Hypnotherapy services

Our therapy helps you understand what creates the anxiety that we feel and more importantly that it is a normal and natural part of being human. We all need a small amount of stress in our lives to motivate us to do what we have to do in our everyday lives.

We each experience anxiety in different ways and to differing degrees. It might show up as irritability or inability to cope with certain situations, waking during the night and feeling worried, unable to get back to sleep. It could be feelings of overwhelm or dreading certain situations or a low level constant feeling of uneasiness.

We often talk about intrusive or negative thoughts that mean that we worry over and over again about a certain situation or experience. These thoughts can be debilitating and difficult to control, causing further anxiety. The classic vicious circle …

However you experience anxiety, solution focused hypnotherapy can help you to overcome anxiety by understanding what’s going on and to take back control so that you can live life to the full again, free from the crippling effects of anxiety and unnecessary stress.

Lack of confidence and low esteem is a very common experience for many people. It can hold you back from trying new things, taking that next step in your professional or personal life. It can also have a detrimental effect in preventing you from enjoying elements of your everyday life.

Solution focused hypnotherapy can help! We can help you understand what is causing the thought patterns that restrict the levels of confidence that you experience and through coaching and relaxation through hypnotherapy we can help you to plan a preferred future and be the person that you want to be. In SFH we talk about an “Inner Rehearsal” that is so important in planning that preferred future and making those important changes for yourself. Our sessions allow you a safe and supportive space for this to happen

Low mood is a very common experience and can affect anyone and left untreated can ultimately destroy people’s lives. People who have experienced low mood talk of a sense of hopelessness, lack of motivation to carry out everyday activities and a loss of enjoyment in the regular aspects of their lives. It is often described as a numbness to all around you, even those that you love.

As well as the devastating effects on your mental health it can and does often affect your physical wellbeing also causing issues with your sleep routine, appetite and motivation to carry out physical activity.

Hypnotherapy can help, and solution focused hypnotherapy (SFH) in particular, as we are able to use the latest neuroscience understanding of how the mind works to help the client gain insight into what is happening and therefore how they can begin to feel better. We use a powerful combination of education, talking therapy, coaching and relaxation through hypnosis to help the client begin to make positive changes in their lives. The client is encouraged to imagine a better future in whatever small way they can manage and through the support provided by the hypnotherapist to build on those small changes. All great journeys begin with one small step.

Maintaining a healthy weight can be an enormous struggle for many of us. Have you tried every diet in the book? Fed up with losing a few pounds to only see the weight go back on again a short time later? These experiences can leave you feeling demotivated and lacking in confidence. Hypnotherapy can help! With solution focused hypnotherapy we can help you understand what is happening in your body and mind when you reach for that second slice of cake or decide not to take your daily walk.

This understanding combined with tailored coaching, psychotherapy techniques and the huge benefits of relaxation we can help you to focus your mind and achieve long lasting change in your habits and behaviours. The therapy will enable you to make positive changes in your life and help you to spot and manage those unhelpful thoughts and behaviours that so often sabotage our efforts.

Relaxation is of crucial importance in our everyday lives. However modern life with all of its stresses, strains and complexities mean that for many of us relaxation, true relaxation can be elusive. We may believe that when we are watching TV or playing a game on our phone or enjoying a glass of wine at the end of the day that we are relaxing, however this is unlikely to be the case.

Hypnotherapy, or meditation is one of the easiest ways to begin to empty our “stress bucket” and to reach a deep state of true relaxation. True relaxation is vitally important for our physical and emotional wellbeing and to help us maintain a healthy lifestyle. When we are truly relaxed, we allow the problem solving, rational parts of our mind to light up enabling us to come up with solutions to the problems and issues that we face in our everyday lives. If we don’t find ways for this to happen then we spend more time worrying about our problems and the solutions evade us. This can have a significant detrimental effect on a person’s life over time and harms their wellbeing.

The benefits of hypnosis are wide ranging and significant, and the good news is that we are all able to relax in this way and with practice it gets easier and easier. As part of an initial consultation with me you will be given a free audio relaxation track to help you with this skill. You can listen to it as you go to bed to promote a good night’s sleep or listen during the day to help you relax whenever needed.

The therapy can be provided in person if you live near the Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch area or online. During the sessions we will be focusing on developing this understanding, as well as giving you tools and strategies to help you to cope better with the things that you need to do. The best person to come up with the solutions for your situation is you and we as therapists (and hypnotherapists) are just there to guide you onto the right road for you. The relaxation sessions using hypnosis are gentle and enjoyable and you remain fully in control throughout the session. We encourage you to use your creativity and imagination to picture your preferred future and the sessions develop your confidence to move towards this.

Anxiety plays a big part in these conditions and with supportive education, coaching and relaxation with hypnosis we can help the client to make positive changes with respect to these patterns of behaviour. All of this is provided in a purpose-built therapy room or, if you prefer, online from the comfort of your own home.

IBS or Irritable Bowel Syndrome is very common affecting many people experiencing anything from mild stomach cramps to crippling pain. Hypnosis can provide support and relief here as well. We as solution focused hypnotherapists (SFH’s) understand that much of what a person experiences in their mind in terms of anxiety is almost simultaneously experienced in the stomach. The phrases “stomach churning” or “gut feeling” remind us that the stomach acts almost as a “second brain” in the body.

SFH can help by giving the client a better understanding of how anxiety is created in the mind and through a combination of psychotherapeutic techniques and relaxation through hypnosis provide the client with effective tools to give relief from these symptoms. Help is at hand.