Unfortunately when we experience upset, anxiety or are scared, or even suffering from boredom,  we often turn to substances and foods around us to help us feel better and cope with the situation.  When we're feeling better, we may choose to go on a diet to help us lose weight. However, statistics show that diets generally fail. They are useful as a quick fix, but to maintain a healthy weight in the long term, we need to change our thought processes and habits and build new, more positive associations.

Experts believe that people become addicted to certain foods (particularly fatty or sweet foods) because of chemical reactions in the body. Research shows that when we are subjected to these food groups our brains release certain chemicals that give us a natural high. In turn, this can cause us to become addicted to food, meaning that we cannot perform to the same degree without them and start experiencing the effects of withdrawal. When this happens, we can become 'used' to the substance meaning we need more and more of it to reach the same high as before which can seriously damage our health. 

 If you're struggling to lose weight or keep the weight off, hypnotherapy can really help. It is one of the most natural ways to lose weight and can transform your approach to food and health. Hypnosis can help by allowing you to overcome unconscious obstacles which prevent you from losing your weight.

It will help combat the cravings and obsessions we have so often around food. It will encourage you to take care of yourself and motivate you to make changes in your life. When you're more fulfilled, you're less less likely to eat. Successful weight loss is about re-educating our unconscious minds.

Using a combination of Hypnotherapy and Psychotherapy, Shelley can help you lose weight, change your unhealthy eating habits and most importantly feel better about yourself.

Treatment

For weight loss and maintenence, the treatment length varies from person to person. However it is generally under ten sessions, with a monthly maintenance session.