Glynis Bretherton is a passionate educator and clinical hypnotherapist and psychotherapist with over three decades of experience in the fields of counselling, clinical hypnotherapy, and psychotherapy. As the founder and director of Hypnotherapy Training College Australia (HTCA), Glynis has dedicated her career to shaping the next generation of therapists through quality education, ethical practice, and evidence-based training.
She is known for blending clinical excellence with human connection, ensuring that every student is not only equipped with technical knowledge but also the emotional intelligence and insight needed to succeed in therapeutic work.
Glynis’s approach integrates traditional psychotherapy with modern approaches to unconscious processing and transformative change. Her pioneering work in delivering strengths-based hypnotherapy training has made her a sought-after trainer, speaker, and mentor in Australia and internationally.
In recent years, Glynis has expanded her reach globally, offering training in the Middle East and Africa. She is the visionary behind the NEW Hikma Flow Academy, an initiative grounded in wisdom-based education for modern minds, with a focus on emotional resilience, stress mastery, and sustainable high performance in the corporate and therapeutic sectors.
Glynis is also the creator of the Mind Care Global Network, a postgraduate professional support community for therapists. The network includes access to clinical supervision, continuous professional development, and business mentorship—fostering a lifelong journey of learning and peer connection.
Her educational style is dynamic, warm, and deeply collaborative. She is particularly skilled at supporting adult learners and creating culturally attuned training pathways for international students, especially in regions where psychological services are emerging or evolving.
Whether teaching a room of aspiring therapists, leading a corporate resilience workshop, or mentoring experienced clinicians, Glynis leads with compassion, clarity, and the deep belief that transformation is always possible