Hypnotherapists

The Australian Society of Clinical Hypnotherapists is the premier association in the field. This is why the Australian Counselling Association (ACA) has chosen to align its vast resources and membership with the ASCH. Together this considerable alliance offers significant benefits to the members and to the industry in its strength of numbers.

Why Would You Join the ASCH?

If you are qualified as a Hypnotherapist and looking for a supportive community, somewhere you can belong, you could join the ASCH today and enjoy the following benefits.

Security/Credibility

1. Low cost Professional Indemnity Insurance. The insurance industry automatically recognises you as a professional once you have achieved a certain level of membership with the ASCH. You do not want to practice without it! Check what your current affiliations provide

2. Health funds rebates for your clients from a number of funds

3. Automatic Affiliation with the Australian Counselling Association (ACA) which is among the largest professional associations in Australia and one of the most proactive organisations in the country.

As part of your membership you get all of the benefits of the Australian Counselling Association membership:

• Access to ACA supervisors, meetings and resources
• Receive Free ACA e-zine
• Receive Free ACA Journal
• Participation in industry surveys
• Representation to, and dissemination of relevant information from the Department of Health and all other interested Agencies

4. Stay in the Loop: Know what is happening as it happens and be prepared early for changes in legislation.

Promotional Opportunities

Professional Members Get:

5. Free Listings on the asch.org.au and asch.com.au website

6. Find a Hypnotherapist Search by postcode or name or suburb

7. Free active link to your own email address and websites

8. Personalised description of your qualifications and specialties

9. You can have your own internet presence on the ASCH site for just $120 per annum
* e.g. www.asch.com.au/members/yourname
* this webpage also entitles you to your own email address, this will give you extra
protection via our professional firewalls supplied by our hosting company

10.Receive additional telephone referrals from the ASCH office
* (answered 5 days a week)

11. The advantage of being able to promote your business using the ASCH DL brochure on Hypnotherapy adding credibility and saving you time and money

12. Your own listing in the Yellow Pages (online) under the ASCH Banners

Career Advancement

13. Access to the unparallelled resources of over 100 published articles stored online through your special membership access code, so you can expand your understanding of your chosen field

14. Access to ASCH and ACA supervisors willing to support your career progress

15. Opportunity to be published in our journal, an internationally reknown publication which is overseen by Dr Lindsay Duncan, author of Gremlins of the Mind, and Gordon Young, head of the Australian Institute of Clinical Hypnotherapy (AICH)
* This journal is subscribed to by universities and libraries around the world
* As a member you receive two issues free each year - value $49.50

16. A Free mp3 file of background music written especially for ASCH members for use in the hypnotic process - copyright owned by the ASCH for your use.

Ongoing Learning and Networking Opportunities

17. Ongoing Professional Development - Discounted attendance at workshops
* The opportunity to network with like-minded people

18. Conferences - Biennial events. The largest events of their type in Australia. The last one featured Steven Gilligan, Michael Hall, Paul Aurand and Sophia Kramer as overseas guest speakers.

19. The Forum -Online Case Discussion – Designed to help members with difficult cases. if you have a question about a condition you haven’t encountered before, or understand how to resolve, you can put it out to the membership who will offer a range of alternatives you re treatment

Discount Card

20. Receive potentially over $3000 worth of discounts with a variety of suppliers through the ASCH Discount Card.