About Me

I'm Robyn Murphy, a Clinical Hypnotherapist, writer, wife, mom of three, and lifelong student of human behavior and transformation.

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My path to hypnotherapy began through storytelling. As a journalist, I spent years listening to people share their experiences, struggles, hopes, and dreams. Again and again, I witnessed the courage it takes to tell the truth about your life. But I often walked away wishing I could do more than listen. I wanted to help people create meaningful change, not just understand why they were stuck.

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That desire eventually led me to clinical hypnotherapy.

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Today, I help people move beyond anxiety, overwhelm, grief, fears, and the protective patterns that keep them feeling stuck. My work combines trauma-informed clinical hypnotherapy, subconscious healing, nervous system awareness, and Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) to help clients reconnect with confidence, calm, and a fuller experience of life.

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Professional Training & Qualifications

 

I earned my Diploma in Clinical Hypnotherapy with Honours (Dip.Clin.Hyp Hons (ICCH)),

graduating with Distinction, through the International College of Clinical Hypnotherapy

(ICCH) in London, a leading provider of evidence-informed hypnotherapy training.

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My connection with the ICCH continues beyond graduation. I currently serve as an Assistant with the college, supporting students as they develop their clinical skills and confidence as future practitioners.

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I am also undertaking professional supervision training with Gloria Hammett, further deepening my understanding of ethical practice, practitioner development, and the therapeutic relationship.

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My commitment to ongoing learning, supervision, and professional development reflects my belief that effective hypnotherapy requires both technical skill and continual personal and professional growth.

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Professional Memberships & Registrations:

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• Registered Member, General Hypnotherapy Register (GHR) - registry profile link coming soon

• International Alliance of Professional Complementary Practitioners (IAPCP)

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Professional Affiliations & Experiences:

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• In addition to my private practice at Ascendant Hypnotherapy, I also work two half-days per week as a Clinical Hypnotherapist at Soma and Soul, a multidisciplinary wellness clinic in Toronto, where I support clients with anxiety, stress, habit change, and personal transformation.

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I provide trauma-informed clinical hypnotherapy for anxiety, stress, fears, grief, life transitions, and other subconscious patterns that keep people feeling stuck.

 

My Philosophy

 

Many of the patterns that bring people to hypnotherapy, such as anxiety, overthinking, self-doubt, emotional overwhelm, procrastination, or feeling stuck, began as intelligent attempts by the mind and nervous system to provide protection.

 

What once helped us survive can sometimes prevent us from fully living.

 

My role is not to fight those patterns, but to help you understand them, work with them compassionately, and create the conditions for lasting change.

 

This philosophy is at the heart of my work: From Fight or Flight to Felt Safety.

 

Because real transformation rarely comes from forcing yourself to "try harder." It comes from helping your mind and body experience enough safety to soften old defenses and create new possibilities.

 

Why This Work Matters to Me

 

I know this path personally. Hypnotherapy has supported me through pregnancy and birth, periods of anxiety, major life transitions, and the ongoing process of becoming more aligned with the life I truly want to live.

 

I've experienced firsthand how powerful change can be when the conscious and subconscious mind begin working together rather than against one another.

 

Outside of my practice, you'll usually find me spending time with my family, walking the beach with my two doodles, reading, writing, or working on my next novel.

 

Working Together

 

Whether you're navigating anxiety, grief, a life transition, burnout, self-doubt, or simply the feeling that you've lost connection with yourself, I'd be honoured to support you.

 

Together, we will create a safe, compassionate space to understand the patterns that have been holding you back and help you move toward the life you want to live.

 

If you would like to learn more about how hypnotherapy may help, I invite you to book a free consultation.