Cognitive Hypnotherapy

Cognitive Hypnotherapy is a safe, client-based approach that utilises the naturally occurring trance states that we all encounter every day.  Cognitive Hypnotherapy can help with many challenges. Below are some of the typical issues that I help to treat.

• Anxiety
  We all know how it feels to be stressed, nervous or worried about things. These feelings are normally only fleeting and disappear as quickly as they appear. For people with anxiety, these feelings last longer and are more intense. If you suffer from anxiety, you may find that you’re avoiding situations because you worry about triggering feelings of anxiety. This can make normal everyday tasks difficult and hold you back from doing things you want.
  Cognitive Hypnotherapy can help boost feelings of confidence and your self-belief while reducing intense worries and feelings of fear. Using different techniques, we aim to help develop the ability to access a relaxed state of mind which is needed to overcome the often overwhelming emotion that comes with anxiety. For a more tailored and individual plan, please contact me today to see how I can help you to achieve this.
  
  
• Confidence Issues
  Just imagine how different your life would be if you were able to live feeling confident in who you are and your abilities. Just think of all you could achieve if you had a high level of confidence and self-esteem, therefore helping you to reach your full potential. Most people struggle with this, that is where I can help you. Using Cognitive Hypnotherapy, I can lead you towards solutions that can help you stay in control of your life, we will work together to replace old negative feelings and behavioural patterns, allowing you to become the new positive and confident you. Using hypnosis, confidence coaching and NLP provides with you tools for lasting change. For a more tailored and individual plan, please contact me today to see how I can help you to achieve this.
  
  
• Phobias
  Do you suffer from fears or phobias that negatively impact your life? You are not alone. There are millions of people who have the same issues, there are different triggers and experience’s that cause the fears to arise from your unconscious mind which are endless. Our responses to threatening situations come from ancient responses to this, which is normal and necessary. A phobia is an irritational fear that in the real world causes little or no danger to the individual. It’s more of a perception of threat. Nevertheless, these perceived threats can lead to triggers that cause the fight or flight response which then leads to panic, anxiety and loss of control. Cognitive Hypnotherapy uses hypnosis and Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), this will help free you from any negative unconscious response, leaving you in control of the situation which made you feel threatened, stressed and uncomfortable in the past. For a more tailored and individual plan, please contact me today to see how I can help you to achieve this.
  
  
• Public Speaking
  How do you feel when you think about public speaking? Does it cause you a feeling of fear and even terror? This fear of public speaking is very common, and research shows it’s one of the most common fears in the UK so once again you are not alone. There are times throughout life where we are required to engage in public speaking, this could be giving a speech at a wedding, funeral, event, or a professional presentation. When we are required to publicly speak, we need to deliver this fluently, effectively, and professionally, despite our negative thoughts and feelings, this can feel impossible to achieve. Just imagine how it would feel delivering a speech with confidence and character instead of feeling sick, intimidated and possibly frightened. Hypnosis is extremely successful for those suffering with fear of public speaking. It can build your confidence levels, allowing you to remain relaxed, calm and in control. You will learn a variety of techniques. Through Cognitive Hypnotherapy we develop new positive thoughts, feelings and behaviours by getting to the root cause of the anxiety in the subconscious mind. For a more tailored and individual plan, please contact me today to see how I can help you to achieve this.
  
  
• Panic Attacks
  Do you suffer from panic attacks? Have you ever been in a situation that has caused you fear for your life? If so, you will know what panic feels like. You may have an overwhelming sense of dread, you could feel your heart thumping in your chest, or find it hard to catch your breath. For some people this feeling with the associated symptoms can happen in everyday life for no reason. These physical symptoms are called a panic attack, even though there may be no sign of danger. You may have panic disorders with panic attacks including intense anxiety which are just a common occurrence. These may happen during a stressful time in someone’s life. Cognitive Hypnotherapy can help ease the impact of panic attacks. The treatment you receive will depend on your situation and the severity of your symptoms. I will be using different techniques to rebuild self-belief and confidence as well as reducing feelings of fear and any worry. Using tried and tested techniques I will help you to access a calmer state of mind which will help you overcome the emotions you are feeling. During your sessions you could be given techniques to practice at home to help you manage the panic attack. For a more tailored and individual plan, please contact me today to see how I can help you to achieve this.
  
  
• Stop Smoking
  Have you tried to stop smoking using your will power? Nicotine patches? vaping? Do you feel that you will never be able to quit or that you may replace it with another addiction? There are many controlled scientific studies showing how hypnotherapy can have a positive effect on stopping smoking, recent studies show that Cognitive Hypnotherapy was found to be the most successful in helping break the habit. The unconscious mind is very powerful, it’s these reasons that get in the way of your conscious desire to stop. We will work together to change those negative thought processes using a variety of techniques tailored to your needs. In a short space of time, the therapy will provide you with a breakthrough to quit. I work within set parameters which will lead to a bespoke service for you taking into account your fears and anxieties that are associated with smoking. I will use my knowledge to help you quit smoking – all I require from you is a genuine desire to quit. For a more tailored and individual plan, please contact me today to see how I can help you to achieve this.
  
  
• Stress
  Do you suffer from stress? Do you feel that work or life is getting too much? In this modern world we all lead a busy and hectic life, which can lead us to be stressed. The most important part is how we manage the stress, this is what really makes the difference. If stress is left uncontrolled it can lead to feelings of depression, anger, irritation, panic attacks and frustration which will ultimately lead to medical conditions such as high blood pressure, insomnia, headaches, and general ill health. Using Cognitive Hypnotherapy we can develop healthier ways of coping and alleviating whatever stress life brings you, putting you in more control of maintaining a healthy and desired future. We will use techniques that will alleviate the stress response, developing tools to manage your day-to-day life, helping you to make sound life choices. For a more tailored and individual plan, please contact me today to see how I can help you to achieve this.
  
  
• Weight loss
  Are you struggling with losing weight? Dissatisfied with the shape of your body? Have you tried many diets only to have lost a bit but gained far more weight? Do you find yourself binge eating for no reason? I can help! Cognitive Hypnotherapy can alleviate your habitual thoughts and behaviours that make you struggle with weight loss, more importantly providing you with some level of control to keep the weight off. The main reason most diets don’t work is because they do not help tackle our behaviour, attitude, and emotional attachments to food. Cognitive Hypnotherapy gets to the deep-rooted unconscious mindset for being overweight or having food issues, thus alleviating the way your mind relates to food. This will allow you to feel free from the feeling of being controlled by eating patterns and habits. Our sessions will focus on a number of techniques which will allow me to tailor a treatment specifically for you, enabling you to lose weight in a healthy and positive way. For a more tailored and individual plan, please contact me today to see how I can help you to achieve this.

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