Dr. Jennipher McDonald PhD
Clinical Hypnotherapist · NLP Trainer · Somatic Practitioner · Author · Dancer
I completed my PhD at Curtin University in 2025 — as a grandmother. It is one of the things I am most proud of in my life.
My doctoral research, Reclaiming Wholeness: After Intergenerational Family and Domestic Violence, drew together everything I have learned and lived across 30 years of clinical practice. Using somatic movement, systems theory, choreography and Theatre of the Oppressed, I developed a new methodology for healing from family and domestic violence — one that works through the body, not just the mind.
I am a Professional Clinical Hypnotherapist, NLP Trainer, Breathworker and Positive Intelligence Coach. I trained extensively in Australia and then over five years in New Zealand with master NLP trainers at Transformations International, where the focus is on NLP as a tool for healing. I am a member of the International Association of NLP, the National Council of Clinical Hypnotherapists Australia, PHWA and the American Board of Hypnotherapy.
I have practised as a natural therapist for over 30 years. My initial Breathwork training in Melbourne in 1989 gave me a solid foundation in the body-mind-spirit connection — and the deep knowing that each individual has the power to heal their own life. I have coached thousands of clients in life coaching, hypnotherapy, NLP and breathwork, and I continue to love this fascinating, creative and deeply rewarding work.
I am also a dancer, a choreographer, and a social justice theatre facilitator trained in Theatre of the Oppressed and Theatre for Living methodology. Movement and embodied practice are central to everything I do — in the clinic, in my research, and in my life.
I am a mother of three and a grandmother. I have lived experience of family and domestic violence and intergenerational trauma. My personal journey is woven into every aspect of my professional practice — not as a burden, but as the source of the depth, compassion and authority I bring to this work.
Reclaiming Wholeness — My New Direction
Alongside my clinical hypnotherapy practice, I have launched Reclaiming Wholeness — a workshop, online community and performance platform dedicated to women who have moved out of family and domestic violence. This work is the direct expression of my PhD research, brought to life for real women in Perth and online worldwide.
Reclaiming Wholeness offers in-person workshops, online courses, a private community membership, and a vision that drives everything: to bring 100 women who have reclaimed their wholeness onto one stage in a collective embodied performance.
If this calls to you, I would love to welcome you there.
Explore Reclaiming Wholeness: reclaimingwholeness.com.au
Dr Jennipher McDonald Ph.D
|| Clinical Hypnotherapist ||
NLP Coach, Breathworker, Author &
Social Justice Theatre Facilitator
More than 30+ years experience in Hypnotherapy & Coaching
Clinical Hypnotherapist
Internationally trained Hypnotherapist, HCA,PHA, INALP, American Board of Hypnotherapy, EMDR, EFT Practitioner & Time Line Therapist.
Positive Intelligence Coach
Trauma informed, teaching resilience and mental fitness.
Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) Trainer
NLP is the study of the structure of success and the language of success.
Social Presencing Theatre Facilitator
Running Social Justice Theatre
Author
Reclaiming Trust - A Personal Journey out of Family & Domestic Violence
PHD Performance
Explore my new workshop and community work at www.reclaimingwholeness.com.au
Qualifications
Positive Intelligence Coach
Clinical Hypnotherapist, Diploma of Clinical Hypnotherapy
Clinical Memberships include: National Council of Clinical Hypnotherapists Australia, PHWA, American Board of Hypnotherapy
Trainer and Coach Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP)
Breathworker
Certificate IV in Workplace Training and Assessment
EFT and Time Line Therapy Practitioner
B.A.(Honours) English and Theatre
Social Justice Theatre Facilitator
Currently Ph.D. Candidate Curtin University in Performance
Author of Reclaiming Trust - A Personal Journey out of Family & Domestic Violence
Awards & Grants - Social Justice Theatre
2021
City of Fremantle WA
Community grant recipient social justice theatre
2018
City of Cockburn WA
Cultural grant recipient social theatre on FDV
2017
City of Cockburn
Cultural Grant recipient- Rainbow of Desires training
2015
Curtin University
IGNITION
2015
City of Cockburn
Cultural Grant recipient
Values
The things that I value for myself and my clients are
Know Thyself
Knowing yourself, knowing your personality and your boundaries require getting out of your comfort zone. You are the most interesting person on the planet for you. You have so many resources yet to be discovered. I love to inspire the curiosity of self-discovery with my clients.
Self-love
Loving yourself is a most powerful practice. When you love yourself, you attract love, you value your time, your health, and your relationships. Everything is better when you love yourself as a way of being in the world. I love inspiring my clients to find self-love.
Purpose
My purpose is to share the power of positive Intelligence coaching and hypnotherapy with my clients, to listen and to hold a safe and confidential space for them, and to live a life full of connection, creativity, and happiness. Once you find your purpose life flows.
Self-responsibility
Our thoughts and beliefs are creating our reality whether we are aware of it or not. We are all powerful creators! If you have created something you don't like in your life you can change it.
Dance
What can I say, dance is my happy place, all sorts of dance: Ecstatic dance, Improvised practice, soul motion, and creating choreography for dancers. My body likes to move with other dancers. What moves your body to movement?
Joy
When you find and follow your joy, it brings ease and happiness into all that you do. It brings me joy to help people find their wholeness and their direction.
Get the latest book on amazon
Reclaiming Trust- is a therapeutic storytelling that contains key questions about your trust levels designed to lead the reader to find renewed trust after experiencing trauma. We have all experienced trauma at some time in our lives. This is my personal story about finding my way back to self love and trust after my experience with Family and Domestic Violence.
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Location
The Coach & Chiropractor
Unit 8/386 South Street
O'Connor WA 6163
+61 403 173 790
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