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Click image for website When most people hear the word "hypnotherapy," they imagine dramatic results. Thanks to TV shows and movies, there’s this idea that someone walks into a session, lies back on a couch, goes into a trance, and then walks out completely transformed. Suddenly they're fearless, motivated, confident, free of anxiety or phobias, and their life has changed in 45 minutes. It’s a powerful image. But it isn’t real life. As a clinical hypnotherapist, I meet so man

Click image for website For years, I used to roll my eyes when people got excited about New Year’s resolutions. It always felt like one big performance — new planners, promises to eat kale, join gyms, reinvent yourself... and by February, most of it was forgotten. Been there. Done that. Something shifted for me a couple of years ago. I’d just come out of a really difficult year — one of those years where you feel like you’ve been emotionally hit by a truck. Everything felt un

Click Image for website The festive season is often portrayed as a time of joy, togetherness, and tradition. From childhood stories to supermarket adverts, Christmas is meant to be a time of family, warmth, and connection. But what if that doesn’t reflect your reality? What if family gatherings are no longer possible, or even healthy, because of separation, fallouts, disownment, or past abuse? For many people, Christmas is not the happiest time of year. It can instead trigger

Click image for website When people hear the word "hypnosis," they often imagine a mysterious figure swinging a watch, commanding people to act like chickens, forget their names, or do something ridiculous while an audience laughs. That’s stage hypnotism. It’s entertaining, attention-grabbing, and built for performance. But hypnotherapy? That’s something very different. It's quiet, respectful, and deeply personal. It doesn't involve tricks or stunts. Instead, it offers powerf

Click image for website When people hear the word "trance," it can sound a little out there. Maybe you picture someone waving a watch or acting silly on stage. But in reality, trance in hypnotherapy is something very different. It's natural, gentle, and surprisingly familiar. More importantly, it's one of the most powerful tools to help you feel calmer, think clearer, and make real changes in your life. So what actually happens when you're in trance? Why does it work so well?

Click image for website We all want to feel connected. To feel seen, understood, and supported. But so often we end up in circles that drain us rather than energise us. If you've ever felt like you're constantly adapting to fit in, or questioning whether you're in the right company, you're not alone. The good news? When we take the time to understand ourselves better, we naturally begin to attract and connect with the right people — our "tribe." This blog explores what it mea

Click image for website Life moves fast. You’ve got commitments, maybe work, family, personal goals, societal pressures—and somewhere in the mix the feeling creeps in: “I’m overwhelmed.”  That heaviness in the chest, the racing thoughts, the sense that the to‑do list is longer than you are. It’s common. It’s human. But it also matters — because the experience of overwhelm often signals that something in our system needs attention. As a solution‑focused hypnotherapist, you (or

Click image for website In the world of counselling and hypnotherapy, one of the less often spoken-about but deeply important phenomena is the way we mirror  the attitudes, feelings and bodily states of others. As a solution-focused hypnotherapist, understanding this "mirror effect" helps you deepen connection, recognise emotional absorption, and use it intentionally as a therapeutic tool. What Is Mirroring? At its core, mirroring is when one person unconsciously imitates or

Click image for website When we talk about being in the “intellectual brain”, what we’re really referring to is engaging our conscious, analytical mind: the part of us that thinks, reasons, reflects, plans, judges and chooses. In the landscape of our minds, this is the place of awareness and intention. Working from this vantage point matters—whether you’re addressing stress, making a change, or using a modality such as hypnotherapy to transform your life. In this blog we’ll e