There is no fixed number of hypnotherapy sessions that suits everyone. We agree a starting plan and review what changes in your everyday life.

Individual sessions cost £120 per session. First appointments usually take around 90 minutes, with follow-ups around 60 minutes. We agree the planned length before booking.

Agree a plan. Review it. The number of sessions is individual. Consultation: Discuss the goal, suitability and practical details. Session work: Work on the agreed focus and invite feedback. Review together: Finish, continue, adjust or consider another route.
We agree an initial plan and a review point before deciding what comes next. Related: what to expect first.

Agreeing a starting plan

In the free consultation, we talk about your situation, choose a priority and discuss the proposed work. I explain the cost and when we would review progress. The name of a problem alone cannot tell us how many sessions will be useful.

For anxiety, overthinking, stress, sleep or confidence, I usually suggest a six-session programme with a review built in. It gives us room to work on what matters to you, build on each session and review progress. If it suits you, I aim to teach you self-hypnosis around the third session, when you’re ready. Single sessions are available too, and unused prepaid sessions are refundable under my terms.

If you finish early, we can discuss keeping unused sessions for the future or whether they could go to a friend, with my agreement and their own intake. Unused prepaid sessions remain refundable under my terms.

Factors that affect the number of sessions

These are some of the questions we consider when planning the work.

How long the concern has been present. We discuss when it began, when it is most difficult and what has changed over time. That history helps us plan without assuming that age alone predicts how many sessions you need. The confidence article gives an example of looking at a long-standing difficulty.

Your engagement between sessions. The days between appointments give you a chance to notice what changes and report back on ordinary life. Practice can be useful when it fits your goals, but it does not predict a particular number of sessions or guarantee an outcome. This is participatory work, as I explain in does hypnotherapy actually work.

One concern or several. Presentation nerves, repeated worry and self-criticism may all matter to you. We agree where to start so that the work and its cost are clear.

Your current circumstances. Work, moving home, relationships, health and other pressures can affect what is practical. Include them in the conversation so that the plan fits your circumstances.

Why we focus on one goal at a time

I work better with a clear priority, a plan and a way to review what happened.

We choose one pattern, define the change in specific terms and measure progress against daily life. This makes it easier to tell whether the approach is useful. Related difficulties may also improve, but we do not assume that they will.

How often, and how long

First sessions usually take around 90 minutes and follow-ups around 60 minutes. Times may vary with the work; we agree what to allow before booking. Fees are per session.

Appointments are usually weekly or fortnightly at the start. We agree a rhythm that fits your circumstances and review it as we go. You can attend in Rugby or online where suitable.

How progress is reviewed

We define progress at the start. Examples might include attending a meeting with less anticipatory anxiety, sending an email with fewer checks or spending less of the evening analysing the day.

We return to those examples at the review. Are you doing anything differently? Is the change useful to you? Feeling relaxed during a session is one experience; what happens during your week is what we use to assess progress.

Record difficult weeks as well as easier ones. A specific account of what happened is more useful than trying to decide whether the whole process has succeeded or failed on one day.

If the agreed work is not helping, we discuss changing the approach or stopping. I do not want sessions to continue without a clear reason.

When to finish or change the plan

If the work is not helping, we discuss changing the approach, pausing or stopping. I do not want sessions to continue without a clear reason. If another kind of support seems more suitable, I’ll explain that.

You can also choose to finish or take a break. We discuss what you have learned, anything that still needs support and what you will use in everyday life.

When to expect signs of progress

I cannot give everyone the same timetable. We agree what to look for and a review point, then compare your experience with the starting point. If nothing useful is changing, that is a reason to reconsider the plan.

Fees and the first step

The consultation is a free 30-minute Zoom call. Individual sessions are £120 per session. There is also an optional six-session programme. I explain the proposed appointments, total price and terms in writing before you commit.

Book through the Contact page, or read what happens in your first session before deciding.

Common questions

We can’t know in advance whether one session will be enough for you. I do not promise routine one-session results. A new response usually needs to be tested in real life and reviewed. The consultation should establish a sensible starting plan without fixing the outcome in advance.
Usually weekly or fortnightly at the start, with the spacing reviewed as we go. The rhythm is agreed around your life and reviewed as we go.
We review the goal, what has happened between sessions and whether the method is useful. The options include adjusting the approach, pausing or stopping, or considering another type of support.
I do not plan indefinite top-up sessions as a requirement. We review whether further appointments are useful and discuss finishing when you can continue without them. Returning later for another concern would be a separate decision.

Talk it through with Adel

If you want to discuss your pattern and what a focused first phase might involve, you can start with a free consultation. Sessions are available in Rugby and online.

The first step is a free 30-minute Zoom call. Bring your questions and we’ll see whether working together feels right.

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