Hypnotherapy for fears and phobias in Lewisham

The most common include fear of spiders, heights, flying, snakes, enclosed spaces, needles, vomiting, public speaking and the dentist.

The difference between a fear and a phobia is strength: a fear is a normal reaction to danger. A phobia is a fear that is much stronger than the situation calls for and starts to affect your life, for example turning down holidays because of flying.

A specific phobia is an intense fear of one particular thing, such as spiders, heights or needles. Specific phobias usually respond very well to hypnotherapy.

Complex phobias, such as agoraphobia and social anxiety, involve fear of wider situations and are often linked to general anxiety. Hypnotherapy for these lowers your overall anxiety as well as working on the specific fear.

You work on your fear in your imagination, while deeply relaxed. I go at your pace, so you feel comfortable throughout.

You look at pictures of spiders or snakes only if you want to. Most of the work happens in your imagination during hypnosis, at a pace that feels comfortable.

Yes, hypnotherapy can help before a flight you have already booked. Many clients come to me with a trip in the diary. Sessions before the flight, and the personalised recording, which you can listen to on the way, help you feel calm when you travel.

Yes, many clients listen to it on the way to the airport and during the flight. You just need headphones and the recording downloaded to your phone.

Yes, hypnotherapy can help with panic attacks caused by a phobia. As your fear response settles, you stay calmer in the situations that used to trigger panic. I also teach you techniques to stay calm in the moment.

Yes, hypnotherapy can help with more than one phobia. Many people have more than one fear, and they are often linked. I can work on them together or one at a time.

Yes, phobia hypnotherapy works online. Online hypnotherapy works very well for phobias, because the work happens in your imagination. For agoraphobia and travel fears, starting at home is often easier.

Yes, hypnotherapy can help with fear of lifts. Fear of lifts is usually a form of claustrophobia. Hypnotherapy helps you feel calm using lifts again, at work, in shops and at home.

Yes, hypnotherapy can help with fear of escalators. Fear of escalators is often linked to fear of heights or of falling. Hypnotherapy helps you feel steady and calm using them, including the long escalators on the tube.

Yes, hypnotherapy can help with fear of crowds. Fear of crowds (enochlophobia) can make concerts, shopping and busy stations stressful. Hypnotherapy helps you feel calm in busy places.

Yes, hypnotherapy can help with fear of the dark. Fear of the dark (nyctophobia) is more common in adults than people think. Hypnotherapy helps you feel relaxed at night and in dark places.

Yes, hypnotherapy can help with fear of cats. Fear of cats (ailurophobia) can make visiting friends and walking down the street stressful. Hypnotherapy helps you feel calm around cats.

I'm an award-winning Senior Clinical Hypnotherapist with over 20 years' experience, a BSc (Hons) in Psychology, five hypnotherapy qualifications and CNHC registration. I have helped many people with fears and phobias and I work at a pace that suits you.

The number of phobia hypnotherapy sessions you need depends on you and what you want to achieve. I talk this through with you in your first session, and many clients notice a difference after the first one.

You can find the fees for phobia hypnotherapy on my pricing page.

Yes, you are in control the whole time you are in hypnosis. Hypnosis feels like being deeply relaxed and absorbed, like being lost in a good book. You can hear everything and open your eyes whenever you want.

Most people say hypnosis feels like deep relaxation. Your body feels heavy and comfortable, your mind is calm and focused, and time often seems to pass quickly.

You need a laptop, tablet or phone with Zoom, a pair of headphones and a quiet room where you will be undisturbed. A comfortable chair, or a bed to lie on, is ideal.

Yes, online phobia hypnotherapy with me is secure. Sessions take place on Zoom, which is encrypted, and the practice is registered with the Information Commissioner's Office (ZB654528), so your information is handled securely and confidentially.

The personalised recording is a hypnosis audio that I make for you, based on what you want to achieve. You listen to it between sessions, ideally every day, to reinforce the work you do together.

You only share what you are comfortable sharing. Some techniques, such as Curative™ hypnotherapy, explore where a problem started, and much of that work happens in hypnosis. I always work at a pace that feels comfortable for you.

Yes, you can have phobia hypnotherapy wherever you live. Because sessions are online, I work with clients across London and the rest of the UK, as well as in Lewisham and South East London.

Appointments run Monday to Wednesday. A 24-hour cancellation policy applies.

Yes, I am a registered hypnotherapist. I am registered with the Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council (CNHC10269) and the General Hypnotherapy Register (3034), I hold the Senior Qualification in Hypnotherapy Practice (SQHP), I follow the GHSC code of ethics and I'm insured with Balens.

Yes, most people remember their hypnotherapy session. Some parts may feel dreamy, in the same way you remember a daydream, which is a normal part of relaxing deeply.

Yes, hypnotherapy is safe. Hypnosis is a natural state of focused relaxation that people go into every day, for example when absorbed in a film. I'm a qualified, registered and insured Senior Clinical Hypnotherapist with over 20 years' experience.