People come to hypnotherapy for all sorts of reasons.
You might have something very specific you’d like to change, or perhaps you’ve simply reached a point where you know you’d like things to feel different.
Solution Focused Hypnotherapy doesn’t define you by a problem or a diagnosis. We start with you — where you are now, where you’d like to be, and the changes that could help you get there.
I can support you with…
- Anxiety & Worry
- Stress & Overwhelm
- Panic Attacks
- Low Mood
- Confidence & Self-Esteem
- Sleep & Insomnia
- Fears & Phobias
Social Anxiety - School & Education Anxiety
- Anger Management
- OCD & Obsessive Thinking
- Bereavement & Grief
- Work-Life Balance & Burnout
- Motivation
- Public Speaking
- Exam & Test Nerves
- Interview Nerves
- Driving & Driving-Test Anxiety
- Sports & Performance
- Unwanted Habits
- Nail Biting & Hair Pulling
- IBS
- Migraines & Headaches
- Pain Management
- Menopause & Perimenopause
- Weight Management & Healthy Habits
- Smoking & Vaping Cessation
That’s a long list, but sometimes it’s simply about wanting to feel calmer, happier, more confident or more in control.
Anxiety, Stress & Overwhelm
When your mind is constantly busy, even relatively small things can begin to feel overwhelming. Solution Focused Hypnotherapy can help you understand why anxiety and stress can sometimes take over and support you in developing calmer, more helpful patterns of thinking. Rather than repeatedly analysing everything that’s making you anxious, together we will focus on helping you feel more in control and better able to deal with the things life throws at you.
Confidence, Self-Esteem & Motivation
Confidence isn’t about becoming a completely different person. It might mean trusting yourself a little more, worrying less about what other people think, feeling more comfortable speaking up or simply recognising that you’re more capable than you’ve been giving yourself credit for. Together, we can focus on your existing strengths and resources and help you build on the things that are already working.
Sleep
Sometimes the harder we try to sleep, the more difficult it becomes. Stress, worry and an overactive mind can all get in the way of the natural process of switching off at the end of the day. Solution Focused Hypnotherapy can support better sleep by helping you manage stress, develop more helpful patterns and create the conditions in which your mind can begin to settle more easily.
School & Education Anxiety
For some young people, school or education can become a significant source of anxiety. It might be worries about attending, lessons, friendships, expectations, change, exams or simply feeling overwhelmed by the demands of the school day. My focus isn’t on asking, ‘What’s wrong with you?’ Instead, you and I can explore what helps you feel calmer and more in control, notice the times when things are already a little easier, and work towards what you’d like school – and life outside it – to feel like instead.
Fears & Phobias
A fear or phobia can sometimes have a surprisingly big impact on everyday life. Whether it’s something you’ve lived with for years, or something that has developed more recently, Solution Focused Hypnotherapy can be used to help you change the way you respond to a particular trigger or situation. The aim isn’t to make you love the thing you currently fear. It’s to help you respond to it in a calmer and more appropriate way.
Performance & Nerves
Sometimes you know perfectly well that you’re capable of doing something – but nerves get in the way when it matters. That might be an exam, an interview, public speaking, performing, sport, driving or another situation where you’d simply like your mind to work with you rather than against you. We can work on helping you feel calmer, more focused and better able to use the skills you already have.
Habits & Behaviours
Sometimes we continue doing something even when we’ve decided we’d really rather not. Habits can become automatic over time, particularly when they’re connected with stress, boredom or particular situations. Whether it’s nail biting, hair pulling or another unwanted habit, our focus is on what you’d like to be doing instead and helping you develop more helpful responses.
Pain & Physical Wellbeing
Our physical and emotional wellbeing aren’t completely separate. Stress, sleep, mood and the way we respond to physical symptoms can all interact. Solution Focused Hypnotherapy can be used alongside appropriate medical care to support areas such as pain management, IBS, migraines and some menopause-related concerns. It isn’t a replacement for appropriate medical assessment or treatment, and new or unexplained physical symptoms should always be discussed with an appropriate healthcare professional.
Weight Management & Healthy Habits
For many people, managing their weight isn’t simply a matter of knowing what they ‘should’ eat: stress, habits, routines, motivation and our relationship with food can all play a part. Solution Focused Hypnotherapy can support you in developing healthier patterns and making positive choices that fit the life you want to lead. The focus isn’t on restrictive diets or somebody else’s idea of what you should look like – it’s about your wellbeing and the changes that matter to you.
Smoking & Vaping Cessation
If you’ve made the decision that you genuinely want to stop smoking or vaping, Solution Focused Hypnotherapy can support you in making that change. Unlike my regular SFH sessions, smoking and vaping cessation follows a specific format and is offered as a single extended session. You don’t need to book a separate Initial Consultation beforehand.
Something Else?
This isn’t an exhaustive list — and that’s quite important. People are people, not a collection of labels, and you don’t need to find your particular reason for coming to hypnotherapy listed on a website before getting in touch. Sometimes people don’t even know exactly what needs to change. They just know that something does.
That’s enough for us to start with.
What would you like to be different?