Hypnosis for Fears and Phobias
Do you have a specific fear or phobia that is stopping you living your life to the full? Can’t go on holiday because of a fear of flying? Afraid to go to the park because of all the dogs running around? Or perhaps your phobia of needles is stopping you getting the medical treatment you need?
Your fears and phobias may cause you to experience many uncomfortable feelings such as a racing heart, sweaty palms, feeling sick, or just generally feeling uncomfortable or hypervigilant. Your mind may race uncontrollably with thoughts of what could happen. And in extreme cases, some people faint.
The good news is that you can stop letting your fears and phobias limit your life. The combination of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and hypnotherapy has been used for decades and is highly effective to help people overcome their fears and phobias.
Harness the power of your mind through CBT and hypnosis to overcome your fears and phobias
Our sessions will begin by building a hierarchy of your feared situations, ranking them from least feared to most feared. We will identify and tackle the underlying thoughts and beliefs that are causing your fear and phobia, and I will help you to learn new, more helpful ways to cope with your fears and the difficult thoughts and feelings you experience.
We will use hypnosis to allow you to rehearse the skills you’ve learned whilst imagining a feared situation, starting with the least fearful, and gradually working up your fear hierarchy. This enables you to practice those skills safely and effectively in your imagination before trying them out for real. As you successfully overcome each feared situation, you will find it easier and easier to tackle the situations you previously found most fearful.
Fears of objects, situations or activities, such as:
Fear of dogs or other animals
Fear of spiders or insects
Fear of flying
Fear of driving
Fear of the tube/underground
Fear of exams
Fear of heights
Fear of confined spaces (claustrophobia)
Fear of injections / needles
Fear of surgery
Fear of blood
Fear of the dentist
Fear of the dark
Fear of water
I help people overcome a wide range of fears and phobias
Social phobia:
Fear of social situations
Fear of blushing
Fear of sweating
Fear of public speaking
Fear of business meetings
Fear of stuttering
Agoraphobia:
Fear of crowded places
Fear of leaving the house
Fear of public transport
To discuss your fear or phobia and find out how cognitive behavioural hypnotherapy could help you to overcome it, get in touch to arrange your FREE 15-minute introductory call