An individualised hypnotherapy treatment plan, empowers you with the skills to be the best version of yourself you can be.
Newcastle Clinical Hypnotherapy
Your team of hypnotherapists in Newcastle, here to help you embrace your future!
Self Development
Health & Wellbeing
Learning how you make the choices you do, allows you to make changes you choose, to live, eat and be happier and healthier.
Family & Relationship
Healthier relationships start with a healthier mindset and better cognitive processes. It starts with you, and we can help.
Empowering Change with Newcastle Clinical Hypnotherapy services.
These are just some of the many conditions that we can help with
Eating Disorder Treatment
Helping men and women experiencing eating disorders with better processes for managing thoughts and behaviours around food.
Anxiety Treatment
Anxiety and stress levels have been particularly high over the past couple of years. I can help you reframe, let go and be free!
Children & Adolescents
Children and adolescents are primed to learn healthy thought processes that empower them to live better lives, for life.
Quit Smoking
Transform your life and embrace a healthier, smoke-free future with our effective hypnotherapy techniques.
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Hi, I’m Kylie Gallaher, Principal Therapist of Newcastle Clinical Hypnotherapy
I am passionate about helping people change their lives and be empowered to achieve their goals, big and small. The use of Clinical Hypnotherapy, with the therapeutic philosophy of Strategic Psychotherapy offers truly life changing opportunities.
My approach is innovative, ground breaking and exceptionally effective amongst therapeutic models. Together, we start right at the heart of what keeps you in a suffering loop. And guide and support you in developing the skills you need to be free to thrive in your life.
I specialise in anxiety treatment and anxiety based disorders, and have a special interest in fussy/picky eating (SED/ARFID) and other eating disorders through my lived experience as a carer of a neurodivergent child with ARFID. I have this lived experience to draw on in working with you and your family.
I am a strategic psychotherapist, accredited in clinical hypnotherapy and Gordian Pillars Strategic Psychotherapy model, a certified NLP practitioner and certified gut-directed hypnotherapist.
I have training in the 4R’s Protocol developed by UK Chartered Psychologist, Felix Economakis who is acknowledged as one of the world’s most proficient SED/ARFID practitioners, am trained in Specialist Supportive Clinical Management (SSCM) for AN, BN and BED and have clinical certification in eating disorders treatment for mental health professionals, including training in the use of The Havening (Amygdala Depotentation Technique) and protocols for eating disorder treatment.
I believe a robust set of specialty tools enables me to be a more flexible and present therapist. I can meet you where you are at, with tools that work for you.
I am proud to be able to begin to grow my team at Newcastle Clinical Hypnotherapy and offer support to more people in our community through creating a team of professionals who share my passion and values and have the same core skill sets, with their own personal attributes.
Go to our ‘About‘ page to meet our team.
Real Success Stories
Lots of happy customers
Working with Kylie was a really great experience because of her friendly and professional services. I was able to reach the outcomes that we agreed on and I would highly recommend her to anyone that is looking to improve their own mindset using hypnotherapy.
David Moss
Kylie created a safe and comforting environment for me to work through my anxiety and showed understanding and a positive outlook into my situation. She helped me push outside of my comfort zones and better my life for my future.
Jess Bignell
Kylie is an amazing therapist, her skills are life-changing. Highly recommend.
Jenine Boeree
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FAQ
How is Hypnotherapy an effective treatment?
Clinical Hypnosis, used in therapeutic application, is popularly called Hypnotherapy.
Hypnosis has in fact, been used as a therapeutic tool in treating traumatic experiences, pain and anxiety for more than 200 years.
In a hypnotic state (trance), you are guided to focus more on ‘what’ than ‘why’. This is done in a state of physical and sensory relaxation.
The effect is that you are able to interrupt and consciously contemplate the maladaptive patterns you have been running. This opportunity soothes the sensory cortices that are triggered in an anxiety or trauma response, as well as the regions of the brain that are involved in context monitoring. The effect is not only a space of conscious contemplation, but allows for alternative neural pathway development (neuroplasticity), meaning you start developing more productive, useful and effective patterns to deal with problems and situations. (Spiegel, D., M.D. 2013)
See our landing pages on Anxiety, ARFID, and Social and Performance Anxiety to discover more.
Spiegel, D., M.D. 2013. Tranceformations: Hypnosis in Brain and Body. Depression and Anxiety 30:342-352. Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California.
What does Hypnosis feel like?
Hypnosis refers to a state of ‘trance’. It is a state of heightened focus that literally alters your brain wave frequency.
The technical bit in plain language: The experience of trance guides you from waking consciousness (Beta), to between a deep physical and mental relaxation like being in a daydream or light meditative state (Alpha) and a deep hypnotic state that is like a deeper meditative state (Theta).
You are likely to experience a deep sense of relaxation and comfort and be open to ‘aha’ moments and clear thought and realisations that can leave you feeling calm and peaceful and more confident in yourself and your experiences.
What is Strategic Hypnosis?
Strategic Hypnosis is an advanced model of Clinical Hypnosis. Clinical Hypnosis is the use of advanced hypnotic techniques for therapeutic purposes. It is used to treat a great variety of conditions and there is a vast body of evidence as to its efficacy.
Anywhere your emotions and thoughts play a part in suffering, there is a place for Clinical Hypnosis to help, including mental, emotional and physical conditions.
It is a powerful therapeutic tool. When coupled with Strategic Psychotherapy, it becomes Strategic Hypnosis and is an extremely effective model of treatment.
Visit College of Strategic Hypnotherapists to read more about why you should choose a Strategic Hypnotherapist.
What is Strategic Psychotherapy?
Modern Strategic Psychotherapy reflects the beneficial principles of a number of specific therapeutic models, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Interpersonal Therapy (ITP), Person-Centred and other Psychodynamic models.
It is future and goal oriented. It is a form of brief therapeutic intervention which seeks to disrupt patterns that are holding you in suffering or stasis. It is an empowering approach which teaches you to identify the patterns for yourself, and provides you with the skills to create positive patterns in order to achieve your goals.
Visit College of Strategic Psychotherapists to read more about why you should choose a Strategic Psychotherapist.
What is NLP?
NLP stands for Neuro Linguistic Programming. As the name suggests, it encompasses our neurology, language and programming. That is, how we perceive the world (neurology), how communicate with others and ourselves (language) and our habitual patterns and behaviours and how we operate in the world (programming).
The interplay of our mind and language influences our physical state and our behaviours. NLP is based on the study of how the most effective people operate in the world. It is the blueprint of success.
From an NLP perspective, each of us are far more resourceful than we give ourselves credit for. And we are capable of more. NLP taps you into those resources and helps you take control of your own success.
Visit College of Strategic NLP Psychotherapists to read more about why you should choose a Strategic NLP Psychotherapist.
What are the Gordian Pillars?
The Gordian Pillars were developed by Gordon Young.
Gordon is the founder, director and lead trainer of the Institute of Applied Psychology, president of the Hypnotherapy Council of Australia and Vice President of the International Strategic Psychotherapists Association.
The Gordian Pillars is a Strategic Psychotherapy framework for treating everything from anxiety, depression, addiction, and trauma to perfectionism, lack of self-esteem, procrastination and weight loss.
Accredited Gordian Pillars Strategic Psychotherapists are trained to identify, disrupt and provide skills training that address the underlying cognitive patterns, themes, perceptions, values and beliefs that maintain psychological conditions.
Visit College of Gordian Therapists to read more about why you should choose a Gordian Pillars Strategic Psychotherapist.
What else can Hypnotherapy treat?
The use of Clinical Hypnosis is popularly called Hypnotherapy.
Anywhere your emotions and thoughts play a part in suffering, there is a place for Hypnotherapy to help, including mental, emotional and physical conditions.
Besides the many forms of anxiety, Hypnotherapy can be effective in treating conditions including stress, low self-esteem, procrastination, addictions/dependencies, pain management, fears and phobias, insomnia, depression, eating disorders and much more.
How many sessions are recommended?
On average, a treatment plan involving 6 sessions is recommended. Depending on the individual, more or less may be needed. For some people, they may not be able to articulate a goal much beyond, to feel better, or to stop feeling ‘like this’. You’ll no doubt find, after 3 weekly sessions, you are much clearer and more focussed on your ‘where to from here’.
We can discuss this in your discovery call or your initial session.
You will likely feel like a lot has changed even after one session, but my aim goes beyond helping you FEEL better. I want you to DO better. And this is a process and takes time. Although, as mentioned above, much less time comparatively than other therapeutic models.
Can I just do one session?
Yes, of course.
This type of therapy does seek to help you DO better in the longer term, rather than being a single session model. In as little as 3 sessions, you can start to make significant changes with ease.
How much is it?
Initial session (1.5 hours) $250
Standard session (1 hour) $200
Is Hypnotherapy covered by private health insurance?
Several private health insurers cover hypnotherapy. You will need to check with your health fund to ask them directly.
Is treatment eligible for Medicare, Mental Health Treatment Plan or NDIS funding rebates?
Psychotherapy is not covered by Medicare or eligible for mental health treatment plan inclusion or NDIS funding support at this time.
Acknowledgement
We respectfully acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which we work and learn and pay our respect to the First Nations Peoples and their Elders past, present, emerging and future, and acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded. We welcome the diversity and inclusion of all people irrespective of ethnicity, gender, age, faith, identity, sexual orientation and gender identity or disability.