Do you have a Fear of Public Speaking? 

Have you considered Hypnosis for Public Speaking? A fear of public speaking is actually a common situation for many people and the severity of the symptoms can vary. It can develop into a social anxiety and sometimes into a phobic state with unwanted symptoms, including severe blushing and palpitations. The anxiety is heightened by a fear of expectations, and of being focused on, rather like feeling you are the wanted centre of attention.

Change is possible with Advanced Hypnotherapy and NLP techniques .

Hypnosis for Public Speaking treatment strategy involves helping a client to a position of calm, learning progressive relaxation techniques and self-hypnosis (simple visualisation) so that a person is enabled with a sense of control towards examining the fear. Further techniques involve supportive ego -strengthening techniques to rebuild confidence. Sometimes a person’s fear or phobia may be linked to past or present anxieties and worries and these may not always be in the person’s conscious mind. Other stages of therapy include desensitisation towards the fear itself. With the use of projected hypnotic visualisation and specific NLP techniques new levels of coping can be achieved. Therapy is then used towards rehearsing with the client an ability to cope successfully in what were previously difficult situations and this is undertaken hypnotically when the client is under relaxation techniques.

Hypnosis Public Speaking – Length of Treatment – this depends upon the history surrounding the symptoms and can range from 2-4 sessions.

Please telephone Sara on 07827 505389 to discuss your situation and have a free phone consultation!

Have you considered trying Hypnosis for Social Anxiety?
Stress and Social Anxiety can leave a person feeling alone and unable to relax with their friends.

Many people suffer at some time in their lives from stress or anxiety related issues. For some, this can spoil their ability to integrate fully in their working life and social life

When Hypnotherapy is combined with NLP it becomes a highly effective treatment for anxiety related issues and this includes panic attacks.

The method I use is very thorough and I tailor it to each individual’s personal situation. The diagnosis includes assessing your current lifestyle, and also your past history and anything that may still be impacting on your life. Treatment looks at want to achieve and how you are actually visualising your future life. For example, at your belief structure, the expectations you place upon yourself and your current reflexes and behaviour to specific situations.

Hypnosis for Social Anxiety – The treatment methodology  takes into account the best relaxation and therapeutic techniques to suit you and through integrating gradual levels of hypnosis and NLP, you will learn to respond to positive conditioning and new impulses, as we dissolve old disabling patterns of thinking. For example, we often unconsciously respond to negative triggers or engage in distorted patterns of thought, both of which influence our behaviour and general mood. Therefore, I will work with you to enable you to become more aware of triggers or unconscious negative responses and where appropriate, to help you to acknowledge and replace them with realistic, and more enabling beliefs.

The aim is to go forward with confidence and through the sessions, a positive change is established, as we build upon your own inner resources and belief structure. This enables you to move towards your goal, whereby you will remain more calm in challenging situations. The aim is that you develop what is called ego strengthening and you’ll start to notice the difference after the first treatment.

Sara has successfully helped clients with different levels of social anxiety and phobias. She also designs training courses in stress management and related issues for large corporations and firms.

Hypnosis for Social Anxiety – Tel 07827 505389

DISCLAIMER – Testimonials are provided for you to view results from hypnotherapy NLP and coaching and any claims on the website are client’s personal experiences. Since results may vary from person to person Sara is unable to offer guarantees of success. If you are interested in hypnotherapy NLP or coaching, Sara offers a free telephone consultation of up to 20 minutes to help you to determine whether therapy or coaching may be beneficial for you.

Are you worried about low confidence and self esteem?  A personalised Programme Confidence Coaching can help.

Confidence can mean different things to different people, depending upon the  related issue. However,  most people report a desire to feel less anxiety and stress about things. Are you worried that events going on in your life are outside of your control? Did you know that excessive anxiety and stress can have a negative effect on your personal wellbeing and impact on your confidence.

Many people report that the most stressful events are the ones where they feel personally out of control – out of their comfort zone. Does this seem familiar? For some, this may be a fear of public speaking in the workplace (or even at a wedding) For others, it can be the fear associated to redundancy, job change and relocation or low self esteem experienced after acrimonious divorce.

Sometimes, the anxiety symptoms can be physically disabling and some people report an experience of physical panic at the thought of certain situations.

When we have confidence, we feel positive that we can go out and engage in life, enjoying things. When we are confident we can start to develop stress resilience and in basic terms this means we have an inner strength and deeper levels of knowledge in our ability to cope with what comes our way.

Confidence Coaching Programmes include:  Advanced Hypnotherapy, NLP and Coaching techniques to help rebuild confidence.

Many clients have presented with low confidence and self esteem. Advanced hypnotherapy, NLP and Coaching can help as it focuses our self belief, through the process of ego strengthening, in our abilities to cope. Self belief influences our emotions and our motivation to engage with ‘our’ world.

If you are suffering from low confidence or simply want to improve you skills, please call Sara to discuss your situation and gain more information.

Confidence Coaching Programmes – Free Phone Consultation Tel 07827 505389.

Do you suffer from the discomfort of Irritable Bowel Syndrome?

How Advanced Hypnotherapy and NLP can help

There is extensive writing available in respect of the positive use of hypnotherapy to help people suffering from symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome. For example, the National Institute of Clinical Excellence, (NICE), frequently produces papers available on its website.

People who experience IBS have a bowel that responds more acutely to stress and this can have a negative impact on their quality of life. For sufferers of IBS, the main focus becomes the bowel symptom.

The exact cause of IBS is undecided but the symptoms can be exacerbated by stress and anxiety.

Using hypnotherapy for IBS can help by lowering stress and anxiety levels and changing the way a person perceives and reacts to pain. For example, since one of the triggers for IBS is stress, hypnotherapy is used to produce visualisation techniques to calm the stress that produces these cramps and therefore to give you a feeling of having control.

Hypnotherapy can help you to reach a more positive state and a feeling of calm in respect of knowing you have a means of coping.

Irritable Bowel Syndrome, please read the Treatments section on ‘anxiety and stress’ for further information or telephone Sara for a free phone consultation on 07827 505389.

Are you considering Hypnosis for Fears and Phobias?  Perhaps an unwanted Fear or Phobia is stopping you from enjoying your life to the full.  Common fears include:  Fear of Flying, Fear of Dentist and Injections,  Fear of Elevators, Fear of Heights, Fear of of Spiders, Fear of Examinations.

Change is possible with Advanced Hypnotherapy, NLP techniques and Structured Coaching.

The treatment strategy involves helping a client to a position of calm, learning progressive relaxation techniques and self-hypnosis (simple visualisation) so that a person is enabled with a sense of control. Further techniques include ego strengthening to build confidence and support towards examining the fear. Sometimes a person’s fear or phobia may be linked to past or present anxieties and worries and these may not always be in the person’s conscious mind. Other stages of therapy include desensitisation towards the fear itself. With the use of projected hypnotic visualisation and specific NLP techniques new levels of coping can be achieved. Therapy is then used towards rehearsing with the client an ability to cope successfully in what were previously difficult situations and this is undertaken hypnotically when the client is under relaxation techniques.

Length of Treatment – this depends upon the history surrounding the symptoms and can range from 2-4 sessions.

Hypnosis for Fears and Phobias:  for further information telephone 07827 505389

Important Message – Complementary therapies such as hypnotherapy, psychotherapy and NLP can work well with conventional medical treatments; however, they are not a substitute for medical treatment and we are required to state that if you have been diagnosed with a medical condition, or suspect you have a medical condition, you should consult your General Practitioner before commencing any form of alternative therapy treatment.

DISCLAIMER – Testimonials are provided for you to view results from hypnotherapy NLP and coaching and any claims on the website are people’s personal experiences. Since results may vary from person to person Sara is unable to offer guarantees of success. If you are interested in hypnotherapy NLP or coaching, Sara offers a free telephone consultation of up to 20 minutes to help you to determine whether therapy or coaching may be beneficial for you.

Are you considering Flying Relaxed Hypnotherapy?

Perhaps a Fear of Flying is interfering in your business life or your career plans? Is this Unwanted Fear stopping you enjoying your life to the full?

If so, you are not alone. Aerophobia (fear of flying) is quite common.
For many the fear begins long before even boarding the plane
This fear can spoil the excitement of what may be a special time or an important event. Whereas, imagine how it might feel not to have this thought “I’ll be relieved when it’s landed.”  And, imagine how it might feel to actually enjoy the journey – to actually enjoy the flight!

With Flying Relaxed Hypnotherapy change is possible with techniques from Advanced Hypnotherapy and NLP.

The treatment strategy involves helping a client to a position of calm, learning progressive relaxation techniques and self-hypnosis (simple visualisation) so that a person is enabled with a sense of control. Further techniques include ego strengthening to build confidence and support towards examining the fear. Sometimes a person’s fear or phobia may be linked to past or present anxieties and worries and these may not always be in the person’s conscious mind. Other stages of therapy include desensitisation towards the fear itself. With the use of projected hypnotic visualisation and specific NLP techniques new levels of coping can be achieved. Therapy is then used towards rehearsing with the client an ability to cope successfully in what were previously difficult situations and this is undertaken hypnotically when the client is under relaxation techniques.

Flying Relaxed Hypnotherapy length of treatment will depend upon the history surrounding the symptoms and can range from 2-4 sessions.

For further information, telephone 07827 505389 

IMPORTANT MESSAGE – Complementary therapies such as hypnotherapy, psychotherapy and NLP can work well with conventional medical treatments; however, they are not a substitute for medical treatment and we are required to state that if you have been diagnosed with a medical condition, or suspect you have a medical condition, you should consult your General Practitioner before commencing any form of alternative therapy treatment.

DISCLAIMER – Testimonials are provided for you to view results from hypnotherapy NLP and coaching and any claims on the website are people’s personal experiences. Since results may vary from person to person Sara is unable to offer guarantees of success. If you are interested in hypnotherapy NLP or coaching, Sara offers a free telephone consultation of up to 20 minutes to help you to determine whether therapy or coaching may be beneficial for you.

Manage Stress Hypnotherapy Programme for Wellbeing

Most people tell me they have large amounts of work to get through daily and as long as interruptions are minimal they can just about manage the pressure but they generally admit to feeling a sense of relief at the end of each day! However, many report of an increasing overlap and worry over things to do that carry forward to the next day and a feeling and sense of starting to lose control as they experience the feelings related to a sense of pressure building up.

Various official statistics show the increase in absenteeism from the workplace. The cost to UK industry is 13 billion. A report by Mind in 2011 states that British businesses lose an estimated £26 billion each year in sickness absence and lost productivity. With greater awareness and mental health support, Mind indicate businesses could save one third of these costs – £8 billion a year. (Source ISMA UK)

So, whilst some people may thrive on a sense of pressure, other people may feel the sense of an escalating loss of control. Stress is defined by the HSE as, the adverse reaction people have to pressure or other types of demand placed on them at work. (Source ISMA UK)

Which leads to the question, What Stresses You?

People experience pressure and stress in different ways. Some speak of external stressors, such as the expectations and demands from Managers or Directors whilst other people report of the pressure of their own inner critic’s demands.

• Other peoples’ expectations and a fear they cannot meet these and the ramifications
• A lack of appreciation from bosses for the job well done
• Lack of respect in the workplace for working overtime
• Inability to switch off from work or other problems and to sleep well
• Increased workplace expectations
• Internal fears of recalled past events and build up of pressure and self blaming

Can You Spot Your Increased Anxiety Levels?

People often speak of a niggling anxiety and further describe the physical sensations that build up through worries over increasing expectations. For example, feelings of increased heart rate, shortness of breath, tension in the chest, perspiration and palpitations: some people even report headaches and IBS.

Do some of these situations and triggers seem familiar?

• Job worries over a pending merger and acquisition
• New management leadership styles and conflict in communication
• Experiencing negative thought processes and physical symptoms of stress
• Nerves over pitches and presentations
• Lack of assertiveness, increasing procrastination, and unproductive time management

Manage Stress Hypnotherapy and how Advanced Hypnotherapy, NLP and Coaching can help you –

Sara will use the best techniques towards achieving your desired goal. You will also work on the logical process towards better understanding and these include: –

• Stress audit – do you recognise certain unhelpful behavioural patterns you could change?
• Calm clear communication and guidance in a non-judgmental setting
• Realistic, achievable goal setting through identification of main tasks
• Time management audit and goals setting
• Learning relaxation techniques to reduce and manage stress effectively
• Work life balance audit

Manage Stress Hypnotherapy, Telephone Sara on 07827 505389

Do you want to be able to sleep well at night – perhaps you’re considering Better Sleep Hypnotherapy?

Usually something has occurred to disrupt your sleeping patterns. Are you worried over work, relationships or career, and unable to switch off and get a good night’s sleep? Or, perhaps you’ve suffered depression and found this has affected your sleep.

For those who have suffered stress and depression I will briefly explain the link between depression and Insomnia . People who suffer depression often report anxiety and broken sleep patterns. The anxiety may be related to private life or work issues. Both depression and Insomnia may have links to a disruption in body rhythms. For example, worry can produce a troubled mind and in turn, a shortened sleep time. When sleep is under 6 hours a person is less likely to awake feeling relaxed and refreshed. There is considerable academic information on the net detailing this.

The link between Insomnia and depression becomes clearer in that the absence of a sound sleep pattern with control over unwanted negative thoughts means insomnia may trigger depression (through changing brain chemicals and body rhythms).

With Better Sleep Hypnotherapy you could learn a new easy plan for a good night’s sleep.

People often report symptoms in experiencing a continual and unwanted inner dialogue expressing repeated worries and fears – and they feel unable to switch this off. These fears then alert and arouse the individual to a state of anxiety, which in turn, produces muscular tension and a shortened and irregular breathing. Another issue with Insomnia is that people often present with other symptoms such as muscular aches, unwanted habits, headaches or IBS.

Better Sleep Treatment Methodology – using Hypnotherapy, NLP and Solution Focused approaches

My method as a registered advanced practitioner and stress management consultant is to use a combination of tried and tested methods tailored to suit individual needs – whether you have mild case of short term insomnia or more chronic symptoms.

• Learn progressive relaxation techniques – breathing, muscular relaxation, and cue setting
• A Sleep audit diary (with daytime additions) to help to identify negative beliefs and associative triggers,
• Learn enabling and empowering behavioural changes ….
• Learn how to stop and control unwanted negative thought patterns, triggers and associations
• Rational emotive and logical coaching structure with routine and rhythm for a restful sleep
• Assessing dietary, psychological and behavioural stimulants for change(ie – (caffeine, computer, noise)
• Learn self hypnosis and gain a feeling of peace and control.

If you think you may be suffering from depression you should contact you doctor for advice.

When a person’s ability to experience peaceful, restorative sleep, new solutions to the worries surrounding their depression can often be found.

For persons who are suffering depression, motivation may be low, therefore my methodology is tailored to help each individual to regain a sense of control by taking progressive small steps forward and building on these.

Telephone Sara on 07827 505389 

IMPORTANT MESSAGE – Complementary therapies such as hypnotherapy, psychotherapy and NLP can work well with conventional medical treatments; however, they are not a substitute for medical treatment and we are required to state that if you have been diagnosed with a medical condition, or suspect you have a medical condition, you should consult your General Practitioner before commencing any form of alternative therapy treatment.

DISCLAIMER – Testimonials are provided for you to view results from hypnotherapy NLP and coaching and any claims on the website are people’s personal experiences. Since results may vary from person to person Sara is unable to offer guarantees of success. If you are interested in hypnotherapy NLP or coaching, Sara offers a free telephone consultation of up to 20 minutes to help you to determine whether therapy or coaching may be beneficial for you.

 Is an Old Habit getting you down?

Is it plain annoying and upsetting? If so, I can help you towards positive and beneficial change.

People often present to me with various unwanted symptoms and the most frequent are in relation to unwanted habits

Unwanted habits may include ….

• Excessive comfort eating
• Gambling
• Alcohol intake
• Nicotine
• Nail biting /skin picking
• Teeth grinding / mouth chewing
• Hair pulling
• Blushing
• Nervous ticks

Sometimes, it is a case of becoming more consciously self aware of the path we take towards reinstating these unwanted habits and conditioned responses. Generally they are linked to anxiety and stress.

As a highly qualified practitioner I want to help you towards change. I use varied and appropriate techniques to help you to become more consciously self aware of the triggers and any ongoing past history or beliefs which may be holding you back. This is the first stage, towards change.

Please contact Sara Howard on 07827 505389 to discuss your personal situation without obligation.

IMPORTANT MESSAGE – Complementary therapies such as hypnotherapy, psychotherapy and NLP can work well with conventional medical treatments; however, they are not a substitute for medical treatment and we are required to state that if you have been diagnosed with a medical condition, or suspect you have a medical condition, you should consult your General Practitioner before commencing any form of alternative therapy treatment.

DISCLAIMER – Testimonials are provided for you to view results from hypnotherapy NLP and coaching and any claims on the website are people’s personal experiences. Since results may vary from person to person Sara is unable to offer guarantees of success. If you are interested in hypnotherapy NLP or coaching, Sara offers a free telephone consultation of up to 20 minutes to help you to determine whether therapy or coaching may be beneficial for you.