We talked to hypnotherapist ALEX CATERJIAN, owner of the Hypnosis Training Courses Sydney – Counselling & Hypnosis Institute of Australia, about the value of hypnosis and working in it as a career …
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As a clinician, I encounter presentations that vary significantly.
I’ve been in private practice in the Sydney CBD for a number of years, and have also worked in the suburbs for quite a while, and have seen people with conditions ranging from mild to severe, from anxiety to personality disorders, grief, and relationship difficulties. The most common issues these days are difficulties relating to financial circumstances, resulting in adjustment difficulties; trauma related events whether by natural disasters, childhood experiences, motor-vehicular events, or work-related problems; chronic and transient pain; and particularly in the Sydney CBD, stress and anger management issues.
It’s important to note that regardless of the condition, there are no ‘easy’ or ‘simple ones’; each problem / presentation has its own complications often making it a tremendous effort to manage.
You’ve recently launched your own hypnosis training college, what can you recommend about a career in hypnosis?
Our hypnosis training courses in Sydney were established to address some of the deficiencies in the industry.
These are mainly the quality of training in the psychotherapy aspect of hypnosis training experiences.
The work is very rewarding and satisfying.
Having clients not return, because they’re no longer impaired by their problems, is one of the most rewarding experiences you could feel!
In order for this to happen though, it is important to undertake training which develops strong counselling skills, because invariably, the client’s problems are not the ones they initially present with.
So a career in hypnosis requires an understanding of counselling, and how to treat the client – if you can’t treat them without hypnosis, then you can’t treat them with hypnosis!
Are there good job opportunities in the field? What kind of jobs could there be?
The helping profession is a stable employment industry. There are industry reports stating that over the next 5 years there will be an influx of people seeking various therapies. The good thing about getting started now, is that you get to contribute to this growing profession, and make your mark.
The industry is so varied that you could use hypnosis to help people as an adjunctive therapy –that is, as part of another treatment program, or as part of a ‘process’ – such as a coach, medical practitioner, dentist, counsellor, nurse, wellness officer, holistic practitioner, or alternative health practitioner.
Unfortunately, the popular media places hypnosis in the realm of entertainment – ‘stage hypnosis’. Australian representative associations for hypnotherapists, and indeed professional organisations for nurses, doctors, dentists, psychologists, have rightly so declared this use to be unethical, and not to mention deceptive. So a career in hypnosis essentially means helping others, rather than turning parlor tricks!
Who are the most inspiring hypnotherapists, that are worth going out and buying their books?
The most inspiring hypnotherapists that have shaped my understanding of hypnosis and hypnotherapy are Dr Michael Yapko – a clinical psychologist and the foremost expert in the industry, and the father of Ericksonian hypnosis, Dr Milton Erickson.
Working in the Sydney CBD around Macquarie Street do you have a favorite spot for coffee?
One of the best little coffee I’ve come across is the ‘Hole in the Wall’ – a must for anyone on Macquarie Street.
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