What is Hypnosis?

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Hypnosis is a natural, focused state of attention that allows your mind to become more open to positive suggestion, learning, and change.

It’s often experienced as a deeply relaxed yet alert state much like when you’re daydreaming or completely absorbed in a book or film.

The style of hypnosis I use is based on the work of Dr Milton Erickson, a pioneering psychiatrist and psychotherapist. Erickson believed that each person holds the inner resources needed to overcome challenges and create meaningful change. Rather than using direct or scripted suggestions.

This approach helps guide your subconscious mind towards useful insights, alternative perspectives, and new patterns of thinking. It supports the brain’s natural ability to rewire itself known as neuroplasticity making it a powerful complement to solution-focused therapy.

Why is Hypnosis Effective?

Hypnosis is effective because it works with the subconscious mind, where many of our habits, beliefs, and emotional responses are stored. When you’re in a relaxed, hypnotic state, the brain is more receptive to positive ideas and visualisations helping to break unhelpful patterns and strengthen new, healthier ones.

It’s a gentle and empowering process there’s no mind control or clucking like a chicken just a quiet space for your mind to rest, reset, and do the work it already knows how to do.

Clients often leave feeling calmer, clearer, and more in control and over time, this approach helps create lasting shifts in mindset, behaviour, and wellbeing.

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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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Emma Sage
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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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John Tucker Tucker
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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.