'It was a unique, very personal experience. I am normally a sceptic about these things but it was definitely worth it.'

Alison Wytchwood, Yorkshire Evening Press, July 21, 2007

'Another fab week, just returned from a competition with a first! It has just transformed my life. Thank you so very much.'

Heather Wilkinson, show jumper, Lancashire.

'I have not touched a cigarette since I saw you, and it feels so good to be free of them. I truly believe that I look better, and feel so much fitter. I have really felt a huge difference in that respect.

Thanks so much for what you have done for me.'

Geraldine Williams, York

'Stopping smoking with Sophie's help was so easy compared to all the other ways I'd tried. From the day of the hypnotherapy session, I knew that I no longer wanted to smoke.'

Trevor Holmes, Wakefield

'Thank you for all your help and support. For someone who on that first day believed it would never work, it has been one of the best decisions of my life... What you have given me is the tools to use when things seem to be getting on top of me. I still use the self hypnosis nearly every day.'

David Nevison, York

'I sometimes struggled to just 'sit down and do it' with some aspects of my work. After my first session with Sophie, we managed to get straight to the cause and I could feel the benefits almost instantly!'

David Lawrie, music producer, York

'We've got rid of a major stumbling block, so thank you very much! I'm really, really enjoying it, and on Sunday, my final set I realised as we came back to the dock, I'd just been totally in the zone, which is exactly, above all, what I wanted to achieve.'

Paul Marshall, water skier, York.

Let go of stress

When did you last give yourself time to truly relax?

And I don't mean flopping in front of the TV.

I'm talking about deep relaxation of your body and mind.

These days, most of us have increasingly busy and pressured lives, and we have the headaches, backaches and background feelings of anxiety to show for it.

A certain level of positive stress is good for us, helping us to rise to everyday challenges and get things done. However, over time, if we have a tendency to accumulate surplus stress and tension in our bodies, it can begin to surface as panic attacks, intrusive thoughts and even illness.

Are you shelving your problems for later?

When you don't have a lot of time for yourself, time to spend simply relaxing and noticing your thoughts and feelings as they arise, you can all too easily become dissociated from your emotions. Perhaps you're in the habit of shelving your problems for some later date when you'll have more time to deal with them. But then that time somehow never seems to arrive and you end up feeling more and more dissatisfied, unhappy and frustrated. Sound familiar?

Do you have difficulty 'letting go,' 'winding down,' resting or sleeping?

If you haven't relaxed properly for years, sometimes it's very difficult to 'let go' of stress and tension. This is where hypnotherapy - and self-hypnosis techniques - can be particularly valuable. The more you practice some kind of deep relaxation technique, the easier it becomes to take a quick five-minute 'power-relax' in the middle of the day, or wind down and get a good night's sleep.

Fun, friendly therapist wants to help you to let go of stress!

I specialise in helping people to let go of stress, whether it's the stuff of everyday living, work and family, or the fall-out from traumatic events (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder). In addition to helping you with specific stress-induced problems through hypnotherapy treatment, I will work with you to help you to look at the whole balance of your life, assessing your current stress trigger points and developing a practical plan to help you to feel calm, energised, confident and fulfilled.

And if you think therapy has to be long, serious and hard work - think again! I believe that it can be creative, full of humour and fun!

Call me on 0781 260 6350 for a confidential discussion about how I can help you to breathe out stress and breathe in health and happiness.

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