Phobia Therapy Overview

Phobias can significantly impact daily life, causing distress, avoidance, and limiting your freedom.

My phobia therapy programme is designed to provide focused, effective support in a manageable number of sessions helping you regain control and reduce the fear’s hold on your life.

What to expect

Initial Consultation

Our first session is a relaxed, in-depth conversation where we explore your specific phobia, how it affects you, and what you hope to achieve. This allows me to tailor the therapy to your needs and answer any questions you may have. We will also discuss how your brain processes fear, helping you understand what’s happening beneath the surface. This session lasts 45 -60 minutes and includes a complimentary MP3 recording to support your progress

Therapy Sessions (3 sessions)

Over the next three sessions, we’ll work intensively to reduce your phobia’s impact using a combination of techniques:

  • The Rewind Technique: A gentle, well-established method that helps your brain reprocess the memory or experience linked to your phobia in a safe and controlled way. This often reduces the intensity of the fear response without re-traumatising you.
  • Reframing: We’ll explore your relationship with the phobic trigger and work on shifting the meaning and emotional charge it holds. This empowers you to think and feel differently about the situation.
  • Solution-Focused Strategies: Alongside these techniques, we’ll focus on practical steps you can take to gradually build confidence and move forward.

Each session is tailored to your pace, providing a supportive environment where change can happen naturally and effectively.

By combining neuroscience-informed therapy with hypnotherapy techniques, this programme offers a powerful way to break free from phobias and reclaim your life. Many clients notice significant improvements within just a few sessions, feeling calmer and more confident when facing previously overwhelming situations.

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Helen led a brilliant guided relaxation session for our team. She instantly put everyone at ease, and the whole experience was calming, grounding, and uplifting. We all came away feeling lighter and more present. One of our favourite parts was the “what's been good” reflection. It's so easy to focus on the negatives, and this simple moment of positivity was a powerful reminder of how well we're doing. Would highly recommend Helen to any team or individual looking to slow down, reset, and reconnect.
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Helen runs a well being group at the Park Daventry Road knowle it is enjoyed by adults with learning disabilities and also their support class Helens relaxation sessions are absolutely brilliant Helen is calming and very person centered Jenney Senior support worker 💙
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I absolutely love the mid week online relaxation class. Its perfect to help de-stress, re-focus and of course feel calm and relaxed. The 'What's been good' from everyone is uplifting and helps with positivity. It definitely helps my sleep too on a Wednesday evening. Helen is extremely knowledgeable and professional. She is great at what she does and I cannot recommend highly enough.
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Lisa W
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Having a session with Helen of BrainWorks Hypnotherapy has been more helpful to me than I thought was possible. Dealing with the knock on mental and emotional impacts of living with a long term chronic health condition became very challenging and I needed specialist help. In so many ways Helen helped me make sense of what was happening with me and gave me some great tips to help me make some positive and lasting progress.
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Always very interesting sessions , I feel as though II am learning a lot . Helen is very reassuring , knowledgeable and kind , and also very realistic. I aim to attend as many sessions as possible to improve my life .
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Rita Swan
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I attend Helens weekly Mindfulness and Meditation group on a Monday morning. I thoroughly enjoy this and it sets me up perfectly for the week. Its inspiring, uplifting and healing for me. Helen does everything so wonderfully and professionally….i love everything about her and'm most grateful to be able to attend her group. I highly recommend it for any soul looking out for themselves, she rreeaallyy ‘does' make a difference. Thank you kindly Helen x
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Paul Newcombe
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Helen is Very positive & I find her extremly inspiring which helps my feelings of wellbeing
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Phil Turle
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Well worth attending these sessions. Very beneficial and helped greatly. HELEN is amazing.
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Louise Davies
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Helen was just brilliant. Her explain, challenge and support approach helped hugely following a difficult period.