You may be worried about making that first contact, and that's understandable.  Maybe you're scared of what you might say, or maybe you don't know how you will react when you finally start to talk.  These worries are normal.

Let me put your mind at rest.

You won't be asked to say anything you don't want too; you take the lead and I listen.  I listen without judgement, it's confidential and safe.  I'm on your side, however I'm also honest with you.  I may ask questions to help you reflect and make connections, usually to your past.  

Your past can impact your present and future if you leave it inside!

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How does hypnotherapy work and how can it help you?​

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Hypnotherapy taps into the subconscious mind; the part that stores your memories, fears, habits, phobias and lots more.  

How?

I ask you to relax using breathing techniques and visualisations.

Some people fall asleep, some hear parts of what I say, some people feel like I am miles away talking to them.  The most important thing is you relax and you're always in control, so you can wake up at any point.

What does it feel like?

I would describe it as when you are so engrossed in a film, you know that things are going on around you, but you're choosing to focus on that film.  Or for some people it's like when you're driving somewhere and before you know it, you are at your destination.  You may not remember each road you took, or signs - you just somehow got there.  That's a little like being in a hypnotic state.

What happens next?

So according to what you come in for, determines the shape of the hypnotherapy session.

For instance, if you come in for weight loss, we will discuss the size you want to reach, the food you want to eat, portion sizes and fitness.  I will then put this into a script and give positive suggestions to your subconscious mind.

The other way I work is with regression.  A person may come in for anxiety and may not know where that anxiety comes from.  When under hypnosis, I will ask the person to bring on their anxiety, all the feelings within the body, to really feel it, to feel where that anxiety is in the body.  I will then ask them to go back in their mind and memories to a time they first felt those feelings.  The person will describe what was going on for them at the time.  This is quite an in-depth part of hypnotherapy and can lead onto counselling sessions, depending on what is brought into the conscious mind. 

Hypnotherapy is about bringing issues from the subconscious into the conscious.

The Issues I work with:

• Bereavement/loss/child loss

• Anxiety/stress

• Childhood trauma

• Work related issues

• Panic

• Relationship issues

• Inner child

• Exam stress

• Interviews and public speaking

• Relaxation

• Assertiveness, Self-Esteem, Self-Confidence

• Weight loss and body.