The following problems can be treated very effectively with Hypnotherapy and Psychotherapy: 

Anxiety and Stress 

Anxiety and stress can be caused by a lack of confidence, low self esteem, grief, marital problems, divorce or separation, unwanted habits, physical and mental exhaustion, nervous breakdowns, work stress, insomnia, exam nerves, and fear of public speaking, plus other triggers. 

By gaining an understanding of how the mind works, and how anxiety can affect us, we can recognise our patterns of negative thinking that surround these situations and start to challenge them. 

Hypnotherapy is the most effective treatment of stress and anxiety around today. In the session, you will not go over old issues, and you will not be asked to re-live any painful or traumatic experiences - the focus is on the future. In the sessions, Shelley will help you focus on what you want to achieve to enable you to move forward. 

The approximate number of sessions will generally be 10-12. 

Depression 

If you have been diagnosed with depression by your Doctor, you may wish to try Hypnotherapy as a supplementary alternative to your GP appointments. It can really help with the symptoms of depression, as well as make the anti depressants you may have been prescribed potentially more effective.

Depression can be alleviated in Hypnotherapy by challenging negative thought processes, and teaching you how to interact with the world at large again. It also teaches relaxation which will help you gain control over your life. The aim is to focus on the here and now and the future, rather than the pain that depression can cause. This may give you an deep insight and understanding of who you are, and why you suffer from depression, but looking in the past for the trigger, is not going to help you resolve the issue. The aim is to get the real you back.

The approximate number of sessions would generally be about 12.

Addictions

Addictions are merely habits - and habits can be broken. When we are feeling bored, agitated, anxious or stressed, we may turn to alcohol or drugs, or food. We may bite our nails, or find solace in cleaning, or checking things over and over again.

Hypnotherapy combined with Psychotherapy can help you break these unwanted, negative habits for good. It will teach you how to create new, more positive templates, which will help avoid unwanted relapses. Through trance, you will learn how to become more relaxed. When you're relaxed you're in control, and when you're in control, you're more likely to feel positive, happy, motivated, and less likely to succumb to negative habits. Hypnosis can also help you consciously develop a more positive self image, which is all important in the reduction of habits and addictions. 

The approximate number of sessions for addictions would be 8-10. 

Insomnia and Sleeplessness 

Hypnotherapy is highly effective for the reduction of sleeplessness. It can also help regulate our disruptive sleep patterns. By learning how to relax and think more positively, we can actually sleep right through without waking up in night. 

Depending on what's causing the sleeplessness, the approximate number of sessions would be 6-8.

Elimination of Phobias and Fears 

Hypnotherapy is very useful at helping us come to terms with our fears and phobias, such as flying, water, spiders, public speaking, enclosed spaces, even Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. 

Straightforward phobias can generally be treated in a short period of time - usually 4 sessions is sufficient. 

Irritable Bowel Syndrome 

Do you recognise any of these symptoms?

• Abdominal pain and spasms 
• Diarrhoea or Constipation 
• Bloating and trapped wind 
• Nausea 
• A need to rush and open the bowels 
• A feeling of incomplete emptying of the bowels 
• Obsessive concern about location of toilets when embarking on a journey 

 IBS is a western illness, but other than it being 'stress related', there doesn't seem to be a clear cause. IBS needs to be checked out by your GP initially, in order to establish whether it's psychological or physical. 

Hypnotherapy is highly effective in treating IBS. It lowers the stress both surrounding the IBS, and has an impact on stress generally. It can also help decrease the sensitivity in the gut area. 

The approximate number of sessions would be 10-12, with an occasional maintenance session. 

Pain Relief and Pain Management 

We all have different levels that we associate with pain. One person's definition of agony can be another person's mild irritation. Once your GP has diagnosed your pain, you may wish to try Hypnotherapy to help ease the symptoms, and manage the pain. 

Hypnotherapy can be very effective in pain reduction because it works with your subconscious mind to redirect your pain indicators. By creating positive distractions and learning how to relax, the pain is likely to lessen.  

Hypnotherapy can help with post operative pain, palliative care, calming nerves before an operation, promoting healing after an operation, labour pains, back ache, RSI, and arthritis. 

The approximate number of sessions would be 10-12. 

Smoking Cessation 

By the time they are 50 years old, smokers are 80% more likely to suffer from clinical anxiety and depression. 

Many smokers believe they are physically addicted and so would be unable to give up. However, in most cases smoking addiction is all in the mind. By accessing your subconscious mind, Hypnotherapy is very effective at removing that desire for smoking. You may be surprised that once you have given up smoking and gained that control over your life, you will regain control in other areas of your life too. 

Call Shelley today to book a one off smoking cessation session. 

What else Hypnotherapy can help with 

Hypnotherapy is also very effective for, anger, blushing, painful memories, OCD, migraines, nightmares, obsessions, panic attacks, skin disorders, sexual problems, and much more.

 Call or email Shelley today to find out more about how Hypnotherapy can help.