Anxiety & Stress
It’s human to feel stressed, and natural to feel anxious at times, before a big moment or during a change in life. But when worry settles in and won’t lift, it can leave you feeling tense, tired and on edge.
Over time, anxiety can show up in many ways: racing thoughts, panic, not sleeping well, feeling detached, health worries, social anxiety, or physical tension in the body. It can feel like you’re getting through each day rather than living it.
Your body isn’t failing you. These feelings are often your nervous system’s way of trying to keep you safe, and you don’t have to carry them alone.
How therapy can help
Together, we can make sense of what’s driving your anxiety, notice what your mind and body need, and find ways to bring some calm back into your days. Where it helps, I’ll share what we know about how stress affects the mind and body, so that what you’re feeling begins to make sense.
Choosing how we work
There are three ways we can work together. You choose whichever feels right, and you can change your mind at any point: integrative work is flexible and built around your needs and wishes.
- Counselling on its own. A calm space to talk openly about what’s been building up. We can explore where the anxiety comes from and how it affects your life, and I can weave in CBT, solution-focused approaches and mindfulness practices where they help.
- Hypnotherapy on its own. Solution Focused Hypnotherapy combines Solution-Focused Brief Therapy with guided relaxation in hypnosis. I use positive suggestions to help calm an overactive nervous system and reduce stress.
- A mixture of both. For example, talking things through in counselling, with hypnotherapy sessions alongside or later on.
Not sure which to choose? We can talk it through on your free call.
Taking the first step
If you’d like to talk, we can start with a free 20-minute phone call. It’s a chance to ask any questions and see whether working together feels right for you.