Phobias
Overview:
Is there something that absolutely terrifies you?
Something you avoid at all costs - even when you know, logically, that you’re safe?
If facing it feels impossible, even for a million pounds, it’s likely you’re experiencing a phobia.
A phobia is an intense, overwhelming fear that triggers a powerful physical and emotional response. When faced with the perceived threat, your body reacts as though you’re in danger - even when your conscious mind knows otherwise. This often leads to avoidance behaviours and distress that can feel completely out of proportion to the situation.
Phobias tend to be very specific, and they can quietly shape the choices you make, limiting your freedom and disrupting everyday life.
Some phobias grow out of natural aversions. For example, a mild discomfort around spiders can gradually intensify over time until it becomes overwhelming. Others develop after a distressing or traumatic experience, and some patterns can even be learned or reinforced within families.
From a neuroscience perspective, the amygdala - the part of the brain responsible for detecting threat - plays a central role. If your brain strongly associates something (like the buzzing of a wasp) with danger, the amygdala can trigger the fight-or-flight response instantly, before logic has time to intervene. This is why phobic reactions can feel so sudden, intense, and difficult to control.
The reassuring news is this: phobias are learned responses - and what has been learned can be gently unlearned.
Hypnotherapy works with the subconscious mind, where these fear patterns are stored, making it a highly effective and compassionate approach to treating phobias.
Facts:
Approximately 10 million adults in the UK are estimated to have some form of phobia.
Phobias can develop at any age, but they are often first seen between the ages of 15 and 20.
Whilst men and women are equally likely to develop phobias, men are more likely to seek treatment.
How hypnotherapy can help you:
During a Hypnotherapy Session, we work with both your conscious mind and your subconscious mind.
You will be gently guided into hypnosis, where you’ll experience a state of deep, blissful relaxation - a space where the nervous system can soften and the mind becomes more receptive to change.
At the heart of this work is a shift from force to flow - from effort, pressure, and inner conflict to ease, calm, and inner peace. When we stop fighting ourselves, space is created for change to unfold naturally and sustainably.
While in hypnosis, you will receive direct suggestions, gently leveraging your brain’s neuroplasticity and encouraging the formation of new neural pathways - an essential part of long-lasting change.
We use ego-strengthening techniques to support a healthier sense of self, increased self-trust, and a stronger sense of inner stability and purpose.
Together, we work to identify and replace negative thought patterns and self-limiting beliefs with more supportive, empowering ones.
We will gently explore your specific triggers, learning how to manage - and often reduce or eliminate - their emotional charge.
Where appropriate, formative memories may be revisited and softly re-coded, allowing the subconscious mind to update old responses that are no longer serving you.
We also identify and challenge any secondary gains - the hidden reasons a pattern may have been unconsciously maintained.
Alongside hypnosis, we explore practical coping tools including NLP anchoring, tapping (EFT), breathing techniques, and grounding practices you can use in everyday life.
Some clients find it particularly helpful to work with their inner child, rebuilding a sense of safety, reassurance, and self-compassion, or to reconnect with their intuition - sometimes referred to as inner guidance - strengthening their ability to trust themselves and their choices.
Between sessions, you will be encouraged to listen to a bespoke audio recording and, where helpful, engage with reflective practices such as a positivity journal to support integration.
When you feel ready to complete your therapy, you will receive a Longevity Plan designed to help embed the changes you’ve made and support you in moving forward with confidence and independence.
Testimonials
Transformation in 3 simple steps
Discovery Call
20 minutes - Free - a chance to get to know each other and ask any questions you might have about hypnotherapy.
2. Initial Consultation
60 minutes - £25 - time to explore your goals, background, preferred style of working together and a taste of hypnosis.
3. Hypnotherapy Session
60 minutes - £85 - tailored and targeted sessions supporting you connect with calm and feel back in control.
