Workshop leaders

Rob McNeilly

Dr. Robert McNeilly was in a suburban Melbourne general medical practice for 10 years, was inspired by the late Milton Erickson’s human approach to therapy, has created his own interpretation of dealing in a respectful, dignified way with human dilemmas that affect individuals, couples and families. For more than 20 years he has been teaching hypnotherapy, counselling and coaching locally, nationally and internationally. He is co-author, with Jenny Brown, of "Healing With Words", "Healing the Whole Person" was published by Wiley, and Crown House have publishing a series of DVD demonstrations of counselling and hypnosis.

Gabrielle Peacock

Dr Gabrielle Peacock has a background in General Practice that organically evolved a counselling focus. She began learning from Rob McNeilly in 2000 and was inspired to pursue learning and teaching his approach, initially in his programmes and then as a kind of Sorcerers Apprentice to Rob, learning to teach and teaching to learn. She has developed a deep appreciation of the value of experiential learning, and a fascination for facilitating learning in others.

Her interest in Family therapy grew out of the enjoyment she experienced in working with families in general practice. She brings to this work her experience in solution oriented conversations that reconnect family members, articulate concerns and uncover family strengths and resources that assists their being together in a more satisfying and sustaining way. She founded CET Hobart in 2003 and left general practice to focus on teaching and growing a Solution Oriented learning community in Tasmania.

[email] or phone 0418 549 421

Colleen Gray – Director
MPH Ba (Admin) RN RM Dip SOC Dip SOH Dip Coach Dip Psych MPACFA MSCAPE MASOCHA A/FAIM

Colleen Gray is a experienced practitioner and teacher of solution approaches to counselling and psychotherapy. Since studying these approaches with Rob McNeilly, her passion is to help people build more satisfying and fulfilling relationships at every level of their personal and professional lives. Her clinical interests include individual and relationship counselling, sexual relationship therapy, hypnotherapy, professional coaching and organisational consultancy.

Colleen is on the national register of the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA), is a member and serves on the committee of the Society of Counselling and Psychotherapy Educators Australia (SCAPE), Association of Solution Oriented Counsellors and Hypnotherapists of Australia (ASOCHA). She is also an A/Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management.
Colleen is building a reputation as an excellent key note speaker, group motivator and coach.

[email] or phone 0411 211 970.

Roy Gray

Dip Counselling (Solutions) Dip Linguistics Cert SOC Aboriginal Studies

Roy Gray is a member of the Idinji Gimuy Clan in North Queensland and noted authority on the linguistic aspects of the Yidinji language and oral history. Roy is employed as the Archivist of the Menmuny Museum at Yarrabah Community.

In 1992 he became a founding member of the Binan Goonj Cross Cultural Facilitation Team and a co-author of the text Binan Goonj Bridging Cultures in Health. Due to popular demand, Binan Goonj has recently been revised and the second edition will be published later in 2005.

Roy superbly supports the delivery of solution oriented programs which integrate conversations to promote cross cultural listening and understanding. He accepts invitations to share his knowledge and wisdom with those who appreciate and acknowledge his experience, provides consultancy as a Community Solution Broker and facilitator, and above all enjoys finding ways for human beings to work and share respectfully together.

[email] or phone 0427 587 299.