When we think of anxiety, we often think of people sitting nervously in a room, afraid to go out. But anxiety can take many forms – and it isn’t always obvious that someone is affected by it. In fact, in many cases, anxiety is ‘invisible’. The fact is some people...

Social anxiety is one of the most common forms of anxiety. It affects literally hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of people across the UK. Every week, as they stand in front of friends, strangers, or workmates, they feel overwhelmed, filled with dread, afraid, or simply in over their heads....

Whether you have anxiety, stress or are being held back by something else, hypnotherapy can be a great way to shake off the old you and start living the life you want. But the $64,000 question for many is: will it work? Hypnotherapy – either face-to-face or online – is...

Both forms of therapy can help you overcome anxiety, phobias and other issues – but how do they differ? Many people in need of help with something that is bothering them are often torn between hypnotherapy and CBT (cognitive behavioural therapy). When I treat people, the other therapy they are...

This is one of the most common questions I hear when people are interested in online hypnotherapy for anxiety, stress, confidence or something else. Here’s my step-by-step guide. The stage hypnotists of the 70s and 80s who regularly appeared on TV have a lot to answer for. Even now, some...

Whether you’re trying online hypnotherapy or a face-to-face session, it sometimes just doesn’t work. Here’s why. Hypnotherapy is a powerful tool that can be used to treat a wide range of issues, including anxiety, depression, and phobias. However, it is important to note that hypnotherapy is not a magic bullet,...

I totally get it. Taking the decision to book a session with a hypnotherapist can seem like a big step. Is it going to work? Is it going to be worth the money? Are you going to get roped into 10 sessions that you can barely afford? Starting with the...

More than half of all the people who book one or more hypnotherapy sessions with me do so because they have problems with anxiety. If that isn’t an indication that anxiety is very common, then I don’t know what is! One interesting line of my work is that people will...

In the not too distant past, there was an established way of conducting a hypnotherapy session that was prevalent for many years. The ‘go-to’ procedure involved a client travelling to the practice of a hypnotherapist for an in-person session that would last around 50 minutes. While I tended to deviate...

Before we begin, I want to say a few words about how common anxiety actually is. Those people who suffer from it often think that they are strange or exist in a tiny minority. Nothing could be further from the truth. You have only to scan the news archives to...

‘I’m scared of spiders, can you help?’ ‘Heights make me feel like I’m about to faint, is there anything you can do for me?’ ‘I have a social phobia – what can I do?’ Questions like this are common when you work as a clinical hypnotherapist. I have seen literally...

Having done over 5000 therapy sessions over the last  11 years as a clinical hypnotherapist, I’ve encountered all kinds of clients, and naturally most of them will have asked at some point: ‘Does hypnotherapy work?’. Some people are eager and open to the hypnotherapeutic process, while others are sceptical and...