Depression

Depression is a mental health condition that can make you feel very down, low, unhappy. You may struggle with simple daily activities like brushing your teeth, or lose interest in things that you used to enjoy. According to the Mental Health Foundation, depression is currently the number one mental health problem worldwide.

Depression is common. Depression is treatable, and I can help you.

There are many signs and symptoms of depression. You may only have one or two of these, maybe many more, but it’s important to go to your Doctor/General Practitioner (GP) if you’re experiencing any of these symptoms for the majority of the day, for two weeks or more.

The signs of depression to be aware of are:

• a low mood
• feeling sad and/or angry
• lack of energy
• loss of interest or enjoyment in
• activities you used to like
• difficulty concentrating
• feeling tired more easily
• low self-confidence
• different sleeping habits (difficulty sleeping or sleeping more)
• different eating habits (eating more or less than usual)
  feeling guilty or that you are worthless

Solution Focused Hypnotherapy is incredibly effective at easing depression, it really is. By replacing previous behavioural patterns with more positive neural pathways, I can work with you to gently, and at a pace that you are comfortable with, move forward one step at a time. Never focusing on the problems, sessions are always positive and forward looking. It is very safe, it is very gentle and it really does work.

“I started sessions with Clare during a time when my mental health had severely deteriorated due to an overload of anxiety, followed by a deep depression caused by a build up of stress in both my personal and professional life. I was struggling to manage my professional workload, cope with everyday events and not let family worries overwhelm me. I had got to the point where I felt ‘broken’ and needed to take some time off work.

I now understand how my brain works, what is going wrong when it isn’t and what I need to do before it gets to an unmanageable point again. I can recognise my limitations and have put in place some new ‘behaviours’ that have enabled me to manage the stresses I was not able to manage before. This is long term change, and what I needed. Clare has supported me in retraining my responses and reactions to stress. I cannot thank her enough. It really does work! EB”

EB has now returned to work, recognised her limitations and put firm boundaries in place.

“Clare really helped me to retune my way of thinking. I’d like to think I’m a calmer, better version of myself, and I’m definitely in a much better headspace since letting Clare in. I would 100% recommend giving hypnotherapy with Clare a go! TD”

“My sessions with Clare have made a significant improvement to my day to day life. I was sceptical at first, however, I am really happy with the outcome and I would highly recommend her! AS”

“When I started, I was totally bed-bound with no interest or motivation for anything. I wasn’t functioning or speaking to anyone. This week, I got a job and am amazed at my progression. It’s not always easy, but it is worth it. It’s no understatement to say that Clare has changed my life for the better. BS”

“Clare was recommended to me by my wife who had found her services very beneficial and suggested that I should seek her assistance with smoking cessation. I have been absolutely thrilled with the results. I went to Clare whilst totally addicted to nicotine – I had been vaping heavily for 3 years and prior to that had several periods where I would class myself as a smoker. I had also been using a nicotin inhaler. It’s been 6 months now and I am completely clean and have only had the tiniest cravings once or twice which I was easily able to resist. I wanted to quit completely before starting the therapy but I needed someone to help me cross the finishing line and Clare certainly did that. From the moment she began with the introductory phase she made me really feel that it was something I could do. Clare has a very personable, friendly and down to earth manner, she was able to make me completely open and honest with her and I would highly recommend her to anyone who wants to quit forever, she has made a huge difference to my health and wellbeing. SB”

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