters

Location of Services: North Burnett Region (QLD)

Hi there, my name is Stephanie and I am a midwife, nurse and hypnobirthing mum to my wonderful son Oliver.

During my pregnancy, I learnt a lot about pregnancy and birth from a very different perspective- as an expectant mum! Having been involved with many different labour and birth situations as a midwife, I became fearful that I would not achieve the birth I desired. I knew it was important to prepare myself and my partner as much as possible to ensure we had the best chance at achieving the birth we wanted. This is how I was introduced to the wonderful world of hypnobirthing! I learnt firsthand what a moving experience birthing can be.

After learning tools and techniques to use in my labour, I achieved the birth I dreamed of and knew it was important that I continue to spread the word on this awesome method of birthing. Teaching hypnobirthing is important to me because I want the opportunity to give women the knowledge, support and empowerment to achieve positive birthing.

I look forward to meeting you and your family and joining your journey during this exciting period of your life!

Practice Name: TDB Hypnobirth

Location of Services: Wollongong & Illawarra

Trish is the mother of two children, both ‘hypnobubs’. Her own beautiful birth experiences have inspired her to want to share the tools Hypnobirthing Australia offers with other women to help them achieve the calm, joyful, and positive birth that they and their baby deserve.

As well as being a Certified Hypnobirthing Practitioner, Trish is also an award winning Singer, Songwriter and a highly respected Estill Certified Master Teacher and Vocal Coach. Her 20 plus years of performance and teaching experience are utilized in her engaging, inspiring and effective delivery of the Hypnobirthing Australia material. Trish knows first hand that these techniques can and do work and is passionate about empowering women to embrace their innate ability to birth naturally, calmly and gently.

Practice Name: Moonglow Hypnobirthing

Location of Services: Mount Tamborine & surrounding area (Gold Coast)

Hello, my name is Lynette and I live on Tamborine Mountain with my husband and three beautiful girls. I discovered Hypnobirthing during my third pregnancy and feel compelled to share the gift of knowledge, support and empowerment Hypnobirthing delivered to me during my pregnancy and labour.

I’ve studied psychology, therapeutic massage and healing dance and believe these fields of knowledge have been integral in my path towards becoming a Hypnobirthing Australia Practitioner. Combining all of these skills with my own (and others) birthing experiences, interactions with countless other parents and medical professionals, I truly believe all women can birth feeling calm, empowered and relaxed with Hypnobirthing techniques. I believe these feelings extend towards confident parenting too.

When we as parents feel strong, competent and capable and can trust in our bodies and feel empowered in the birthing process, there’s an unlimited amount of joy that can be experienced in all facets of our lives. It all starts with learning to Hypnobirth!

Practice Name: Ready Mum

Location of Services: Docklands & Williamstown (Melbourne)

Hello, my name is Agnele (pronounced as Aniele). Professionally I’m a midwife and privately I’m a mother of 2 beautiful children. I chose hypnobirthing as my preferred method in childbirth education because I believe it teaches and inspires women, along with their partners as effective support, to birth calmly and fearlessly.

Nature intended for women to give birth with confidence, yet for many pregnant women I’ve met, the perception of physical pain involved provokes fear and apprehension of the birthing process. I want to support pregnant women and their partners to learn some important and valuable mind and body techniques.

I believe these techniques will provide confidence, support and strength allowing you and your partner to embrace the birthing process, not fear it.

Practice Name: The Balance Within

Location of Service: St Kilda/ Balaclava (VIC)

Hi, I’m Emily and I am an expert on love. I have the privilege of helping couples have the most amazing relationships possible and help them navigate family life.

I have seen first hand how an empowering birth experience can strengthen couples and I believe passionately that all women can birth without fear. With a background in Education, I am also a qualified Master Coach and trained in Neuro Linguistic Programming, Timeline Therapy and Meta-dynamics, so it was a logical step for me to become a Hypnobirthing Practitioner. I adore being able to offer my clients this service and I love meeting new couples who are about to embark on the journey of parenthood (or adding to their family).

I run my classes like I run my life… Full of energy, fun and passion. My mission is to empower and educate women and their birthing partners so that they can embrace birthing without fear.

I look forward to meeting you.

The Kindred Birth Support

Women deserve to feel empowered when it comes to birth. Birth is a beautiful experience for both mother and baby.

Hi my name is Corrina and I am a self-confessed birth junkie, a wife, a mum of 2 hypnobabes.

My dream is to support women through pregnancy, birth and motherhood. This all came about from my first pregnancy where I found HypnoBirthing Australia and fell in love with the knowledge that birth can be beautiful not something that you need to be scared of and when I say that, women need to feel empowered and safe whether they have a “natural” birth or a caesarean section. I had two beautiful births thanks to the tools and techniques I learnt from attending Hypnobirthing Australia’s child birth education classes.

Practice Name: Joined At My Hip

Growing up, I dedicated my childhood to helping others. I am the oldest child and was actively present at two of my sibling’s birth – one of which was a spontaneously unassisted home birth. With my sibling’s relaxed births in mind, I went into my first pregnancy unprepared.

When I fell pregnant with my second child, I sought out another option. Hypnobirthing was the answer, altering my path as a pregnant woman, a mother and in life. These experiences pressed me down the path of a ‘prevention-based’ career and with a full heart I became a Hypnobirthing Practitioner.

I’m so passionate about Hypnobirthing because I have experienced firsthand both types of birth. With Mums being influenced highly by the world through different media avenues, the alternative remains awaiting – there is an option for a serene birth.

I will prepare you to use your normal bodily functions in the way they were intended. Coupled with my determination and passion, this can be achieved with the support of the Hypnobirthing materials to help you value your body’s abilities.

Look forward feeling confident to a mother-led birth, with the knowledge behind you to make informed choices. Use techniques to stay calm, composed and in control.

Birth is imprinted and impacts you and your baby for life, together and independently. Your baby will experience birth once, give your baby a Hypnobirthing start to life.

“Let’s birth a new generation of calm babies.”

Jessica Lange

Practice Name: Mind, Bump & Birth

Location of Classes: Darwin (NT)

As a midwife and a fellow hypnobirthing mum of two, I am extremely passionate about ensuring women feel empowered during pregnancy, labour, birth and beyond. After using the Hypnobirthing Australia technique twice myself I want to enable other mums have the amazing experience I was able to experience, one full of love, empowerment and knowledge. Contact me today to book into a course in Darwin and surrounds.

Practice Name: The Birthing Kit

Location of Services: Lenayer, Darwin NT

My name is Georgia, I am a Midwife and have been fortunate enough to have witnessed beautiful and empowering births. Alternatively I have seen women in extreme states of stress and panic, resulting in negative and unfortunately traumatic birth experiences. I believe the difference between birth experiences is education, I feel there is a lack of information regarding the techniques and skills to assist you in creating a safe and peaceful environment for labour and birth. I understand the importance of trusting the body and remaining calm and relaxed to allow labour to progress as it is designed to, I am passionate to help you also gain this understanding because I truly believe it has the power to make a positive change to the birth of your baby. I want to educate you, inspire you and help you achieve the birth you deserve. I want your birth to be the highlight of your life! I believe it is your birthright to have a positive experience and by hypnobirthing you have the power to achieve this. I would feel truly honoured and privileged to have the opportunity to guide you through the hypnobirthing course.

I look forward to hearing from you!

Practice Name: Nurture Birth Education

Six years ago, I became a midwife to help support women during birth. In those years I have spent majority of my time working in the private sector. I have cared for many women who have walked into the birthing suite with no real thought on how labour will be. They are simply willing to hand their care over to their caregivers and allow many of the decisions to be made for them.

Nurture Birth Education was born out of a need for something different in the birthing services field, especially in the private sector. I aim to educate women and their partners to empower them during their pregnancy and birthing journey. Following the philosophy of hypnobirthing I wish to provide women with the tools to overcome the fear and anxiety of birth for a positive birthing experience.

Practice Name: Doctor Erin

Practitioner Name: Dr. Erin Bowe PhD (Clin. Psych), MAPS, CClin, MAACBT

Location of Service: Macedon Ranges (VIC)

I’m a clinical psychologist, hypnobirthing practitioner and freelance writer with a keen interest in perinatal mental health, women’s wellness and parenting. You can find my words on parenting websites such as Essential Baby and Essential Kids. I’ve also provided expert media comment for publications like Kidspot, Dolly, and Take 5.

After working with many women who have experienced doubts, fears and even trauma regarding their births, I began thinking there must be better way to positively support women before they birth, rather than focusing on only healing negative experiences after the fact.

I had been following Melissa Spilsted’s amazing hypnobirthing program for many years. When I was preparing myself for the birth of my own daughter, Stella, I felt this would be the perfect opportunity to use myself as a guinea pig! My labour with Stella was intense and super quick, but I felt calm and recognised what was happening to my body each step of the way, just as hypnobirthing taught me.

As a practitioner, and a mother, I really do believe that the positive, evidence-based approach used in Australian Hypnobirthing makes all the difference to a calm, empowered birth.

Practice Name: Change Therapy Hypnosis & Counselling

Location of Service: Point Cook (Victoria)

Janine Fowler brings a broad knowledge base to her classes – she is a Clinical Hypnotherapist and Counsellor with her own successful private practice and is a professional member of the Australian Hypnotherapists Association and the National Hypnotherapists Register of Australia. In addition to her qualifications in mental health Janine also has a background in adult education with 20 years training experience in the corporate sector. She can now add a qualification with Hypnobirthing Australia to her list of achievements.

In addition to her professional background she is a mother to 3 young children. Janine’s natural birth experience with her own children adds another layer of insight and knowledge to the way she facilitates her classes. She is passionate about empowering people to live life free from fear, which in turn allows them to reach their full potential. Her practice is located in the Western Suburbs of Melbourne and she runs both group and individual classes.

Practice Name: Create Your Calm

Servicing: Mackay, Whitsundays and the Coalfields

After first discovering hypnobirthing in the very late stages of her first pregnancy, Yolande had a beautiful natural birth. It was from then on she knew she had discovered something special and wanted to spread the word.

Living in a rural mining town, Yolande quickly discovered the need for pregnancy support and attended the Hypnobirthing Practitioners Course with Melissa Spilsted of Hypnobirthing Australia.

Believing in connecting with your inner self to achieve a complete state of love and stillness, Yolande is a Hypnobirthing Practitioner that can help you achieve a calm and inspiring birth.

Having now given birth to two children using hypnobirthing techniques, Yolande knows the importance of preparing for such an event. When a mother can approach birth with knowledge, good support and tools (such as relaxation and visualisation) then birth can be a very empowering and positive experience.

Yolande offers group classes, as well as one-on-one sessions (including Skype should you be unable to attend in person). Yolande can provide support in the Mackay, Whitsundays and the Coalfields area and is flexible and able to work in with you depending on your lifestyle or work rosters that are common for this region.

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Practice Name: Julie Jarrett

Location of Service: Emerald, Berwick, Upwey Victoria and surrounding areas.

Hi, I’m Julie. I am a Registered Nurse and Midwife and I am currently working in a private hospital as a Lactation Consultant and Child Birth Educator.

I first came across Hypnobirthing many years ago and was very impressed with the calmness that surrounded that birth. I am very grateful to this family who inspired me to find out more and later to become a Hypnobirthing Practitioner.

I am very passionate about working with families through pregnancy, birth and after the baby becomes part of the family to help make the journey the best possible experience no matter what the circumstances.

Please feel comfortable to contact me with any questions.

I am able to provide Hypnobirthing classes and follow up support in the areas surrounding Emerald, Berwick and Upwey Victoria.

Practice Name: Prana Place

Location of Service: Doncaster East (Melbourne)

Dannielle is a Critical Care Registered Nurse, Yoga Practitioner and Yoga Teacher, offering Pre-Natal and Restorative Yoga to expectant mothers.

She encompasses the philosophy of natural child birth where possible. Her intention is to prepare expectant mothers and their birth partners through education, empowering them to create a unique individual experience free from unnecessary fear and anxiety, giving expectant mothers the confidence to trust in themselves and the birthing process. Therefore facilitating the transition from pregnancy to parenthood and creating positive, loving and joyous memories along the way for everyone involved.

Danielle offers, one-on-one couple session, monthly group sessions, refresher courses and hypnobirthing for caesarean.

Practice Name: Mindful Maternity

Location of Service: Campbelltown & Modbury

Corryn is a Registered Midwife (RM) with a passion for positive birth, improving maternity care and increasing services & support for women in antenatal education, birth and breastfeeding. She is currently in the process of becoming an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) specialising in lip and tongue ties, and acquiring her Masters in Midwifery.

Corryn is also a mother to two boys. Her first- born in hospital, and her second; into her hands during a beautiful, planned home water-birth where she used many of the techniques covered in our Hypnobirthing Australia classes.

With the goal to empower each couple during classes, she aspires to have all participants leave classes feeling confident to travel pregnancy, birth and the early postpartum period with a positive mindset, a wealth of knowledge and practical tools to have the best possible experience!

Location of Service: Blackburn (VIC)

As a registered nurse, midwife and maternal and child health practitioner, I care for families through providing safety, security and understanding through the complex and sometimes daunting experience that is childbirth and early parenthood.

On a personal level, I have often found myself struggling to come to terms with the highly medicalised, unintuitive and business-like path birth has taken in Australia. Through the media and health professionals instilling the subliminal message that birth is a high-risk event to be managed and feared, we have lost the ability to trust the incredibly clever process that is natural birth.

As a certified Hypnobirthing Australia practitioner, I offer women and their partners the opportunity to explore birth as a natural life experience. Equipped with a balance of information around natural techniques, normal birth physiology and the art of deep relaxation, parents and their babies can look forward to a safe, positive and gentle birth experience.

Practice Name: Breathe and birth

Hi, my name is Lisa, a passionate midwife of 4 years and paediatric nurse of 14 years.

I believe that it is the right of every woman to have a positive, empowering, beautiful and calm birth. I commonly see women come into hospital to have their baby with minimal knowledge of what to expect in labour and are happy to hand over all decisions to care givers.

The education and tools given in the hypnobirthing class, allows you and your birth partners to approach labour and birth in a positive way, with confidence to trust that your body is made to birth your baby and feel empowered that you can do it. With the aim to birth your baby calmly in whichever direction your labour journey takes you.

I myself have 3 beautiful children. Having had a normal birth, an emergency caesarean and a VBAC (Vaginal birth after caesarean), I know too well how important and how much of an amazing, long lasting effect, a positive and calm birth experience has on later life.

It would be such a privilege to teach you in this class. I want to inspire you, educate you and help you get your own positive birth.

Practice Name: Nature’s Studio

Location of Service: Cohuna, Kerang, Echuca, Tatura and Shepparton areas.

Tracey has used hypnobirthing techniques herself twice and has had two positive birth experiences. This is where she gets her passion to help other mothers and birth partners to have a positive calm birth experience as well.

Tracey has been working in the health field for over 12 years, 9 of which as a Health Coach focusing on behavior change and using the power of the mind. As well as training other health professionals to become Health Coaches.

Tracey has many years of experience helping people to reach their goals and fullest potential.
She is passionate about supporting mums-to-be and their partners during their pregnancy journey and preparing for a positive birth experience.

Hypnobirthing taught me techniques to use during my birth and I am very thankful to have learnt them, that’s why I want to pass these onto others.

Classes available in the Cohuna, Kerang, Echuca, Tatura and Shepparton areas.

Practice Name: Zing Wellbeing

Location of Service: North Lakes, Burpengary, Narangba, Caboolture and Morayfield (QLD)

Stevie-Jae is a Hypnobirthing-Mum and experienced the benefits for herself when using the Hypnobirthing Australia techniques for the birth of her son.

She is an advocate for the importance of maintaining a healthy mindset during pregnancy and labour. Her goal is to help expecting families prepare for the birth of their baby in a positive way because having a baby is a beautiful experience and should be celebrated. She believes Hypnobirthing Australia provides women and their birth partners with invaluable tools for their mental hospital bag.

Her holistic approach includes: prenatal yoga support, Hypnobirthing classes, postnatal yoga for postpartum recovery and Mum and Baby Yoga for bonding between mother and baby.

Stevie-Jae has been a student and teacher of yoga for over 13 years in Australia and abroad. She has studied Vinyasa Hatha yoga, completed Prenatal and Postnatal Yoga teacher training and Core Strength Vinyasa training. She is a high school Biology teacher and has completed postgraduate research at the University of Queensland into the benefits of yoga for stress relief.

She offers classes at her peaceful, purpose-build studio in Morayfield. Additional classes are held in North Lakes and Scarborough.

Practice Name: Birth Wisdom

Location of Service: Lismore CBD (NSW)

I am Jodie. I am a trained practitioner, a professional birth photographer and a mum to my little man Noah. I came to hypnobirthing through a personal and profound need to address my own attitudes towards birth and erase permanently the fear I carried my entire life.

For me, birth was raw, empowering, enlightening, and transformative.

I used hypnobirthing and it worked, which is why I am compelled to share what I have learnt.

The knowledge I have acquired through my own experience with hypnobirthing and through attending the practitioner-training course is powerful, and it is the birthing women’s right to be able to access this knowledge.

I believe it is extremely important to address and change the intergenerational fear that is associated with birthing a child. Women need to be taught to approach birth with wisdom and excitement. We need to be reminded that birth is not something to fear.

I believe that if women are given the opportunity to appreciate and understand birth for what it is, a biological process, more women will become empowered enough to take control of their own birth and be in a better position to direct and accept the outcome of their own birth experience.

I would love to meet you and your birthing partner and assist you in any way I can on your own birth journey.

I hold classes in Lismore CBD, NSW

Find me on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/birthwisdomlismore

Practice Name: Cleansing Mind and Body

Location of Service: Advanced Wellness & Behavioural Centre, 38 Maud Street, Maroochydore, QLD 4558

Shannan is a Clinical Hypnotherapist, specialising in Hypnobirthing, Counselling, and has completed a degree in Psychology. She is passionate about the mind-body connection and helps people to release negative emotions of fear associated with birth. Shannan is a proud mum of two children and lives on the Sunshine Coast. She believes that every woman has the right to experience a positive birth, regardless of the situation and circumstances that can arise.

Shannan offers support, encouragement, and education to help women achieve the natural birth they hope for. She offers Hypnobirthing classes in the Sunshine Coast area. Group classes and private one-on-one sessions are facilitated from a clinic, located in Maroochydore. Shannan teaches women self-hypnosis techniques, which will prepare women with the knowledge, confidence, and support needed for their positive birthing experience. Shannan has outstanding qualifications in all her chosen modalities and prides herself on delivering the highest quality of care to all her clients.

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Practice Name: Calm Creations Hypnobirthing

Location of Service: Mackay (QLD)

My name is Chantel Lange. I am a wife and mother to two beautiful children in Mackay, Queensland.

Before having my children I completed a Diploma in Children’s Services. I then began teaching children from 6 weeks to 5 years in an Early Childcare setting.

I was blessed to have found my calling in life which was to become a Hypnobirthing Australia Practitioner. I look forward to inspiring and empowering parents with the useful techniques and tools that Hypnobirthing has to offer with the parents and support partners in and around the Mackay region.

I offer one-on-one sessions which can be taught in the comfort of your own home, or in small group sessions where you can meet other local couples enjoying this magical journey.

I look forward to sharing this magical journey with you!

Practice Name: Trance And Hypnotherapy

Location of Service: Lennox Head (NSW)

Joyce Bucholtz (Clin. Hyp. CHt. NLP Pract. HPCE)

My name is Joyce, mother of two beautiful, healthy children and I live/work in Lennox Head, Northern Rivers, NSW. I have worked in many professional areas before discovering the immense passion I feel in helping others with unfolding the incredible power of their own subconscious mind. At 38 years of age, I was drawn to what I would now refer to as my “Life’s calling or Life’s purpose”.

I had been practicing Clinical Hypnotherapy for approximately 2 years before I realised that I could do more. I was deeply touched after watching a video of a ‘hypno- mum’ and I knew then that I could make a real difference in the lives of parents-to-be (and their unforgettable experience of childbirth), helping parents to achieve a beautiful, positive and memorable birth experience. I have found hypnobirthing to be an incredible tool to have in my box of expertise, helping mothers and their partners to walk through their journey of childbirth and beyond, feeling more empowered, confident and at ease. I look forward to walking this journey with you.

Practice Name: Ignite Your Glow

Location of classes: Mackay (Queensland)

I was one of those pregnant first time mums hearing all the horror stories and became so fearful of birth I focussed on everything else but the arrival. Put it to the back of my mind and kept saying I would get an epidural. The further I got into into pregnancy I started to come to the realisation that an epidural was just not going to be for me or my baby. I preferred more natural non toxic ways of living, so this really wasn’t a selection of my lifestyle. I took a leap and started researching options, and it was my mother who was living in the UK that had heard about Hypnobirthing. Once I contacted Hypnobirthing Australia I felt like a weight had been lifted off my shoulders and after finishing the course with my partner, we both looked forward to our birth with some clear knowledge and a new found excitement.

I have now Hypnobirthed two children; they were completely different labor but both empowering experiences. I found I had a newfound appreciation for my body, but I also understood the power of my mind, which was mind-blowing.

After this I realised and also witnessed mums around me having either some stressful births, or missing out on the relaxation and empowering experience. It has become my mission since to give that support and knowledge to other mums, so that they can have their own unique and beautiful births.

Practice Name: The Hypnobirthing Mum

Location of Service: Lilyfield, Sydney (NSW)

Qualifications: Kerry Sutcliffe, Bsc(Hons), MPhil, PgCert APIMH, DipCouns, DipNLP, HPCE.

Kerry Sutcliffe is a Certified Hypnobirthing Practitioner and Childbirth Educator (HPCE) based in Inner West Sydney. Kerry is a hypnobirthing mum to three young children and her first-hand experience of giving birth using hypnobirthing techniques has resulted in three calm and empowering births. These experiences have led her to being a passionate advocate for this approach to birth.

With a background in Psychology, Counselling and Mental Health, Kerry has worked extensively with people living with anxiety and depression. The psychological and physical health of new and expectant mums is now the primary focus of her work.

Kerry has found the HypnoBirthing Australia™ course to be the most comprehensive, realistic and supportive programme available to mothers and their birth partners. When delivering this course Kerry presents the content in an understanding and reassuring manner and feels privileged to support mothers and their birth partners towards a calm and positive birthing experience.

Practice Name: Baby and U

Servicing: Wollongong (NSW)

My name is Sarah Evans, I am a mother of 4 children as well as a registered midwife, prenatal yoga instructor, childbirth educator, hypnobirthing facilitator, lactation consultant and baby massage instructor. In my spare time I love to go to the beach to run or relax. Born in the UK, I had my children in Ireland (some in hospital and some at home). We emigrated to Australia in 2012, living at first in Canberra but moving to beautiful Wollongong in 2014. My draw to my current life filled with bumps and babies comes from having my first baby in a country I had only just moved to and not knowing where to turn for knowledge and support, from that need I have become passionate about women having the best experience possible every step of their journey into motherhood, making that knowledge and support easily accessible. I believe it moulds the person we become – not just as a mother but as a woman.

Practice Name: Your Wellbeing Place

Servicing: Southbank, Melbourne & surrounding areas (offering private and group classes in a soothing and relaxing space on St Kilda Road in Melbourne).

Hi I’m Nat, Clinical Hypnotherapist, Meditation facilitator and Reiki Practitioner.

I was inspired to become a Hypnobirthing Practitioner as I’m extremely passionate about the mind-body connection. It is an honor to empower mothers to tap into their inner body wisdom, so they trust their amazing body to birth. In any circumstance, I believe mindset is everything and knowledge is power and Hypnobirthing brings these philosophies together to equip mothers and birth companions with the knowledge, confidence and tools for a calm, positive and beautiful birthing experience.

I love that through this course mothers and companions have access to the latest information in birth education and learn powerful, practical and effective hypnotherapy techniques, so they have all they need to welcome their baby into the world feeling empowered, in control and confident every step of the way. What better way to start their next exciting chapter as parents?

I create a warm, friendly and supportive atmosphere, offering private and group classes in a soothing and relaxing space on St Kilda Road in Melbourne.

Every family deserves a calm and positive birthing experience and I’d love to support you to create your own inspiring hypnobirthing story.

Practice Name: Internal Solutions

Servicing: Corrimal (NSW)

Hi, I’m Victoria Hodges.  I have been in the natural therapies industry for 14 years and am a qualified Clinical Hypnotherapist, Hypnobirthing Practitioner, NLP Coach, Baby Massage Instructor and Remedial, Sports & Pregnancy Massage Practitioner.  Most importantly however, I am the mum of two beautiful little girls. I created Internal Solutions for many reasons.  One of the most personally important reasons is to nurture and empower women and their families throughout the entire pregnancy, birth and life after birth phases. As well, of course, due to my love for all things baby!

The Hypnobirthing Australia course is an extremely professional, balanced and inspiring course.  Birthing your baby is one of the singular most incredible experiences of a woman’s life.  I am absolutely thrilled that I have found a platform to use my hypnosis knowledge in combination with this incredible childbirth education course to provide mothers and their partners with the tools, up to date education and preparation to have their own ultimate, amazing birth experience.

For life after birth, Internal Solutions also provides Infant Massage Classes and Hypnotherapy and Coaching to ensure you are not just existing but really living and flourishing. I look forward to welcoming you in to our incredibly supportive, fun and educational hypnobirthing classes soon!

Practice Name: Lala’s Place Parenting

Servicing: Cabarita, Kingscliff to Pottsville and surrounding areas

My name is Jen Baker, I have over 25 years experience in nursing and midwifery. I am a hypnotherapist and have an online parenting advice service.

As a nurse I have worked in paediatric nursing both here and in the UK. As a midwife, I look after women and their families throughout pregnancy and childbirth. I especially love helping women become confident parents, I believe that greater confidence taking a new baby home is gained when the birth experience is a positive one.

I have a large family of my own, and memories of my childbirth experiences bring joyous happy feelings. I used hypnotherapy for my last two births and I was amazed at how calm, positive and in control I felt throughout. I would like every woman to have those feelings when remembering their own childbirth experiences.

I have been extremely fortunate in studying the Hypnobirthing Australia course. I believe this programme can offer women and their partners a fantastic means to have a calm positive birth experience. The course doesn’t just focus on teaching methods to aid in natural birth, but can be used for any planned or unforeseen situation that may arise.

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Practice Name: Defining Moves T/A DonnaMMartin

Location of Service: Cannonvale, Bowen, Hamilton Island & Mackay (QLD)

Donna is a Registered Midwife, certified Master Practitioner & Trainer of NLP & Hypnotherapy, Life & Parenting Coach. She is also a Certified Practitioner Hypnobirthing & Childbirth Educator, & an Accredited Consultant & Trainer in Human Behaviour, who believes that becoming a parent, is one of life’s most treasured gifts.

A Hypnobirthing course with Donna prepares you for embracing your experience from a mind-body connection perspective. You will release any fears you hold, understand the power of your body, & be given powerful tools that positively influence your birth, as well as strengthening your relationship & connection to your partner.

This allows for smoother transition to parenthood & a happier, calmer baby. The techniques Donna teaches will be used in everyday life to help you feel & be the confident, calm, loving, supportive & engaged parent you want to be.

Her philosophy is that EVERY birth can be a POSITIVE experience, & that the Hypnobirthing Australia techniques will give you that.

Donna’s passion is working with mothers & their birth partners to ensure you are educated & confident, clear on choices & roles, & fully equipped so you get to experience a positive & calm birth regardless of the situation & circumstances. Let your story be positive & joyous.

Donna looks forward to working with you to make this journey truly magical.

Practice Name: Vivienne Maitland

Servicing: Hazelbrook (Blue Mountains) NSW

Viv Maitland has a background in general nursing, secondary teaching and marketing fundraising but life over the last 13 years has been spent as a counsellor in both private practice and teaching in the Diploma Counselling and Bachelor Human Services (Counselling).  Viv also works in the brokered counselling program for Carers SA which provides specialized counselling to carers of people with mental illness, frail and aged, challenging behaviour and disability. It is this work that brings a sharp focus on the arena of grief and loss as experienced by both the carers and the caree.

Training in Hypnosis with Hypnosis Today, Viv has been able to introduce this approach into her practice to further enhance the counselling work with her clients.

Since moving to the Blue Mountains Viv has successfully completed her certification as a Hypnobirthing practitioner with Hypnobirthing Australia.

Viv is a mother of three adult children who followed in her footsteps and chose hypnobirthing to deliver the new generation of hypnobubs.

Practice Name: Hills Hypnobirthing

Location of Services: Sydney’s Hills District (NSW)

Hi, my name is Rebecca. I am a Midwife, a Registered Nurse, fertility nurse and a Hypnobirthing Australia Practitioner. I am a mother of two beautiful cheeky children, who love to keep me on my toes!

I have always had a deep passion for childbirth education and supporting women and their families. My aim is to help mothers achieve a positive experience during pregnancy, on the day of the birth and beyond.

I believe that when a mother has the knowledge, is well supported, in the right environment, and feels empowered within herself, then she will birth calmly and with confidence.

Hypnobirthing reminds the mother to trust her body, it encourages our birth partners, and promotes a positive, calm and joyful birth experience.

I am currently working as a midwife and running Hypnobirthing classes and private home sessions throughout Sydney’s Hills District.

Practice Name: Geelong Born

Location of Service: Geelong (VIC)

Hi, I’m Rosie.

I have proudly been working as a registered nurse and midwife for over 10 years. During this time, I have worked in a wide variety of women’s health and maternity settings. My role at Geelong Born focuses on independent childbirth education and midwifery support. I strive to empower, inspire and bring confidence to expectant parents.

I am mum to my two beautiful little girls. My own positive birthing experiences have given me further drive to promote pregnancy and childbirth as a natural and profound life event. I believe all births are unique and that women should be supported in a way that is individually tailored to their own needs. I draw upon experience as a mum and a midwife to ‘keep birth normal’ and avoid unnecessary intervention.

I am delighted to be a Certified Hypnobirthing Australia™ Practitioner. I passionately believe this program gives couples the best chance of achieving the birth they dream of. I take a relaxed and friendly approach during my classes and I feel very privileged to be teaching expectant parents how to give birth in such a calm and positive way.

Practice Name: Purely Mindful

Location of Service: Rockingham (WA)

Jo has had a keen interest in people for as long as she can remember. Her passion is helping her clients holistically to explore, create and achieve the life they want for themselves. Over the last eight years she has worked in various counselling roles, to assist people to bring about positive changes in their lives. Jo has worked with individuals, couples and families, to help them face the challenges encountered in their daily lives to help bring back their sense of balance and harmony. She has experience in the treatment of grief and loss, depression and anxiety, fears and phobias, addictions, goal setting and relationship counselling. Jo believes that hypnobirthing, hypnotherapy and counselling are respectful and gentle ways to create meaningful and long lasting changes.

There is more to than dealing with problems; there have been many occasions where clients have used our services as a platform to explore their potential and unlock their desires in order to reach fulfilment in their day to day lives. We can assist our clients to develop plans for their future in a safe and relaxed environment. Jo is passionate about women’s health and all that is encompassed within that that field.

Practice Name: Break State Clinical Hypnotherapy

Location of Service: Mayfield Medical Connection, Mayfield (NSW)

Chris Newton

Dip Clinical Hyp, NLP

Dip Health Science (Nursing)

I am a father of two adult children. I have over 20 years experience as a nurse and have been a clinical hypnotherapist in private practice for three years. I enjoy keeping fit and active and love to learn new skills which enhance my clinical practice and promote change and growth in my clients.

Practice Name: Solstace Hypnobirthing

Servicing: Aotearoa, NZ

With a passion for supporting mothers and their child/children during the pre-conception, pregnancy, birth and beyond processes; Margaret is excited to be providing an effective childbirth education course to Mothers and their birth companions, with the intention to assist mothers so they may make informed choices to create the best possible pregnancy, birth/birth environment and post-birth experience.

With having three young children Margaret has experienced medicalised and de-medicalised labour and births in a hospital based environment and is enthusiastic about sharing her birth knowledge gained by her own conscious experiences and the sound knowledge the Hypnobirthing Australia childbirth education course provides.

“It is my honour to be beside women supporting, empowering and comforting them during what can be the greatest milestone of their lives – I believe raising children to be the greatest gift in Life and to share this journey with other mothers, their families and social groups is a dream I hold close to my heart’’ –  Margaret Hapuku Te Nahu.

Practice Name: Olivia Hurley

Servicing: Sale (VIC)

I have been a natural therapist since 2003 and have worked with a lot of clients over the years. It seemed profound to me in this day and age that I had a number of clients and friends experiencing birth trauma.

This led me to find out more about what birth choices we had and were available to us in Australia.
As soon as I came across the Hypnobirthing Australia course, I knew it was right.

After using the hypnobirthing techniques for my own birth, I can emphatically say that I am excited to be able to teach birthing mothers and birthing partners these techniques.

Everyone deserves to have a positive, well informed birth whereby they are educated and can make informed choices that resonate with themselves and for their baby.

Practice Name: Bodhi Hypnobirthing

Location of Service: Heidelberg (VIC)

My name is Eena Reyes-Sibulo, I hold a Bachelor’s degree in Business, I am a Pilates instructor, and proud mother to a beautiful hypnobirthing baby girl. After experiencing the wonderful benefits of having a gentle birth, I know firsthand how important it is as an expecting parent to be respected, validated, and well informed during the birthing process.

I strongly believe that regardless of the situation – even when special emergency circumstances arise, everyone has the right to a positive birth experience. I feel very privileged to be in a position to empower mothers and birth partners by teaching them valuable techniques that will positively assist them in their birthing journey. My goal as a Hypnobirthing practitioner is to spread the word of positive birth so more women start believing in themselves and the capabilities of their amazing bodies to birth babies naturally without fear.

My small group classes are held at Heidelberg Heights and surrounding suburbs which is conveniently located close to Mercy Hospital for Women. One-on-one classes as well as flexible times and dates are also available to accommodate your needs.

Let me help you prepare for your desired birth and show you how much of a powerful tool the mind truly is.

Practice Name: Eastside Midwives

Practitioner Name: Helen Barrington (Independent Midwife) BMid, IBCLC, GradCertPharm, GradDipCounsPsych

Servicing: Boronia (VIC)

Hi there! I’ve been working with birthing women for over 15 years. I’ve been a midwife for nearly 13 years and what a wonderful journey that’s been. It’s such a privilege to work with families in my community. I’m a mother of 3 and all of my births have been with midwives and have been wonderful, life changing experiences. The midwives who cared for me provided such helpful, patient encouragement, I’m indebted to them for life. Having said that, my aim for families that I work with is to be able to say “We did this together, as a couple !” and to be able to feel like they are stronger as a couple and more empowered together. I’d like couples to feel like they had all the tools themselves, and that it doesn’t necessarily matter where they birthed or how they birthed but they feel empowered and positive about their birthing experience. Able to go into parenting as a couple who are stronger and ready for whatever parenting has in store for them. This is what Hypnobirthing can do for you !!

Practice Name: Eastside Midwives

Practitioner Name: Amy Gillies (Independent Midwife & Counsellor) BN, GradDipMid, GradCertPharm, GradDip Psychology

Servicing: Boronia (VIC)

I have been a midwife for 15yrs – I am also a nurse, a lactation consultant and have a post graduate degree in psychology. I have worked in various settings as a midwife including, most recently, in independent practice. I co-own Eastside Midwives with Helen Barrington, a hub of activity for pregnant families and new parents.

I am a mother to two boys (18yrs and 7yrs) and learnt as much from their births as I did from my experience as a midwife. Using hypnosis during my second birth made it an amazingly empowering day and inspired me to become a Hypnobirth Australia Practitioner.

A Hypnobirth Australia course in our beautiful rooms in Boronia will provide you with the knowledge, tools and confidence to make your birth everything you dreamed it could be.