Emma Fogg

I'm Emma, an award winning Solution Focused Hypnotherapist in Derbyshire and online.

I work with men and women, specialising in anxiety, panic attacks, insomnia and burnout.

I also work with fears and phobias, stopping smoking and vaping, weight management, relationship breakdowns and big life changes.

Does this sound like you?

Heart racing for no reason. Checking where the exits are before you sit down. Anxiety and panic quietly shrink your world.

Maybe it is the anxiety that hums away all day and gets louder the second you stop moving. The overthinking. The insomnia. The 3am wake up where your brain replays everything you have ever got wrong.

Or maybe it is panic. The sickness, the sweating, the certainty that something is badly wrong and then the worse part, the worrying about the worrying. Cancelling things. Making an excuse not to go, then feeling awful about it. Saying you are fine.

You are probably exhausted from holding it together in front of everyone else.

None of this is you being dramatic, weak or difficult.
It is a nervous system stuck in protection mode that has not yet been given a reason to stand down.

Why this is personal

I had never struggled with my mental health. Life was busy but manageable. Until one day it was not.

Too much had quietly built up while my brain stayed in constant coping mode. Then, like a switch flicking, I had a panic attack somewhere I had been many times before.

After that it spiralled. More places started to feel unsafe. I worried about leaving the house just in case, and the fear of embarrassing myself became as strong as the panic itself. It showed up in my body. Sickness, racing heart, sweating, that feeling of being unwell.

Some days I could not open my curtains. My world got smaller and smaller.

For me, hypnotherapy was what turned it around. I began to understand what was actually happening in my brain, my nervous system settled and I slowly rebuilt a sense of safety and confidence. It was not instant. It was real and it lasted.

Afterwards I wrote a list of every place anxiety had taken from me. I have been back to all of them.

That is why I changed my entire career and retrained because hypnotherapy was the best thing that ever happened to me.

What sessions are like?

We look at where you are now and where you want to be, not at everything that has gone wrong. Then you sit back, close your eyes and relax while I talk. You stay aware and in control the whole time, and you can stop whenever you like. I will also explain what is going on in your brain, which takes a lot of the fear out of it.

In person in Derbyshire (DE72), near Derby and Nottingham or online anywhere in the world.

Online sessions are just as effective as being in the room.

Men

I work with a lot of men who are anxious, not sleeping, overwhelmed and quietly dreading things, while trying their hardest to hold it all together.

A lot of men have been told for years to crack on and not make a fuss. So by the time you are looking at a page like this, it has usually been going on a long while.

You do not have to sit and talk about your childhood and you do not have to talk about your feelings for an hour.

Solution Focused Hypnotherapy is practical and forward looking. I will explain what is actually happening in your brain and why your body is behaving the way it is, because for most men that explanation alone changes something.

Anxiety and emotional wellbeing
Anxiety · panic attacks · health anxiety · social anxiety · generalised worry · overthinking and racing thoughts · stress · burnout · overwhelm · feeling low or flat · confidence · self-esteem · anger management · grief and loss · emotional resilience

Sleep
Insomnia · trouble getting to sleep · waking in the night · sleep anxiety · nightmares · shift work sleep

Life Changes and Situational
Career change · redundancy · relocation · retirement · bereavement · becoming a carer · psychological impact of fraud and cyber crime · preparing for a medical procedure · divorce and relationship breakdown

Fears and phobias
Emetophobia (fear of being sick) · fear of needles · fear of flying · fear of driving · fear of the dentist · fear of public speaking · fear of heights · animal and insect phobias · enclosed spaces · avoiding places and situations · medical and hospital anxiety · exam nerves · driving test nerves · interview nerves

Habits and behaviour
Stop smoking · stop vaping · nail biting · teeth grinding · reduce drinking · weight management · food noise · emotional eating · mindset support alongside GLP-1 medication

Women's health and life stages
Menopause · perimenopause · PMS · postnatal and new parent anxiety · wedding anxiety · empty nest · divorce and relationship breakdown

Performance
Horse rider confidence · returning to riding after a fall · competition nerves · sports performance · bodybuilding and physique competition · public speaking and presenting · workplace performance

£80 per session (between 45-60 minutes), for both in person and online sessions.

Free 30 minute discovery call bookable here: https://calendly.com/nextchapterhypnotherapy/30min

No obligation, no pressure. A proper conversation about what has been going on and whether this is the right fit, before you spend anything.

Sessions are usually weekly at the start, because that is when the momentum builds but then we can stretch them out as you improve. 

What actually happens in your first session

Your initial consultation runs about an hour and it is classed as a working session, not just fact finding and medical forms.

We talk through what has been going on, what you would like to be different, and what you already have going for you.

Then I explain how anxiety, sleep and the stress response actually work in the brain, in plain English and with a few props. This is the part people tell me they wish someone had shown them years ago. By the end you will understand why you have been feeling the way you have and it stops feeling like a personal failing.

We then practise the techniques you will be using between sessions, so you leave knowing exactly what to do rather than trying to remember it later.

You also go home with your first audio recording. You listen to it each night. It is designed so that my voice becomes familiar and associated with winding down, which many clients find makes the hypnosis work in later sessions feel easier and more natural.

So you leave your first session with an explanation, a set of techniques you have already practised, and something to start using that night. 

We do not do trance in the first session.

"Will I be under? Will I lose control? Can I get stuck?"

No, no, and no. You stay awake and aware throughout. You cannot be made to do or say anything you do not want to. You can open your eyes and stop at any point. Most people are surprised by how ordinary and pleasant it feels.

Online sessions

I work online with clients across the UK and internationally, including British expats abroad. Online sessions are just as effective as in person, they use the same structure and you get the same recordings. 
All you need is a quiet room, laptop with a webcam and a comfortable place to lie back.

In Person (Limited Availability)

I have a private, quiet, welcoming studio in Risley village just off the M1 junction 25 near Derby and Nottingham.
Easily reached from Derby, Nottingham, Ilkeston, Long Eaton, Ripley, Belper and Alfreton. 

There is free on-site parking.

Availability

I work fluid and offer evenings and weekends online.

Getting in Touch

Book your free 30 minute discovery call here: https://calendly.com/nextchapterhypnotherapy/30min

If you would rather chat before committing to a call, that is completely fine too, you can whatsapp me on: +447885571599