Stress and Anxiety Management
We all experience anxiety from time to time however long term stress and feeling anxious can impact on work, social events, relationships and health.
Physical signs of anxiety may present as experiencing;
- Dry mouth
- Palpitations/increased heart rate
- Headaches
- Frequency of going to toilet/gastric upset
- Feeling sick/nausea
- Perspiration or breathing fast/shallow
- Feel wound up with heightened alertness/panic
- Difficulty sleeping or going to sleep
- Conscious of making a mistake
Hypnotherapy can help with anxiety.
The hypnotherapist will initially take an in-depth history to explore root cause of anxiety and work with you and your subconscious mind to replace the feelings of anxiety to those of feeling confident and relaxed. The therapist may can use NLP techniques, Cognitive Behaviour Techniques (CBT) discuss ways of coping with anxiety and teach the individual self -hypnosis techniques to use to allow individuals to take control of anxious feelings and situations using breathing techniques, coping mechanisms such as removal from situations to breath and become calm, confident and relaxed thus giving them tools to help them develop confidence, build self esteem and make positive changes. This make take a few sessions depending on the degree and impact of anxiety, but hypnotherapy can change negative to positive outcomes in day-to-day life. This may require approx. 3 sessions. Each session is £60.
Weight Management
Hypnotherapy can help achieve successful weight loss by exploring and transforming underlying habits related to diet, exercise and attitude. This is challenging for most people and from a personal perspective I was diagnosed with type2 diabetes and became motivated to lose weight and used hypnotherapy to do this successfully and have reduced my blood sugar significantly to the point where it is almost at normal level. 3 stone down - The journey continues… Weight loss is a holistic journey encompassing not just the way you eat but explores habits such as comfort eating and your relationship and mood, emotions and trauma. With hypnotherapy motivation and support on this journey it is possible to transform not only your body but your mindset and motivation to achieve your weight goals. Hypnotherapy for weight management can take up to 5+ sessions. Together we will initially do an in depth consultation to set positive goals and tailor a plan for your specific goals, needs and weight loss journey. This will also involve keeping a food diary and challenges you encounter we can then work together to help you achieve your weight goals. An MP3 audio recording will be given to you to work with between sessions. Initial 90 minute (30 mins free) session is £60 and further sessions £60 per session.
This is a tailored therapy weight loss programme using a non-surgical gastric band hypnotherapy system. This is usually done over 4-5 sessions (2 may be combined) by a licenced practitioner. Developed by John Mcclean as an integrated system encompassing holistic integrated system for clients with a high Body Mass Index (BMI which is greater than 30). Further information can be found at https://www.hypnoband.com. The development of the gastric Hypno-band to help clients achieve continual and sustainable positive weight loss using a non-invasive technique unlike a surgical gastroband involving various techniques such as cognitive behaviour with hypnotherapy. The theory of stages of Hypno-band gastric band fitting is one of suggestion and visualisation so that the subconscious mind will suggest your stomach has become smaller and requires less food thus leading to weight loss journey and reduction in BMI. If you are committed your journey has already begun and you will be given MP3 recordings the support of hypnotherapy to help you change your lifestyle and eating habits for yourself and achieving your weight loss goals. Cost of Hypno-band course is £400 and can be paid in instalments. Hypno-band therapy has a high success rate and changes mindset to maintain weight after loss.
Cessation of Smoking and Vaping
Smoking may be related to routines and habits and cravings. It can impact on our health and medical research shows it in increases the risk of heart disease, stroke and cancer. Interestingly we don’t smoke when we sleep. By addressing some of the subconscious routines, habits and craving for nicotine using hypnotherapy and positive suggestion and commitment to change habits you can successfully live a healthier lifestyle.
Benefits of cessation of smoking
Your lungs will become healthier, less congested and breathing will be easier enamelling you to become more active without feeling breathless. Financially you will have more money to enjoy other healthier pursuits. Your sense of smell and taste will improve. You will no longer smell of stale cigarettes and your sense of smell will improve. Reduced risk of afore mentioned health complications associated with smoking …
Evidence and statistics support a success in cessation of smoking. Initial session is 90 minutes as a first session where a detailed consultation of your smoking history and habits to explore your motivation to stopping and habits/routines. Hypnosis used with NLP techniques will be used to help you change your subconscious mind and change your habit of smoking. You will be given an MP3 audio recording to use and a free follow up appointment if required however if you are truly motivated together, we can stop you smoking and achieve your goal. The destination will be worth the journey and the air is fresh and clear.
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
IBS is a gastrointestinal disorder affecting the large intestine, it affects many people and symptoms can include abdominal discomfort including bloating and pain. Can vary between constipation and loose stools which can vary in bowel habits. It can flare up at times and can impact on everyday life. Often when diagnosed with IBS it is often treated with diet and medication. It and can be embarrassing and individuals may experience anxiety re going out for toilet access, reduced health related quality of life. Hypnotherapy does not replace medical management of someone diagnosed with IBS but helps support the gut-brain axis and psychological distress associated with IBS. Research has shown that IBS can be associated with the disorder of the gut -brain interaction with evidence to support individualised hypnotherapy 1:1 to support.
Phobias
Simple Phobias
Phobias or fear of something can become overwhelming and impact on everyday life to the point when an individual may begin to avoid the things they are afraid of and when the object of their fear impacts on their life leading to avoidance and increased anxiety and how they react may lead to a panic attack or avoidance. They are a form of anxiety disorder and many of us experience different phobias.
Common phobias:
- Fear of insects some specific like spiders
- Fear of flying
- Heights
- Fear of visiting the dentist
- There are many more.
Hypnotherapy can help.
Using hypnotherapy initially identify phobia. Combining techniques of hypnotherapy, NLP, CBT, breathing exercises and teaching self-hypnosis offer clients tools to cope and relax to overcome their fears and empower them this usually takes 2-3 sessions.
Complex phobias
More complex phobias can be isolating and disabling. An example of this may be the individual who may not wish to leave their home or even stepping outside the home this is known as agoraphobia
Performance Enhancement
Performance enhancement is aimed at supporting individuals confidence and belief in their own talent to enable them to be the best version of themselves in situations to maximise focus and concentration by supporting the mindset to be positive in achieving their relevant goal by enhancing the mental approach in various disciplines and events such as :
- Public speaking
- Academia
- Sport Performance
- Music performance
- Drama performance
Relaxation
Hypnotherapy can work with clients to access their subconscious mind and induce a relaxed trance and help balance, calm and tranquil state of mind. We are all busy and sometimes forget to switch off and relax our busy minds. Hypnotherapy not only helps individual relax mentally but also generally to slow down activity and take some time out to have some quality time relaxing the mind from everyday worries and anxieties.
Grief
In life loosing loved ones and death are part of life journey and sadly something we will all experience within our lives, and it impacts on everything including our health -the expression broken heart is an accurate description. Contrary to time heals saying research and experience of many supports theory that grief stays with us however we learn to carry it in our hearts differently. It must be witnessed and covid changed a lot of normal support within communities. Grief and love are intertwined and the pain is the reflection of love. Grief can also be experienced with the loss of health, a job, partner, loved ones, miscarriage, a pet or home. Death of a child goes against the nature of life as we expect to lose our parents but not to survive our children. Hypnotherapy cannot sadly take away grief as humans we must all go through this process and counselling may help however hypnotherapy may support individuals on this journey carry it differently. It may help Individuals experiencing grief symptoms such as
- Insomnia
- Being strong for others
- Rollercoaster of emoticon sadness, tearful, anger, denial so many emotions
- Anxiety
- Fatigue/Brain fog
- Fatigue
- Accident prone
Hypnotherapy may help the subconscious mind and memories to remember happier times and replace sad memories of end-of-life journey with happier memories remembering their loved ones with love and not pain.
