About

Melissa Spilsted HBCE, DCHyp, BA, BEd

Melissa Spilsted has been certified by the Hypnobirthing® Institute, to teach Hypnobirthing® techniques to mothers and their birth companions. Most importantly she has successfully used the method three times herself and has had three beautiful, peaceful and calm natural births!

Melissa is a Hypnobirthing® Childbirth Educator (HBCE), a qualified Teacher (B.Ed, B.Arts), a Clinical Hypnotherapist (Clinical Member of the AHA), a member of NACE (National Association of Childbirth Educators), has written for Mother and Baby Magazine and has lectured midwives and midwifery students in local universities and hospitals in SE Queensland. Melissa’s work was recently showcased at the Royal Society of Medicine in London.

As a highly trained and AHA registered Clinical Hypnotherapist, Melissa is unique in also being qualified to offer Private Health Fund Rebates for many funds.

This is what she says…

“When pregnant with my first child, I must admit that I was quite fearful of the perceived ‘pain’ associated with labour and childbirth – everyone I met seemed to have a horror story to tell. When my husband and I attended antenatal classes they passed an epidural needle around the group – it was HUGE. I then read up on the different drugs offered during labour and was horrified to learn of the documented side effects for both mother and baby – not to mention the unknown ones.

I decided that there had to be another way. Women had been giving birth since the beginning of time – our bodies are so remarkably complex and well designed – I found it hard to believe that the childbirth process was so flawed! That is when I lucked upon HypnoBirthing®.

I was a bit sceptical at first, but thought I would give it a go. With only three weeks to go before my due date, my husband and I learnt HypnoBirthing. Thank goodness we did! There is no way that my births would have been so beautiful, smooth and calm without using the techniques of Hypnobirthing®.

I believe so strongly in the positive outcomes of using this method that I now completely focus my hypnotherapy and teaching practice on sharing these techniques with others. It’s time for women to become empowered and elated by the birth process once again, and this is absolutely possible with HypnoBirthing®. My dream is that all babies have the opportunity to enter this world in a beautiful, calm and drug-free environment – the way nature intended.”

Melissa has a passionate dedication to the beauty, simplicity and reliability of pure and natural birth. Melissa, herself is a mother of 3 sons (all Hypno-babies) and a step-daughter. Not surprisingly, clients find her style of relating and helping to be very honest, down-to-earth, nurturing, gentle and warm.

Melissa holds both group and individual HypnoBirthing® classes servicing the Gold Coast and Brisbane. She also provides Hypnotherapy services to mothers and birth companions all over Australia and overseas, via Skype.

To begin your own HypnoBirthing® experience, please contact Melissa Spilsted.

Phone: 0439 737 739
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