Rebecca O’ Rourke
Rebecca O’Rourke is a seasoned Hypnotist with a deep foundation in behavioural Science and Social Service Work. She is a member of the National Guild of Hypnotists and the Master Hypnotists Society. Rebecca is a behavioral specialist, master hypnotist, NLP Practitioner and the creator of Suggestive Parenting, a practical, subconscious-based approach that helps parents raise calm, confident, emotionally secure children through the power of everyday moments.
From a small town in Canada, called Kawartha Lakes “cottage country” Rebecca began her career working within the school board, managing behaviour and support programs for high-needs children. There, she collaborated with leading agencies and community resources, gaining a deep understanding of how behaviour, environment, and emotional needs are all connected. What she saw again and again was this: children weren’t “misbehaving”, they were communicating in the way they knew how.
Then life shifted. After facing her own health challenges, Rebecca was forced to step away from her career and begin a deeply personal healing journey. It was during this time that she discovered hypnosis, not just as a tool, but as a way of living. Through the power of the subconscious mind, she transformed her own life releasing a 25-year smoking habit, weight, and mental baggage, plus learned to manage chronic pain naturally.
As the founder of Kawartha Hypnosis her studies and experience has not only helped herself, but now thousands of clients have gained various outcomes with the power of the subconscious mind.
Today, Rebecca helps parents understand what’s really happening beneath their child’s behaviour, and more importantly, what to do about it. Her work focuses on the moments parents care about most: bedtime struggles, emotional outbursts, nervous system regulation, confidence, and connection. She teaches how simple shifts in language, tone, and storytelling can shape a child’s internal world helping them feel safe, capable, and understood.
Based in Peterborough, Ontario, Rebecca lives with her partner and their two dogs. She is a proud mother and stepmother to a beautifully blended family of adult children and grandchildren who continue to inspire the heart of her work every day.
Rebecca’s passion is simple and deeply felt: helping families clear the noise, shift unhelpful patterns, and create lasting change not through pressure or perfection, but through connection, consistency, and the quiet power of the subconscious mind.
Because at the end of the day, children don’t just hear what we say…they become it.
