Stress is the psychological, physiological and behavioural response by an individual when they perceive a lack of equilibrium between the demands placed upon them and their ability to meet those demands, which, over a period of time, leads to ill-health.
We all feel stressed from time to time, sadly, it’s very much part of life as we know it, and perhaps because it is so commonplace we underestimate the damage it does. However, stress can become so bad that it dominates your very existence which is so not what this vacation on planet earth is meant to be all about.
Leaving stress unmanaged can affect your wellbeing, health, work performance and the quality of your life therefore learning effective techniques to alleviate and prevent these potentially debilitating symptoms is a big part of therapy. Managing stress in this way will allow you to open a door to yourself that you didn’t even realise existed.
Every week, clients tell me that they feel like a new person after our session. It seems that once the stress is removed, however initially caused, your natural resources will come flooding back, and once more, you can find your own solutions.
There are several more unexpected bonuses. A better night’s sleep is probably one of the first things you’ll notice. A good night’s sleep is the most frequent feedback I receive on teaching relaxation classes. Clients report a general sense of wellbeing, appreciating the lightness of letting go, being able to think clearly, and remembering things, and strategies as opposed to putting out fires. You’ll look and feel younger; it is not unusual for clients to lose weight once the cortisol starts leaving the body. Sound good so far, then I won’t need to even mention what it might do for your sex life!!😉
Hypnotherapy is the use of hypnosis in a clinical setting.
During your hypnotherapy session, I will use relaxation techniques to help you reach a state where the conscious part of your mind is relaxed, and your subconscious part is more open to suggestion. Then, utilising the power of suggestion I will ‘talk’ directly to your subconscious mind to activate the changes you’re looking for.
Research has shown that hypnotherapy can help relieve stress, fear, and anxiety. It can also be used to help in coping with the symptoms of panic disorder.
In relatively few steps, you can overcome problems that have been stopping you from living your life as you truly want to. The first step is for us to have a chat so I can understand how stress is playing out in your life.
Whatever else we do we will use hypnosis to help you relax and to change your mindset.
Hypnosis has a 93% success rate for stress and according to research studies fewer sessions are required than with other psychotherapies. Nevertheless, during our initial consultation, I will thoroughly explore all the possibilities. I’ll look at cognitive aspects – what your trigger thoughts are, we may even go back to a triggering event which set off the stress in the first place. The root cause could also be unresolved trauma, we’ll weigh it all up at the end of the consultation and decide the best approach, the session will always be tailor-made to YOU, based upon your needs!
Sessions are as individual as you, however, one of the most thorough pieces of research on self-hypnosis (and ALL hypnosis IS self-hypnosis as you are the one that is in control) was done over 6 weeks in the outpatient department of a psychiatric hospital revealed that an astounding 60% of the trial group needed no therapeutic intervention beyond the relaxation programme.
Relaxation is underrated in the world today and will always feature somewhere in the work we do together. It is for this same reason that I offer self-hypnosis and meditation classes and have related self-help products alongside my private practice.
As a psychotherapist, hypnotherapist, and trauma healer, I specialise in helping people just like you to overcome stress and other challenges.
Your session will be specific to your situation, beginning by looking at the big picture. Something that has built up over several years can take a bit of unpicking while other things are straight forward and surprisingly simple to deal with. It will become clear as we talk it through.
A neutral outsider can gently point to the stressful and unhelpful ways you have developed of relating to each other and towards the type of communications (and let’s face it communication, verbal or otherwise, is everything in a relationship) that will make your relationship/s soar!
Groups (large or small) can learn effective techniques to prevent or alleviate the potentially debilitating symptoms of stress, including individual therapy where needed.
I can come to your event or workplace to deliver an informal, yet informative talk pitched at whatever issue you are currently looking to tackle.
All sessions are private and confidential.
I am accredited by the United Kingdom Council of Psychotherapists and work to their ethical standards.