Phobias can be debilitating, significantly impacting your daily life, causing unnecessary distress and severely limiting your freedom. Whether it’s a fear of flying, spiders, social situations, or something completely different, phobias often lead people to avoid situations that trigger their anxiety, which further reinforces the fear. Solution-focused hypnotherapy provides a gentle yet effective way to … Read more
Living with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) can be a daily challenge. The repetitive thoughts (obsessions) and the ritualistic behaviours (compulsions) that often accompany OCD can interfere with personal, professional, and social aspects of life. If you’re someone who struggles with OCD, you may feel overwhelmed by the need to perform certain actions, wear certain items, eat … Read more
Understanding health anxietyDo you find yourself excessively worrying about your health? Do you find yourself persistently checking symptoms, constantly seeking reassurance and find anxious thoughts about your health difficult to control? Is so, you may be suffering with health anxiety. While concerns about health are natural, health anxiety can become overwhelming and interfere with daily … Read more
Sleep and mental health Sleep is without doubt the most powerful tool we have for our mental health, yet 20% of us don’t get the amount or quality of sleep we need. When looking specifically at perimenopausal women, that number shoots up to 60%! This can be due to a variety of symptoms such as … Read more
I believe many of us, until recently, underestimated the impact that perimenopause had on a woman’s life. We’re familiar with the hot flushes and irregular periods, but there was very little discussion on the effect that it had on a woman’s mental health. We often forget that perimenopause is a significant transitional phase in a … Read more
There are different types of hypnotherapy – but what does it mean to be a solution-focused hypnotherapist? I will never ask clients to discuss any traumas they have experienced. People can be surprised when I tell them this as they often think they need to explain why they feel anxious and overwhelmed. Anxiety is caused … Read more
It was only when Davina McCall started talking about menopause that I started to realise I had a huge transition to go through, a journey I’d probably already started, that I was completely unprepared for. Before my periods began my Mum had told me what to expect, I’d discussed it with friends at length and … Read more