Anxiety isn't really about the behaviour you see. It's driven by patterns running underneath conscious thought.
Those patterns send signals that something isn't safe — which is what drives the worry, avoidance and meltdowns.
Managing the behaviour on top won't hold. Lasting change happens by shifting the pattern underneath — in you, and in your child.
Anne is a published Author and Therapist who has helped hundreds of people throughout the world escape the anxiety cycle.
“Having been a Therapist now for over ten years, I have helped hundreds of people get out of the anxiety and improve the quality of their life. I have found that anxiety resides at the level of our Unconscious mind and only when we can learn to eliminate those beliefs, change those thoughts, and change those patterns underneath, can we truly become free of anxiety — and help our children do the same”.
Most talk therapy works at the top — it helps your child understand their worry and talk it through. And that helps, to a point. But anxiety doesn’t actually live in the thinking, logical part of the mind. It runs underneath, in patterns that were never reasoned into place — which is exactly why you can’t reason a child out of them.
That’s the piece almost everyone misses. Talking, reward charts and consequences all aim at the surface, when the pattern lives below it. My Beneath the Behaviour™ method works where the pattern actually is — changing it at the unconscious level, the way clinical hypnotherapy does — and then helping your child practise the new way of responding until it becomes second nature.
It’s the difference between telling a child to feel calm and confident, and helping them actually learn it. That’s why the change holds, instead of fading after a fortnight
EXCELLENT Based on 67 reviews Posted on Google Jim BTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Recently finished my course of hypnotherapy with Anne and what a journey it was! Anne opened up parts of my conscious experience I didn't know existed. Anne has a gift for touching on parts of your character that are holding you back. You need to commit to this, long-term. It's not a 'click of the finger' thing that you might expect. Wanna change your life?? Its all down to you. Thank you Anne :)Posted on Google Maree ColeTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Anne is an amazing healer with deep understanding, empathy and compassion. This is my 3rd time back with Anne dealing with different issues and Anne’s technique works really well. Her spiritual, emotional, physical guidance goes deep and works instantly. I recommend her highly . Anne is a healer who you can really trust.Posted on Google Chelsea KleinTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. I am so disappointed with Anne. I had such high hopes at the beginning but the hypnosis did absolutely nothing. I am still crippled with severe anxiety and cannot function in my life. At the start Anne was nice but her attitude towards me changed and became negative once I told her the hypnosis had no impact. I have changed my name to protect my privacy. Edit: I explained that I changed my name for privacy reasons. This is no fake experience.Posted on Google Deanna PhillipsTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. To say Anne has changed my life is an understatement. This is the way to heal and move forward from trauma and limitations. Best thing i have done for myself and my loved ones. Highly recommend!Posted on Google Sam UsborneTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. I would highly recommend Anne at Illawarra Hypnotherapy. I have quite severe anxiety at times and was very stressed and anxious about the impending arrival of my second child. I have never used hypnotherapy before and was unsure about it but thought it was worth a try! I’m so glad I did! Anne was calm and friendly, and eased my anxiety from the start by explaining hypnotherapy, what it is and how it works etc, to put my mind at ease. The sessions were super helpful and she taught me ways to manage my anxiety down the line as well. Definitely worth it. Thankyou Anne!Posted on Google Donna WheelerTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Just completed my fourth session with Anne... What an absolutely incredible experience. Just as I think it can't get any better, or I can't possibly feel any lighter in my heart and soul, here I go again! She has helped me to transform the way that I view myself and life itself, elevating me in ways that I didn't even know I needed to be elevated. Right from the start, Anne understood exactly what I needed and tailored my wonderful sessions to my exact needs. She is such a beautiful human, who radiates understanding, depth and knowledge. I am so grateful for her.Posted on Google Zoe GloverTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. The sessions I had with Anne have benefited me so much! There's a lightness in my energy and mind now. The things we visualised I created and I'm very happy with the new connections I have manifested into my life. Anne helped me to bring forth my inner knowing which has brought me peace.Posted on Google mia wardTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Anne is a wonderful practitioner. She made me feel comfortable and I enjoyed our session . I’d highly recommend!Posted on Google Debbie NealTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. I cannot speak highly enough of Anne. After suffering severe insomnia for 3 months, and already having tried different avenues, I decided to make an appointment with Anne. From the moment I spoke to her via phone, and then after meeting up with her, I knew that I'd made a good decision by seeing her. Anne is very professional as well as being very empathetic and intuitive. I must say that her lilting Irish accent was an added bonus when listening to her tapes. If I do have a rare night of being unable to sleep, I immediately play Anne's tape, and before I know it, I've drifted off to sleep. Anne truly is one amazing and sincere lady. Thankyou Anne...Debbie ♥️Posted on Google Jayne SouthgateTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Referred a family member that was very unwell, Anne was professional, my family member received an incredible change over 9 week period, with follows up. Amazing results, highly recommended to anyone.Verified by TrustindexTrustindex verified badge is the Universal Symbol of Trust. Only the greatest companies can get the verified badge who has a review score above 4.5, based on customer reviews over the past 12 months. Read more
This is the question I wish more parents asked me — because it’s the honest one. Here’s the truth, said plainly: childhood anxiety patterns don’t usually just fade on their own. Left alone, they don’t disappear — they grow up alongside your child. The worry that looks like meltdowns and school refusal now can quietly become the anxious teenager, then the adult who struggles with confidence, relationships and stress.
I work with those adults. So much of what I see in them traces straight back to patterns that took hold in childhood — patterns that would have been so much gentler to shift when they were small. That’s not to frighten you. It’s to free you, because you’re holding the easiest version of this there will ever be. With children, it really is pay now or pay later — and right now, you’re right on time
It really depends on your commitment to the program — but the encouraging news is that changes often start within a small number of weeks.
When you, as a parent, listen to the audios, you’ll find your response to your child begins to shift. When your child listens to their audios, their response to situations starts to change too. That’s the pattern beginning to move underneath — and it happens sooner than most people expect.
From there, as you put the changes into practice in everyday life, those new responses get reinforced and become more natural. That’s where the lasting change is built.
I’ll always be honest with you though: anxiety didn’t arrive in a few days, and it takes more than a few days to fully unwind. The deeper, sustained change comes with time and consistency — but you’ll see encouraging signs along the way to keep you going
I understand — you came here for your child, so it can feel surprising that the work involves you too. But here’s what over a decade of this work has taught me: children don’t learn from what we say, they learn from how we respond. They watch how we handle worry and the hard moments, and they quietly take it on as their own.
That’s why we start together — both of you. This isn’t only about you. We work to change the patterns running underneath for you, and we change the patterns for your child too. You’ll have your audios and guidance, and your child will have theirs. As your response shifts and your child’s responses shift, the change happens on both sides at once — which is exactly what makes it hold.
And you can’t teach a child something you haven’t yet mastered yourself, so doing this side by side is what makes the difference. It doesn’t mean this is your fault, or that the work is all about you. It means we start where change is most powerful — together — and guiding your child becomes so much easier.
This works right across childhood, and the age mostly changes how we do it, not whether it works. With little ones, we work gently through stories and characters they relate to; with older children, it’s more direct. If anything, earlier is easier — the patterns haven’t fully set yet, so they shift with less effort. But it’s never too late. I’ve seen real change in older kids too. With children, it really is pay now or pay later — and wherever you’re starting from, you’re right on time
If you’ve tried the reward charts, the calm voice, the reassurance and the talking — and you’re still here at night worrying — please hear this: you haven’t failed, and there’s nothing wrong with your child. Almost everything out there works on the surface, on the behaviour you can see. If no one’s ever worked with the patterns running underneath, of course it only helped for a while. You’ve been doing the right things at the wrong level. That’s not a dead end — it’s the missing piece, and it’s exactly what we work on
That’s completely okay — and it’s actually one of the reasons this works the way it does. So much of what we do isn’t about getting your child to talk it all out. The patterns we’re changing don’t live in the talking, logical part of the mind anyway — they sit underneath. The audios gently do their work without your child having to explain their feelings or perform on cue. And because so much shifts through your responses too, your child doesn’t have to lead the process for things to start changing.