Latest news letter from the President
President's Report for May 2026
Dear Members
I hope this email finds you all well with businesses thriving.
We have a few changes in this report, so please read carefully especially if you have a home clinic. Please find the ‘May in review’ report below.
MEDIBANK PRIVATE CHANGES FOR HOME OFFICE
Home-based/ residential clinics- for seeing clients in person, will now need the following to be eligible to receive a Medibank Individual Provider Number for claiming purposes.
Please note if you only see clients online this is not required.
Home-clinics must now meet additional quality criteria according to Medibank’s Association Member Criteria to be eligible.
Association Member Criteria applicable to home clinics:
If providers are operating in a home-based/ residential clinic, they must ensure:
o Practice is professional in appearance and at all times clean and tidy;
o Has dedicated consulting room(s) (i.e. not in use for non-practice activities) to ensure patient privacy;
o Has toilets available to patients; and
o Has a separate entrance to the home/ personal-use space and the clinic area.
Providers should endeavour to provide a dedicated patient waiting area with seats available, professional practice signage, patient car parking, adequate ramp access and disabled access.
You will now need to provide photographic evidence to demonstrate that your home-clinic meets Medibank’s Association Member Criteria. You will be required to provide photographic evidence of your adherence to Medibank requirements, which will be kept on your records and may be audited by Medibank Private.
Please be aware this is not an AHA requirement and will not be required for those not wishing to claim Medibank private rebates. This will be implemented over the next months.
You can find the application form on the website in the Private Health Insurance area or on the following link https://www.ahahypnotherapy.org.au/medibank-home-clinic-application-form-upload .
CPD / SUPERVISION AND EOFY CPD SALE
As we enter the third month of our membership year, it’s time to check in on your progress with CPD and Supervision requirements. To assist you in meeting your CPD needs, the AHA is having an End of Financial Year (EOFY) sale, offering discounts on all workshops purchased from our CPD platform. Please see link below. The sale is now live!
In May, we held both the Graduate meet-up group and the Supervisors meet-up group, and to further support our Graduates in achieving their requirements we will now award group Supervision points to our graduates for this meeting, provided attendance numbers allow; otherwise, CPD points will be awarded as has always been the case.
Graduates, please note only three group supervision sessions, facilitated by a supervisor, are allowable in your membership year. All group sessions must not exceed 6 members to one supervisor, who remains in attendance for the entire session (Usually 2 hours)
Discussion in the Supervisor’s group explored the meaning of supervision and how we can make it more effective for our supervisees. This session also accrues valuable CPD points for supervisors.
Please remember that all groups are free to attend and not only fulfill your CPD and sometimes Supervision requirements but also keep you updated on important announcements, and they count toward attendance for the two Association events.
We offer a variety of gatherings designed to meet your interests and needs, with over 35 FREE member meetings available each year. There’s something for everyone! Participating in these events throughout the year helps make your membership renewal seamless.
If you need assistance, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us at administrator@ahahypnotherapy.org.au or visit our website to schedule an information meeting. We’re happy to guide you through the website and your requirements
SYMPOSIUM 2027: DATE FOR THE DIARY
We are excited to announce that the date for the Symposium 2027 has now been set for a little over a year from now on Saturday, May 22nd 2027.
We anticipate significant in-person attendance and strongly encourage everyone to participate in this event. As you know, we did not schedule the symposium this year, for the first time since its inception, having moved it from the end of the year to its new early to mid-year position.
While we understand that many prefer virtual options, which will be available, we hope to see many of you all in person at the event. The symposium team will soon provide more details, including the timeline for abstract submissions. However, if you have contributions to share with our hypnotherapy community, we invite you to consider presenting at our next Symposium in beautiful South Australia. All enquiries to be addressed to Symposium 2027 Team at symposium@ahahypnotherapy.org.au
AHA WORKSHOPS
May brought us another wonderful Wednesday Evening Workshop. We were lucky enough to have the highly credentialled and extensively experienced James Walker present on his “Novelist Approach” which was a terrific presentation on a truly unique technique.
If you missed the workshop keep an eye on our Online CPD Shop as you will be able to purchase it to watch on Intuto as soon as it has been taken through the editing process – special thanks to Hope who spends much time preparing these recordings.
You can head over to the Online CPD Shop here – https://members.ahahypnotherapy.org.au/shop/intuto/
Also, from June 1st to 30th we are holding a massive online CPD sale, with all CPD workshop recordings in the CPD Shop available at 25% Off!!
A Broadcast email will be sent out as soon as this discount is active. Don’t miss this great opportunity to get ahead with your CPD for the year.
Some recent additions to the Online CPD shop include Brandon Bays – Emotions: The Gateway to the Soul and Lela Diaz – The Hummingbird Method, and you will find so many other terrific recordings of Workshops you may have missed available for you to purchase and watch (or rewatch!) at your leisure.
Next Month, on Saturday June 27th and Sunday June 28th from 1pm – 4pm AEST we are holding a 2 Day Weekend Workshop, featuring the brilliant Jeetendra Damudre, who is presenting on Past Life Regression as a Therapeutic Lens : A Clinical Approach to Uncovering root Causes. Jeetendra's Graphology Workshop last year was outstanding and so well received by members, and we have no doubt that his Past Life regression workshop will be equally fabulous and one not to be missed.
You can book for the workshop here
https://members.ahahypnotherapy.org.au/eventdetails/39596/past-life-regression-as-a-therapeutic-lens-a-clinical-approach-to-uncovering-hidden-root-causes
If you have a speaker or a topic in mind that you would love us to hold a workshop on reach out to Emily at workshopteam@ahahypnotherapy.org.au
Don’t forget this one 😊
We wanted to clarify that the Hypnotic Ideas Exchange (HIE) is a collaborative initiative of the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis (ASCH), specifically organised through its North Carolina, Northern Virginia, Eastern Society, and New Jersey Component Sections.
Since its inception in May 2020, the HIE has become a cornerstone for hypnosis learning and professional community building. These dynamic virtual gatherings typically draw 70 to 100 participants per session, bringing together leading experts and practitioners to exchange valuable ideas, stories, metaphors, and techniques in the field of hypnosis.
We understand many of our members are already aware of this excellent professional development opportunity, but we wanted to send this as a friendly reminder not to overlook the HIE! The meetings are held on the second Monday of each month at 7:30 PM ET, (Tuesday morning AEST) and recordings are made available for those unable to attend live.
This is a wonderful resource for expanding your knowledge, connecting with peers, and staying current in the field. We encourage you to mark your calendars and take advantage of this free opportunity!
SHARE YOUR AHA EXPERIENCE: TESTIMONIALS NEEDED!
We invite you to contribute a recorded testimonial to be featured on the AHA's YouTube channel and Facebook groups. We're seeking short (2-5 minutes) testimonials from members at all levels—whether you're new, a graduate, or an experienced professional.
If you're inspired to share what led you to join the AHA, what has motivated you to remain, and what benefits you find invaluable, we'd love to hear from you. These testimonials aim to highlight the positive aspects of our association, what we excel in, and what potential members might want to know.
Please send your recordings to president@ahahypnotherapy.org.au. All submissions will be reviewed and have the opportunity to be featured on both our YouTube and Facebook channels.
MEMBERS BLOG
Don’t forget to visit the Members' Blog! We are continuously updating this section of the website with great articles covering various hypnotherapeutic topics. These resources may be of interest to you and beneficial to your practice. https://www.ahahypnotherapy.org.au/articles-research-and-resources/aha-members-blog
MEMBER NOTICEBOARD
PLEASE JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING AND WELCOMING ALL NEW MEMBERS TO THE ASSOCIATION.
WELCOME ABOARD!
AND I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO CONGRATULATE ALL RETURNING MEMBERS ON THEIR SUCCESSFUL APPLICATIONS.
WELCOME BACK.
AND CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF YOU WHO HAVE SUCCESSFULLY UPGRADED YOUR MEMBERSHIP LEVEL THIS MONTH.
If anyone has any award successes to share in the President’s Report Member Notice Board, please send them through to: president@ahahypnotheray.org.au
THERAPY BOOK REVIEWS
Pop over to the book review hub: 'Books to Inspire' if you are looking for something recommended to read or to listen to - https://www.ahahypnotherapy.org.au/articles-research-and-resources/books-to-inspire-reviews-audio-reflections
Also don't forget, If you have read a great book that you think is worth sharing, you can write a book review for the Hub and be awarded 2 CPD points.
MEMBER SPOTLIGHT
If you want to answer some fun fact questions and provide a picture of yourself, we can spotlight you in the months ahead.
To be involved all you need to do is fill in the following form and upload a picture of yourself to the following link: https://members.ahahypnotherapy.org.au/administration-forms/members-spotlight/
KEEPING IN TOUCH
Don't forget to check into the Facebook group and Instagram for everything current and interesting conversations.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/257684736308035
https://www.facebook.com/ahahypnotherapy.org.au/
https://www.instagram.com/australianhypnotherapistsassoc/
DATES FOR THE DIARY
The next meeting dates are as follows: NB: All, Sydney / Melbourne time.
- Supervisor Meet-up-: 21st September 2026 : 3pm - 5pm. AEST
- Graduate meet-up: July 15th 3pm – 5pm AEST
- World's biggest Member meet-up: June 19th 4.00 - 6.00 p.m. AEST
- Clinical Peer meet-up: June 2nd and 11.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. AEST
- Trainer’s meeting: 21st September 7pm 2026 AEST
- Special General Meeting: 7th December 7pm AEDT 2026
- Academic Member Meeting: March 2027 date TBA
- AGM meeting: 22nd June 2026 7pm AEST
- Symposium: 22nd May 2027 South Australia
Danielle Aitken
National President
Australian Hypnotherapists Association
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