Anxiety Relief with Cognitive Behavioural Hypnotherapy

Understand anxiety. Work with it. Change your response.

Anxiety can feel overwhelming, confusing and exhausting. It may show up as overthinking, worry, tension, panic, avoidance, self-doubt, racing thoughts, tightness in the body or a constant feeling that something is wrong.

Even when you logically know you are safe, your mind and body may still react as if there is a threat.

Cognitive Behavioural Hypnotherapy can help you understand how anxiety works and begin changing the patterns that keep it going.

What is anxiety?

Anxiety is not a sign that something is “wrong” with you. It is a natural protective response. The mind and body are trying to keep you safe.The problem is that anxiety can become overactive. It can start responding to imagined danger, future possibilities, uncomfortable sensations or everyday situations as if they are real threats.This can create a cycle:

Anxious thoughts → uncomfortable feelings → physical symptoms → avoidance → temporary relief → more anxiety later

For example, you may avoid a situation because it feels uncomfortable. In the short term, this brings relief. But over time, the mind learns that the situation must be dangerous, and the anxiety becomes stronger.

How CBH can help with anxiety

Cognitive Behavioural Hypnotherapy combines practical CBT tools with hypnosis, relaxation, mindfulness, imagery and mental rehearsal.The aim is not to “switch off” anxiety completely. The aim is to help you understand it, regulate it, and respond to it in a more helpful way In sessions, we may work on:

• Understanding your anxiety cycle

• Identifying anxious thoughts and predictions

• Reducing avoidance and safety behaviours

• Learning calming and grounding skills

• Working with physical tension and nervous system arousal

• Practising new responses in imagination

• Building confidence through gradual exposure

• Developing more balanced ways of thinking

What we may work on

Anxiety can appear in different ways. These sessions may be helpful if you struggle with:

Overthinking and worry
Constantly replaying situations, imagining worst-case scenarios or finding it hard to switch off.

Social anxiety
Fear of being judged, criticised, embarrassed or not being good enough around other people.

Panic and physical anxiety symptoms
Racing heart, tight chest, dizziness, breathlessness, shaking or feeling out of control.

Avoidance
Putting things off, staying away from certain places, avoiding conversations, opportunities or situations because they feel too uncomfortable.

Stress and emotional overwhelm
Feeling constantly on edge, tense, irritated, drained or unable to relax.

Fear of uncertainty
Needing reassurance, trying to control everything or struggling with “what if” thoughts.

A practical and structured approach

CBH is not about forcing positive thinking or pretending anxiety does not exist.

It is about learning how your mind and body respond, then practising new ways of relating to anxious thoughts, feelings and sensations.

You may learn tools such as:

Tension release and breathing
To reduce physical tension and calm the body.

Mindfulness and present-moment awareness
To step back from anxious thoughts instead of getting pulled into them.

Socratic questioning
To examine anxious predictions and develop more balanced thinking.

Imaginal rehearsal
To mentally practise coping with situations in a calmer and more confident way.

Gradual exposure
To gently reduce avoidance and build real confidence over time.

Self-hypnosis
To practise relaxation, emotional regulation and positive coping skills between sessions.

What sessions are like

Sessions are calm, practical and collaborative. We look at what is happening in your specific situation, rather than using a one-size-fits-all approach.

Together, we explore:

• What triggers your anxiety

• What thoughts and images appear in your mind

• What you feel in your body

• What you tend to avoid or do to feel safe

• What new responses would be more helpful

The goal is to help you feel more capable, more in control, and less ruled by anxiety.

Free online case study sessions

I am currently completing my training in Cognitive Behavioural Hypnotherapy and offering free case study sessions as part of my professional development.

These sessions are suitable for people who want to better understand their anxiety and begin working with it using a practical, evidence-based approach.

All sessions are held online via Zoom video call.

Book a free consultation

A short consultation call gives us a chance to talk about what you would like help with, whether CBH feels like the right approach, and how the case study sessions would work.

Contact

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