About Solution Focused Hypnotherapy
What if feeling better wasn’t a distant goal but a step that you could take today?
What is hypnosis?
Hypnosis is a natural state of focused attention and relaxation. It’s similar to the feeling you may experience when daydreaming, driving a regular route or loosing track of time watching a film. In this calm, comfortable state, the mind becomes more open to positive and helpful suggestions.
Rather than taking control of your mind, hypnosis simply helps quiet the busy analytical part of the brain. This allows you to access the subconscious mind where habits beliefs and automatic responses are stored. Because of this, hypnosis can help you make meaningful and lasting changes more easily.
During hypnosis you remain fully in control. You can hear everything that is said and you can come out of the relaxed state at any time. Most people describe the experience as peaceful and enjoyable.
In Solution Focused Hypnotherapy, hypnosis is used to support your strengths, build confidence, reduce stress and encourage new, healthier patterns of thoughts and behaviours. It’s a gentle yet effective way to promote positive change by working with the mind in a focused and solution orientated way.
How does it work?
When you enter a hypnotic state, brain activity shifts. The prefrontal cortex (the area responsible for critical thinking, decision making and self-monitoring) temporarily becomes less effective. At the same time, the limbic system (responsible for emotion and memory) becomes more engaged. This change allows helpful suggestions to bypass the usual mental filters and reach the subconscious mind more directly, where deeper habits and emotional patterns are stored.
Hypnosis also activates the parasympathetic nervous system, often called the ‘rest and digest’ system. This reduces activity in the sympathetic nervous system, which is responsible for the body’s ‘fight or flight’ response. As a result, heart rate, muscle tension and stress hormones decrease, creating a state of calm that supports clearer thinking and emotional regulation.
In this relaxed state, the brain becomes more receptive to forming new neural pathways, which is why hypnosis can be so effective in helping people replace old habits and patterns with healthier and more positive ones.
FAQs
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Psychotherapy can be incredibly beneficial and its effects are often enhanced when combined with hypnotherapy. Hypnosis is a natural state of focused attention and deep relaxation. During sessions you’ll be gently guided into this state allowing you subconscious mind to be open into making positive changes which the conscious mind may not be able to accept through direct suggestion.
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Your initial consultation is designed to be a relaxed session to explore your goals and understand how hypnotherapy can support you. Together we’ll discuss what you hope to achieve and explore how many sessions you might need. I also cover a brief brain explanation where I explain how the brain create stress and anxiety and how hypnotherapy can help and how I work with clients. There’s no obligation to book further sessions it is simply an opportunity to ask questions, explore how I can support you and to see if we are a good fit to work together.
Following sessions focus on the progress you’re making and provide practical tools to help continue working towards your goals. You’ll have the opportunity to explore and process your thoughts in a way that feel helpful and productive. Sessions include guidance into a relaxed state of hypnosis to help support the positive changes you’re making.
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Boost confidence and self belief
Reduce anxiety, stress and overwhelm
Break unwanted habits
Improve focus, clarity and decision making
Strength resilience and emotional wellbeing
Enhance sleep quality and relaxation
Overcome fears, phobias and limiting belief's
Create a more positive mindset and outlook on life
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The initial consultation is a relaxed and friendly chat where we talk about what’s brought you here and the changes you’d like to make. Together we will explore your preferred future and I’ll explain in simple terms how the brain works and how hypnotherapy can help you move forward.
We will also discuss what future sessions will look like together and you’ll have time to ask any questions you may have. By the end you’ll leave with a clear understanding and a sense of optimism for the positive changes ahead.
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Yes, you are aware of what is happening during hypnosis. It is a calm and focused state of deep relaxation. You still have control of your mind and have control of yourself. In the rare occasion that someone may be so relaxed and comfortable they may drift off to sleep but even if that does happen the subconscious mind will continue to respond positively to the process.
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A typical session is calm, structured and focused on positive change. We will begin with a conversation about your goals / progress and anything that has gone well since our last session. During this time, we may use solution focused tools such as scaling to measure how you’re feeling and the miracle question to help you imagine your preferred future.
Next, you’ll be guided into a comfortable state of relaxation. During hypnosis your mind becomes more open to positive suggestions that support your goals. It is a peaceful state and you always remain fully in control.
The sessions ends with time to gently return to full awareness, feeling calm, refreshed and more confident about the changes you’re working towards. Each session builds on the last, helping you make steady, meaningful progress in a supportive and encouraging environment.
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The number of sessions needed varies from person to person depending on your goals and how quickly you respond to the process. Because Solution Focused Hypnotherapy is a forward looking and efficient approach, many clients notice positive change in just a few sessions.
For some goals such as reducing stress, building confidence or improving sleep around 6 – 12 sessions is often enough. More complex or long-standing issues may require longer but we always work at a pace that feels comfortable to you.
Together, we review your progress regularly so you can see how far you have come and decide when you are ready to finish therapy. My aim is to help you achieve meaningful, lasting change in the shortest time possible.
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Online Solution Focused Hypnotherapy works in much the same way as in-person sessions and many clients find them just as effective if not more. The structure of the session is identical and the only real difference is that you are in the comfort of your own home.
As long as you have a quiet space, a stable internet connection and somewhere comfortable to sit or lie down, online sessions can feel just as personal, calming and impactful as face to face.
Many clients enjoy the convenience and flexibility of online therapy and appreciate being able to relax in their own familiar environment. The results, process and benefits remain the same. What matters most is that you feel safe, supported and comfortable.
