Using Hypnotherapy and CBT to manage Anxiety and Panic.
Anxiety and panic are distinct, although not necessarily unrelated, conditions.
Anxiety is generally a response to a perceived threat, which may be real and immediate, more distant, or sometimes not apparent at all. Panic attacks may be expected, in response to particular and previously identified triggers, or unexpected, with no obvious cause, and tend to occur very suddenly.
Both conditions can have a significant effect on everyday life. Hypnotherapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) offer different ways of understanding and managing the thoughts, feelings and responses associated with anxiety and panic.
If you’d like to read more about clinical studies into the use of clinical hypnosis in the treatment of anxiety, you can find more information HERE.
How anxiety or panic may affect you?
“…anxiety is often caused by having a mistaken belief, and then making the mistake of believing it…”
Anxiety and panic affect many people’s lives, but the way they are experienced varies considerably from person to person.
Here are some of the symptoms and experiences I regularly encounter among clients.
Feeling unable to relax is very common. As well as being highly unsettling and exhausting, persistent anxiety can affect your relationships, work and everyday life.
Feeling that something bad is about to happen is another manifestation of anxiety I see often. The “something” may vary from fears about death or illness to more everyday worries about job security, finances or even being liked.
Being unable to sleep, or experiencing poor-quality sleep, can also be associated with anxiety. The effects of poor sleep can themselves make it harder to cope with anxious thoughts and feelings.
I cannot thank Paul enough for all that he has done for me over the past few years. He has helped me overcome obstacles that, at the time, seemed like mountains but calmly, mindfully and patiently we have worked through so much.
My approach to helping
manage anxiety and panic.
Anxiety and panic affect people in many different ways, and until I hear about your particular experience, my mind is open as to precisely the best way to help. Having said that, the core therapies and tools I work with can all have a role to play in managing anxiety and panic.
Hypnotherapy
Hypnotherapy offers us a way of working with some of the thoughts, feelings and automatic responses associated with anxiety and panic while you are in a relaxed and focused state. You remain aware and in control throughout the process.
CBT
CBT can be particularly helpful in understanding the relationship between thoughts, feelings and behaviour. It provides practical ways of recognising and changing patterns of thinking that may be contributing to anxiety.
Mindfulness
I find that learning to practise mindfulness benefits many clients experiencing anxiety and panic. It can provide a practical “mental maintenance” tool that you can use in everyday life when unsettling thoughts and feelings arise
I have been helping clients deal with anxiety and panic since I began practising in 2008.
I came to train as a therapist in mid-life, following a long and often stressful career in business. Today, I practise Hypnotherapy and CBT and also make use of Mindfulness, drawing on these different approaches according to the needs of the individual client.Begin dealing with anxiety today
I see clients at my consulting rooms in Highgate, North London and Radlett, Hertfordshire. I can also work online where appropriate. This gives us the flexibility to arrange sessions that are convenient for you.
Book a FREE Initial Consultation
I’d be pleased to arrange an initial telephone consultation with you. This will help me to understand your particular situation, and will help you to decide if you’d like to see me for therapy.
This initial consultation is completely free of charge, and without any obligation to proceed.