Anxiety is the result of thinking in a particular way. Once you learn to change anxious thoughts (or at least to change the way you respond to anxious thoughts) you can greatly reduce the amount of anxiety you experience. This is powerful because while external circumstances are often largely beyond your control, but we are
Yes! Hypnotherapy is effective for weight loss (when combined with healthy eating and regular movement), because it helps to shift the underlying emotional patterns that cause you to overeat. Food and exercise are obviously important. However if you are considering whether hypnotherapy can help you, I am assuming you have probably already tried many diets,
This is a common question that potential clients ask me, and it’s understandable that you might be reluctant to make a booking with a hypnotherapist if you doubt your ability to be hypnotised! Here’s what I say in response:
It would be rare for me to work with a client for any length of time and not have the inner critic come up. You know the one I mean: that nagging voice inside of you who is never satisfied. “Why did you say that? You sounded so stupid. I bet everyone is laughing at
We hear a lot about self love these days, but what exactly is it and more to the point, how to we actually do it? Because let’s be honest, for most of us loving ourselves doesn’t come easily and it feels a bit cringe sometimes to even talk about it! For me, when I think
One of the keys to growth, change and expansion is being able to work through emotional triggers without immediately descending into old patterns. When we have a strong emotional reaction to a person or situation, it is often because the situation has tapped into past pain that has not been processed. The pain is coming
In my experience, successfully treating anxiety in the long term requires a holistic approach. Here are some of the elements we will work with. (Please note that not all elements are relevant for everyone.) Conscious mind Noticing what triggers an anxious response in you and identifying the pattern you are running. Learning to interrupt that
The Journey: Too many years spent doubting my worth. Too many years comparing myself to others. Too many years judging myself according to other people’s reactions. Too many years following a path laid out for me by… who exactly? Too many years afraid to disappoint the people I love. Too many years hustling for a
2023 was another potent year of diving into the shadows and burning through deeper layers of the past. In the process I really explored what it means to soften into loving myself, and deepened into the practice of showing up for myself with compassion and grace, even when (or especially when) it felt messy, difficult
One of the most common reasons people seek therapy of any kind, is that they get sick and tired of repeating the same mistakes over and over again! Or finding themselves in the same life circumstances over and over again! It may be with different people in different places, but the underlying dynamic is basically
