Hypnotherapy & Counselling in Pakenham
Welcome to Whole Mind Strategies in Pakenham
If you’re in Pakenham, VIC, and looking for powerful, compassionate support, Whole Mind Strategies is here for you. Operating out of our Dandenong base, we extend our clinical hypnotherapy, psychotherapy, and coaching services to residents in Pakenham and the surrounding area. With nearly two decades of experience, led by Anthony (Tony) Gilmour, clinical hypnotherapist, OCD specialist and sport psychologist, we offer an integrated approach — combining hypnosis, counselling, and coaching — to help you overcome challenges, build resilience, and live more fully.
Our Services
At Whole Mind Strategies, we provide a comprehensive suite of therapeutic and coaching services tailored to the needs of Pakenham clients. Whether you’re dealing with mental health issues, unhelpful habits, or performance blocks, we have specialised support to guide you.
Hypnotherapy Services
Hypnotherapy is a central pillar of our offering, we use clinical hypnosis to reach the subconscious mind, facilitating deep, lasting change. For clients in Pakenham, our hypnotherapy services include
Anxiety & Panic Attacks:
Using hypnosis to quiet racing thoughts, calm the nervous system, and develop healthier responses to stress.
Depression Counselling:
A blended approach of hypnotherapy and psychotherapy to shift low mood and negative self-beliefs.
Insomnia Hypnotherapy
Reprogram subconscious patterns that interfere with restful sleep.
Nail Biting
Break the habit by addressing its emotional root causes, with weekly sessions and recordings to reinforce change.
OCD Treatment
Hypnosis combined with psychotherapy to manage obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviours.
Phobias & Fear of Flying
Specifically tailored hypnotherapy to help you face and overcome fears such as flying.
PTSD / Trauma
Safe, trauma-informed hypnosis to help process and reduce the impact of traumatic experiences.
Stress & Hypertension
Techniques to lower mental tension and support better regulation of physiological stress responses.
Weight Loss Hypnosis
A holistic life-coaching-plus-hypnotherapy program to help you build lasting, healthy habits.
Quit Smoking
Our structured quit-smoking program uses clinical hypnosis and MP3 recordings for reinforcement.
Training & Coaching Services
Beyond hypnotherapy, we also support Pakenham clients through coaching and training that help develop mental strength, confidence, and purpose:
- Business Training: Leadership coaching, decision-making support, and emotional resilience training for the workplace.
- Life Coaching: Support in clarifying goals, overcoming mental blocks, and crafting a more intentional, purpose-driven life.
- Sports Performance Psychology: Mindset coaching to improve focus, consistency, and competitive edge.
- Confidence, Self-Esteem & Social Anxiety: A coaching program focused on building self-value, managing social fear, and strengthening self-image.
Counselling Services
We offer evidence-based counselling services to support emotional healing, personal growth, and relational repair:
- Anxiety, Depression & Stress Counselling: Talk therapy to address patterns of worry, low mood, and tension.
- Anger Management: Learn to understand and regulate anger with psychological tools and behavioural techniques.
- Grief & Guilt Counselling: A compassionate space to navigate loss, regret, and the emotions that come with them.
- Relationship Counselling: Improve communication, rebuild trust, or deepen connection in your relationships.
- NDIS Counselling: Tailored therapeutic support for NDIS participants with mental health needs.
- Pain & Trauma Counselling: Integrating therapy and hypnotherapy to ease emotional and physical pain.
Why Choose Whole Mind Strategies in Pakenham?
- Highly Experienced Leadership: Tony Gilmour, our lead clinician, is a seasoned psychotherapist, clinical hypnotherapist, and specialist in anxiety, OCD, and performance psychology.
- Integrated Modalities: We don’t just talk — we combine hypnosis, coaching, and psychotherapy to address the root causes of the issues you face.
- Custom-Tailored Programs: Every client is unique. We design sessions that reflect your personal goals, whether that’s stress reduction, habit change, or improving performance.
- Ongoing Support: You receive hypnosis recordings (CDs/MP3s) and practical tools to use outside of sessions, so your progress continues beyond the therapy room.
- Accessible Location: Though our clinic is based in Dandenong (112 David Street), we widely serve Pakenham and surrounding suburbs — making expert therapy more accessible to you.
Conditions We Commonly Help with in Pakenham
People from Pakenham come to us for help with:
- Anxiety (general, social, panic)
- Depression
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Phobias & fears (e.g., flying)
- Insomnia & poor sleep
- Smoking addiction
- Weight / emotional eating habits
- Low confidence or self-esteem
- Anger and emotional regulation issues
- Relationship difficulties
- Grief, trauma, and PTSD
- Chronic stress or hypertension
- Pain and discomfort linked to emotional issues
Client Success Stories
While we respect privacy and don’t publish full names, many of our Pakenham-based clients report life-changing outcomes: reducing persistent anxiety, quitting smoking, improving sleep, and transforming self-confidence. Clients frequently share that the mix of hypnosis + coaching + counselling gave them insights they’d never achieved with conventional therapy alone.
One client, for example, described how they overcame long-standing fear of flying after completing our program — now they travel freely. Another noted that our weight loss hypnosis course didn’t just help them shed kilos but also changed their mindset around food and motivation in a way that stuck.
Serving Pakenham & Surrounding Areas
Our clinical base is located at 112 David Street, Dandenong, VIC. Clients from Pakenham and nearby eastern suburbs can easily access our services through our Dandenong clinic. We welcome people from surrounding areas such as:
- Cranbourne
- Berwick
- Narre Warren
- Keysborough
This broader reach ensures that even though our physical clinic is in Dandenong, our services are very much available to Pakenham locals.
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