Wellbeing In Mind
At Wellbeing In Mind Hypnotherapy (Essex), I combine hypnosis with solution-focused therapy and NLP (neuro-linguistic programming) to facilitate positive change in a relatively short period of time. This approach blends therapy and hypnosis in a gentle and supportive way that is outcome-focused, meaning you don’t have to talk about your problems. In fact, we actively avoid discussing issues because that keeps you stuck in the past. Instead, we work together on moving you forwards to a brighter future.
With the right tools and support, everyone is capable of making positive changes in their life. As a form of talking therapy, Solution Focused Hypnotherapy represents a modern approach that combines psychotherapy with hypnosis to help you identify solutions and take those all important steps towards your desired future. Working collaboratively together, I encourage you to focus on your strengths and tap into the wealth of useful resources that are already within you. I incorporate hypnosis to enhance relaxation, deepen your focus and facilitate the process of change. Applying elements of neuroscience, I help you to understand your brain’s role in creating that change by building new neural pathways.
Solution Focused Hypnotherapy is effective across a wide range of issues and aspirations, including:
- Anxiety
- Stress
- Overwhelm
- Depression
- IBS
- OCD
- Panic attacks
- Phobias
- Trauma
- Confidence
- Self-esteem
- Sleep issues
- Pain management
- Weight management
- Performance improvement
- Smoking/vaping cessation
Maybe you don’t relate to the above list? Oftentimes we accept our everyday experiences as the norm without realising that we are actually struggling with some form of anxiety. The good news is that it is very treatable with hypnotherapy. So, if you experience any of the following, it’s possible you have an anxiety disorder or that anxiety may be exacerbating pre-existing issues (although any concerning symptoms should always be checked out with your GP first):
- Feeling nervous, anxious or on edge
- Low mood
- Unexplained sadness
- Excessive or uncontrolled worry
- Distressing thoughts
- Feelings of doom
- Irritability
- Restlessness
- Low energy or fatigue
- Disturbed sleep
- Nightmares
- Muscle tension
- Headaches or migraines
- Aches and pains with no obvious cause
- Palpitations, racing heart, light-headedness
- Inability to find positives in life
- Social withdrawal
- Loss of appetite or overeating
- Difficulty concentrating or making decisions
- Increased nail-biting or skin-picking
- Flare-ups of inflammatory-related conditions
- Unhelpful coping mechanisms (such as drinking, smoking, vaping or non-prescription drug use)
A few sessions of Solution Focused Hypnotherapy can really help to bring your symptoms back under control and put you on the path to better mental and physical wellbeing. Hypnotherapy is a skilled communication method aimed at directing your imagination in a way that helps you elicit changes in some perceptions, sensations, feelings, thoughts and behaviours. It is gentle yet incredibly effective. Even better, the skills and insights you gain will continue to be beneficial long after the therapy is complete.
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Solution Focused Hypnotherapy
How it works
Diving into your problems and figuring out the root cause may seem like an obvious approach to better mental wellbeing, but all that does is keep you stuck in a cycle of anxiety. Instead, I focus on helping you to reduce stress by building more positive habits into your life.
I teach you how your brain works to create and maintain anxiety and how that underpins all the issues and aspirations listed further up this page. More importantly, I help you understand what you can do to break the cycle.
Hypnosis forms a key part of the therapy, as it leverages the brain’s natural processes to reduce stress, promote healing and facilitate positive behavioural change. Various myths abound regarding hypnosis but it’s actually a very natural state of altered awareness that we all go in and out of many times during the day.
Also known as trance, I induce this state through a gentle process of guided relaxation. It brings the conscious and subconscious parts of your mind together in focus so that you can better access your vast intellectual resources and get the very best out of yourself.
What to expect
It all starts with a free initial consultation where we do some information gathering and build an understanding of what you want to achieve. I explain some key concepts about how your brain works in terms of forming and resolving problems, which then sets the context for illustrating how Solution Focused Hypnotherapy will help you.
Each therapy session is built around you sharing what’s been good for you during the week and how you are feeling currently, followed by a structured question and answer discussion to help you identify a next step you can take to move closer to your desired outcome.
The final part of the session is the one that most clients really love! It’s the time where you get to relax back, close your eyes and do absolutely nothing except drift in and out of trance. It may not seem like much, but that’s the powerful bit that enables your mind to absorb and reflect on the work that you’ve done in the session. I also provide you with a hypnosis recording to use at home, which further enhances the therapeutic effect.
Pricing
Initial Consultation
45 mins
Free
Therapy Session
1 hour
£90
Smoking/Vaping Cessation
2 hours
from £250
Solution Focused Hypnotherapy is usually highly effective over 6-12 sessions. Phobia work can be as little as 4 sessions. Smoking/Vaping Cessation can be a single 2-hour session, subject to an initial assessment.
Blocks of 6 sessions are available for £480 (giving you a saving of £60).
Please be aware that hypnotherapy is effective, however results may vary and success is not guaranteed. A degree of willpower and commitment is required, particularly for addictions, weight management and smoking/vaping cessation.
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Let Me Introduce Myself!
I’m Helen – a clinical Solution Focused Hypnotherapist & Psychotherapist and a certified NLP Master Practitioner
Since leaving a lengthy corporate career where I worked in learning & development for a large global company, I have been pursuing my passion of helping others to be the best version of themselves that they can. It may seem obvious but I’ve come to the conclusion that our mind is the most important tool we will ever own! It shapes who we are and how we perceive the world around us, influencing our mental and physical health, our happiness and ultimately our outcomes. I’ve always had a fascination with human behaviour – why we do what we do, what drives us, how some people seem to be more successful than others – and I’ve come to realise that it’s largely based on mindset.
I hold a Diploma in Solution Focused Hypnotherapy (DSFH) from the Clifton Practice of Hypnotherapy Training (CPHT) and a Hypnotherapy in Practice Diploma (HPD) accredited by the National Council for Hypnotherapy (NCH).
It’s time to put yourself back in the driving seat of your life!
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We can meet via Zoom from the convenience of your home or in-person at Silver Street Clinic in Maldon.
If you’re local to Tollesbury in Essex, I also offer in-person sessions there.
What Do Past Clients Think?
Anxiety and chronic fatigue
Whilst I may have the occasional feeling of anxiety now, it has reduced enormously compared to when I first started the hypnotherapy. I have felt heard and ‘cared for’ by Helen during the time we have spent together. She is professional, friendly, listens deeply, reflects back to check in, explains the process and offers other useful and interesting information to explain what is going on and how the hypnotherapy can help to improve my everyday life.
Although I live near enough to visit for sessions each time, for personal (health) reasons it has been more convenient for me to work with Helen via Zoom for most of our sessions. Helen is warm and welcoming, both online and in person. I wasn’t sure what to expect initially, but I’ve found the sessions to be very beneficial for my wellbeing. I can definitely recommend working with Helen.
K.H. (retired)
June 2025
Stress and resilience
I came to hypnotherapy to learn new strategies to help change my mindset into a more positive way of thinking and to stop the negative thoughts spiralling out of control. I wanted to find ways to relax, clear my mind and build my resilience to cope with difficult situations better.
My weekly sessions with Helen have been excellent, very productive. The supportive strategies Helen has given me for positive thinking and the relaxation techniques have greatly benefited me. My ways of thinking have improved, and so have my resilience and overall mental wellbeing.
I am truly grateful that Helen came into my life when she did as I had been experiencing a very challenging time in my mental health. Helen has taught me how to change my mind set into a more positive one, remind me of hope and find the enjoyment in life again. I have turned a corner because of Helen’s support and guidance throughout my hypnotherapy sessions. I would very much like to thank Helen for her compassionate approach helping me during my well-being journey into positive thinking. Her meditation audio is so relaxing and soothing, giving me a real sense of comfort.
I consistently come away from every session feeling more positive and looking forward to the next one. I am so thankful I began hypnotherapy sessions and that it has been Helen to support me through my journey. Thank you for everything Helen!
K.P. (teacher)
June 2025
Because there are no legal restrictions regarding who can practise as a hypnotherapist, I want to reassure you that I am properly trained and qualified! The professional bodies to which I belong have already done the due diligence so that you don’t have to, but feel free to look me up and double-check.
Diploma Solution Focused Hypnotherapy (DSFH) from the Clifton Practice Hypnotherapy Training (CPHT)
Hypnotherapy in Practice Diploma (HPD) from the National Council for Hypnotherapy (NCH)
Member of the AfSFH (Association for Solution Focused Hypnotherapy)
Member of the NCH (National Council for Hypnotherapy)
Registered with the CNHC (Complementary & Natural Healthcare Council)
Registered with the Hypnotherapy Directory
Registered with the GHR (General Hypnotherapy Register)
Member of the ANLP (Association for NLP) – NLP Master Practitioner, Professional Standard: GOLD
Enhanced DBS checked, registered with the ICO (Information Commissioner’s Office), fully insured
