Hypnotherapy for Stress, Burnout and Sleep Problems in South London and Online

More people than ever are asking for help with stress, and I think that is a good thing. Many of the clients who arrive worn out are the capable ones, the people who hold the family, the job and the diary together. They are not failing. Their nervous system has been in high alert for so long that high alert has become normal.

Burnout rarely arrives overnight. It builds through small things: overriding your own limits, putting everyone else first, telling yourself you will rest when everything is done. Part of my work is helping you notice those patterns, and the beliefs underneath them, so that recovery is something you can keep up, not another thing to fail at.

Before we talk techniques, I ask a few questions. How much sleep do you actually need, not what you think you should need? Some people function well on six hours and others need ten. Then: what is your story about sleep? Do you believe resting is lazy or self-indulgent? And what do you gain from not sleeping? Perhaps it is the only quiet time you get, or it feels productive. Those answers matter, because a part of you may be quietly choosing late nights.

Once we have untangled that, we build a sleep routine that is yours. It does not have to be long, but it needs to be the same every night: a wind-down, a bedroom that works for you, screens off, and some calming audio to help your mind let go. Hypnosis sits at the centre of this, teaching your body how to move into deep relaxation on cue.

We lower your baseline stress using hypnosis, breathwork and body-based techniques informed by Polyvagal Theory. We look at what is driving the overload, whether that is perfectionism, people-pleasing, or work that never stops. You will leave with practical tools to use between sessions, and you can also try my free audio guides on the resources page.