.Hi, I’m Dave, founder and lead clinician of the Confidence Control program.
I’m a Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist and Hypnotic Life Coach, vocationally trained and experienced in delivering evidence-based psychoeducation, including CBT and Solution-Focused Therapy.
I am a clinical member of the Australian Guild of Hypnotherapists (GoAH) and the Hypnotherapy Council of Australia (HCA).
Although I live in Australia, I have been helping people internationally through dedicated, personalised online sessions.
I’m excited to be able to offer you my unique Confidence Control Program, which I developed to help people like you who are struggling with confidence issues.
In my professional life, I’ve held senior management positions in one of the World’s largest and most influential communications companies. I have also been a drug and alcohol outreach caseworker, homelessness outreach caseworker, youth homelessness caseworker, residential youth worker, psychosocial disability worker and youth justice program development officer.
Above all, I love helping people make positive changes in their lives, whist ensuring they remain firmly in control of their recovery journey.
In my personal life, I am a father, partner, friend and mentor.
Over the years, I’ve had had some some really amazing experiences (both good and bad!) and I’ve learnt to fit as much as I can into my life. For years, I travelled and lived overseas – I even built and ran a nightclub in the South Pacific. I’m also a published author, I practice martial arts and have played drums in various bands over the years. For a time, I was also a rock journalist and interviewed a number of well-known international musicians.
But growing up, I was intensely shy and suffered terribly from low self-esteem, insecurity and a chronic lack of confidence. This carried on into my early adult life and it defined who I was.
A good friend of mine had just graduated as a hypnotherapist and said he’d take me on as a client.
I was pretty sceptical at first, to be honest. I’m university educated and someone who requires an evidence base before I can put my trust in something. But after reading the available research,
I put my trust in hypnosis – and I’m glad I did. The results were absolutely life changing.
The hypnotherapy sessions got rid of my severe anxiety and I no longer needed to do those destructive things I thought were helping me to cope with my fears. It really changed my life – and I’m grateful I took the opportunity.
Suitably impressed, I then studied to become a hypnotherapist in order to help others and started up Frontier Hypnotherapy. I later became a certified hypnotic life coach and vocationally trained in psychoeducation at a drug and alcohol rehabilitation program.
I’m privileged to have been able to help people with all kinds of debilitating issues, such as chronic substance abuse, anger, unhealthy eating, nightmares, insomnia, trauma and severe anxiety – amongst others.
Along the way, I observed that in many cases, there was one common underlying theme with the people that I had helped– they suffered a lack of self-esteem and confidence.
It was then that I decided to concentrate on helping people rebuild their confidence in order to help address and ameliorate their substantive issue. This led to me developing my unique Confidence Control Program.
My Mission is to empower people to embrace their true self, overcome self-doubt and cultivate confidence from within. Through personalised interventions and compassionate support, I will guide you on a journey of self-discovery and transformation, enabling you to realise your true worth and live authentically.
Are you ready to make that big change in your life? Can you really afford not to? Get in touch to see how, together, we can help leave behind your fears and insecurities to enable you to reach your true potential.
Master of Arts (Social Sciences), Sydney University
Bachelor of Arts (Sociology), Sydney University
Diploma of Clinical Hypnosis and Applied Psychotherapy
SMART Recovery Program Facilitator
Certificate IV Child, Youth & Family Intervention, TAFE
Alcohol and Other Drugs Skillset, TAFE
Management of co-occurring AOD and mental health conditions in AOD treatment settings
Accredited NSW Take Home Naloxone Health and Welfare Worker
Certified CONTROL System practitioner
Therapeutic Crisis Intervention certification
Certified Hypnotic Life Coach
Rules and Relationships Facilitator
Certified Hypnosis Addiction Recovery Coach
Certified Ultimate Stop Smoking Hypnosis Practitioner
IAP2 Certificate of Engagement
Youth Mental Health First Aider
Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training Certification
Roo User12023-10-27Working with David was a positive, empowering experience. For years I have tried doctors, counsellors, psychologists, and psychiatrists for help. David helped me when nobody could. I can’t thank him enough.Aaron Bourne2023-09-22Dave is an amazing man, he helped me to gain confidence once again and take charge of my life, I would highly recommend frontier hypnotherapy, thanks again Davemat reddall2023-09-17A modern positive experience culminating in a success. Thankyou Dave this process is gentle, and helpful.Tracy Beadnell2023-09-13David was very helpful and easy to work with. I felt safe and trusted David's skills to help me get rid of daily anxiety that has been giving me grief for over 20years. I know nothing about Hypnotherapy and was a bit resistant at first, which is normal apparently. But after the sessions with David I woke up the first morning without the awful panicking feeling in my stomach and in my throat. This I thought has to be impossible I thought. The following day the same, no anxiety. I was gobsmacked this is unreal. I kept waiting for it to come back now after a week it's still gone, I'll be doing some follow up sessions to consolidate. David is a great teacher and hypnotist, I highly, highly recommend his therapy if you need to change things in your life for good. Never did I think I would live without that feeling of dread every day the panic attacks and fear. I'm so great full, thank you David for your services you've made me a very happy 54 yr old now I can get on with my life. I can't thank you enough.Maria Surian2023-07-26Dave’s guidance in helping me overcome a bad habit of my teeth grinding and clenching at night was unbelievable!! The next day while I drove to work, I felt that my bottom jaw was heavy.. then realised that’s how it’s supposed to feel! 😂 it was heaven! After years of ongoing headaches, neck, shoulder and jaw pain and muscle stiffness, I now am more relaxed and even my remedial massage therapist, who I see monthly, has commented that my shoulders and neck muscles are not as tight as before I had my hypnotherapy with Dave! On a different note, I have also noticed I no longer carry the burden of others pain as I once did! I can now empathise but not hold onto their own worries as I once did! That was a pleasant surprise too! I did have 3 sessions in total, but also walked away with the knowledge of understanding how to tap in with my subconscious and give a little push to free myself of fears or uncertainty and to more positive and uplifting thoughts in my everyday life! Thanks so much Dave and hoping this review will reach others who may want your help to better their own lives like me!Sesh Juan2023-07-13I highly recommend working with Dave at Frontier. His mix of hypnotherapy and life coaching techniques combined are truly motivating, inspiring, unique and solutions focused. 10 stars!!Tye Brookes2023-07-12Awesome to deal with and can relate to my issuesAdrian2023-07-09To stop smoking was a challenge for me, tried will power, books, and finally hypnosis. My first experience with another hypnotherapist was not convincing, appealing nor successful. I needed a credible therapist, I had done my research made a lot of calls and finally was highly recommended to Dave Lornie by another therapist mostly because of his experience and success rate. One session with Dave was an awesome experience. After 20 years of smoking I walked out of his clinic, smoke free and still today not one ping or pang to reach out and light up ! Dave genuinely gives a dam above his clients. My experience with Dave was one of building a trusting relationship, so much so, that I returned to Dave to help with me with another issue, and again Dave’s methods proved successful ! Dave is incredibly knowledgeable and has the experience to be flexible to his clients needs so to give them absolutely the best advice for their therapy. Not surprising really, Dave Lornie is the real deal, and I recommend Dave highly.Andrea Johnston2023-06-29I would strongly recommend Frontier Hypnotherapy, and look forward to using Dave's services again. His mixture of empathy and practicality make him an excellent coach, and the hypnotherapy sessions I've experienced have been magical. He's an upbeat person who has led an adventurous life, and is open to assisting with absolutely any issue you have to share!
