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About me
Hello, and welcome.
My name is Charles Lobo. I am, first and most importantly to me, a Christian. I am also a clinical hypnotherapist, and I run a small practice from a quiet clinic in Eltham, in Melbourne — though most of the people I work with are not in Melbourne at all. They are in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, South Africa, and across Australia. We meet online, in their homes and mine, sometimes in the early hours of my morning, sometimes in the late hours of theirs. However we meet, it’s always positive and helpful.
Credentials
I hold a Diploma of Clinical Hypnotherapy from The Australian Academy of Hypnosis. The diploma is a comprehensive clinical qualification covering hypnotic induction, therapeutic suggestion, NLP, guided imagery, regression work, and the broad range of presentations that show up in a clinical practice — from anxiety and addictions to chronic pain and trauma.
I am also a Member of the Australian Society of Clinical Hypnotherapists (ASCH) — a voluntary professional body for clinical hypnotherapists.
How I came to faith
I came to Christianity later in life. I was in my early forties when God found me — and I use those words deliberately, because that is how it happened. I am eternally grateful for His mercy. The work I do now is deeply shaped by that gratitude. It is not theoretical for me that the human mind is the work of a Creator who intends our flourishing.
That story matters to my practice because it gives me a particular sympathy for clients who are looking for help with something they have already prayed about, sometimes for years. I know what it is to want change and not be able to find it through willpower because the patterns we have are holding us back. The work we do together is one path through which God has, in my own life and in the lives of many clients, brought the change.
How I work
Every session begins with conversation. About what is happening for you, what has been hard, what you have already tried, what God might be doing in this season of your life. That part is not a preamble to the “real” work. It is the work that shapes everything that follows. The suggestions and imagery I use during the trance state itself are drawn from what we discuss — and from Scripture, the words you already trust — rather than from generic affirmations.
Then I guide you into a focused, restful state. Most clients describe it as the deepest rest they have had in months. You stay fully aware throughout. You hear me. You can reject anything I say. You can open your eyes and stop the session at any point. There is no surrender of control — only a structured way of working with the part of your mind that runs your habits and reactions on its own, the layer that prayer reaches into but that talking or deciding doesn’t always touch.
For some people the change comes quickly, in a single session. For others it unfolds over time — session by session, like a season slowly changing. Either way, you are not working alone, and the change is anchored in something deeper than behaviour management.
Who I work with
I work with Christians who are dealing with the things that life puts in front of them — anxiety and panic attacks, addictions to alcohol or pornography or smoking, chronic pain that has not responded to other treatments, marriage strain, low self-worth, anger that has been in the family for generations, sleep that has been disturbed for years.
The common thread is not the diagnosis. It is people who have prayed about something for a while, who have read both sides of the question of whether hypnotherapy is appropriate for a Christian, and who have arrived at the conclusion that the focused mental state is one God designed and that it is the content filling that state — Scripture or otherwise — that matters.
Some of my clients have also tried counselling or talk therapy. Those approaches are helpful and reach the part of the mind that already knows what it should do. Hypnotherapy works one layer below — with the patterns that run despite what you know.
Where clients are
Online sessions are delivered via video call to clients across the world. My clients primarily come from the United States, the United Kingdom, South Africa, and Australia, but I have worked with people in Canada, New Zealand, parts of Europe, and the US Virgin Islands. The online sessions are as effective as in-person work for nearly all presentations.
I also see clients in person at a quiet clinic in Eltham, Melbourne (Hope & Honey, Bolton Street). For clients in Melbourne who would prefer to meet face-to-face, the in-person option is there.
The next step
If you have a question I can answer, the next thing to do is book a 20-minute discovery call. There is no obligation. We talk for twenty minutes, and at the end of it we both have a clearer sense of whether this is the right fit for you. If it is, we can start on an exciting journey together. If it isn’t, you walk away with a clearer picture, and I will always be glad you came.
You can also read the complete guide to Christian hypnotherapy for a deeper view of what the practice involves and the question of whether it is right for you, or take the quiz for an indicative read on what you might be working with.
I look forward to meeting you.
The next step is a conversation.
A 20-minute discovery call to see whether we should work together.