You do not need to know the right label for what is happening. Answer four brief questions and you will get a sensible recommendation. This is not a diagnosis or a substitute for medical care.
Question 1 of 4
What would you most like to be different?
Choose the area that feels most important right now.
Question 2 of 4
How much is this affecting your life or performance?
There is no right answer. This helps decide whether you are best served by booking directly or talking it through first.
Question 3 of 4
What have you already tried?
This is not about whether you have tried hard enough. It helps us avoid repeating approaches that have not moved things forward.
Question 4 of 4
Suppose that tonight, while you are sleeping, a miracle happens and the problem that brought you here is completely solved. When you wake tomorrow, what is the first small sign that tells you something has changed?
You do not need to write this down. Just take a moment to picture it. How ready are you to begin working towards that change?
Your suggested next step
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Not sure what hypnotherapy involves?
A short introduction to how I work, what a session is like, and how we decide the right next step.
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.
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?
