Hypnotherapy Blog
Please Note: A Personal Perspective
These blog posts are drawn from my own reflections and experiences as a practising hypnotherapist. Over the years, I’ve written about themes and observations that have emerged in my therapy room, always with care and respect for my clients’ journeys.
The content here is intended to inform, inspire, and offer insight—but it’s not meant to act as medical advice or to suggest that hypnotherapy offers guaranteed results. Every individual is unique, and what works for one person may not work for another.
Thank you for reading with an open mind—and I hope you find something that resonates with you.
Hope you find my blogs useful and if there is something you would like to read in a blog? Please email me at lorraine@hsoh.co.uk
When I refer to clients that I have worked with, I have permission to use their stories and change their names, too, for confidentiality reasons.
How Hypnotherapy Changed My Life – Lorraine Gleeson
How Hypnotherapy Changed My Life — And How It Could Change Yours Over 30 years ago, I was in a...
Regression in Hypnotherapy: Are We Looking Back the Right Way?
Are We Right in Always Looking Back? In hypnotherapy, there’s a long-standing debate about whether...
Why Do My Emotional Patterns Keep Coming Back? (And What Actually Helps)
Why Do Some Emotional Problems Keep Returning? Many people come to hypnotherapy feeling frustrated...
Is Hypnotherapy Safe? What Really Happens in a Hypnotherapy Session
Many people are curious about hypnotherapy, but also feel a little unsure about it. Perhaps...
Why Willpower Fails (And What Works Instead) Hypnotherapy
Why Willpower Fails (And What Works Instead) Every January, every Monday, every “right, that’s it”...
Happy New Year – A Gentle, Focused Approach to Weight Loss
Happy New Year! There’s something about the start of a new year that naturally makes us pause,...
Hypnotherapy Can Help with Blood Pressure
Hypnotherapy Can Help with Blood Pressure I’ve recently been working with a good friend of mine,...
How effective is Hypnotherapy for Fears?
How Effective Is Hypnotherapy for Fears? One of my favourite things to work with is fears. This...
How to Find a Hypnotherapist That’s a Good Fit for You
I had hypnotherapy over 30 years ago, long before the internet took off. At the time, I was...
You’re Allowed to Choose More Than Just CBT
If you've ever been told by an NHS professional that you should stop hypnotherapy while doing CBT,...
Hypnotherapy – Can I Go Under?
Hypnotherapy – Can I Go Under? As a hypnotherapist, one of the most common things I hear from new...
How to Spot Misleading Marketing in Therapy and Wellness Services
How to Spot Misleading Marketing In recent years, personal development and therapy-like services...
How Can Hypnotherapy Help with Your Wellbeing?
I regularly have hypnotherapy myself and have done for many years now. What first prompted me to...
Holistic Health: Treating the Whole You, Not Just the Symptoms
What does holistic health really mean? To me, it means treating people as whole human beings — not...
How Hypnotherapy Can Help You Overcome Fear
How Hypnotherapy Can Help You Overcome Fear Have you ever felt trapped by a fear that you know...
How can Hypnotherapy Help Motivate you?
How Can Hypnotherapy Help Motivate You? Do you ever set ambitious goals, only to find your...
How Can Hypnotherapy Help You?
How Can Hypnotherapy Help You? Hypnotherapy can help most people with at least one challenge in...
How can hypnotherapy help Children?
How can hypnotherapy help children? Hypnotherapy works with the imagination, and children have an...
How hypnotherapy can help with getting over a relationship.
How can hypnotherapy help you get over a relationship? Love relationships are very close to my...
How visualisation can help with healing -Hypnotherapy
Healing through hypnotherapy - one hypnotherapist's story. After our quarterly hypnotherapy...
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