HYPNOTHERAPY and NEURO LINGUISTIC PROGRAMMING (NLP)
My aim is to help others achieve happiness and make positive changes in their lives. My goal is to help free you of limiting beliefs and thought patterns and allow you to live the life that you want.
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HYPNOTHERAPY & NEURO LINGUISTIC PROGRAMMING (NLP)
Hypnotherapy is the use of Hypnosis in a therapeutic manner. We all often experience a form of Hypnosis when we daydream, read a book, drive the car etc – it is simply a naturally occurring altered state. In a typical session I encourage you to reach a profound state of relaxation, where your conscious mind quietens, allowing your unconscious mind to listen. From a place or ‘state’ of calmness we can bring about change.
Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) explores the relationship between thoughts, language and behaviour. NLP aims to enable individuals to change unwanted habits, shift limiting beliefs, and develop new, more effective ways of thinking and behaving to achieve desired outcomes. Developed in the 1970s by Richard Bandler and John Grinder, NLP was created by studying the most effective therapists and communicators of the time, identifying what made their techniques successful, and refining these methods into a structured approach for personal change.
Anxiety
Many words can be used for anxiety; for example, worry, overthinking, dread, fear are just a few.
We all feel anxious at times, for example when going for a job interview or meeting a group of people for the first time. But, once the meeting is over we restore to ‘normal’. However, if you find yourself feeling anxious most of the time and are unable to cope then Hypnotherapy and NLP can help.
Hypnotherapy and NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) can help to alleviate your anxiety, and increase calm and confidence.
Using a combination of NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) and Hypnotherapy we may need to look at past events to help you resolve and release any stored emotions that are contributing to how you are feeling and guide you into a new a calmer and confident way of being.
Stress
Sometimes, a small amount of stress can help us to complete tasks and feel more energised. But stress can become a problem when it lasts for a long time or is very intense. In some cases, stress can affect our physical and mental health, so if you are looking for a way to manage your stress levels then hypnotherapy could be the answer for you.
Using a combination of Hypnotherapy and NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) I can help you to clear your mind of clutter and help you to think more clearly, alleviating the stress/anxiety you are experiencing. We will work on you feeling calmer and in control, feeling able to cope with what you are going through.
Self Confidence and Self Esteem
Do you self-sabotage or constantly self-doubt? Do you suffer with imposter syndrome or overwhelming negative thoughts?
Low confidence or self-esteem can hold us back from so many things — coping with a new job, public speaking, attending social events, sitting exams, learning to drive, and much more that is unique to each of us.
Our confidence and self-esteem are often shaped by deep-rooted beliefs stored within the subconscious mind. Using a combination of Hypnotherapy and NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming), we explore where these negative beliefs and patterns of behaviour come from — helping you to break free from them and embrace healthier, more empowering ways of thinking.
Insomnia / Sleep issues
Struggling to get a good night's sleep? Worrying about not sleeping can only make it worse.
Sleep issues can significantly impact your quality of life and overall well-being — causing fatigue, irritability, lack of motivation, weight gain, reduced immunity and difficulties coping with stress. Without support, this can become a vicious cycle that affects your ability to cope, function and enjoy life.
Together, we work to uncover the root causes of your sleep issues and gently change the subconscious patterns that are preventing you from falling or staying asleep.
Mind Gut Conditions
Mind Gut focused hypnotherapy is a gentle relaxation-based therapy that works with the connection between the brain and the digestive system.
We now know that the gut and brain are constantly communicating. When that communication becomes over-sensitive, symptoms such as discomfort, bloating, nausea, urgency, or feeling full quickly can persist even when medical tests are normal.
During sessions, I guide you into a relaxed state and use specific techniques designed to help calm the nervous system and reduce the gut's sensitivity. The aim is to help your brain and digestive system communicate more effectively, aiming to reduce symptoms and improve your quality of life.
Challenging Emotions
Do you suffer with unwanted emotions that cause problems in your relationships? Emotions such as jealousy, mistrust, insecurity, low moods… emotions that you just don’t understand and would like not to have? If you would like to explore this and change these behaviours in order to strengthen your relationships and be a happier person, then Hypnotherapy/NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) could be the answer for you.
Using a combination of Hypnotherapy and NLP we will go back and look at any past events that may have caused these behaviours/beliefs and help you to break free of those behaviours. Through Hypnotherapy or NLP we will work on releasing those old patterns of behaviour/beliefs and replacing them with new healthy positive beliefs so that you are able to have happier and more balanced relationships.
Fears and Phobias
Fears and phobias can feel overwhelming and, at times, completely irrational — yet no matter how long you have lived with them, they do not have to be permanent. Through Hypnotherapy and NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming), fears and phobias can often be resolved in as few as 2–3 sessions, depending on the individual.
Fears and phobias are learned responses — patterns the brain has created, often from a past experience, which trigger an automatic reaction of fear, panic or avoidance. Because they are learned, they can be unlearned. Working together, we gently identify the root of the fear response and begin to change the neural pathways associated with it. Over time, your mind learns a new, calmer response to the situation or object that once caused you such distress, allowing you to move through life with far greater freedom and confidence.
Quit smoking or vaping
A big part of quitting smoking or vaping is letting go of the routine you once had around it. Changing your habits is key — for example, if you get out of bed in the morning, go downstairs, put the kettle on and then light your first cigarette, you'll need to change that routine. You might get up and have a shower first before going downstairs. Don't worry, our work together helps this become a subconscious action, as long as your motivation to stop is high.
It's important that you are looking to stop smoking or vaping for yourself and no one else. The drive to quit with hypnotherapy must come from you alone.
Hypnotherapy/NLP works by putting you into a deeply relaxed state and changing the cravings and thought patterns connected to smoking or vaping. For many people, just one session is enough to quit. However, some may benefit from a follow-up session.
Trauma
The mind cannot always tell the difference between what is real and what is imagined. This is why the brain produces stress hormones such as adrenaline and cortisol even when you simply imagine or recall a traumatic experience — not just when it is actually happening.
When a person remembers or imagines an experience that made them feel helpless, frightened or distressed, the brain can produce the very same stress responses as if the event were happening at that moment. This is why traumatic experiences are so often relived again and again, keeping the sufferer trapped in a cycle of fear, anxiety and emotional pain.
Hypnotherapy and NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) work to gently reprocess these memories at a subconscious level. Rather than continuing to trigger a fight or flight response, the memory is recoded — allowing you to revisit it from a place of calm and safety. Over time, its emotional charge is reduced, freeing you to move forward with your life with greater ease and peace of mind.
Pain management
Depression, stress, anxiety, boredom and relaxation all influence the intensity of physical pain because the mind and body influence one another. Pain can be worse when we feel stress and our muscles are tense.
Some pain can also be psychosomatic — meaning it originates or is amplified by psychological and emotional factors rather than a purely physical cause. Hypnotherapy can be particularly effective in these cases, as the techniques used work directly with the brain's perception of pain, helping to rewire the way it processes and responds to pain signals, with the aim of reducing the level of discomfort experienced.
Hypnotherapy/NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) can help relax and calm you, change your perception of pain and reduce the level of pain you are suffering. It can be highly effective in dealing with pain management.
When seeing a therapist for chronic pain, it is advisable that the pain is checked out by a GP first for a formal diagnosis.
Exercise Motivation
Hypnotherapy can help you to have a more positive mind-set, which in turn can have a powerful effect on your health and well-being. Working within your belief system, Hypnotherapy/NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) can give you the drive and energy you need to start that sport you’ve always spoken about starting, get to the gym, go to that class every week, help you shift the extra weight you would like to lose by exercising…
Reflexology and Hypnobirthing Combo Package
My hynpobirthing sessions run on the back of a Reflexology session. They are personalised sessions for my soon to be mummies who wish to combine a wonderful relaxing reflexology session followed by a hypnobirthing session…going through relaxation, breathing and calming techniques needed for the preparation of birth.
These are usually 4 session packages and are priced individually or for the package.
Individual sessions inc Reflexology & hypnobirthing £100
4 Sessions paid in advance £380
Birth has the potential to be one of the most wonderful experiences of a mother’s life. Childbirth is a natural physiological process that a woman’s body is fully equipped for. Each birth is unique, and hypnobirthing is about empowering mothers to feel more confident during and after the birth, and not to fear it.
Preparation is aimed at physical, mental and spiritual levels and the benefits for most women who are not in a high risk situation are many, such as:
- Understand that the pregnancy and childbirth process is normal and natural
- Eliminate fear and tension
- Reduce or even eliminate pain
- Shorter birthing process
- Enhanced bonding between mother, baby and partner
- Being relaxed to hear what the midwife is saying
- Accomplish birth with minimum of drugs, artificial aid and intervention
- Accomplish birth gently and calmly
- Increase energy post birth
- Happier, better adjusted babies, conducive to better feeding and sleeping routine
Hypnobirthing helps you connect with your body and learn about the process of giving birth.
It gives you the tools to enable you to go through all the areas of labour and approach these in a calm and controlled manner.
A wonderful one to one stress relieving session, enabling you to release the pressures of your day/week.
Face to face or online.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Over the course of a person’s life, their subconscious mind will have formed learnt behaviours in the form of beliefs, patterns and programmes, right back as far as childhood. Hypnotherapy connects with the subconscious mind to reprogramme any beliefs, fears or limiting behaviours that may be holding a person back. The relaxed state brought about through hypnosis opens a person’s subconscious mind and enables them to be more receptive to positive suggestions given to them, if they are suggestions that they consciously want to make.
In this session I will go through your consultation form and get to know you better. This helps me to design further sessions that are personalised for you. You will also have a hypnotic relaxation session.
Everyone’s response is different. Some people can experience significant change after just a few sessions, but others can need more. On average, cases tend to require approximately between 4 and 10 sessions. Following the discovery call, I will suggest the number of sessions I feel would be appropriate for you. You are not committed to complete the course. If for any reason you decide you do not require the originally discussed sessions, I will refund you at the individual treatment cost price (£70 per session), not the block booking price.
Yes! You are in complete control and you cannot be made to do, say, think or accept anything against your will. You will be aware of everything that is happening and although you may not hear every word I say you will be in full control throughout the session. The depth of your hypnotic trance will depend on your willingness to ‘let go’ and trust the process. I will make suggestions and guide your subconscious mind but you will be fully aware of the conversation.
Should you need to cancel or rearrange your appointment, please provide 48 hours’ notice. If the notice is less than 48 hours, you will be required to pay 50% of the fee, and if less than 24 hours, you will be required to pay in full.
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