Solution Focused Hypnotherapy - What is it?
Solution Focused Hypnotherapy (SFH) is a combination therapy, meaning it uses various techniques:
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‘Cognitive’ focuses on the way you think, whereas ‘behaviour’ focuses on what you do. CBT elements examine your learnt behaviours, habits and thought patterns. A healthy mindset is allowing your behaviours to influence your mood. Rather than your mood dictating your behaviour.
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This is the conscious use of language to help change thoughts and behaviour. It enhances self-awareness, communication and motivation.
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The backbone of SFH! Understanding how and why you feel the way you do gives you control and more self-compassion. Any ‘homework’ given, or mental tools provided, will be backed up by scientific studies so you deeply understand the reason behind them.
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Each session will include some thought provoking questions about your future self. We will break these down, which will lead you towards a small, achievable goal for that week.
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Hypnosis helps change unwanted and unhealthy beliefs and behaviours. It’s easier to use imagination, intuition, creativity and knowledge, in this state. Hypnosis enhances the positive psychotherapy work and makes it more likely for you to achieve the small goals set in therapy.
How is Solution-Focused Hypnotherapy different from traditional therapy?
Solution-Focused Hypnotherapy is future-focused. Rather than focusing extensively on the past, we focus on where you are now and where you want to be.
Going back over the past strengthens the negative emotions related to those events. So, you’ll never hear me ask about your childhood or past trauma.
My approach is rooted in neuroscience. You will learn how your brain works and why it influences your emotions, habits, and behaviours. We use this knowledge to make lasting changes.
Sessions are scientific, logical, and practical, without ignoring the importance of emotions. Together, we’ll explore what you want from life and create small, achievable steps to help you get there.
Pricing: £95 per session (1 hour), or book a block of 6 for £540 (saving £30). I have a sliding scale available for those unemployed and on benefits.
What exactly is trance/hypnosis?
Hypnosis is a natural state of focused attention. It’s something we all experience, usually 3-4 times a day! When you are doing something you have done many times before. For example, have you ever walked or driven a regular route and noticed you don’t remember the last few minutes? That’s trance. When you ‘zone out’ and get ‘lost in thought’. It’s when autopilot takes over.
We can take advantage of this in clinical hypnotherapy, and use this natural state intentionally. It supports your brain absorb new ideas, improve problem solving, reduce stress, and support change.
It regulates your nervous system, to feel safe again.
Hypnosis is not the same as meditation.
Meditation focuses on clearing the mind and being present.
Hypnosis is goal-oriented, using future visualisation and specific suggestions.
It activates theta brain waves, linked to focus, learning, and motivation.
And yes, it’s just as effective online as it is in person!
What a hypnotherapy session looks like:
Each session lasts 60 minutes, via video call from your own bed/sofa.
The first 30–40 minutes is talking therapy - discussing your previous week, exploring neuroscience, and setting goals. (Discover the types of issues I work with during these sessions).
The final 20–30 minutes is a deeply relaxing hypnotic trance, designed to consolidate our work and calm your nervous system.
Solution-focused hypnotherapy FAQs
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Solution-focused hypnotherapy (SFH) is a combination therapy that uses elements of CBT, NLP, neuroscience, goal setting and hypnosis. It focuses on where you are now and where you want to be, rather than revisiting the past.
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No, but it uses elements of CBT alongside NLP, neuroscience, goal setting and hypnosis. The main difference is that we focus on your future and on small, achievable steps, rather than spending time on your past.
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Yes. I work with adults across the UK and worldwide via video call, and we find a time that works across time zones.
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You can reach me anytime via my contact page or email. I aim to respond quickly - usually within one business day.
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I work with adults online, supporting anxiety, depression, trauma, skin conditions (such as eczema and TSW) and LGBTQ+ identity and wellbeing, among other issues. I don’t work with children, phobias, hypno-birthing or smoking. You can read more about the types of issues I work with.
“I would go as far as to say that I am a completely different person. Jennifer has taught me so much, realizing my self-worth and finally being able to let go of past trauma, which had such a hold over every aspect of my life.”