Practical hypnotherapy for the moments that matter.

PETER JACOBS — COGNITIVE BEHAVIOURAL HYPNOTHERAPY & COACHING

Golf, sport and practical support for anxiety, overthinking and unhelpful patterns.

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How we
work together

Based in St Albans, I offer online and in person hypnotherapy focused on future change. Rather than getting lost in the past, we focus on changing what happens next by replacing old, automatic habits with calm, positive responses you want to have. I often work with professionals with work stress and athletes to take their mental game to the next level.

Peter Jacobs

I’ve spent years exploring different ways to improve how I think and operate, from breathwork and stoicism to meditation, I searched for something that actually works in practice. I now use Cognitive Behavioural Hypnotherapy because it brings those ideas together into a structured, forward facing approach. The emphasis isn’t on the past. It’s on changing what happens next.

I’ve led teams, departments and businesses in corporate environments where pressure, performance and responsibility are constant. I know what that demands and what it can do to your thoughts when it doesn’t switch off. Are you waking up thinking about conflicts at work (often imagined), becoming irritated quickly at reading emails, becoming frustrated with yourself as you are taking work too seriously, or simply having the apprehensive feeling of what's next, these are all habitual thinking which can be changed. It is about taking back control.

- Therapy which is about outcomes

- Combining elements of 'self help'
you've thought about trying

- Our brains are prediction machines,
learn to use it to your advantage

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Online Hypnotherapy for sport and work stress

Clients who took
back control

Hypnosis can be misunderstood

Cognitive Behavioural Hypnotherapy combines CBT-informed exercises with hypnosis. We explore how thoughts, feelings and actions connect, then practise more helpful responses through discussion, focused attention and guided imagery. The work is tailored to your goals, with progress reviewed together.

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What is CBHypnosis?

CBH is a practical combination of CBT and hypnosis. CBT helps you understand and challenge the thinking patterns that are driving the problem. Hypnosis helps you actually change how those patterns feel and respond in real time. It’s not about analysing the past or “being put under.” It’s a structured, forward-focused way of changing how your mind operates day to day.

Is CBHypnosis right for me?

A free 20-minute consultation gives us a chance to discuss what you want help with and whether this approach fits your needs. We’ll agree what to work on together; if another type of support would be more suitable, we can discuss that too.

How is this different to talking therapy?

Talking can help you understand the problem. This is about changing it. Whilst there will be elements of talking therapy to understand the issue, the focus is less on analysing the past and more on how your mind is working now, then how to shift it so things actually feel different day to day.

What kind of things can this help with and how quickly?

I work with challenges such as anxiety, work stress, overthinking, unwanted habits and performance pressure. We agree specific goals and review progress as we go. The pace of change varies from person to person, and no particular result or number of sessions is guaranteed.

What does hypnosis feel like?

It is not like stage hypnosis or what you have seen on the TV or in films. You remain in control, aware and conscious at all times. If you are open to the concept of deep relaxation and focused attention then hypnosis can work for you. Hypnosis at it's best feels deeply relaxing, similar to the state we are in just before falling asleep, still awake but in a dream like state.

I've tried things like meditation, mindfulness, breathwork and other self help, how is this different?

These approaches are powerful in their own right and are helpful in moments. This goes a level deeper by bringing those ideas together into something structured, so you’re not just managing symptoms, you’re changing the pattern underneath.

What type of
changes can
you make?

Hypnotherapy for career stress & anxiety