Rick Collingwood
- Founder of Mind Motivations & The Australian Academy of Hypnosis
- Hypnotist, Hypnosis Trainer, Lecturer, Public Speaker, Author
- Dip Hypnosis, Dip Adv Hypnosis, Dip 1-2 Counselling, Dip Mental Health, B.A.Counselling, Cert IV Workplace Training & Assessment
Rick is one of the world's leading professional clinical therapeutic hypnotists. He is an internationally renowned Celebrity Hypnotist, Hypnosis Trainer, Mesmerist, Author, Counsellor, Public Speaker, Sales Motivator, Corporate Speaker, and the founder of Mind Motivations™ & The Australian Academy of Hypnosis™.
Using his own unique therapeutic hypnosis techniques Rick has personally assisted countless thousands of people from all walks of life; facing challenges such as stress disorders, nicotine and drug dependency, gambling, addiction, pain management, depression, panic disorder, insomnia, motivation, chronic fatigue syndrome, and many other various behavioural challenges. . His client list includes international Movies Stars, Sales Motivators, Commercial Airline Pilots, Psychologists, Medical Professionals, Business People, Home makers and Children.
Due to his knowledge of hypnosis and his speaking prowess Rick is a sought after media guest and Rick has appeared on national and international television, including Channel 9s "A Current Affair" and Kerri Anne Kennerley, Channel 7s "Today Tonight", Channel 10’s 9AM with David & Kim, Optus Vision, Bris 31, and the ABC.
Rick was the initial President and Founding Member of the Western Australia Hypnotists Association – WAHA. He was instrumental in bringing about the deregulation of hypnosis in Western Australia and has single-handedly raised the profile of hypnosis significantly here in Western Australia, nationally and internationally.
Rick Collingwood was the first PHWA life-member and more can be read about Rick at www.mindmotivations.com
Patricia Barker
Patricia Barker was Born in the U.K. and got a scholarship for entry to Hammersmith Polytechnic (now University) in London where she trained to become a Diplomatic Secretary for the new Department in Switzerland. Whilst training she worked for Pearl and Dean Film Advertising and met an Australian student also training to be a Second Engineer in Marine studies, married him and arrived in Sydney, Australia. Patricia became John Holden’s of G.M.Holden cars secretary in Adelaide and was working with them when her husband was killed at sea in Broome, W.A. She had two children at the time and eventually met and married her second husband who was English and had a Cabinet Making factory in Adelaide. The factor burned down and they returned to the U.K. where they bought and ran hotels.
Patricia then studied Astrology through Oxford University which created her interest in Philosophy and The Humanities. After returning to Australia they settled in Adelaide where Patricia worked as a Co-ordinator in Respite Care and became very involved in Meditation and taught this for many years in Adelaide, Sydney and West Australia. She went back to studies and became a Real Estate Licensee and Business Agent which she eventually taught at TAFE in Liverpool, Sydney. Patricia has taught Meditation and Past Life Regressions for forty five years.
Due to her husband’s deteriorating health, they advised to live in West Australia because of the drier climate. Patricia has always been clairvoyant (a family trait which strangely enough was accepted by the Catholic Church in England) and her first clients in Mandurah were Roy and Grace Mallard. She foresaw that severe injustice was going to happen to their son Andrew and within two months it all came true when he was accused of murder and arrested. Roy and Grace became very strong friends with Patricia and she did a lot of writing and legal work for them. At this time when reading The Nova magazine Patricia read about Rick Collingwood and after discussing it with Grace she contacted Rick with a view to him hypnotising Andrew in prison where he was serving a thirty year sentence. Rick came to Perth and confirmed that Andrew had not committed the murder for which he had been found guilty. Having met with Rick and discussing different topics he told her that the Past Life Regressions were in reality hypnotherapy and he invited her to become a student with his Academy. Patricia accepted and together with Rick they created WAHA. The first meeting was organised and it only entailed eight members, Rick become the first President but as he was becoming so busy he resigned and Patricia was voted in and became President for the next four years.
The Psychology Board were very against lay-hypnotists so WAHA became an organisation under Common Law rules and could not be challenged under either State or Federal laws. WAHA then challenged the Psychology Board and the government.
Fifteen years ago her husband died and she opened up her Hypnotherapy Centre, New Horizons and for a few years we had nine practitioners. It was a very happy little band and they formed our own little association and met every month to discuss and teach various aspects of the modality.
For Patricia it has been a very interesting journey!
The PHWA Committee was very pleased to provide Patricia with a Life-Members award at the 2010/2011 AGM in acknowledgement of her contribution to hypnosis, hypnotherapy and the PHWA here in Western Australia. Patricia is a valued member of PHWA.