Standard Solution Focused Hypnotherapy
One session at a time. One useful step at a time.
Solution Focused Hypnotherapy offers flexible, one-to-one
support for people who would benefit from a gentler, more responsive approach
before, instead of, or prior to PERMA Pathways.
It combines solution-focused conversation with therapeutic
trance to help you move from problem-focused thinking toward calmer, clearer,
more resourceful states.
This may be the right starting point if life currently feels
too unstable for a structured programme, or if you would prefer to work one
session at a time.
Sometimes the right support is gentler and more flexible
PERMA Pathways is a structured, content-rich 10-session
programme. That can be powerful for the right person at the right time.
But it is not always the right first step.
Standard Solution Focused Hypnotherapy may be more
appropriate if:
This is not a lesser option.
It is simply a different kind of support.
Sometimes the next useful step is not a full
pathway. Sometimes it is one good session, one useful conversation, and one
small movement in the right direction.
A future-focused, collaborative way of working
Solution Focused Hypnotherapy combines Solution Focused
Brief Therapy with therapeutic trance.
The emphasis is not on endlessly analysing the past. It is
on helping you understand what is happening now, notice what is already
improving, identify useful next steps, and support your brain and body in
moving toward calmer, more resourceful states.
The approach is collaborative.
You are not treated as a passive recipient. You remain the
expert on your own lived experience. My role is to help you access your own
resources, clarify your direction of travel, and strengthen your ability to
respond rather than react.
The work is grounded in a simple practical idea:
Use the present to build the preferred future.
This draws on your existing SFH material around
future-focused, goal-oriented, collaborative therapy and the pragmatic
principles of Solution Focused Brief Therapy.
Support for stress, anxiety, low mood, sleep, confidence,
and change
People often come to Solution Focused Hypnotherapy when they
recognise that something needs to change, but they are not yet sure what the
best structure for that change should be.
Standard SFH may help with areas such as:
Because this work is holistic, people sometimes notice
improvements in areas they did not originally come to work on. For example,
working on stress may support sleep. Working on confidence may affect
relationships. Working on habits may create more energy and clarity.
The aim is not simply to reduce symptoms.
The aim is to help you begin moving in a better direction.
Calm conversation. Useful direction. Therapeutic trance
A typical Solution Focused Hypnotherapy session is
structured, but flexible.
We may include:
The focus is on what helps you move forward.
That does not mean ignoring difficulty. It means not
allowing the difficulty to become the whole story.
Trance is not about losing control
Many people arrive with understandable questions about
hypnosis:
Will I still be in control?
Will I remember what happens?
Can I get stuck?
Will someone be “doing hypnosis to me”?
The answer is simpler than the myths suggest.
Therapeutic trance is usually experienced as a focused,
absorbed state. You remain in control. You are not asleep. You are not being
controlled. You are not being made to do anything against your will.
In my work, trance is collaborative.
It is something we do together to support calmer, clearer,
more resourceful states. Over time, you can also develop your own self-hypnosis
skills so the benefits are not limited to the therapy room.
Modern hypnotherapy is not about dependency:
It is about building your agency.
A grounded, professional approach
Solution Focused Hypnotherapy draws on Solution Focused
Brief Therapy, a collaborative and future-focused therapeutic approach with an
established evidence base.
My own practice combines Solution Focused Hypnotherapy with
positive psychology, structured reflection, therapeutic trance, and a strong
emphasis on building your own agency.
The right therapist matters.
Fit matters. Rapport matters. Professional standards matter.
You should feel able to ask about qualifications, professional membership,
insurance, ongoing development, how sessions work, and whether the approach is
right for you.
Good therapeutic work begins with honesty.
Sometimes standard SFH is the right starting point.
Sometimes PERMA Pathways is more appropriate. Sometimes another form of support
may be needed first.
The first conversation helps us discern that.
Flexible support, one session at a time
Standard Solution Focused Hypnotherapy is available on a
session-by-session basis.
It may be the right route if you want flexible support,
prefer to work at your own pace, or need a gentler starting point before
considering a structured programme.
Session fee: £80 per session
Session length: usually around 60 minutes
Format: online 1:1 sessions
The first step is a suitability conversation.
That conversation is not about persuading you. It is about
understanding what you are looking for and whether standard SFH, PERMA
Pathways, or another form of support is the most appropriate next step.
Where next?
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wellbeing programme.
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Hypnotherapy, or another form of support is the right next step.
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