Solution Focused Hypnotherapy - Edinburgh & Online
Flexible one-to-one support, one session at a time.
I offer Solution Focused Hypnotherapy for adults in Edinburgh and online across the UK.
It combines solution-focused conversation with therapeutic trance to help you move from problem-focused thinking
towards calmer, clearer and more resourceful states.
Standard Solution Focused Hypnotherapy may be a good fit if you want help with a particular issue, would prefer to work one session at a time, or want a gentler and more flexible approach than a structured programme such as PERMA Pathways.
£80 per session | Around 60 minutes | Online 1:1 | No block commitment required
Is Standard Solution Focused Hypnotherapy right for me?
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 help with:
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.
How Solution Focused Hypnotherapy Works
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.
What Happens in a Session?
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.
What Therapeutic Trance Is - and Isn't
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.
Training and Professional Standards
I trained with the Clifton Practice Hypnotherapy Training School and hold the Diploma in Solution Focused Hypnotherapy.
My work is informed by ongoing professional development across Solution Focused Hypnotherapy, positive psychology,
wellbeing, and related areas of psychological development.
Professional standards matter. You should feel comfortable asking any therapist about their training, approach, insurance,
professional standards and whether their way of working is appropriate for you.
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.
Fees and Taking the Next Step
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.
£80 per session | Usually around 60 minutes | Online one-to-one
The first step is a suitability conversation.
That conversation is not about persuading you. It is about
understanding your needs and whether standard SFH, PERMA
Pathways, or another form of support is the most appropriate next step.
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