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HYPNOTHERAPY

Helping you change patterns, behaviours and responses that aren't getting you where you want to go.

You can consciously know exactly what you'd like to change and still find yourself doing, thinking or feeling the same thing. That's because change isn't always as simple as knowing what we should do.

Hypnotherapy uses focused attention, relaxation, imagery and therapeutic techniques to help you work with thoughts, behaviours, emotional responses and established patterns in a different way. You remain aware and in control throughout. You can speak, move, open your eyes or stop the session whenever you choose.

There are no swinging watches, no mind control and no requirement to reveal your deepest secrets.

WHAT CAN HYPNOTHERAPY HELP WITH?

People come to hypnotherapy for all sorts of reasons. These can include:

Anxiety, stress & emotional wellbeing

  • Anxiety and stress

  • Confidence and self-belief

  • Health anxiety

  • Overthinking

  • Sleep difficulties

  • Stress and burnout

Habits, behaviour & lifestyle

  • Changing unwanted habits

  • Smoking and vaping cessation

  • Weight and eating behaviours

  • Motivation

  • Exercise confidence

  • Lifestyle change

  • Procrastination

Fears, confidence & performance

  • Fears and phobias

  • Exam anxiety

  • Performance anxiety

  • Public speaking

  • Confidence in specific situations

Pregnancy & birth

  • Fear and anxiety around pregnancy or birth

  • Relaxation and confidence

  • Preparing psychologically for birth

  • Adapting when plans change

And sometimes the goal is much more specific.

You don't need to find your problem on a list before contacting me. If there's something you'd like to think, feel or respond to differently, we can talk about whether hypnotherapy may be appropriate. If you have an issue that I don’t deal with, I will do my best to find you a hypnotherapist that can help you.

HOW I WORK

My approach is collaborative, personalised and predominantly solution-focused. That means I'm interested in understanding what's happening now, but therapy doesn't automatically mean spending session after session dissecting everything that's happened to you.

We'll establish what you want to be different, what's currently getting in the way and what progress would actually look like in your life. Depending on what you need, I may draw on a variety of techniques, hypnosis, guided imagery, NLP techniques, behaviour-change approaches, relaxation, mindfulness and practical therapeutic exercises.

Sometimes we'll work with a particular fear or response. Sometimes we'll explore an established pattern or the protective strategies you've developed over time. Sometimes the work is simply about strengthening something that's already there, such as confidence, motivation, resilience or belief in your own ability.

There isn't a script with your name inserted into it. The therapy is built around you.

WHAT HYPNOSIS ACTUALLY FEELS LIKE

Hypnosis isn't unconsciousness and it isn't sleep. It is an altered state of deeply focused attention and relaxation, a little like becoming absorbed in a book, film, music or your own thoughts and temporarily paying less attention to everything else around you.

You may feel deeply relaxed. You may still notice sounds outside the room. Your mind may wander occasionally, None of that means you're “doing it wrong”.

You don't have to be particularly suggestible, visualise everything perfectly or somehow force yourself into hypnosis. We'll find an approach that works for you.

WHAT TO EXPECT

We start with a free phone call consultation to talk about what you'd like help with, answer any questions and decide whether working together feels appropriate.

Your first hypnotherapy appointment includes additional time (at no extra cost) for assessment and discussion before the therapeutic work begins. From there, sessions are tailored to your goals. Some focused issues may require relatively few sessions; other changes benefit from working together over a longer period. We'll review progress as we go rather than booking an arbitrary number of sessions and hoping for the best, but I never keep a client going unnecessarily.

Hypnotherapy isn't something I do to you. It's work we do together.

SPECIALIST PROGRAMMES

Some issues that I specialise in deserve there own starter package of a set number of sessions and follow up calls. More sessions can be added if needed.

Health & Lifestyle Change
Personalised support combining hypnotherapy, behaviour-change techniques, mindfulness, Reiki, Nutrition and exercise advice and practical wellbeing strategies where appropriate.

Weight & Behaviour Change
Support focused on habits, eating behaviours, motivation, confidence and creating sustainable change, including support following medical weight-loss treatment where appropriate. Nutrition and exercise advice is also given within these sessions.

Smoking & Vaping Cessation
Focused hypnotherapy and practical strategies designed to support your decision to stop smoking or vaping.

Pregnancy & Birth
Hypnotherapy also forms part of my pregnancy and birth work, this can be useful for those who suffer Tokophobia (fear of birth), stress, burnout, and also includes Don't Panic, Have a Baby, my inclusive approach to relaxed and informed birth preparation.

SAFE & ETHICAL PRACTICE

I work within my training, competence and professional scope.

Hypnotherapy is not a replacement for medical or mental-health treatment, and I won't tell you to stop medication or disregard advice from your healthcare professionals.

There may also be circumstances where another practitioner or specialist service is better placed to support you. This can include some complex mental-health presentations, trauma or abuse histories.

If I don't believe I'm the right person for you, I'll tell you. Good therapy sometimes means recognising when somebody needs something you don't provide.

READY TO START?

You don't need to understand hypnosis or know exactly which therapeutic technique you need.

That's my job.

You just need an idea of what you'd like to be different.

Book a Free Consultation Call and we'll start there.

✔ In person at The Summer House, Penkridge
✔ Online throughout the UK and beyond