Meet Our Team
The most experienced and highly trained faculty in the field
CREDENTIALS:
BTh/Grad Dip Min./MTh.,/ DDiv (hon.)
Master of Education (major in Online Education)
Graduate Diploma Education Management
Graduate Certificate University Leadership and Management
Graduate Diploma in Strategic Leadership
Diploma of Vocational Education and Training
Diploma of Training Design and Development
Certificate 4 in Finance
Certified life and business coach (level 2)
Awarded Fellow Status of the Australian Institute of Managers (FAIM)
Gordon is the founder of The Institute of Applied Psychology, a registered training organisation (RTO). As a registered Clinical Hypnotherapist, lead facilitator and published author, Gordon’s primary pursuit is harnessing the power of the mind for accelerated human change and peak performance.
CREDENTIALS
DIP Clinical Hypnotherapy and Strategic Psychotherapy
BA (HONS) Diploma Education
Founder of The Institute of Applied Psychology
Founder of the Sydney Hypnotherapists
Member of Association for Contextual Behavioral Science (ACBS)
Member of Australian Institute of Company Directors
Member of the Australasian Neuroscience Society
Former President of the Australian Society of Clinical Hypnotherapists (ASCH)
Former Chair of the Australian Board of Neuro Linguistic Programming (ABNLP)
Former Editor of the Australian Journal of Clinical Hypnotherapy and Hypnosis
She has extensive experience is working with people who are experiencing anxiety, fears, phobias, stress performance issues and much more and her practical down to earth and engaging approach is much sought after.
Deborah partners with the client to discover new ways forward with a focus on the personal approach.
Kerry has trained with Gordon Young at IAP, and also trained with Michael Yapko, Stephen Gilligan and other notable professionals in order to pursue excellence and continue growing her skillset in the therapy work that drives her.
Kerry has over ten years’ experience of working as an assessor and trainer and has over 30 years of experience as a senior manager and consultant working in both corporate and small businesses where her years of NLP Training served her and her clients well.
Sheb enjoys professional speaking opportunities that teach individuals how to enrich their lives, create a better future and how the mind can be trained for optimal performance and growth. Sheb’s interest is to boost individual morale, increase creativity, teach individuals how to reconnect their mindbody and how to apply coping strategies towards chronic stress.
Sheb has over 15 years experience working with over 1,000's of individual's within the Allied Health Sector as a practitioner for 10 of those years in her own practice and 5 years in Corporate as Occupational Health and Wellbeing Specialist.
During her journey, Sheb discovered that in order for individuals to create a positive change towards their health and wellbeing, and to improve their quality of life, they must first work on modifying their thoughts and behaviours.
Adjunct Faculty
Contributions from some of the World's Best
Dr. Colin Lemmon is a university lecturer at James Cook University and Central Queensland University in Cairns, currently teaching Project Management, Statistics and Research Design. Over the years, Colin has designed subjects for university campuses in Sydney, Brisbane, Singapore and Beijing. He has taught a wide range of subjects both here in Australia and overseas in China.
Colin has an Honours degree in Psychology and a PhD from James Cook University, in addition to a Diploma of Hypnotherapy and Strategic Psychotherapy (10450NAT). He runs Cairns Clinical Hypnotherapy which is a successful hypnotherapy practice that deals with a vast array of conditions.
With a certificate IV in fitness, Colin provides sports coaching for athletes that participate in the marathons and triathlons that are run regularly in Cairns. As an NLP Master Practitioner and lecturer in the School of Business, he also provides business coaching for professional development.
CREDENTIALS:
Ph.D James Cook University
Faculty James Cook and Central Queensland Universities
Diploma of Clinical Hypnosis and Strategic Psychotherapy 10450NAT
Diploma of NLP Leadership and Coaching
Certificate IV in Fitness
Certificate IV in Assessment and Workplace Training
Published author
Guild of Australian Hypnotherapists (GoAH)
Professional Hypnotherapists of Australia
International Strategic Psychotherapists Association
Qualifications
Dip. Clinical Hypnotherapy (Gvt. Accredited)
Dip. Clinical and Ericksonian Hypnotherapy
Dip. Counselling
Clinical Supervisor
President Emeritus Australian Hypnotherapists Association
Past National President Hypnotherapy Council of Australia
Specialties / Areas of Interest
Controlling Alcohol
Overcoming Anxiety & Panic Attacks
Public Speaking
Fear of Flying
Changing Unwanted Habits
Insomnia and Sleep Issues
Weight Management
Medical Hypnosis – IBS, Hypertension
Clinical and Operational Supervision
Educating therapists in on-going professional education
Originally, Lisa qualified as a doctor from the Imperial College of Medicine & Technology, London, UK in 1995. During her time at medical school, she was also awarded a scholarship to study nutrition at King’s College, London, for a year and received an Intercalated Bachelor of Science in Nutrition in 1992. She worked in Emergency Medicine, Oncology, Palliative Care and General Practice before committing fully to specializing in psychiatry in 2000.
Lisa did her specialist training in psychiatry both as a junior and advanced trainee in the UK as part of London hospital training schemes. She became a Member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists in the UK in 2005. She moved to Australia in 2007 and became a Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists. Lisa is now the IAP’s psychiatric consultant.
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