Initial 30 minute, no obligation consultation – FREE.

Taster/Relaxation sessions – £15 in a group setting/£45 individual session.

Workshop – 2-hour sessions, delivered live on Zoom, covering a range of topics from journal writing to sleep. £35.

Individual one-hour sessions are £70 per hour. In person or on Zoom.

Packages for Weight Loss, Stress and Anxiety Management, and Children and Young People are priced from as little as £127.

Recognising that an unhelpful habit or thought process has built up over time is and interesting idea and helps to give a framework to the possible solutions needed to sort it out. Please don’t get me wrong, it’s not an exact science! For instance, if you have regularly over eaten/eaten the wrong foods for say, the last 20 years, it’s not going to take 20 years to sort it out, rather it might take a more robust approach with some effective home tasks along the way to help set realistic goals and speed up progress.

Most clients experience some shift right from the first session, some report feeling better or more positive having just talked about the problem on the initial consultation. The smaller the steps, the more we get the subconscious mind on board and results will be apparent over time – in this way, the changes made are more likely to be sustainable.

I have worked with children from birth to 17 years of age, from a range of backgrounds and situations. This experience has given me countless tools and techniques that can be discussed and applied to a multitude of problems, issues and concerns. And the added benefit is that I am skilled with supporting parents and carers so that they feel empowered and more capable to deal with helping their children. Is there anything worse, from a parent’s perspective feeling inadequate or at a loss as to how to help their own child?

Children from as young as 7 years old can benefit from sessions using a mix of activities and hypnosis to effectively deal with many common issues. The sessions will vary from child to child and the content is different to what I might do with an adult client.

The child will be accompanied by an appropriate adult during the session but will not participate directly unless asked to do so. The child is my client and my focus will be on them.

Please see my website for further information – www.susangraingertherapy.co.uk/reasons-to-try-hypnotherapy/stress-and-anxiety-in-children-and-young-people/

When I first contemplated the idea of doing what I do on a virtual platform it did seem a bit scary. All I had known is working with my clients in my clinic room with all the tangible things that go along with that. It was a learning curve, that’s for sure. I feel proud of making these adjustments to continue to offer the service I have always done, now with the added extra of Zoom calls.

Some of my clients were sceptical but having had a go, reported that the therapy was just as effective as in person and there were some surprising advantages, one of which is the quote above.

Another advantage of Zoom is that an hour with me, is just that, an hour. No wraparound time for travel, finding a parking place, running in from the rain, etc. If you are local, face to face in person sessions may still be preferred but for my clients from a distance this can be a gamechanger.

I enjoyed the challenge of finding new, innovative ways to deliver the same great service. I made use of email more, phone call check ins and actually used the post (you know, snail mail) to send some paperwork activities to children and notebooks to adults.

And there is the thing that a lot of people are very sceptical of hypnosis and that is fine.

Fortunately, I am trained in many different disciplines of therapy so a tailored package can be arranged to suit individual needs and requirements. Remember, there is no ‘one size, fits all’ here!

Therefore, I am trained to use a blended approach, a mixture of talking, some Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), often Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), a Solution Focused Approached, Emotional Freedom Technique and Journal Therapy. One, or a combination of these effective strategies would be part of a treatment plan that we can discuss on consultation which is free, and non-obligatory.

I like to think of my service as a giant pick and mix counter.

I have lots of experience, techniques and interventions that will fit your problem. The collaborative approach relies on you, as the client, to choose what you like the sound of, what you think will fit in and what piques your interest. This way, we are wholly more likely to get the results you are after.

The nature of the relationship between supervisee and supervisor requires a degree of trust and understanding so, just as you would take time to research an appropriate therapist, the same should be applied to finding the right supervisor.

I am happy to answer any specific questions that you may have and go from there.

For more details please go to my profile on the NCIP website:

https://www.the-ncip.org/home

My first response would be yes, where it is appropriate. Let me explain. It very much depends on what the client is attempting to achieve and using aversion can help to cement a solution more deeply in the unconscious by making it as unpalatable as possible. Sounds great doesn’t it but a word of warning here. A few years ago, a client came to me for weight loss support and we were very successful in addressing issues that were preventing them from reaching their goals. One thing that remained was a deep desire to drink the diet version of a certain popular soft, fizzy drink. This desire would have them going out to the supermarket late at night in order to replenish stock for the next day and it was certainly not in keeping with the rest of the new lifestyle choices. I conducted a session of aversion therapy which worked well, a little too well maybe as not only was the client not wanting to drink said soft, fizzy drink but the inclination to consume anything fizzy was also gone!

The moral to the story is check out that you really want this behaviour to stop before trying aversion therapy as sometimes there are no ‘half measures’!!

Forming habits is a useful strategy for most issues like weight loss for instance. No ‘one thing’ is the magic key to achieving healthy lifestyle goals as it might be due to many things such as lack of motivation to exercise, portion control, craving for a certain type of food or a mindset that success is actually possible. Habits take a little time to catch on but you can rest assured that we will make as much progress as possible within the timescale set for your sessions and there is always the possibility of changes happening outside the appointments as the conscious mind will continue working long after the session has ended.

Psychology is the study of human behaviour and psychotherapy is an umbrella term for the many different ways of helping people with their thoughts and emotions. Hypnotherapy falls into this category, so the purpose of this article is to compare it with traditional forms of psychotherapy, such as working with a psychologist, psychiatrist or even a counsellor. Hypnotherapy has two significant advantages over other psychological approaches: Hypnotherapy deals directly with the subconscious mind. Hypnotherapy is usually far quicker in producing beneficial changes and results. These two factors are obviously linked. Hypnotherapy tends to be quicker, because it deals with subconscious thought processes, which are often the cause of many people’s problems. To be clear, I am not saying that hypnotherapy is superior, just that we have an advantage that sometimes can produce faster results than the other methodologies. Hypnotherapy can also sometimes produce results, where other methodologies might fail.

In hypnotherapy we can use this naturally occurring phenomenon to help rest and reset your mind. And because your brain already does this naturally and easy several times a day it senses no threat or worry. The conscious mind will ask a few questions I’m sure, but in the subtle art of therapeutic language we can keep that part busy, so the subconscious mind gets the full benefit.

Hypnotherapy is non-invasive, gentle and effective and has been around for centuries. The birth of modern hypnosis is said to lie with Franz Mesmer in the early 1800’s, so now you know where the word ‘mesmerising’ comes from. Today, it can be regarded with some scepticism, however, delivered in the right way by a qualified professional I believe it can be most helpful.

For qualified therapists and ethics, please look at these websites:

www.the-ncip.org

www.general-hypnotherapy-register.com

www.hypnotherapy-directory.org.uk

• Feel calmer and more in control.
• Feel lighter
• Have more energy
• Manage stressful situations better
• Make better choices
• Be more organised
• Rebalance
• Find your priorities
• Manage time

This is by no means the full extent of what a therapy session can achieve so if your issue, problem, desire is not on the list then please feel free to chat with me.

It’s a bit like having an intermittent fault on your car. The question is, do you try to nip it in the bud quickly or wait until there is a more serious problem?

And, just like taking your car to the garage you will not know what the problem is exactly, although you may have some inkling as it may be something that has happened before, or is similar, or that you have been aware of.

This is where expertise come into play. Asking the right questions to get the information on the problem so a correct diagnostic can take place is crucial. The collaborative approach works well in the information gathering stage and can continue to play an important role in checking out what is working well and what problems, if any, are still evident.

It is quite normal for someone to start a conversation with me along the lines of, ‘I just don’t feel right’ or ‘I’m aware of what I am doing but just can’t seem to stop’.

Rest assured, there is no judgement here, just gentle exploration of your experience of the problem or issue. Then the collaborative approach continues in the discussion on what would be a probable next step. There are always choices. You are always in the driving seat. I am simply the guide and will present options that, in my experience, will be useful for you.

So if it’s feeling out of sorts, needing a boost to confidence or self esteem or tackle a particular behaviour, let’s have a free, no obligation 30 minute chat to discover your way forward.

As an Accredited Member of the National Council of Integrative Psychotherapists I agree to adhere to the Code of Conduct which is readily available on their website – details below.

https://www.the-ncip.org/conduct

I trained with a company called MindWorks in Nottingham in 2014. I chose this course above others because of the high level of experiential learning involved. I remember thinking that I felt ‘thrown in at the deep end’ as from the very first module I was delivering techniques. But this proved to be a sterling way forward as it grew my confidence and made me eager to learn more.I now assist in training other students to become hypnotherapists with the same company and I am a qualified supervisor too.

I have been a full-time therapist ever since. And I love it!

I am insured as a full-time therapist for all the techniques and strategies I currently advertise.

I have had many roles in the children and families sector from the late 1990’s. All of these roles have had the need for some element of therapy in order to be an effective worker with families in challenging circumstances. Qualities such as active listening, demonstrating empathy, supporting people to problem solve and dealing with people in crisis was a day to day occurrence. And this built up a broad skill base.

In terms of qualification, I started out, in 1999, with a diploma in counselling skills which great enhanced my effectiveness in working with the issues faced by my clients. I then went on to add in Emotional Freedom Technique, Hypnotherapy and NLP, Journal Therapy, Weight Management Coaching and Solution Focused Brief Therapy, Inner Child Freedom Technique, Stress Management Practitioner and Hypnotherapy in Schools Practitioner.

I started my own therapy business in 2014, then as a trainee hypnotherapist but I knew right from the start that this was going to be what I did so I took the plunge. And I’ve never looked back.

You can find out more about me and my journey on my website at;

https://www.susangraingertherapy.co.uk/about-me/

Membership to governing bodies or regulators is optional to individual therapists. I find it very useful to be part of both the National Council for Psychotherapists and the General Hypnotherapy Register. I also advertise on the Hypnotherapy Directory which stipulates association to some overarching organisation and so can be seen as a standards element to the industry.

As an Accredited Member of the National Council of Integrative Psychotherapists I agree to adhere to the Code of Conduct which is readily available on their website – details below.

https://www.the-ncip.org/conduct

Take the car care analogy; you would obviously take your car to the garage to get expert advice if there was a presenting problem, but you may also have regular checks on your vehicle such as a service and MOT.

You would get the tyres checked and check the oil and water levels on a regular basis.
These checks give peace of mind and also may help to highlight any issue that is brewing so it can be quickly nipped in the bud before it becomes more bothersome.

Therapy sessions can also be used in this way. You may not have a problem to discuss, a phobia to sort out or a behaviour to modify. You might want to be more self-confident or have more focus. You may well want to understand more about how your mind works and why you think the things that you do. It is all good discussion and the information can stand you in good stead for the future.