Academy of Advanced Changework

22/06/2026

Why do some people find self-care so difficult, even when they know it's important?

Many health and mental health professionals have worked with clients who understand what they "should" do.

They know they need more rest.
They know they should eat regular meals.
They know they need better boundaries.
They know they need time to recover.
Yet they struggle to act on that knowledge.

As WHO Self-Care Month begins, it's worth asking a question that often receives surprisingly little attention: Why do some people find self-care so difficult, even when they know it's important? Many health and mental health professionals have worked with clients who understand what they "should" do

21/06/2026

Enrolling now for next course starting in Aug!
https://www.hypnotherapy.training/clinical-hypnotherapy-nlp-training-courses-AAC

21/06/2026

Do you work with clients who care for everyone except themselves?
Some clients don't struggle because they lack motivation. They struggle because caring for others has become more important than caring for themselves.

They skip meals, overcommit, avoid disappointing people, and feel guilty whenever they try to prioritise their own wellbeing. They often present with burnout, compassion fatigue, stress-related health concerns, emotional exhaustion, or repeated difficulty maintaining behaviour change.

Yet the more we encourage them to "put themselves first", the more guilt, resistance, and self-criticism can emerge.

Our new CPD workshop, Unmitigated Communion – Managing Over-Care and Self-Neglect, explores how excessive caregiving can become a coping pattern that ultimately undermines both wellbeing and effectiveness.
In this practical 3-hour training, you'll learn how to:

✅ Recognise the signs of over-care, people-pleasing, and self-neglect
✅ Understand the role of guilt, approval-seeking, and fear of rejection
✅ Reframe self-care as an act of sustainable caregiving rather than selfishness
✅ Use values-aligned communication that reduces resistance to change
✅ Support healthy boundaries without triggering shame or defensiveness
✅ Help clients include themselves in the care they so readily offer others

This workshop is particularly relevant for practitioners working with:

• Caregivers and carers
• Health and aged-care professionals
• Parents and family caregivers
• Burnout and compassion fatigue
• Chronic illness and health behaviour change
• Clients who struggle with boundaries, guilt, and self-worth

Rather than asking clients to care less about others, we'll explore how to help them care for themselves enough to continue caring sustainably.

Because self-care isn't the opposite of caring for others. Sometimes it's what makes caring possible.

https://www.hypnotherapy.training/offers/eSTm6RP5

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09/06/2026

Have you ever left a session thinking:

"Why did that feel like a debate?"

Some clients trigger an urge to explain more, justify your reasoning, or prove your expertise.

Often, that's the beginning of a power dynamic.

In our Unmitigated Agency workshop, we'll explore how clinicians unintentionally become pulled into competitive relational patterns—and how to respond differently.

Because when control feels threatened, dominance increases.

And when autonomy feels respected, flexibility emerges.

📅 18 June
💻 Live Online
🎓 3 CPD Hours
https://www.hypnotherapy.training/offers/ad7wLKz9

08/06/2026

Magnificent Minds of Hypnotism:
Milton Erickson - The Art of Indirect Influence

By the mid-20th century, hypnosis had been measured, debated, and defined.

Milton Erickson approached it differently.

A psychiatrist and medical doctor, Erickson was known for his highly individualised clinical style. Rather than using rigid scripts or standard inductions, he adapted his language to each person in front of him.

He listened carefully.

He observed.

He used the client’s own words, metaphors, interests, and experiences as the material for change.

Instead of confronting resistance directly, Erickson often worked indirectly — telling stories, offering suggestions woven into conversation, allowing insight to emerge naturally.

To some, it looked unconventional. To others, it looked intuitive.

What made Erickson distinctive was not spectacle, but flexibility.

Hypnosis, in his hands, became less about imposing a method and more about meeting the person where they were.

Modern hypnotherapy continues to reflect this principle: effective work is not formulaic.

It is responsive.

www.hypnotherapy.training

07/06/2026

Practical hypnotherapy training with an emphasis on doing hypnotherapy!

This fast-track course attracts people internationally and from a wide variety of psychotherapeutic backgrounds, including psychiatrists, psychotherapists, psychologists (e.g., clinical, coaching, educational, forensic, and counselling), and accredited social workers, trained in a range of therapeutic modalities, (including CBT, ACT, REBT, Gestalt, Transactional Analysis, Psychodynamic, Integrative, EMDR, etc).

An emphasis on practical know-how; not just theory.
Small groups with plenty of individual attention/support.
Conducted and delivered online and accessible from Australia, New Zealand & South East Asia!

Apply by 26th June 2026 & save up to $1000 off course fees!
Download a prospectus and application form here:
https://lnkd.in/gffjzxyi

05/06/2026

When Strong, Driven Clients Leave You Feeling Stuck

Many practitioners have worked with clients who seem highly capable, articulate and motivated, yet something in the therapeutic process feels unusually difficult.

They may:
• Take control of sessions
• Challenge or correct the practitioner
• Dismiss emotional exploration
• Focus relentlessly on solutions and productivity
• Trigger subtle power struggles or feelings of being "managed"

These clients are often described as controlling, resistant, arrogant, perfectionistic, or even narcissistic.

But what if something else is happening?

In this live 3-hour CPD workshop, we'll explore Unmitigated Agency – a control-based coping pattern where competence, dominance, and over-functioning serve as protection against vulnerability, shame, and perceived weakness.

Rather than viewing these clients through a pathology lens, we'll examine how autonomy threat, status threat, and relational dynamics shape engagement, defensiveness, and emotional accessibility.

What will you learn?

How to recognise unmitigated agency in clinical practice
Why over-control and dominance often emerge under threat
How to prevent subtle power struggles and relational ruptures
Strategies for validating competence without reinforcing over-functioning
Practical de-escalation and micro-repair skills
Ways to expand emotional tolerance without undermining autonomy

This highly interactive workshop includes clinical examples, role-plays, discussion, and practical tools that can be applied immediately in practice.

Upcoming Workshop:

Unmitigated Agency – Managing Over-Control and Relational Dominance

📅 Thursday 18 June 2026
⏰ 12:30pm–3:30pm AEST
💻 Live Online

Places are limited to maintain an interactive learning environment.
We'd love to have you join us.
https://lnkd.in/gVU-HBC8

Use promo code for 10% discount at checkout UA10MH

30/05/2026

Do you dread bedtime because your mind won't switch off? Do you lie awake worrying about not sleeping, only to feel exhausted and frustrated the next day?

Imagine Going to Bed Without Worry & Sleeping Better Naturally Without Relying on Medication.
Imagine getting into bed feeling calm rather than anxious.
Imagine trusting your body to know how to sleep.
Imagine waking feeling refreshed, more energised, and ready for the day ahead.

If insomnia has been affecting your wellbeing, Cognitive Behavioural Hypnotherapy (CBH), a structured, evidence-informed approach that combines proven sleep psychology strategies with the deep relaxation and focused attention of hypnosis, may help you regain confidence in your sleep and your life.

https://lnkd.in/gznqab-m

Struggling to get to sleep, waking up and still feeling tired, having interrupted sleep, sleepwalking, of waking up during or after a nightmare? Hypnotherapy for insomnia.

22/04/2026

We are proud to announce we are now an approved training provider with the Australian Counselling Association (ACA), and our courses are endorsed by PACFA, so they count toward your professional development requirements while staying firmly focused on real-world application!

We have 2 new OPD courses for mental health professionals OPD in 2026:

1. Avoidant Coping: Managing Withdrawal and Low Engagement (CPD Training) https://shorturl.at/MhlqK

A clinically focused and psychologically informed training on recognising and working with disengagement, shutdown, and subtle withdrawal in therapy. (promo code UA10MH)

And...

2. Unmitigated Agency: Managing Over-Control and Relational Dominance (CPD Training) https://shorturl.at/WuKPS

Exploring patterns where clients over-rely on control, self-sufficiency, or rigid agency in ways that limit change.
(promo code AC10MHP)

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Both courses are designed to be immediately applicable — giving you tools, language, and frameworks you can use straight away with clients.

If either of these areas shows up in your practice (and for most clinicians, they do), you can find more details and enrol below with a special 10% discount using the promo codes above!

10/04/2026

Are you looking to upgrade your membership and need more training hours?

Special offer for THIS WEEK ONLY to enrol on our Advanced Diploma in Hypnotherapy (AdvDipH) course (distance learning) which attracts a total of 136 hours, or you can use it as 10 points of CPD for this year's registration.

Invigorate your work by learning new knowledge and techniques, developing critical and analytical thinking, as well as covering less commonly taught presenting issues, more ways to motivate clients and maximize success, and sophisticated questioning skills.

What you'll get:

A full copy of The Advanced Hypnotherapist course manual
6 months complimentary access to group supervision & CPD workshops. Full refund within 14 days.

The course is paid over 6 monthly installments making budgeting that bit easier ;)
Apply until 17 April and save 40% off!

https://www.hypnotherapy.training/offers/K5gLzzys?coupon_code=ADVDIPAPR