About me
Are you struggling with anxiety, chronic pain, trauma or stress that feels difficult to shift?
Are you holding it all together on the outside while quietly struggling underneath?
I’m Ella Matthews, a Cognitive Hypnotherapist based in West London, specialising in anxiety, persistent pain and trauma. My work is trauma-informed and grounded in nervous system science.
I integrate Cognitive Hypnotherapy with Pain Neuroscience Education, Trauma Release Exercises (TRE), breath re-education (Buteyko), and structured behavioural support within my Breath Body Mind Method. Rather than using a single technique, I work through a cohesive framework designed to retrain an overprotective nervous system and update subconscious protective responses.
Many of the women I work with experience panic, intrusive thoughts, persistent pain, insomnia, health anxiety, burnout, or symptoms that feel confusing and unpredictable. Often, they have tried many approaches before finding work that addresses the root causes of their symptoms.
Alongside anxiety and trauma, I have extensive experience supporting clients with chronic pain conditions, IBS, menopause and perimenopause symptoms, breathlessness, compulsive patterns and phobias. The same nervous system processes that drive anxiety often contribute to persistent physical symptoms, and this integrated understanding shapes how I work.
Sessions are delivered online and tailored to each individual. My approach combines subconscious change work, somatic regulation, education and practical lifestyle stabilisation to support steady, meaningful change over time.
I offer a free 30-minute consultation so we can explore what’s happening for you and whether working together feels like the right next step.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Master Practitioner Cognitive Hypnotherapy and NLP (MPrac)
- Cognitive Hypnotherapy (DipCHyp) - Quest Institute, Regent’s University
- NCFE Accredited Level 4 Hypnotherapy in Practice Diploma (HPD)
- Neurolinguistic Programming (NLPprac)- Quest Institute, Regent’s University
- TRE (Trauma and Tension Release Exercises) Certification- TRE for All
- Explain Pain- Neuro Orthopaedic Institute
- Buteyko Breathing Instructor (CertBBM)
- Counselling Level 2 NCFE CACHE
- Mental Health First Aid level 3
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 National Hypnotherapy Society is a Learned Society whose primary purpose is the advancement of the knowledge of hypnotherapy and the fostering of professional hypnotherapy expertise through training, accreditation and continued professional development of their members. The Society seeks to contribute to public wellbeing both through the use of hypnotherapy and by ensuring that hypnotherapists are safe, competent and ethical in practice.
Accredited register membership
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
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.
Therapies offered
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Fees
£100.00 per session
Free initial telephone or online session
Additional information
I offer a 30 minute free, no obligation phone or zoom consultation.
Subsequent sessions are £100- initial sessions may be up to 90 mins, further sessions are 60 mins.
I also offer 2 hour sessions.
I offer discounted sessions for those on a low income- please contact me for more details.
When I work
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Further information
See some testimonials from previous clients below-
"I cannot recommend Ella highly enough. When I made my first appointment with her I was in a very dark place and was frequently self-harming.
I have had three separate but severe periods of trauma in my life, which together had left me with self hatred and feeling completely overwhelmed and fearful of never feeling happy or purposeful again. I have had multiple periods of CBT over several decades, and although I’ve found them to be useful at the time, I became desperate for the past traumas themselves to be fixed.
Whilst changing the past is obviously impossible, Ella used a combination of hypnotherapy and EMI with me to re-visit some of my most painful memories and help to connect them with happier memories, thereby reducing my fear and feelings of guilt and despair and helping me to make sense of my emotions. She has added to the hypnotherapy and EMI with TRE, helping me to learn to apply the trauma release techniques myself.
I can’t put into words how grateful I am for Ella’s kindness, professionalism and knowledge in helping me to come to terms with the past and have a more positive future. Thank you Ella so much."
(Krissy)
"Ella has been a god send. My mental health had really taken a turn with racing and irrational thoughts.
Since having a handful of sessions with Ella my mind has settled and I thought that would never happen and I finally have some control over my mind and so many new coping skills and exercises.
Ella was kind, professional and so calming to talk to, and has transformed my thinking and I no longer feel trapped in my mind after years of torturing myself.
I can't thank her enough for what she has done for me. Highly recommended."
(Tom)
"I have had anxiety all my life, but lately I had also been suffering severe health anxiety which was triggering frequent migraines and auras. There was a long wait for NHS talking therapies so I looked for other types of help to try while I waited.
While looking I found Ella’s website and I was drawn to what she had to say. I had tried Hypnotherapy before without success- because I was unable to build a good relationship of trust with the therapist- but this seemed different, and with a free call what did I have to lose?
I arranged the call and explained what I was going through, including my previous experience of Hypnotherapy. Ella understood what I was saying and listened.
I felt reassured by our chat and booked an appointment.
I have had a total of 6 appointments, during which Ella has helped me understand where my symptoms were coming from and helped me neutralise the bad memories so they don’t bother me anymore.
She taught me to value myself, and to see the truth of what I had been going through and that I was not a broken person.
She is very easy to talk to and to trust- which is really important. She uses so much more than Hypnotherapy and it has been an amazing experience. She also generously teaches you techniques that you can use after the consultations, which I use on a daily basis.
Ella genuinely enjoys helping people get their lives back and with her help I now feel much more confident & happier- and I am symptom free. She is a professional and skilled therapist and a friendly, kind person.
I am so pleased I made that initial call and would definitely recommend her."
(Brenda)
