About Us

Working Stories is a partnership between Brian and Melanie Holmes. They focus on helping individuals discover the best in themselves, through coaching and strategic hypnotherapy.

Brian Holmes

Brian is a qualified Life Coach, having gained a Cert IV in Life Coaching from the Life Coaching Academy. He is also a member of the International Coaching Federation [ICF]. Having started his career in publishing, he went onto establish his own marketing, design and publishing agency. Since moving to Australia in 2008, and prior to establishing Working Stories, he has worked in the aged care and the international aid and development sectors.

Qualifications

Cert IV in Life Coaching

NLP Coach Practitioner Certificate

MA in Vocational Practice

Cert IV in Training and Assessment

Diploma of Marketing

BA Hons

Mel Holmes

Mel is a qualified hypnotherapist having gained the nationally recognised, Diploma in Strategic Psychology and Clinical Hypnotherapy. She is a Founder Member of the International Strategic Psychotherapy Association which is accredited with Hypnotherapy Council of Australia. 

After University, she began working as a microbiologist, but soon found that macro-organisms were more interesting and trained to be an Occupational Therapist. She has worked in this role for thirty years, both in the UK and Australia in a range of setting. 

The focus on individual solutions for individual issues is central to Strategic Psychotherapy, Strategic Hypnotherapy  and Occupational Therapy. 

Qualifications

Diploma in Strategic Psychology and Clinical Hypnotherapy

Diploma of Occupational Therapy

BSc Hons