The Gut Centre
Suite 20/828 High St, Kew East VIC 3102
- Clinic
- Online sessions
About The Gut Centre
The Gut Centre is a multidisciplinary clinic established in 2012 specializing in brain-gut disorders and functional gastrointestinal conditions. They provide evidence-based treatments including gut-directed hypnotherapy and psychological therapies with approximately 80% efficacy, treating patients from age 4 onwards across multiple Australian locations and via telehealth.
What's offered
Telehealth sessions
Clinic sessions
Services provided
The Gut Centre lists
- Gut-Directed Hypnotherapy
- Clinically shown to significantly reduce IBS symptoms in 70-80% of individuals, based on Prof Whorewell's protocol.
- Gut-Focused Psychological Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) for gut disorders with research-supported improvements in abdominal pain, diarrhea, constipation and bloating.
- Hypnotherapy for Children
- Gut-directed hypnotherapy tailored for children as young as 4 years old.
- Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy
- Physiotherapy services as part of the multidisciplinary team approach.
- Dietetics
- Nutritional support and dietary management as part of integrated treatment.
- GI Yoga
- Yoga services for gastrointestinal health.
Get to know The Gut Centre
From The Gut Centre's website.
Our approach
The Gut Centre specialises in treating gut-brain disorders using evidence-based brain-gut therapies, combining gut-directed hypnotherapy with cognitive behavioural therapy and psychological interventions. Sessions are tailored to each person's specific condition and needs, incorporating the latest research-supported techniques. Treatments have demonstrated approximately 80% efficacy in improving gastrointestinal symptoms long-term. The centre's approach is collaborative and multidisciplinary, drawing on expertise from gut psychologists, hypnotherapists, dietitians and pelvic floor physiotherapists working together. This integrated team approach has been shown through published research to be particularly effective for functional gut disorders.
Working with families
The centre takes a collaborative approach with parents and carers as a core part of treatment, liaising with families, GPs, paediatricians, gastroenterologists and school counsellors to provide the highest level of multidisciplinary care. This partnership approach demonstrates a strong commitment to working with parents throughout their child's treatment journey. Parents are involved as essential partners in achieving the best possible outcomes and helping children manage their gut symptoms and overall wellbeing.
Meet the team
The Gut Centre has Australia's largest team of GI psychologists, founded and directed by Dr Jim Kantidakis, a clinical psychologist and gut-directed clinical hypnotherapist with over 14 years of experience. Dr Kantidakis was the first Australian to train with leading gastroenterologist Prof Whorewell's team in Manchester and maintains strong links with world leaders in gastroenterology. The multidisciplinary team includes gut psychologists, gut-directed hypnotherapists, dietitians and pelvic floor physiotherapists, all specialising in functional gut disorders. With clinics across Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane plus nationwide telehealth, the team is dedicated to delivering evidence-based, collaborative care.
Locations & areas served
Kew East
Suite 20/828 High St, Kew East VIC 3102
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Opening hours
- Mon–Fri
- 9 AM to 5 PM
- Sat–Sun
- Closed
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