How can hypnotherapy help me?
Hypnotherapy should be a relaxing and safe way to begin to change negative and unhelpful behaviours, responses or habits and create more beneficial positive beliefs and supportive behaviours and outcomes. However hard we might try to overcome a fear or make a change, it often seems as if our mind has a will of its own. That's because parts of it does!
Our subconscious mind is often informed and led by past emotions or by habit. Logical thought and intent often seems ignored as our unconscious takes control and sabotages our best intentions.
Hypnotherapy is a relaxing and safe way to access our unhelpful beliefs and create more productive and meaningful behaviour. Most clients find it extremely effective and enjoyably relaxing. It might help you lose weight, gain confidence, process pass trauma , improve and retain learning, relax during exams and retrain that part of your mind that has been getting in your way. If you want to improve the way you react and think about a situation then hypnotherapy could be the way forward.
What can I expect in my first session?
Your initial consultation will take 90 minutes. This allows us time to prioritise issues, establish goals and use hypnosis to relax and begin to make effective changes.Any follow up sessions are 55 minutes long.
How many sessions will I need?
Most clients report beneficial changes after their first session and more often book addition sessions to build on those positive changes.
If you choose to use CBT hypnotherapy then you might commit to a longer frame work of sessions. Clients are increasingly using a combination of hypnotherapy and counselling to help them establish long term changes or they might already be using counselling and have got ‘ stuck’, knowing what they want to change but finding it hard too. I am always client led so we will work to find what suits you best and what you need at the moment .
Is hypnotherapy suitable for children and teens?
Absolutely! With teenagers, the process is fairly similar to that used with adults and can be seen as mind coaching which they can actively engage with. Increased confidence , learning how to manage stress and self regulate can be helpful in supporting young adults in these challenging times.
With younger children it can be highly effective as they have such vivid imaginations and usually enjoy learning new skills. Hypnotherapy can be done with eyes open or closed - whatever makes the child feel safe. A parent or carer must be present during the initial session and then can stay or wait outside depending on what the child wants.
Younger children may find it harder to concentrate and sit still so sessions are client led and shorter, usually about 40 minutes. I use lots of imaginative activities, metaphors and stories. These are matched to your child’s interests, attention span and personality. I am CRB checked and I’m a mother myself so know lots of tricks for keeping kids engaged and active during our session.
Are there different kinds of hypnotherapy?
I work using a solution goal-focused approach. The solution focused approach aims to provide clients with a fast and cost-effective solution to issues they seek help for.
Solution focused hypnotherapy can be combined with CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) depending on your need. This approach is extremely effective for weight loss, phobia's , addictions , PTSD and phobic responses.
CBT hypnotherapy is a well-researched and established form of hypnotherapy which first uncovers the unhelpful negative thoughts which have led to bad habits and beliefs. Working closely with me, we'll set out to establish more supportive thought processes which should lead to more realistic and healthful positive behaviour and beliefs.
How many sessions will I need?
During your initial consultation and session we will establish what areas you want to prioritise and include hypnosis tailored to your specific needs.
The majority of my clients report feeling the benefits and changes after just one session and these changes can be built on with follow up sessions, should you want. I will never recommend that you come in for more sessions than you need. All through our work together we will check that you are heading in the direction you want, and we are improving the issues you first came for.
What do you charge?
Adult consultation and initial session: £65 (90mins)
Follow-up sessions: £40 (60mins)
Stop Smoking Package: TBA
Children and concessionary rate: £40
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