Jo Crothers has been working within the field of counselling for the past 15 years.  What started with a goal to assist in the rehabilitation of offenders led her to  spend over a decade working in case management, individual, group and family counselling and leadership roles within the corrective services industry.  During this time, Jo provided ongoing training and support to new employees as they developed their skills and strategies working in this field.  Jo went onto study Clinical Hypnotherapy and Strategic Psychotherapy and has been operating her own private practice for the past five years working collaboratively with client. Over time, Jo’s career has evolved to include training and mentoring in the fields of counselling, hypnotherapy and assessment skills and she has attended high school educational institutions on occasion to engage students with career training and progression.  Jo is a trained trauma informed Counsellor and Clinical Hypnotherapist with a Diploma of Clinical Hypnotherapy and Strategic Psychotherapy, Graduate Diploma in Health Counselling and Master of Counselling and has completed further training in the fields of trauma, depression and anxiety, Perinatal Loss and Bereavement, Hypnobirthing, Fertility, Hormones and Weight Management, grief and loss, addictions, relationships counselling, and family and domestic violence.