Stress is a major fact of life in today’s fast-moving world. We all seem to be busy juggling work, families and other commitments, and it can sometimes feel quite overwhelming. Too often we find that our mental and physical health starts to suffer, and we then find it really difficult to cope.

A certain amount of stress is actually a good thing, as being bored and unfulfilled can be very stressful in itself. However, when we have too much on our plate, it can easily result in us being overloaded and ‘burned out’.

Hypnotherapy is a wonderfully relaxing treatment that can calm the nervous system, and promote feelings of well-being and positivity.

My treatment room is situated in the peace and quiet of the Suffolk countryside and many of my clients say that as soon as they enter the room, they start to feel so much better and more relaxed already. Even after the treatment, you can retain this feeling of tranquillity and calm by listening to a CD which I will especially record for you, that you can use every day for the ultimate in stress relief.

I often suggest to clients that the most important thing they can do to counter feelings of stress is to set aside between 10 and 20 minutes each day to just sit quietly, meditate or perhaps listen to a hypnosis CD.

Some of my clients benefit from a regular monthly hypnosis session, in which we can focus on specific issues - this seems to have the effect of helping them to be able to manage stress, and I sometimes like to think of it as a ‘mental massage’.

Whilst it may be possible to examine our lives and work out ways that we can reduce the stress in our lives, it is perhaps much more realistic to find ways that we can deal with it, and hypnotherapy can help a great deal in this respect.