Professional Clinical Hypnotherapy with Susannah Saunders

Clinical hypnotherapy is the professional use of hypnosis, a natural state of focused relaxation, to help you change how you think, feel and behave. In hypnosis your subconscious mind is more open to new ideas, so changes you have struggled to make by willpower alone become easier.

Hypnotherapy can help with anxiety, stress, confidence, self-esteem, sleep problems, fears and phobias, weight loss and emotional eating, and stopping smoking or vaping. I also help with exam nerves, performance nerves, overthinking and habits you want to break.

Hypnotherapy works by changing the beliefs and habits held in your subconscious mind. Many of these beliefs formed in childhood and override your best efforts as an adult. In hypnosis I help you release the old beliefs and build new, more helpful ones, so the change feels natural rather than forced.

Willpower alone struggles because it comes from the conscious mind, while most of your habits and emotional reactions are run by the subconscious mind. When a deep belief pulls one way and willpower pulls the other, the belief usually wins. Hypnotherapy works with the subconscious directly, so you are no longer fighting yourself.

Yes, there is scientific evidence for hypnotherapy: research shows hypnosis changes activity in the parts of the brain involved in attention, emotion and self-awareness. My approach is grounded in neuroplasticity, the brain’s ability to form new pathways, which is why repeated hypnosis and listening to the personalised recording help new habits stick.

Hypnosis feels like deep relaxation, similar to the moment just before you fall asleep or when you are absorbed in a good book. Most people feel calm and heavy, and some feel light. You stay aware of where you are and can hear everything I say.

Yes, almost anyone who wants to be hypnotised can be. Hypnosis is a natural state you already drift into every day, for example when daydreaming or driving a familiar route. If you are willing and can follow simple instructions, you can be hypnotised.

Yes, most people remember most of the session. Some drift so deeply that parts feel hazy afterwards, a bit like a dream, and that is fine. The changes still happen whether you remember every word or not.

No, a hypnotherapist can’t make you do anything you don’t want to, because you stay in control and make your own choices throughout hypnosis. Clinical hypnotherapy is very different from stage hypnosis. You can open your eyes and speak whenever you want.

Yes, you are in control throughout. Hypnosis feels like the relaxed, absorbed state you experience when daydreaming or reading a good book. You can hear everything, you can speak, and you can end the session whenever you like.

Yes, hypnotherapy with a qualified, registered hypnotherapist is safe. It is gentle and relaxing, you stay in control throughout, and I am CNHC registered, follow the GHSC code of ethics and am insured with Balens.

Hypnotherapy works with the subconscious mind, while counselling and CBT mainly work with your conscious, thinking mind through talking. The subconscious is where habits, fears and old beliefs are stored. Many clients come to me after talking therapy because they understand their problem but still can’t shift how they feel.

Hypnotherapy is voluntarily regulated in the UK through accredited registers such as the CNHC. The Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council (CNHC) is the register approved by the Professional Standards Authority. I am CNHC registered (CNHC10269) and a member of the General Hypnotherapy Register (3034).

Choose a hypnotherapist who is CNHC registered, properly qualified, insured and experienced with your issue. Check their reviews and make sure you feel comfortable talking to them. I have over 20 years’ experience, a BSc (Hons) in Psychology, the HPD and SQHP, and over 70 five-star Google reviews.

The science behind my approach is evidence-based neuroscience, in particular neuroplasticity, the brain’s ability to form new neural pathways and change existing ones. Each session, and each time you listen to the personalised recording, strengthens the new pathways until the new way of feeling becomes automatic.

Integrative hypnotherapy means combining several approaches to suit each client. I combine Curative™ hypnotherapy, NLP, EFT and solution-focused hypnotherapy, so your sessions fit you and your issue rather than following a script.

Curative™ hypnotherapy is an advanced technique that uses hypnosis to find the deepest root cause of a problem in the subconscious mind, often a belief formed in childhood. Once that belief is found and released, the symptoms it was driving can fade away.

NLP (neuro-linguistic programming) is a set of practical techniques for changing how you think, feel and react. I use it to help clients change unhelpful habits of thinking and feel calmer and more confident in specific situations.

EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) is a gentle method of tapping on points on the face and body while focusing on a feeling. It calms strong emotions, cravings and anxiety, and you can use it yourself between sessions.

Solution-focused hypnotherapy is a forward-looking approach that concentrates on where you want to be and the steps that take you there. It is especially useful for stress, anxiety and building confidence.

I’m Susannah Saunders, an award-winning Senior Clinical Hypnotherapist and founder of the Lewisham Hypnotherapy Practice. I have practised in London since 2003, after two years as an assistant clinical psychologist in NHS Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services.

I hold a BSc (Hons) in Psychology, the Hypnotherapy Practitioner Diploma (HPD), and diplomas in Curative, Clinical and Solution Focused Hypnotherapy. I was awarded the Senior Qualification in Hypnotherapy Practice (SQHP). I am CNHC registered, a GHR member, follow the GHSC code of ethics and am insured with Balens.

I have been a clinical hypnotherapist for over 20 years. I founded my London practice in 2003, so I have helped clients with a very wide range of issues.

Yes, online hypnotherapy works as well as in person for most people, because hypnosis depends on your focus and the hypnotherapist’s voice. Many clients relax more deeply at home because they are in familiar surroundings and don’t have to travel.

You need a quiet, private room, a laptop, tablet or phone with Zoom, headphones if you have them, and a comfortable chair where you can lean back. I send you a secure link before your appointment.

Yes, online hypnotherapy with me is confidential and secure: sessions take place on secure, encrypted Zoom, the practice is registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ZB654528), and I follow the GHSC code of ethics on confidentiality.

In your first hypnotherapy session I listen to what you want to change and then guide you into hypnosis, so you start to feel the difference straight away. We talk through what has been getting in the way, and I explain how the personalised recording supports you between sessions.

The personalised recording is a hypnosis audio that I make for you, based on what you want to achieve. You listen to it between sessions, often at bedtime, and it strengthens the changes every day.

The number of hypnotherapy sessions you need depends on you and what you want to change. Some issues shift quickly and others need a few more sessions. We talk it through at the start so you know what to expect. The stop smoking and vaping programme is one session plus unlimited free sessions for the following four weeks.

Yes, I work online only, on secure, encrypted Zoom. You have your sessions at home, in private, with no travel.

Yes, there is a hypnotherapist near you in Lewisham: the Lewisham Hypnotherapy Practice is run by me, Susannah Saunders, a CNHC-registered clinical hypnotherapist based in Lewisham. I see clients online on secure, encrypted Zoom, so you can have your hypnotherapy sessions at home anywhere in Lewisham.

You can work with me, Susannah Saunders, an award-winning Senior Clinical Hypnotherapist based in Lewisham, South East London. I have practised since 2003 and see clients across South East London online, so you can start your hypnotherapy from home this week.

Yes, I am a CNHC-registered clinical hypnotherapist based in Lewisham, South London, with over 20 years’ experience and over 70 five-star Google reviews. Sessions are online, so you can have hypnotherapy wherever you live in South London.

The best hypnotherapist in Lewisham and South East London for you is one who is CNHC registered, experienced with your issue and well reviewed by clients. I have practised since 2003, I am an award-winning Senior Clinical Hypnotherapist, and I have over 70 five-star Google reviews.

I work with clients across Lewisham and South East London, including Brockley, Blackheath, Hither Green, Lee, Ladywell, Catford, New Cross, Deptford, Honor Oak Park, Forest Hill, Sydenham and Greenwich. Because sessions are online, you have them at home.

I work with clients in SE13 (Lewisham, Hither Green), SE4 (Brockley, Ladywell), SE3 (Blackheath), SE12 (Lee), SE6 (Catford), SE14 (New Cross), SE8 (Deptford), SE23 (Forest Hill, Honor Oak Park), SE26 (Sydenham) and SE10 (Greenwich), and across every SE postcode online.

Yes, I offer hypnotherapy to clients in Blackheath online, so you have your hypnotherapy sessions at home, in private, on secure, encrypted Zoom. Blackheath clients often come to me for anxiety, sleep and confidence.

Yes, I am a clinical hypnotherapist based in Lewisham, next door to Brockley, and I see Brockley clients online. You can book anxiety hypnotherapy, stop smoking and vaping hypnotherapy and more from home.

Yes, I offer hypnotherapy in Greenwich, and Greenwich clients work with me online on secure, encrypted Zoom, so you can fit your hypnotherapy around work and family without travelling. I help with anxiety, confidence, sleep, fears and phobias, weight loss and stopping smoking or vaping.

Yes, I am a hypnotherapist seeing clients from Catford online, from my practice in Lewisham. Many Catford clients come to me to stop smoking or vaping, sleep better or feel calmer and more confident.

Yes, I offer hypnotherapy to clients in Hither Green and Lee, a few minutes from my Lewisham practice, and I see them online. You have your hypnotherapy sessions at home on secure, encrypted Zoom.

Yes, I offer online hypnotherapy to clients in Forest Hill, Honor Oak Park and Sydenham. Busy parents and professionals in these areas like having hypnotherapy at home, with no travel into central London.

Yes, I offer hypnotherapy to clients in Deptford and New Cross online, including students and young professionals who come to me for anxiety, exam nerves, confidence and quitting vaping.

Yes, I am a hypnotherapist next door to Ladywell, at my Lewisham practice, and I see Ladywell clients online on secure, encrypted Zoom.

Yes, I work with clients across South London, including Eltham, Woolwich, Charlton, Dulwich, Peckham, Bromley and beyond, because every session is online. All you need is a quiet, private room.

You can have anxiety hypnotherapy with me at the Lewisham Hypnotherapy Practice. I help with worry, overthinking, panic attacks, health anxiety and social anxiety, using Curative™ hypnotherapy, NLP, EFT and solution-focused hypnotherapy.

You can get stop smoking hypnotherapy in South East London with my stop smoking and vaping programme, online from Lewisham. It includes unlimited free sessions for the following four weeks and the personalised recording, and the fees are on my pricing page.

Yes, I offer sleep hypnotherapy online to clients across South London for insomnia, 3am waking and a busy mind at bedtime. You listen to the personalised recording as you go to sleep.

Yes, I offer weight loss hypnotherapy online from Lewisham for emotional eating, food noise and keeping weight off after weight loss injections such as Mounjaro.

You can have phobia hypnotherapy with me online from Lewisham. I help with fear of flying, heights, spiders, needles, the tube, driving and agoraphobia.

Yes, I offer confidence and self-esteem hypnotherapy online across South London for self-doubt, imposter syndrome, shyness and public speaking.

Choose an online hypnotherapist in South East London to save the journey into central London and fit sessions around work and family. You relax at home, in private, and many clients find they go deeper into hypnosis in familiar surroundings.

The fees for hypnotherapy with me in Lewisham are on my pricing page. Sessions are online on secure, encrypted Zoom, so you save on travel time and costs.

You know a hypnotherapist in South East London is properly qualified if they are on the CNHC register, holds recognised qualifications such as the HPD, and has professional insurance and genuine client reviews. I am CNHC registered (CNHC10269), GHR registered (3034), insured with Balens and hold the HPD and SQHP.

You can find the fees for hypnotherapy on my pricing page. Each client receives the personalised recording to listen to between sessions, and the stop smoking and vaping programme includes unlimited free sessions for the following four weeks.

The fees for my London hypnotherapy sessions are on my pricing page. Prices across London vary with the hypnotherapist’s experience, qualifications and registration, so check your hypnotherapist is CNHC registered.

My cancellation policy is 24 hours’ notice. If you need to move your appointment, please let me know at least 24 hours before.

Hypnotherapy appointments are available Monday to Wednesday. Call or message me and I will find a time that suits you.

Yes, you can try my free 25-minute hypnosis audio to experience hypnosis and feel calmer. Just enter your details in the free audio form on this page.

To book a hypnotherapy session, call me on 07973 896907 or send a message through the contact page. I reply personally and will arrange a time that suits you, Monday to Wednesday.