About us
Karen Bartle, MSc
In addition to working as a therapist & coach for over 2 decades, Karen gained her MSc in Health Psychology and BSc (Hons) in psychology and has worked as a university lecturer teaching psychology and nursing undergraduates.
Karen has also worked in graduate psychologist roles with inpatient residents/patients with severe and enduring mental health issues, and a specialist community assessment and intensive support service working with people with learning difficulties and challenging behaviour.
Along with Paul Peace, she co-founded the Academy of Advanced Changework, an international training school in the UK in 2008 and they have been hosting hypnotherapy & NLP training around Australia since 2014.
Karen is based on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland Australia and provides therapy & coaching online and in person. She incorporates a unique blend of psychology, coaching, hypnosis, cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR), neuro-linguistic programming (NLP), & mindfulness, in her clinical practice and training programs. Call (07) 5329 2293 for more details.
Paul Peace, PhD
Paul's training experience includes teaching Psychology and Nursing undergraduates. He has published papers in academic journals and presented a paper at an international conference on language and gender at Stanford University, California.
In his clinical work, Paul uses hypnotherapy, NLP, psychology, coaching, and EMDR. He works with a wide spectrum of issues, most often for low confidence and self-esteem, phobia, stress and sleeping problems. He is also an experienced supervisor.