Do you feel as though anxiety has taken the driver’s seat? From worries about the future to physical symptoms that will not let up, it can be exhausting. You are not alone, and there is a way forward.
Recognising the pattern
Anxiety can affect your thoughts, your body, your sleep and the choices you feel able to make.
Your body's protective response
Anxiety is more than simply feeling worried. It is your body's natural response to perceived danger or uncertainty, designed to help keep you safe.
When your brain detects a threat, whether that threat is real, possible or imagined, your nervous system can switch into a state of heightened alertness. Your heart may beat faster, your breathing can change, your muscles may tense and your attention becomes focused on looking for danger.
This response can be helpful when you genuinely need to act quickly. But when anxiety becomes frequent or feels difficult to switch off, your nervous system can begin to react to everyday situations as though they are threats.
When worry reinforces itself
Anxiety can become a self-reinforcing cycle.
You may notice a thought such as:
The thought can create a physical feeling, perhaps a racing heart, tight chest, butterflies in your stomach or dizziness.
You then notice the sensation and become concerned about what it means.
The more frightening the sensations feel, the more closely you may monitor your body for signs of anxiety. This can make perfectly normal sensations feel threatening and keep the cycle going.
When avoidance takes over
It is also common to change your behaviour in an attempt to prevent anxiety.
You might avoid certain situations, constantly seek reassurance, plan everything carefully, stay close to an “escape route” or decide not to do things because you are worried about how you will feel.
These responses can provide relief in the short term. But over time, avoiding situations can reinforce the belief that they are dangerous or that you won't be able to cope.
You may gradually find yourself making decisions based on avoiding anxiety rather than doing what you actually want to do.
A genuine nervous-system response
It is important to remember that anxiety isn't “just in your head”. The physical symptoms are a genuine response from your nervous system and can feel very real and sometimes frightening.
A racing heart
Changes in breathing
Muscle tension
Sweating
Nausea
Feeling on edgeUnderstanding what is happening in your body can be the first step towards responding differently.
Rather than fighting every anxious thought or fearing every physical sensation, you can learn to develop a calmer response and feel more in control.
Changing your response
The aim isn't necessarily to make sure you never feel anxious again. Anxiety is a normal human emotion and can sometimes be useful.
Instead, hypnotherapy can help you develop a different relationship with anxious thoughts and sensations, so they don't have to dictate what you do.
By learning to calm your nervous system, change unhelpful patterns and build confidence in your ability to cope, you can begin to feel more comfortable doing the things that matter to you.
And this is where the work we do together in sessions comes in.
Working beneath the surface
Hypnotherapy uses focused relaxation and positive suggestion to help change the patterns that keep anxiety active.
What's included
During our first session, we'll explore your main concerns and identify the areas where you'd most like support. Together, we'll create a personalised plan for the programme and begin working towards your individual goals.
You'll also experience your first personalised hypnotherapy session, where you'll be guided into a relaxed and focused state to begin the therapeutic work.
Sessions 2–4 are usually scheduled 1–2 weeks apart. This allows time for changes to take place between sessions, for you to practise the techniques we've worked on, and to build upon your successes and growing confidence.
Each session provides personalised support based on your individual needs, combining practical techniques and therapeutic approaches with personalised hypnotherapy to help you work towards managing your anxiety and feeling more in control.
As part of your programme, you'll receive personalised hypnotherapy recordings to listen to between sessions.
Listening to your recordings regularly is an important part of the programme, allowing you to continue the work we do together between sessions and supporting you as you build on the changes you're making.
The work doesn't stop when your session ends. You'll have personalised resources and hypnotherapy recordings to support you between appointments, giving you the opportunity to practise what you've learned, build confidence and continue making progress in your own time.
Investment
Best value — save £70
Option 1 — Full programme
All 4 sessions, personalised hypnotherapy recordings and resources, with support between sessions.
£200
Save £70 compared with paying session by session
Option 2 — Session by session
Not ready to commit to the full programme? Begin with a single 60–90 minute session — with no obligation to continue.
£75
Follow-up sessions are £65 each
