About me
Hello, I’m Chris O’Connor, proud owner of the award-winning Eccleston Park Hypnotherapy.
I’m a highly experienced Clinical Hypnotherapist and Psychotherapist specialising in anxiety reduction and mental wellbeing. Over the past few years, I’ve been recognised with multiple awards and acknowledged by independent bodies as one of the leading hypnotherapists in the region.
My work has been featured on Sky Sports, BBC TV, TalkSport, and in several national newspapers. I’m deeply passionate about supporting individuals who struggle with mental health challenges—something I understand personally, having overcome my own battle with depression. That experience led me to discover the incredible benefits of Solution Focused Hypnotherapy in helping people move past brain-based limitations and achieve real, lasting change.
I work with clients across a wide range of issues, including:
Anxiety & Depression
Sleep Issues & Insomnia
PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder)
Grief
Fears & Phobias
Weight Management
Addictions
Elite Sports Performance
Athletic Recovery
Dartitis & Mental Blocks
These challenges can significantly affect your day-to-day life—impacting your relationships, career, studies, or even your basic ability to function. Whether the symptoms are physical (such as pain or tension), emotional (like low mood, sadness, or anger), or practical (difficulty concentrating or lack of motivation), hypnotherapy can offer powerful and lasting relief.
Whatever your reason for seeking therapy, you’ll leave each session feeling relaxed, refreshed, and ready to face the world.
As one former client perfectly put it:
“Chris changes chaos into calm.”
Specialist in Sports Performance & Dartitis
I’m currently an official partner of the Professional Darts Players Association (PDPA) and work with clients to improve sleep, reduce anxiety, boost wellbeing, and elevate performance under pressure. I also specialise in eliminating dartitis, and currently work with top-level darts players, including Nathan Aspinall, who I helped overcome the condition completely.
My client list includes elite athletes such as:
Nathan Aspinall (PDC World Matchplay Champion)
Tom Aspinall (UFC World Champion)
Kyren Wilson (Snooker World Champion)
Stuart Bingham (World Snooker Champion)
Stephen Bunting (PDC Masters Champion)
Laura Coombs (Lioness & Manchester City, recent World Cup call-up)
I also continue to support a number of other world champions across various sports, though some remain confidential.
If you’re ready to take the first step toward real change, I’m here to help.
Contact me today to find out more about how hypnotherapy can support your goals—whether personal, professional, or athletic.
Training, qualifications & experience
Qualified Clinical Hypnotherapist
In 2019, I qualified from the Clifton Practice as a Clinical Hypnotherapist with a Diploma in Hypnotherapy and Psychotherapy (DHP) which is viewed by many as the ‘Gold Standard’ of Hypnotherapy Training.
My course was the last before COVID hit and was carried out solely in person.
Upon completing this diploma, I continued to study and obtained an HPD (Hypnotherapy in Practice Diploma Level 4).
I have a enhanced DBS certificate for working with vulnerable adults and children. I am professionally insured by Holistic Services Insurance and I am a member of the Association for Solution Focused Hypnotherapy and the National Council for Hypnotherapy.
I am currently an official partner of the Professional Darts Players Association and help elite darts players with all aspects of general wellbeing and performance.
I am committed to continued personal professional development and have regular monthly supervision meetings. I am committed to continued professional development.
Member organisations
The National Council for Hypnotherapy holds one of the largest registers of independent Hypnotherapists in the United Kingdom and strives to maintain the highest standards among its members.
There is an agreed Code of Conduct, an established Complaints & Disciplinary Procedure and all members are obliged to maintain comprehensive Public Liability & Professional Indemnity Insurance, maintain regular CPD (continuing professional development) hours, and attend Supervision when needed.
The Association for Solution Focused Hypnotherapy (AfSFH) was set up to provide information about a modern form of Hypnotherapy and its associated benefits to members of the public. The main aim of the AfSFH is to spread awareness of the benefits of Solution Focused Hypnotherapy. Its secondary aim is to support Hypnotherapists in their businesses by encouraging good practice and self-care.
Areas of hypnotherapy I deal with
info Information about health conditions (*)
Hypnotherapy can enhance the well-being of individuals diagnosed with serious medical conditions, but should not take the place of medical treatment and advice. If you have been diagnosed with - or suspect you may have - any of these conditions, please speak to your doctor before starting hypnotherapy.
Other areas of hypnotherapy I deal with
Here are some additional areas where I have helped clients:
- Addiction
- Public Speaking
- Weight Management
- Organisation Skills
- Stop Smoking
- Job Interviews
- Stress Management
- Pain Management
- Improve Concentration
- Relaxation
- Dartitis
- Mental Blocks
Therapies offered
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Fees
£40.00 - £80.00
Additional information
Fees
My fees are currently as follows:
Initial Consultation – including a supporting track download- £40.00
Follow-up sessions – £80.00
or block book four for-£240.00 (Saving £60)
Children & Students- £200.00 (Per four sessions)
Smoking Cessation – £300.00 (Requires four sessions)
Fees are to be settled before each session by cash or card.
NB: Please note I require 36 hours’ notice for cancelled appointments and reserve the right to charge the full session fee outside of this notice period. Missed appointments will be charged at the full rate.
Hypnotherapy is effective however success in not guaranteed and full client commitment is important. Listening to the relaxation track between sessions is a vital element in the process and participation is required. This will be fully explained in the initial consultation.
When I work
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Further information
What happens when you come to me.
The Initial consultation which may takes 50 minutes.
- It provides you with the opportunity to explain why you are seeking help
- It assists me to assess whether hypnotherapy can help
- Allows a rapport between us and gives you the opportunity to decide whether you wish to work with me
- I will carry out some basic information gathering and establish the best way to help you
- Explain thoroughly how the brains and why you may be suffering in the way that you are
- Explain to you how Solution Focused Hypnotherapy is different in many ways from other forms of therapy and why trance is an easy thing to do
- I will be able to provide you with a rough guide to how many sessions you will need.
- I will give you a Relaxation Track to listen to between the sessions. This track will assist the process immensely
- Solution Focused Hypnotherapy sessions
Your first session and all sessions following the Initial Consultation will last for approximately fifty minutes.
Upon greeting you, I will be asking you to find positive events and experiences which have happened in your life since the Initial Consultation. We will then briefly revise and go the information which was provided during the consolation about how the brain works and why you may be suffering in the way which you are.
Before trance we will focus on how to improve whichever area(s) in your life in which you would like help with. This will then be followed up with trance which is the main body of the session. You will be empowered all times to focus on the solution and never the problem.
The fantastic part about Solution Focused Hypnotherapy is that you will be empowered to find your own solutions in a manner which is catered solely for you as an individual.
Despite this you do need to be committed and open minded as to giving the treatment your best effort. Upon conclusion of the trance session most people feel extremely, relaxed and refreshed.
Specific Phobias
This takes 4 sessions including the initial consultation. This involves a relaxation session, Rewind Technique session , and concludes with the use of a well know technique named ‘Reframe’.
Smoking Cessation
Stopping Smoking is over four sessions with the initial consultation included as part of the booking. Full client commitment is essential and willpower is required.
