Andrew Stone
Trauma Therapist
Integrative clinical hypnotherapist trained in TRTP and Internal Family Systems
Being human is hard when all around us is fear and uncertainty. We can, however, choose to face this as the very best of who we are, and take courage in knowing that kindness and compassion exists within us.
Qualifications: Dip. Clinical Hypnotic Sciences (HTA), Dip. Prof Coaching (AIPC), Cert. Health Coach (HCI), Cert. Life Coach (HCI), B.Eng (Auck), PostGrad.Dip.Bus (Well)
Certifications: Internal Family Systems Level 1 Graduate (IFS Institute), The Richards Trauma Process™ (TRTP), DeTrauma Technique™ (HTA), Breathing Coach (The Yoga Teacher’s College), Trauma-Informed Certificate for Coaches (CFH)
Membership: Australian Hypnotherapists’ Association (AHA), Guild of Australian Hypnotherapists (GoAH)
Training: Full Body Systems (Functional Nutrition Alliance)
I’m married to my beautiful wife, Helen and have four wonderful, adult children. I live in vibrant Melbourne here on the east coast of Australia.
When I was (much) younger I played contact sports, drank too much, worked long hours and thought I was bullet-proof. But life has a way of throwing jarring events in your path, giving you the opportunity to really change who you are as a person, to change what you embody, to humble yourself and be grateful for what you have. This is only after you have broken down all your resistance, accepted responsibility for your behaviour and re-think your world view. As I did.
Below: In a past life… on the corporate treadmill.
I now enjoy a balanced lifestyle including meditation and exercise. I am interested in secular Buddhism, compassion, longevity and living a wholesome, organic, plant-based way of being. I believe we can live in harmony with ourselves and with the living world when we remember that we are bound together by our common humanity, and that humanity is an inseparable strand in the intricate and diverse web of life that is Earth’s ecosystem. Our future depends on honouring this shared connection and caring for the balance that sustains life — in every creature, every plant, every tree and in us all.
Our future is unwritten. It will be shaped by who we choose to be now.
I stand for equality, justice, respect, and an end to gendered violence. I support organisations dedicated to improving gender equality, and I believe all women have the right to be safe in Australia, with First Nations women recognised as a priority. Women should be safe both at work and at home. Meaningful, sustained action is essential to end gendered violence and advance gender equality across the country.
I observe a serious issue in our society regarding toxic masculinity. Addressing this requires change on two levels. First, we must dismantle structural and institutional environments where misogyny, sexual harassment, and inequality are allowed to persist in any form. Second, we need a deeper personal transformation—one in which men engage with their masculinity in healthy, protective ways that reinforce our shared values of fairness, equality, respect, safety, and justice.
I am a proud member of The Ethics Centre, as I strongly believe in strengthening the ethical foundations of Australian society.
With respect for the First Nations peoples of Australia and the justice of their claims, Stone Wellbeing acknowledges their enduring care for Country since time immemorial — a care that extends across all lands and waters. We join with all who honour Country in paying our respects to Elders past and present.
