By Tracie O’Keefe. This research paper evolved out of the doctoral thesis material that the author worked on with the American Institute of Hypnotherapy, between 1995-1998. Tracie O’Keefe also wrote the book Investigating Stage Hypnosis, Extraordinary People Press 1998. ABSTRACT This paper reviews the circumstances and dynamics surrounding the death of Sharron Tarbarn, a young… Read More

By Dr Tracie O’Keefe DCH, published in NACHP News, newsletter of the National Association of Counsellors, Hypnotherapists and Psychotherapists Vol 7 No1 February 1999, UK. There has never been an easiness between the medical and psychological professionals, and the antics of stage hypnotists. While it is true that over the years from Mesmer to Bandler,… Read More

By Dr Tracie O’Keefe DCH December 2000, published in Tai Chi magazine, UK The most important principle of holistic living is that mind, body and spirit are inextricably part of the same whole. Whether you are a highly trained and disciplined practitioner of a martial art or a single mother trapped on a drug infested,… Read More

By Dr Tracie O’Keefe DCH, published in Yoga & Health magazine May 2001 Change is inevitable, because day follows night, follows day. You cannot stop change, but what you can do is guide the changes you want in your own life. You, of course, will be unusual if you do that because 99.9 per cent… Read More

By Dr Tracie O’Keefe DCH, published in Living Now magazine, Sept/Oct 2001 Depression is among one of the world’s 10 most common health disorders. This fact is recognised by The World Health Organisation. In some countries it can rank as high as the second or first most common psychological complaint. Around 800,000 people suffer from… Read More

By Dr Tracie O’Keefe DCH, published in The Counsellor (magazine of the Counsellors & Psychotherapists Association of New South Wales), April 2003. Hypnosis has been used for thousands of years in many different forms. There are references from ancient China, Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, Rome, the Middle Ages and its uses within religion up to the… Read More

By Dr Tracie O’Keefe DCH for Counsellor magazine (magazine of Counsellors and Psychotherapists Association of NSW), February 2003 Hypnosis has been used for thousands of years in many different forms. There are references from ancient China, Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, Rome, the Middle Ages and its uses within religion up to the French Revolution. We recognise… Read More

By Dr Tracie O’Keefe DCH, keynote speaker, Women and Depression Conference, 6-9 April, 2006, Sydney, Australia Abstract This is a discursive paper and workshop illustrated by four women’s cases where they were able to overcome their sense of depression by learning a greater sense of self-efficacy during hypnotherapy. In Australia, as in every other country… Read More

Published in HypnosisAustralia, May 2006 By Dr Tracie O’Keefe DCH Whether those practising hypnosis for therapeutic purposes and clinical hypnotherapy should be registered with the government is often a topic of conjecture in many countries. In Australia from time to time this becomes very poignant and controversial too. Different states have had different approaches in… Read More

Published in HypnosisAustralia, November 2006 By Dr Tracie O’Keefe DCH Background From time to time, issues of government regulation of practitioners involved in health professions comes to the public’s attention. With those industries that may be involved in the use of therapeutic hypnosis, some professions are already on state or federal registers such as medical… Read More