Practical guides for the things on your mind
Find a practical exercise, understand what happens in a session or look more closely at the research. Start with the question that matters to you.
Start with the question on your mind
These articles are free to read. Choose a situation you recognise, a practical question about sessions or a closer look at the research.
When it follows you through the day
- How to stop overthinking
Recognise a repeating worry and try giving it a specific time and place.
- Anxiety in your body and mind
A gentle practice for physical tension, and when symptoms need assessment.
- When your mind won’t settle at night
Look at bedtime worry, unfinished tasks and the pressure to sleep.
- Still tense after the day is over?
Notice where you’re holding tension and try a clearer end to work.
- When positive statements don’t feel convincing
Explore self-doubt using specific occasions you’ve handled well.
A particular difficulty
- Understanding a phobia
How fear and avoidance can develop, and what a gradual plan involves.
- Why a habit returns on difficult days
Use a lapse to understand the trigger and make a more workable plan.
- IBS, stress and symptom-related worry
The gut-brain connection and the distinction between coping support and IBS treatment.
Before you book
- What happens in a first session?
The consultation, agreed goals, hypnosis and time to review.
- How many sessions will I need?
How we plan appointments, discuss cost and decide whether to continue.
- Hypnotherapy, counselling or CBT?
Compare the approaches and prepare questions for a practitioner.
- Anxiety support in Rugby: what to expect
Practical details about in-person and online work, and checking suitability.
Questions about the evidence
- Does hypnotherapy work?
An overview of the evidence and why the particular concern matters.
- What does the research say?
Named studies, their findings and the limits of applying them to an individual.
- What do success-rate claims mean?
Where familiar figures come from and how to question them.
- Hypnosis, attention and learned responses
What brain imaging can show, and what it cannot establish about treatment.