Hypnotherapy Treatments

Choose a helpful starting point

This page is helps you find the right hypnotherapy treatments for you at Deeper Layers. It’s here to make it easier to choose where to click next, and to answer the questions people usually have before they book anything.

Sometimes you already know what you want help with. Sometimes you just know you’re stuck, you feel on edge, you can’t sleep, you’re caught in a habit, or you’re coping with something that’s draining you. If that’s you, you don’t need the perfect label, you just need a starting point.

If you’d like a quick sense of who you’ll be working with, start here About Julie.

If you prefer to read real experiences first, read my testimonials.

Find the right hypnotherapy treatments

And if you already feel ready to talk it through, you can book here.

Choose a starting point

Pick the card that feels closest to what you’re dealing with right now. If you’re torn between two, choose the one that’s affecting your day to day life the most, you can always adjust later.

Insomnia

Woman with insomnia

Insomnia can show up as difficulty falling asleep, waking in the night, or waking too early with a busy mind.

Lack of Confidence

Lack of confidence can leave you hesitating, avoiding opportunities, and feeling trapped by fear of failure and self-doubt.

Phone Addiction

Do you find yourself reaching for your phone without thinking?

Rheumatoid Arthritis

rheumatoid arthritis symptoms

Rheumatoid arthritis can cause persistent joint pain, stiffness, and fatigue, so much more than ‘just arthritis’ making everyday tasks a challenge, even in early adulthood.

Stop Smoking And Vaping

Woman Vaping

Hypnotherapy works at a deeper level, helping you change the unconscious patterns that keep you reaching for a cigarette or vape.

Weight Control

Weight loss hypnotherapy provides a natural ‘side-effect free’ way to support habit change, emotional balance and sustainable results.

FAQs

Here you’ll find clear, honest answers to common questions about clinical hypnotherapy and how I work at Deeper Layers.

How hypnotherapy sessions work

People sometimes imagine hypnotherapy treatments as separate, fixed programmes, like you pick one from a shelf and that’s what you get. In practice it’s more personalised than that. The treatment page you click is a doorway into the theme, but the session work is tailored to your version of it, your triggers, your history, your goals, and what’s realistic for you right now.

A first session normally starts with conversation. Not a rushed intake, a proper look at what’s been happening, what you’ve tried, what makes it worse, what helps, and what you’d like to be different. Sometimes people worry they’ll have to tell their whole life story. You can share what’s relevant, and we keep it manageable.

Then we move into the hypnotherapy part. Most people stay aware, they can hear everything, and they can speak if they want to. It’s closer to guided focus than anything dramatic. The aim is to work with the automatic patterns underneath, the ones you can’t talk yourself out of at 2am, or in the moment when a habit takes over.

Follow up sessions tend to be more targeted. We build on what you noticed after the last session, what shifted, what didn’t, what surprised you. Hypnotherapy treatments often work best when they’re adjusted as you go, rather than forcing you through a one size plan.

What to expect and practicalities

Sessions can be online or in person, depending on what you choose and what’s available. Online work can be surprisingly effective, as long as you have a quiet, private space where you won’t be interrupted. In person is sometimes preferred for the simple human feel of it. Either way, the core of the hypnotherapy treatments is the same, focused work, guided, steady, and collaborative.

You don’t need to prepare perfectly. It helps to be hydrated, to allow a little time either side so you’re not rushing, and to come with a rough sense of what you want help with. If you feel all over the place, that’s not a problem, it’s often the starting point.

Between sessions is where a lot of change consolidates. That doesn’t mean homework overload, more like small, doable things that support the direction you’re going in. If you like having guidance between appointments, have a look the making changes page.

If you prefer to read and reflect as you go, the article pages is also useful alongside hypnotherapy treatment pages.

What hypnotherapy can and can’t do

A few clarifications make everything feel safer, I think.

Hypnotherapy is not mind control. You stay aware and in control, and you cannot be made to do anything against your values. It’s also not sleep, although many people find it deeply relaxing.

Hypnotherapy treatments can support change in patterns like anxiety, sleep disruption, habits, confidence, and coping. Often the early signs are subtle, you pause before reacting, you feel less driven to check, you recover faster after a wobble, you sleep a little more easily. Those shifts can build.

It’s also important to be clear about limits. Hypnotherapy treatments are supportive, and they do not replace medical care. If you’re dealing with something medically concerning, or you need urgent mental health support, the right route is clinical care first.

Results and timeframes, a realistic view

This is usually the quiet question underneath everything, how long will it take, will it work for me, what if I’m the difficult one. You’re not the difficult one, you’re a human with a nervous system that learned patterns for a reason.

Some people notice a shift quickly, especially when there’s a clear trigger or a specific habit loop. Others need longer, particularly if the issue has been present for years and has shaped daily routines, confidence, sleep, and self trust. With hypnotherapy treatments, progress is often more like momentum than a single breakthrough moment.

It can help to look for everyday signs. You feel a little less reactive, you stop spiralling quite so far, you catch yourself sooner, you make one different choice, you sleep slightly better, you speak up once when you normally wouldn’t. Not glamorous, but honestly, that’s usually the good stuff.

Common worries before booking

These come up a lot, and they’re sensible questions. Here are the short answers, then you can read the full FAQs if you want more detail.

Most people can experience hypnosis, but it can look different from person to person. You don’t need to “try hard”. If you can get absorbed in a book, a film, or a thought, you can usually engage with hypnotherapy treatments just fine.

No. You remain aware, and you can speak, move, or stop at any time. Hypnosis is more like guided focus than being taken over.

No. You can share what’s relevant, and we keep the work steady and appropriate. Hypnotherapy treatments can be effective without you reliving every detail of your past.

Choose the closest match and start there. The card is a starting point, not a final decision. If you want more clarity before you choose, the FAQs are here, https://deeperlayers.co.uk/faqs/.

Hypnotherapy treatments can support coping and wellbeing, but they do not replace medical care. If you’re concerned about symptoms, or you need urgent support, it’s important to speak with your GP or appropriate services.

For more practical answers, have a look at the full FAQs page.

Ready when you are

If you’ve found a starting point, use the cards to click through, read the page, and see if it feels like the right fit. When you’re ready to take the next step, booking is here.

If you’d rather check costs first, session fees are here.