Phobias: You Can Learn to Feel Differently

A phobia can make something that seems perfectly ordinary to other people feel overwhelming. But it doesn't have to stay that way.

Whether it's a fear of flying, heights, spiders, dogs or something more unusual, Cognitive Hypnotherapy can help you understand how that response developed and support you in finding a different way to respond.

You don't have to confront everything at once. We work together, at your pace, taking manageable steps towards greater freedom and confidence.

Your Brain's Bodyguard

Imagine having a bodyguard whose job is to keep you safe.

That's rather like the protection system in your brain. It's constantly looking out for you, learning from your experiences and doing its best to protect you.

Sometimes, though, that bodyguard becomes a little overenthusiastic. It starts treating perfectly ordinary situations as though they might be dangerous. That's often what happens with a phobia.

The important thing to understand is that your brain isn't working against you. It's trying to help, using something it has learned along the way.

And just as your brain learned that response, it can learn a different one.

Using Cognitive Hypnotherapy, we work together to help your bodyguard recognise when you're safe, allowing you to respond with greater calm, confidence and freedom.

You don't have to tackle everything at once. We work at your pace, taking manageable steps towards the things you'd like to enjoy again.