An experienced People Leader, Director and Committee Advisor with a successful track record of creating impact and organisational growth through leadership, coaching, mentoring and focused people development.

Linton has facilitated and instructed both in Australia and across Asia Pacific conducting lectures, workshops and key note addresses in the areas of Leadership / People Development and Management. His absolute passion for seeing people grow, develop and overcome challenge was his founding drive that saw him study Clinical Hypnosis and Strategic Psychotherapy under Gordon Young at The Institute of Applied Psychology. Post study, Linton went on to found 'The Process Room’ in Sydney, where he now also works as the Principal Therapist.

Linton’s formal studies have seen him awarded a Masters of Business Administration with Masters Human Resource Management (Australian Institute of Business) - Diploma Clinical Hypnosis & Strategic Psychotherapy (Institute Applied Psychology) - Practitioner of the Herrmann Brain Dominance Instrument (Herrmann International) - Facilitator of Development Dimensions International (DDI).

Linton is very proud to be given the honour of becoming the founding President of ISPA and he looks forward to delivering along with the ISPA Board and Committees an Association that will add tremendous value and contribution to its members.

Gordon is an internationally recognized name in the world of NLP and Hypnotherapy. He is considered by many to be Australia’s leading NLP Trainer and Hypnotherapist having studied in Australia and in the United States with both the creators of NLP and the leaders in the field of Hypnotherapy. Gordon trained at the prestigious Milton Erickson Foundation in Phoenix Arizona, the absolute pinnacle of training in modern hypnosis.

Gordon is the former President of the Australian Society of Clinical Hypnotherapists, Editor of the Australian Journal of Clinical Hypnotherapy and Hypnosis, and the Chair of the Australian Board of Neuro-Linguistic Programming. Moreover, he is not just a therapist. Gordian teaches a unique advanced form of hypnosis known as Strategic Hypnosis, a model that ISPA promotes and supports around the world.
Additionally, Gordon supervises over 120 psychologists, counsellors, and hypnotherapists, guiding them through difficult cases behind the scenes.

Coralee is committed to serving ISPA with a strong focus on outcomes for members, stakeholders and the public interest. She is particularly focused on financial integrity and strategic management, and has considerable expertise in corporate governance, finance, audit, risk and compliance.

Coralee is passionate about making a difference to people's lives and is pursuing a second career in strategic psychotherapy. Coralee is continuing her studies as an undergraduate with the Institute of Applied Psychology in Sydney, Australia."

Deborah worked in professional businesses for 20+ years where she developed and perfected her leadership, project management, people management, training and coaching skills working with clients who wanted to make significant changes in their lives. She lead large teams and managed large projects.

Deborah brings all her skills and experience into the therapy context enhancing the unique, sophisticated yet simple approach applied to client sessions.

Deborah approaches each client as a unique individual, applying a range of methodologies including the Gordonian Pillars which is a modern and advanced form of strategic psychotherapy and clinical Hypnosis

Deborah has been an active practitioner of NLP for 20+ years and trained at the Institute of Applied Psychology with Gordon Young who is world renowned as the expert on NLP and Applied Clinical Hypnotherapy and Strategic Psychotherapy.

Deborah is also a faculty member at the Institute of Applied psychology (IAP) where she also works as an assessor and utilises her skills to encourage and support new Clinical Hypnotherapist and Strategic Psychotherapist who are entering the profession.

In 2019 Deborah commenced work within the NDIS (National Insurance Disability Scheme) as a wellbeing facilitator and psychosocial recovery coach with people who are experiencing psychosocial disability.

This wide platform of expertise is what Kerry brings to her work as a dedicated, caring and results oriented therapist and coach for her clients, and to her role as a qualified trainer.
Kerry has spent decades serving in both business and people management, including as a General Manager for several successful start-up companies and had also worked in small business practices, right through to corporate roles also including, Sales and Marketing management, Business and IT Solutions Analysis, Project Management plus several of her own continuing, successful businesses created over the last 14 plus years.

Kerry brings this knowledge and skillsets from across many fields into her role as a therapist, navigating new and powerful solution-based processes and patterns for positive, long lasting change for clients who seek assistance with their issues, helping clients to get unstuck and stop struggling.

The probability of positive change is significantly greater when you get a coach &/or therapist who can help you hone and enhance your mental, emotional and physical processes. High achievers know to engage coaches for far better outcomes.

Kerry has been an active practitioner and master of NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) for over 25 years and has trained at the Institute of Applied Psychology (IAP) in Strategic Hypnosis with the creator of the Gordian Pillars of Psychotherapy - Gordon Young who is an internationally recognized name in the world of NLP and Hypnotherapy along with other luminaries in their fields such as Michael Yapko and Steven Gilligan as continued professional development training is a focused pursuit for Kerry.

Kerry understands the stresses of modern life, and how to help people stop struggling and start enjoying life more. Through the therapeutic process of guiding clients to more skilfully utilise better strategies and processes that will serve them better, clients soon understand how to improve thoughts, communication and even play, for better outcomes in all aspects of their lives.

Kerry is passionate about the work that she does and loves helping people to transform their relationships, their work, and their performance, in fact, improve everything for the better.
Kerry’s Clinical Hypnotherapy and Strategic Psychotherapy practice is available through online telehealth apps, (sessions Australia Wide and Internationally).

When logistics and conditions are appropriate – there are also client rooms in Sydney’s Inner West, and some sessions can be arranged both ‘In Home’ or ‘In Office’ environments, due to the fact that Kerry works with individuals, couples, families and business clients and their teams to assist with relational dynamics that can improve communications and performance.

Kerry Bailey has a Diploma of Clinical Hypnosis and Strategic Psychotherapy 10450NAT, a Diploma of NLP Leadership and Strategic Coaching, and a Certificate IV in Training and Assessment amongst other qualifications and was invited to join the faculty of IAP - the Institute of Applied Psychology in 2020

Lauren has a Diploma of Clinical Hypnosis and Strategic Psychotherapy as well as Masters of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) and Certificate of Strategic Coaching from the Institute of Applied Psychology. She is working towards a Diploma of Counselling from the Australian Institute of Professional Counsellors. A Bachelor of Education from University of Sydney. And a self-taught NDIS expert.

Lauren has experience providing coaching and therapy to individuals, families, corporate workplaces and educational settings. Experience teaching, tutoring, and mentoring children and young people with disabilities; including supporting students in mainstream schools and NDIS participants. This also includes supporting their families or caregivers.

Lauren is compassionate, understanding and accommodating when working one-on-one or in groups to assist participants achieve professional milestones and personal goals.

Lauren is a competent course designer, program coordinator, and business coach for the private and public sectors where she provides support and coaching to business owners and senior management on strategies and practices designed to improve business performance and develop and grow team members.

She’s a business owner of Lauren Heaydon Coaching, Mentor You, and Educate Your Child. And last but not least, a wife, Stepmother and Mother.

As an entrepreneur, therapist, educator, coach, wife, mum and stepmum Lauren is passionate about helping members set goals, achieve important personal and professional outcomes, maintain balance in their lives, and uncover their full potential.

Jonathan previously has twenty five years of international business and entrepreneurial experience in the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry, during which time he became known for a highly successful, people focussed management style and is recognised as an expert in building and maintaining exceptional company culture that maintains integrity across multiple geographies. This was achieved through a highly focussed and individual based mentoring and upskilling process offered to staff at all levels, an approach he sees as key to the success of any organisation.

During his time in the BPO industry, Jonathan was a pioneer in the outsourcing drive to the Philippines which currently employs over 1.5 million people. He spent eighteen years based in Manila and became labelled by the media as the “godfather of Australian outsourcing”, featuring as the key note speaker at the Asia CEO awards. During this time, he established, grew and then sold multiple companies dealing with clients from Australia, New Zealand, the UK and US and employed over fifteen thousand people along the way.

Jonathan’s most recent role before venturing into clinical hypnotherapy and strategic psychotherapy was as a shareholder and board member of Synchrony Global, an HRIS provider with offices in Australia, The Philippines, Malaysia, Vietnam and Singapore. He was key in the sale of the company to Rizing HCM.

He looks to use his vast business experience combined with his passion for strategic psychotherapy to great benefit for ISPA, it’s membership, and the wider community.

Mia's background is in financial services. Rather than look at traditional avenues to improve as a manager, she turned to strategic psychotherapy - and a whole new language and approach opened up. In her management role, she learned the importance good strategies and processes play in achieving success - and the same approach can be applied to life, so clients can strive and thrive.

She holds a Diploma in Clinical Hypnosis & Strategic Psychotherapy, Certified NLP Coaching and Gut Directed Hypnosis Certification