THERAPISTS

“Our client’s problem is that they have lost rapport with their unconscious mind. Our job is to help restore that relationship.”Milton Ericson (psychiatrist) 

What makes us different?   

Our approach to hypnotherapy aims to align subconscious thinking with conscious thinking, eliminating internal mental conflicts that may lie at the heart of undesired behaviours. Whilst we practice a sound implementation of hypnosis as taught by the “old masters” of the art, we also integrate a modern, effective and unique methodology known as 5-PATH ®. Developed by the highly esteemed psychotherapist Cal Banyan, 5-PATH ® combines a variety of modern techniques chosen for their lasting effect on individuals that have undergone treatment.

​Please feel free to contact us for more information on what we offer. Our Services section also contains a more complete listing of the range of services we provide and conditions we cater for.

Our Team

Counsellor
​Barbara Saba 
(M.H.C., Grad. Dip. H C., Dip. Ed., Cert. Hyp., Training Officer for PHWA)
Fremantle, South of Perth 
barbara@hypnoticimpact.com.au 
Mobile - 0415 536 580 
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I am a therapist with over 30 years experience in human services. Originally trained in Germany, I completed a Diploma in Education and began my career as a Children’s and Youth Counsellor/Educator in the late 70’s.
After immigrating to Australia I continued to work with children in the role of director at several early learning child care centres, predominately in the Perth region. During that time I expanded my knowledge in areas of human behavior, learning and mental health by completing additional postgraduate degrees at a renowned Western Australian University, successfully obtaining a Graduate Diploma in Health Counselling, as well as a Masters Degree of Health Counselling.

Sometime later I started working for one of the largest and most respected social service providers in Western Australia where I currently still work with families in high conflict who are going through the family court process.

Consequently, I have extensive experience in mediating in family conflict situations and have specialized in resolving mental health issues which often accompanies these types of conflicts, as well as the provision of psycho educational training to individuals or couples.

I am a qualified 5 Path Hypnotherapist, in my private life I am committed to the practice of Buddhism, which stresses that each person, no matter what their situation, has the power to overcome their life’s challenges, to live a life of value and become a positive influence in their community, society and the world. This inherent respect and belief in others potential strongly reflects many of my own values and ethics.

Finally, I believe it is important to mention that I have been married for 23 years and have a grown up daughter. I am, therefore, no stranger to the challenges of bringing up children and know what it takes to maintain lasting relationships.

Please note that I work in private practice from home in Fremantle.
​My address is available on request.

Registered Psychologist
Jorg Thonnissen 
​(B.Psych., M.A. Psych., Cert. Hyp. MAPS) 
Fremantle, South of Perth 
jorg@hypnoticimpact.com.au 
Phone - 08 6460 3531 
Mobile – 0411 696 693 

 hold a 4 year Bachelor as well as a 2 year Master of Applied Psychology degree from a renowned Western Australian University. I have written a book on mindfulness and published two theses of which one is concerned with self-esteem building measures in children and young adolescents, and the other with the effectiveness and validity of psychological measures in recruitment. In addition to this, as part of my commitment to ongoing professional development, I am currently working towards a doctorate in clinical psychology with a Californian university, whereas previous to that I have been working on a scholarship sponsored Phd thesis investigating the effectiveness of stress management strategies in the workplace and how a specially designed hypnotherapy intervention assists in reducing perceived stressors.

Before entering into private practice, I received extensive training in mediation and conflict resolution from a large Western Australian (WA) based organization specializing in relationship counseling. Consequently, I hold facilitator certificates enabling me to work with individuals, couples or in group environments to identify , address and mediate their various issues of concern . In addition, I worked for the same organization in the capacity of group facilitator, providing psycho-educational training to their wide ranging client base.

Furthermore, I have been working with the WA Police Recruitment and Selection Branch conducting psychological interviews and various psychological assessments, as well as working in WA prisons to evaluate the implementation of staff performance systems.

Beyond this, I was trained by the Australian Academy of Hypnosis in the application of Traditional Hypnosis for clinical purposes under direct guidance of Dr. Rick Collingwood, a widely acclaimed Hypnotist who recently won gold and platinum awards for his record breaking hypnosis CD’s. I am very much indebted to his dedication to the profession of clinical hypnotherapy and Rick freely sharing more than 15 years of field experience with me. I have also had advanced hypnotherapy training with the Californian based psychotherapist and hypnotherapist Cal Banyan. His 5 Path process is widely acclaimed as being one of the best approaches to hypnotherapy.

I am also a provider of professional development opportunities to my peers by facilitating a number of training courses throughout the year at various locations overseas and in Australia.

Life Experience
​As for my earlier days, I have been a navy diver in the German defense force for a number of years, a time that enabled me to expand mental and physical boundaries to new levels.

Thanks to an entrepreneurial mindset, I have owned and operated a diverse range of businesses in the past of which I currently still own one operation that employs currently over 15 full time, part time and casual employees here in Western Australia.

I believe that the knowledge of owning and operating a variety of businesses has given me an invaluable practical as well as theoretical experience relating to the world of commerce, such as finance, accounting, marketing and customer relations, as well as in areas of human resource management (i.e. staff training and motivation).

Furthermore, I am bilingual (German and English), with a partner from yet another country. Consequently, albeit the often more complex communication efforts required in a multicultural setting, I have come to understand that cultural diversity can be a real advantage when exploring new and better ways to make things work.

My Philosophical Orientation
Fundamentally I am most certainly a scientifically oriented evidence based practitioner who likes to connect theory to practice and vice versa. As for my philosophical orientation I am a proponent of the Nichiren Buddhist mindfulness philosophy for over 20 years now as I can see a lot of scientific proof in its application.
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Thus, the mindfulness therapy I am providing to my clients is grounded on the principles and belief system found in the Nichiren Buddhist philosophy and not in the often quoted Zen Buddhist tradition (Click on “Mindfulness and the True Purpose of Conflict” to download my book for an in depth explanation).

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