About Healy Hypnotherapy
Our mind can be our worst enemy, or our greatest asset - we can learn how to make it work for us, instead of against us.
I'm Christine Healy - I have a Diploma in Professional Counselling, Diploma in Clinical Advanced Hypnosis and am a certified NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) Practitioner. I am a professional member of Hypnosis New Zealand (the country's largest Hypnotherapy training and support group).
I've been interested in psychology, before I even knew what it was - what makes people how they are and why do they act the way they do. When I first went to university for a Marketing degree (because I didn't know myself or what else to do!), I took one psychology paper in my final year. I found it so fascinating - it was my only A. However there was so much more for me to go through before I could know that it's my true calling.
My formal journey began while living in Sydney about 15 years ago, when I decided to study part-time for my Certificate in Holistic Counselling. Little did I realise the intense personal work this would involve! It was very confronting but necessary. To understand what it was like to be a client, therapy was required and I was drawn to those who offered different approaches - even then I realised that talking, although essential, can only go so far.
My first experiences of hypnosis were very powerful. I still vividly remember them, and this was the beginning of my discovery of a profound new way of healing and changing.
Christine Healy
Clinical Hypnotherapist & Counsellor
After moving back to NZ, I completed my Counselling Diploma though also became immersed in various day jobs. A recurring theme was that people often confided in me, so I would end up informally counselling them anyway! My natural inclination was to help where I could and as time went on, the pull to do more meaningful work became stronger. I felt I needed to be able to provide something more to clients, and began studying Clinical Hypnotherapy (this is the application of hypnosis for therapeutic purposes).
In my view, counselling and hypnotherapy go perfectly together - all the answers are inside each individual, and the aim is to show them how they can find their own solutions. I recall a teacher saying 'you are no better than your clients...they are just like you on a different day' and this still resonates with me. We are all works in progress and although it may be at different levels, we (hopefully!) keep evolving throughout our whole lives. I can think of nothing more important to do than connect with and empower others to move forward, so they can become the best and most authentic versions of themselves.