Hypnotherapy
Solution Focused Hypnotherapy is a modern, empowering approach that combines talking therapy with the relaxing power of trance to help you create positive, lasting change. Rather than focusing on past problems, it gently encourages you to concentrate on your strengths, resources, and the small steps that can lead you toward the future you want.
Using guided trance and focused attention, hypnotherapy helps calm the mind, reduce stress, and bring you into a natural state of awareness where your subconscious is more open to helpful, solution-focused suggestions.
You remain fully in control throughout — it’s a safe, collaborative process where you’re supported to move forward with clarity, confidence, and a renewed sense of purpose.
Hypnotherapy can help with the following (Please see further down the page for more info on each condition):
Anxiety, stress and depression
OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder)
Phobias
IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome)
PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder)
Weight management, body dysmorphia, anorexia, and bulimia
Pain management
Performance
Smoking or vaping
Anxiety, stress and depression
Solution Focused Hypnotherapy is a brief, evidence-informed approach that supports individuals experiencing anxiety, stress, and symptoms of depression by encouraging positive behavioural change and reducing emotional overwhelm. Rather than analysing past events, it focuses on present strengths and future goals, promoting a shift toward more adaptive thinking patterns.
The combination of solution-focused dialogue and guided trance helps regulate the autonomic nervous system, reduce cortisol levels, and improve emotional resilience. Clients often report improved sleep, reduced anxious thoughts, and a greater sense of mental clarity and stability.
OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder)
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is characterised by intrusive, distressing thoughts (obsessions) and repetitive behaviours or mental acts (compulsions) performed to reduce anxiety.
Solution Focused Hypnotherapy offers a supportive, forward-looking approach that helps reduce the emotional intensity linked to obsessive thinking and compulsive patterns. Rather than focusing on the content of the obsessions, this method works to calm the stress response, support emotional regulation, and encourage the development of healthier, more adaptive coping strategies.
By combining focused talking therapy with trance techniques, clients often experience a reduction in anxiety and an improved ability to shift their focus away from obsessive thought cycles.
Phobias
Phobias, whether simple (such as a fear of flying or spiders) or more complex (such as social phobia or agoraphobia), can significantly impact daily life and emotional wellbeing. Solution Focused Hypnotherapy offers an effective and structured approach to reducing the intense emotional responses associated with phobic triggers.
By combining forward-focused therapeutic conversation with calming hypnotic techniques, this approach helps desensitise the fear response, reduce anticipatory anxiety, and build new, more rational associations. Clients are supported to regain a sense of control and confidence, enabling them to respond to previously feared situations with greater calm and resilience.
IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome)
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a functional gastrointestinal disorder often linked to stress, anxiety, and dysregulation of the gut-brain axis. Solution Focused Hypnotherapy has been shown to be an effective complementary approach for managing IBS symptoms, including abdominal pain, bloating, and altered bowel habits.
By promoting deep relaxation and reducing stress-related triggers, hypnotherapy helps to calm the autonomic nervous system and support more balanced digestive function. The solution-focused framework also empowers clients to develop healthier coping strategies, reduce symptom-related anxiety, and improve overall quality of life.
This approach is informed by research, including clinical guidelines from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), which recognise gut-directed hypnotherapy as a recommended intervention for IBS.
PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder)
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) can develop following exposure to overwhelming or life-threatening events, and is characterised by symptoms such as flashbacks, hypervigilance, sleep disturbances, and emotional numbing. Solution Focused Hypnotherapy provides a calm, structured, and future-oriented approach to support individuals affected by trauma.
Rather than revisiting the traumatic event in detail, this therapy focuses on reducing emotional intensity, restoring a sense of safety, and building resilience through positive visualisation and goal-oriented dialogue. By combining guided trance with solution-focused strategies, you are supported in regulating the stress response, improving emotional stability, and gently re-establishing control and confidence in in your daily life.
