About Me
Rebecca Ashton (nee Armstrong)
Clinical Hypnotherapist
(Dip. Clin Hyp; BBus Hons)
I have worked with a range of clients over the past decade, assisting them to - overcome phobias, trauma and limiting beliefs; prepare for surgery; create the optimum mind-body conditions for fertility and conception; become relaxed and confident in their ability to birth their babies easily and naturally; and much more. Tailoring each session to the unique needs of my client, I approach sessions with a high level of professionalism and empathy, which puts my clients at ease.
My
qualifications include a Diploma in Clinical Hypnotherapy, BirthbyHypnosis,
HypnoBirthRite, and HypnoFertility. I was the first practitioner to use
the HypnoBirthRite protocols in New Zealand. I am committed to continual
professional development, participating in workshops, courses and conferences
with world-renowned Hypnotherapists, Trauma Experts and Neuroscientists, both
in New Zealand and abroad.
As a former award-winning
Marketing and First Class Honours Degree student with a promising career as a Marketing
Executive working in television in London, I knew what it felt like to
succeed. Through becoming debilitatingly ill and having to give up a
dream lifestyle, I gained deeper insights and empathy into the issues and journeys
people face, and discovered a powerful ally in hypnotherapy as a natural and effective
tool for personal success and wellbeing. Hypnotherapy helped me manage
pain and my health condition, as well as overcome an intense lifelong phobia of
snakes. Becoming a Clinical Hypnotherapist has allowed me to help people
overcome their obstacles.
If you'd like to learn more about how Hypnotherapy could help you
Hypnotherapy helped me overcome a life long snake phobia
For as long as I can remember I was petrified of snakes, despite living in New Zealand. If one was on a TV show I would immediately lift my feet up off the floor onto the couch. On holidays to Australia every twig and hose would have my heart pounding, I was on hyper alert even in the middle of the city!
In my early twenties I decided it was time to overcome this phobia. Unfortunately I hadn't yet discovered hypnotherapy so my first attempt was using sheer willpower - I tried holding a live snake. I was shaking and totally unaware of the crowd building up around me as I was hyper focused on the snake (making sure the head wasn't going to come near me!) and it took me 15 minutes to build up the courage to touch it - it wasn't a fun experience!
Fast forward 10 years, I had 3 had hypnotherapy sessions to overcome my phobia. Not long after I held a live snake. This time I held a snake around my neck! I had a natural level of precaution and healthy respect, but experienced NO fear or panic, In fact I was surprised just how calm I felt holding Rosie - calm and curiously in no rush to give her back!
You can really tell the difference in these before and after pics, but a warning - if you have a snake phobia you may not want to use the slider to see the full picture until you've worked with me to conquer it!
Learn more about how hypnotherapy can help you overcome fears and phobias