Anxiety & overwhelm
When your mind and body keep staying alert, even when you would like to settle.
Clinical hypnotherapy & counselling · Northcote + online
Perhaps something in you is ready for change.
You may not know how yet. You do not need to. We can begin with what you notice—and become curious about what else might be possible.
Hypnotherapy uses focused attention, imagination and conversation to explore patterns and new possibilities—while you remain aware and in control.
Even a pattern you no longer want may once have been trying to help. When it is met with curiosity instead of judgement, it can begin to loosen—and make room for another choice.
How I can help
What would you like to feel more free to do?
Sleep. Speak. Pause. Choose. Trust yourself. Let go of an old habit. You can bring the loop; we can discover the way in together.
Habits & urges
When smoking, drinking, gambling, food or another pattern feels stronger than choice.
Fear & confidence
When fear, self-doubt or an old story keeps deciding what happens next.
Life’s heavier chapters
When grief, trauma, anger or change needs steadiness rather than rushing.
Hypnotherapy, without the mystery
A familiar state, used with purpose.
Hypnosis is a natural state of focused attention. Most people recognise something similar in daydreaming, becoming absorbed in music or a book, or doing a familiar task on autopilot.
In a session, you may feel relaxed or deeply focused—or you may not feel noticeably different. You remain able to speak, ask questions, pause or stop at any time.
The hypnotic state is generated by you, through your own mind and body. Rachel does not take control. Her calm voice, steady presence and therapeutic language offer pathways into focused attention, where images, associations and responses outside everyday awareness may have more room to emerge. There is no standard script: the work is shaped around you, your context, your strengths and what you would like to explore.
What happens when you come in
You can arrive as you are.
You do not need to prepare, perform or know exactly where to begin. Rachel offers a calm place to settle, notice and explore what may be useful at a pace that fits you.
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Arrive as you are
We begin with what brings you here and what you would like to be different.
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Settle into the space
There is room for conversation, questions and whatever you are noticing.
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Explore in your own way
Focused attention, imagination, metaphor and curiosity offer another way to explore what has felt stuck.
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Notice what becomes possible
You may begin to notice your patterns, responses or choices from a different place.
Before you book
A few helpful places to begin.
Choose the question that matters most, or explore the full FAQ guide.
Would a conversation help first? Meet Rachel, ask what you need to ask, and get a sense of whether working together feels right. It is a conversation only—hypnosis is not part of this appointment—and there is no pressure to continue.
Book a free 20-minute conversationAbout
About Change In Mind
Change In Mind was founded by Trish Dewberry, who has now retired. If you knew the practice through Trish, you are in the right place. Rachel Hiskins now continues Change In Mind with respect for the care and trust Trish established, while bringing her own therapeutic approach to this next chapter.
Rachel makes room for what is difficult, while noticing strengths and possibilities.
Rachel Hiskins is a clinical hypnotherapist, experienced counsellor and arts therapist working with adults and adolescents.
For more than 13 years, Rachel has supported people through emotional, relational and life challenges. She has worked in private practice since 2018, with earlier community work in Australia and Cambodia.
Her calm, collaborative approach offers room to settle, notice more clearly what is happening for you and become curious about what might feel useful.
Her approach does not ignore what hurts. It makes space for it while also noticing the strengths and possibilities that may already be present.
Qualifications
Therapeutic depth, built over time.
Rachel’s training brings together clinical hypnosis, counselling, supervision, relationship work and therapeutic arts practice.
Hypnotherapy training
Diploma of Clinical Hypnosis & Strategic Psychotherapy
2023
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Hypnosis & supervision
- Certificate of Attainment in Individual & Group SupervisionRISE UP Supervision Model · 2023
Counselling & relationships
- Specialist Course in Couples TherapyRelationships Australia · 2018
- Diploma of Professional CounsellingAustralian Institute of Professional Counsellors · 2009–2010
Therapeutic arts
- Masters in Therapeutic Arts PracticeMIECAT Institute · 2014–2016
- Graduate Certificate in Experiential & Creative Arts PracticeMIECAT Institute · 2014
- Diploma of Transpersonal Arts TherapyIKON Institute · 2003–2005
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Painting)University of Maryland, USA · 1998–2000
Sessions & fees
In Northcote or online.
Ready when you are
Choose a time that suits you.
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Contact
A calm place to begin.
Every person is different and outcomes vary. Change In Mind services do not replace medical advice or treatment. Please speak with your GP about symptoms that may need medical care. This is not a crisis service.