How it works…

What is Solution-Focused Hypnotherapy?

Solution-Focused Hypnotherapy is a modern, evidence-based approach that blends the best of talking therapy (psychotherapy) with the deep relaxation and focus of hypnosis.

It's a gentle, future-focused method that helps you make positive changes by focusing on solutions, rather than current problems or the past.

What does “Solution-Focused” mean?

Unlike traditional talking therapy, which often involves digging into the past or talking about your current issues or problems, “solution-focused” psychotherapy is all about what’s going well, what you want to be different, and the small, manageable steps to get you there.

It’s gentle, collaborative, and empowering - you'll never be pushed to revisit old wounds. Instead, we’ll focus on your strengths, your progress, and your ‘ideal self’.

How does “Hypnotherapy” work?

Hypnotherapy involves guiding you into a safe, natural state of focused attention and deep relaxation, a bit like daydreaming or being completely absorbed in a book or film. In fact, we all drift in and out of this kind of trance state many times a day!

In this calm, focused state, your mind becomes more open to positive suggestions, making it easier for new, helpful thought patterns and behaviours to take root.

You’re always in control - it’s not about being “put under”, instead it’s about creating the right conditions for your brain to do what it does best: learn, adapt, and change.

Why they work so well together…

Solution-Focused Hypnotherapy brings together two approaches that naturally complement each other.

solution-focused psychotherapy helps you identify what’s working, set clear goals, and build the confidence to move towards them. It’s a practical and structured way to focus the mind on possibility and progress.

Hypnosis, on the other hand, helps quiet the inner noise - the self-doubt, stress, and mental clutter - so your mind becomes more receptive to the ideas and solutions you've already started to form. It also activates the parasympathetic nervous system (your body’s natural ‘rest and digest’ state), helping to calm the stress response, lower anxiety levels, and create the physical conditions for clarity, focus, and emotional balance.

Together, they don’t just help you understand things differently, they help you think differently.

By creating new neural pathways in the brain, this process gradually rewires unhelpful thought patterns, so that feeling more positive, motivated, confident, and calm starts to happen naturally. It becomes your new normal - the new you!