Online Hypnotherapy FAQs

You can follow this link to my calendar and book your free consultation at a time that works for you. This link will take you to a page where you can choose a time and you will be asked to submit your personal details such as name and contact information to confirm your appointment. Initial consultations last 20 minutes and do not require you to submit any payment details.

This call isn’t a sales pitch. It’s a genuine two-way conversation: I’ll ask about your specific goal or challenge, explain how I work, and we’ll both get a clear sense of whether this is the right fit for you. If it isn’t, I’ll say so and, where I can, point you towards someone better suited. You’ll get a confirmation with the call details straight after booking, and there’s no obligation to go any further afterwards.

Every session is structured around you and your specific goal, and in most cases I use a 3-step approach across the two sessions:

1. We work on memories that have negative emotions attached to them and we neutralise the impact of those emotions.
2. I teach a tool you can use to dial down a negative emotion in the moment and dial up what you want to feel instead.
3. We let go of your core limiting belief that holds you back from achieving your specific goal and I teach you some more tools that support you around your specific goal.

Throughout all three steps you remain awake and totally in control. I won’t ask you to count down from 10 and expect your problem to have vanished when you open your eyes. All sessions are active and conversational from start to finish.

My price per 90 minute session is £275 incl. VAT, which includes a 10% discount I’m currently offering off my standard rate.

That covers a full 90 minutes of focused work, whereas most talking therapies book you in for 50 minutes and expect you back weekly for months. Because hypnotherapy and NLP work directly with the unconscious mind, most people need far fewer sessions overall to get a result (see below for typical session numbers*), so it’s worth weighing the total cost and time against what you’d spend elsewhere, not just the hourly rate.

I am a trusted Certified Master Hypnotist who has completed extensive training from industry-leading centres. Not only am I well qualified, which helps you feel assured you are in good hands, but I also take an empathetic and client-centred approach to my practice. I focus on making you feel at ease and personalise every treatment plan based on the unique goals of my clients.

I also don’t believe in magic wands. I’ll be upfront with you about what hypnotherapy can and can’t do, and I combine hypnosis with NLP and Havening™ techniques so that you leave sessions with concrete tools you can keep using long after we’ve finished working together, not just a nice feeling in the room.

Hypnosis and NLP work to deliver fast and effective results. Hypnosis works by allowing you to enter a deep state of relaxation. Once in this state, you can let go of old negative behaviours and thoughts and then positive thoughts and suggestions can be made to your unconscious to help facilitate your change in perspective, habits, and behaviours.

Most of what drives fear, anxiety and unhelpful habits sits below conscious awareness and it’s your unconscious mind reacting on autopilot, not something you can simply talk yourself out of. That’s why hypnotherapy and NLP work directly with those unconscious patterns, which is why clients often notice a genuine difference in how a situation feels within just one or two sessions, rather than months of gradual progress.

Hypnotherapy is extremely safe (when conducted by a trained professional). The majority of clients find it to be a relaxing and enjoyable experience.

Hypnosis itself isn’t some strange or unnatural state. You drift in and out of it every day, whether that’s zoning out on a familiar drive or getting lost in a good book. All I’m doing is guiding you into that same state on purpose and putting it to work. You can’t be made to do or say anything against your will, and you can bring yourself out of it at any point if you needed to.

Generally, when you are hypnotised, you remember everything that happens during your time in the hypnotised state. My hypnotherapy style is very active and involves a lot of conversation and you will remember everything from our sessions together.

This is quite different from the stage hypnosis you might picture, where someone appears to lose control or forget what happened. That’s entertainment, not therapy. In our sessions you’re a full participant throughout, which also means the changes we work on are ones you’ve consciously taken part in, not something done to you while you weren’t paying attention.

Before your first session I will send you a Pre-session Questionnaire, that will take around 1 hour to complete. You can fill this out on your laptop or computer and send it back to me so that I have time to review it before our first appointment.

It’s worth setting aside proper time for it and answering as honestly and fully as you can. As everything I do in your session is tailored around what you tell me here, so the more complete your answers, the more we can get straight into the work itself rather than spending session time on groundwork. Clients who put the time into their questionnaire consistently get the most out of their sessions.

Every person is different and your ability to be hypnotized may differ from someone else’s. However, the people most likely to benefit from it are those who are highly motivated to overcome an issue.

Being open to the process helps too. You don’t need to believe in anything mystical, but coming in curious rather than deeply sceptical tends to get better results, simply because hypnosis works with your cooperation, not against it. If I don’t think it’s the right approach for your situation, I’ll tell you that honestly during your consultation rather than take you on regardless.

Hypnotherapy reaches directly into the mind. In contrast, CBT is a technique that focuses on training the mind to react differently to stimuli such as fear or symptoms of a disorder.

In practice, that means CBT usually works at a conscious level which means learning new thought patterns and coping strategies you deliberately apply, which takes repetition and practice over time. Hypnotherapy works with the unconscious mind directly, which is generally why change can happen faster and feels less like effortful practice and more like the old reaction has simply stopped showing up.

Hypnotherapy aims to create lasting change by working with the unconscious mind. The results you see may differ from those of other clients, however, the majority of people experience long-term benefits from their hypnotherapy sessions.

Not only do my sessions aim to help you overcome your challenges but they will also equip you with tools and techniques to maintain positive changes.

Life still throws things at you, of course, and if something significant happens later that reopens an old issue, that’s not a sign the work didn’t hold, it’s just a new event to deal with, and the tools you’ve learned will help you deal with it faster than before.

Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) is commonly used in conjunction with hypnotherapy and I often use it in my practice to enhance the effectiveness of the treatment. NLP techniques focus on reprogramming the mind’s patterns, beliefs, and behaviours to achieve positive outcomes. By combining NLP with hypnotherapy, faster and more effective results can be attained.

Not only do my sessions aim to help you overcome your challenges but they will also equip you with tools and techniques to maintain positive changes.

The number of sessions required will depend on your challenge. In general, phobias and fears, lack of confidence, PTSD and panic attacks can be completed in two sessions. For anxiety and insomnia, I usually can advise after the consultation call if it will be a two or five-session process. Weight loss always take five sessions.*

This is a deliberately concentrated approach — you’re not signing up for months of weekly appointments. We work intensively over a small number of 90-minute sessions, which is part of why clients often see change quickly rather than gradually over an extended course of therapy.

Hypnotherapy trances come in two levels; deep and light. In my session, I use light trances. You will still feel in control, and remember everything that happens in the trace. You can imagine falling into a light trance similar to the moments before you drift off to sleep or a moment when you feel very relaxed.

You’ve probably experienced something close to it already without realising: that feeling of arriving somewhere after a familiar drive and not quite remembering the journey, or getting so absorbed in a film or book that the world around you fades out. It’s that same naturally focused state, just guided deliberately towards a purpose.

Havening™ is a psychosensory technique. It uses gentle touch on the hands, arms and face to help calm the amygdala, the part of your brain responsible for triggering fear, stress and traumatic responses. Where hypnotherapy works with your unconscious mind through relaxation and suggestion, Havening works directly with your nervous system to de-link a distressing memory from the emotional charge it still carries. Combined with hypnotherapy and NLP, it can create faster, more lasting change for anxiety, phobias, panic attacks and PTSD, because it’s addressing the physical root of the response rather than just the thoughts around it.

I’ll always explain exactly what Havening involves before I use it, and you stay fully in control throughout, nothing happens without your consent. It’s gentle and non-invasive, and most clients find it surprisingly soothing, often noticing an immediate shift in how a memory or trigger feels straight afterwards. I never use it in isolation; it’s woven into your bespoke treatment plan alongside hypnotherapy and NLP, based on what’s actually going to work for you and your goal.

Yes. Hypnotherapy relies on verbal guidance, tone of voice and the rapport between us — none of that requires being in the same room. Delivered over Zoom, I can use exactly the same techniques (hypnosis, NLP and Havening™) with the same depth as I would face-to-face, and research into telehealth-delivered talking therapies, including work from the University of Bristol, consistently shows outcomes on a par with in-person sessions. It isn’t the room doing the work, it’s the techniques and the person guiding them.

There are practical upsides too. You get to relax in a familiar, private space you’ve chosen yourself, which tends to deepen comfort rather than limit it, and there’s no travel time or waiting room eating into your day. For things like public speaking anxiety or workplace stress, being able to have a session from home or the office also removes a barrier that might otherwise put people off getting help at all. All you need is a stable internet connection, a device with a camera and microphone, and a quiet, private space where you won’t be interrupted for the full 90 minutes. Everything else, such as the questionnaire beforehand, the goal-setting conversation, and the work itself, happens exactly as it would in person.

Hypnotherapy isn’t a statutorily regulated profession in the UK, which technically means anyone can call themselves a hypnotherapist regardless of training. That makes it worth checking a practitioner’s credentials before you book: look for a recognised qualification such as Master Hypnotist or Clinical Hypnotherapist from an accredited training body, membership of a professional association (which usually requires proof of training, insurance and a code of ethics), and any further certification in complementary approaches like NLP or Havening™.

It’s also worth checking they carry professional indemnity insurance, are clear about confidentiality, and are upfront about how many sessions similar issues typically take rather than promising guaranteed overnight results. A hypnotherapist worth working with will also offer a free initial consultation so you can ask about their training and approach before you commit financially.

I’m a Certified Master Hypnotist with extensive training across hypnotherapy, NLP and Havening™, and I’m always happy to talk through my qualifications and experience on your free 20-minute consultation. Checking credentials isn’t being overly cautious and it’s the best way to make sure you’re working with someone properly equipped to help you.

Imposter syndrome, that persistent feeling of being a fraud despite real evidence of your competence, usually has roots in unconscious beliefs formed earlier in life, which is exactly the territory hypnotherapy is built to work in. Rather than arguing with the thought “I’m not good enough” at a conscious level, I work with your unconscious mind to find and reframe the emotional imprint driving that feeling, while NLP helps rewire the automatic self-talk that keeps it on repeat.

Most clients come to me for this after logic alone hasn’t shifted it, even when they can see plainly that their achievements are real because imposter syndrome usually isn’t a logic problem, it’s an emotional one, often tied to perfectionism, fear of judgement, or old experiences of not feeling “enough.” Sessions focus on building genuine, felt confidence rather than papering over the doubt, so you actually internalise your successes instead of dismissing them.

This is one of the most common issues I see among high-achieving professionals, and I tailor sessions to your specific triggers: big presentations, performance reviews, stepping into a leadership role, starting a new job. Most clients notice a meaningful shift within two sessions.*

Diets rely on willpower and restriction, which is exactly why so many don’t stick. Hypnotherapy for weight loss takes a different route: I work with your unconscious mind to address what’s actually driving your eating habits such as emotional eating, stress snacking, boredom, or routines around food you’ve had for years. Instead of white knuckling the cravings, we reprogram the automatic response behind them, so healthier choices start to feel natural rather than like a constant battle.

Sessions usually combine hypnosis with NLP to build a stronger, more positive relationship with food and with your own body image, alongside addressing whatever emotional triggers have historically led to overeating. This isn’t suggestion alone doing the work. It’s about giving you a genuinely different internal response to the situations that used to derail you. Because sustainable weight loss is rarely just about food, we may also touch on motivation, self-esteem and stress management, since these usually sit underneath the eating behaviour itself.

Weight loss is one of the goals that always takes five sessions, giving enough time to build patterns that outlast the sessions themselves.

Yes, it’s one of the most common reasons clients come to me. Public speaking anxiety and interview nerves usually come from your unconscious mind treating the situation as a threat, triggering a fight-or-flight response even though there’s no real danger. That’s what shows up as a racing heart, blanking on your words, shaking, or wanting to bolt from the room. None of which reflects your actual competence or preparation.

Hypnotherapy works by calming that unconscious threat response and replacing it with a feeling of genuine, calm confidence, so your nervous system stops treating a presentation or interview like something to escape. I always bring in NLP alongside this to reframe negative self-talk and build a stronger association between the situation and your own capability, rather than fear. Because this is an amygdala-based response, it tends to respond well and quickly to this kind of work and many clients need only two sessions*.

I won’t promise you to turn you into one of the Obamas. The goal is to feel comfortable in these kind of situations and have a toolbox to deal with some nerves, should they arise.

This is one of the biggest misconceptions people bring to their first session, and it’s often exactly what makes people nervous to book one at all. Stage hypnosis is entertainment. The participants are usually chosen from the audience precisely because they’re naturally suggestible and happy to perform, and what looks like “loss of control” on stage is driven far more by social pressure and showmanship than by the hypnotist having any special power over someone’s mind.

Clinical hypnotherapy is a completely different exercise. It’s a calm, guided process where you stay awake, aware and in control the entire time — nothing happens without your consent, no one can make you say or do anything you don’t want to, and you can bring yourself out of it whenever you choose. There’s no audience, no performance, and no script written to entertain anyone. The only aim is therapeutic change, working at your pace.

Once people understand that distinction, it’s usually the point where trying hypnotherapy stops feeling like a leap of faith. It’s a great thing to raise on your free consultation if you’ve ever felt unsure about it.

Yes. Confidentiality is fundamental to how I work, and everything you tell mem in your consultation, your questionnaire, and your sessions, stays private between us. I don’t share what you tell me with anyone else, except in the rare circumstance the law requires it, such as a genuine safeguarding concern.

Because sessions happen over Zoom, it’s worth taking a few precautions on your end too: Use a private, quiet space where you won’t be overheard, make sure your device and Zoom account are secure, and close anything that might notify or interrupt you mid-call. If you ever have a specific question about how your information is handled, just ask me directly during your consultation.

Many clients actually find it easier to open up from the privacy of their own home than they would in an unfamiliar clinic waiting room. Feeling confident that what you share stays exactly that is a big part of being able to relax fully into a session and that, in turn, is what makes the work effective.

In most cases, yes. Hypnotherapy is often used alongside other support rather than instead of it, and a lot of clients find combining approaches gives them the best of both. As it addresses the conscious, cognitive side of an issue as well as the deeper unconscious patterns that talking therapy alone doesn’t always reach. Hypnotherapy and CBT work quite differently, which is exactly why some people find the two complement each other well.

That said, always mention any other treatment, medication or diagnosis you’re currently receiving during your free consultation or on your pre-session questionnaire, so I can tailor sessions safely around your wider care. I’ll never encourage a client to stop medication or step back from other professional support as that’s a conversation that belongs with your prescribing clinician, not with me.

If you have a diagnosed condition, are under the care of a psychiatrist, and/or take medication that affects your mood or nervous system, I need you to check with your GP or specialist that hypnotherapy is appropriate to run alongside your existing care. Being open about your full picture just means we can build sessions around what will genuinely help you.

This is one of the most persistent myths about hypnotherapy, and it just isn’t accurate. Hypnosis isn’t something done “to” someone against their will. It’s a cooperative process, and almost everyone has the capacity to enter a relaxed, focused state, because it’s one your mind already moves through daily, like losing track of time while you’re absorbed in a task, or missing what someone said to you because you were somewhere else in your head. Being strong-willed or highly intelligent doesn’t make you resistant to it. If anything, people used to focusing their attention deeply often find it easier to engage with.

What actually makes a difference is willingness. Because hypnotherapy is collaborative, clients who show up open and genuinely motivated to work on their goal tend to respond fastest. That’s not because other people “can’t” be hypnotised, but because trust and relaxation naturally deepen the experience. Scepticism itself isn’t a barrier either; plenty of clients arrive unsure what to expect and still get a great result once they understand the process. Funny enough, the sceptics usually get the best outcomes and I still haven’t figured out why.