Francesca Sciandra
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This professional is available for new clients.
About me
You might feel stuck in patterns of anxiety, relationship difficulties, low self-confidence, or past trauma that continue to affect your life. My approach is warm, compassionate, and non-judgmental, providing you with a calm space to explore your experiences, heal, and create lasting change.
I integrate hypnotherapy with psychotherapy to help clients access deeper levels of healing. Hypnotherapy is a powerful tool that works with the unconscious mind, allowing you to shift limiting beliefs, release emotional blocks, and develop new patterns of thinking and feeling. Our work together will be tailored to your unique needs. I offer therapy for individuals and couples.
Challenges I can help you with include:
- Managing and overcoming stress and anxiety
- Exploring and resolving relationship issues and difficulties
- Overcoming low self-confidence and low self-esteem
- Exploring attachment issues, including anxious, avoidant, and disorganised patterns of relating to others — these are sometimes called ‘commitment issues’ or ‘abandonment issues’
- Processing developmental and childhood trauma, including healing from childhood abuse and neglect
- Improving emotional regulation and resolving issues, including anger and jealousy
I also help with frequently related issues, including:
- Resolving sexual issues, including sexual shame and sexual difficulties
- Treating forms of depression
- Overcoming feelings of isolation or loneliness
- Resolving sleep problems, including insomnia, nightmares, and sleep anxiety
Starting therapy can feel overwhelming, especially if you’ve been struggling with the same challenges for a long time. I'm here to help. Short-term therapy may be the right approach if you are looking for support in a period of distress or difficulty. Medium or long-term therapy is more explorative and can help you understand your life, your relationships, and the patterns you’ve experienced.
Hypnotherapy for Anxiety and Stress
Do you find yourself caught in an exhausting cycle of worry, fear, and physical tension? Anxiety can manifest as persistent racing thoughts, overwhelming nervousness, emotional outbursts, skin conditions, sleep difficulties, or a constant sense of impending doom. Whether you experience specific triggers or a more generalised unease that follows you throughout your day, hypnotherapy offers gentle yet powerful way to calm your nervous system and create a more peaceful, present-focused mindset.
Hypnotherapy for Low Self-Confidence and Low Self-Esteem
Are you holding yourself back from opportunities or potential relationships because that critical inner voice keeps telling you that you're not good enough? Through hypnotherapy, we can explore the root cause of self-doubt and build a foundation of genuine self-assurance. I help my clients discover their inherent worth and develop the confidence to pursue their goals without fear of judgment or failure.
Hypnotherapy for Attachment Issues — including Anxious Attachment, Avoidant Attachment, and Disorganised Attachment
Maybe you've noticed a relationship pattern that you can't seem to change on your own. You might have reached the end of another relationship or can’t seem to let go of previous relationships. You sometimes feel nervous in relationships or struggle with getting close to others. I help my clients to explore and resolve these feelings.
Hypnotherapy to Heal from Abuse and Neglect
Some of my clients have experienced childhood trauma, neglect, or abuse. Others have experienced trauma or abuse as young adults or adults. When this is unresolved, it can lead to problems in their adult lives. I help my clients understand how to heal from these experiences so they can feel good about themselves.
Hypnotherapy Supervision
I'm a registered acknowledged supervisor with the General Hypnotherapy Register (GHR). I offer one-to-one and group supervision for hypnotherapists. I work with trainees and experienced hypnotherapists.
My practice follows the code of ethics and standards set forth by The United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) and the General Hypnotherapy Standards Council (GHSC).
Book a Consultation
Book a consultation with me here: https://francescasciandra.com/booking
Training, qualifications & experience
- Registered Practitioner and Acknowledged Supervisor, General Hypnotherapy Register (GHR)
- Diploma in Hypno-Psychotherapeutic Counselling, The National College of Hypnosis and Psychotherapy
- Diploma in Analytical Hypnotherapy and Psychotherapy, Jacquelyne Morison Hypnotherapy Training
- Certificate in Hypnotherapy Supervision, Yorkshire Hypnotherapy Training
- Professional Certificate in Couples Therapy, Institute of Couples Therapy
- Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFCT) Certificate, PESI
- Certificate in Trauma-Informed Practice, Holistic Trauma Course, Weekend University
- Foundations of Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy, Beckley Academy
- Certificate in Online Therapy, The National College of Hypnosis & Psychotherapy
- Working Effectively with Parts, The National College of Hypnosis & Psychotherapy
- Dreaming on Purpose: Exploring the Inner Landscapes Through Psychotherapeutic Dreamwork, The National College of Hypnosis & Psychotherapy
- Diploma in Mindfulness Life Coaching, The Centre for Mindfulness
Member organisations
The CNHC encompasses many types of alternative therapy, including hypnotherapy.
In order to be admitted to the register a practitioner must have studied to the National Occupational Standards for that profession/discipline, or have reached the equivalent of the National Occupational Standards through other relevant training or at least three years of experience and been assessed by their peers.
A practitioner must also have professional insurance and agree to abide by the CNHC Code of Conduct, Performance and Ethics.
Hypnotherapists may become members of the General Hypnotherapy Register if they satisfy certain criteria with regard to both training and ongoing requirements as determined from time to time by the General Hypnotherapy Standards Council (GHSC).
Members are either registered at Practitioner status (which confirms that the GHR acknowledges their qualification to practice), or Affiliate status. Although Affiliate level registrants will have completed a sufficient number of training hours to equip them to commence seeing clients on a limited basis, the GHR does not acknowledge them to have yet been trained to full practitioner level.
All GHR Registered Practitioners are required to accept the published Code of Ethics and Complaints & Disciplinary Procedure.
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
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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
Addiction / Anxious attachment / Attachment issues / Avoidant attachment / Breakups / Building confidence / CBT / Cheating / Cocaine / Cognitive hypnotherapy / Confidence / Critical inner voice / Developing positive habits / Disorganised attachment / Depression / Driving / Dream interpretation / Dreams / Drug addiction / Emotional intimacy / Eczema / Fear of flying / Female / Gambling / Gambling addiction / Grief / Health anxiety / Hypno-psychotherapy / Hypno-psychotherapeutic counselling / Identity / Improving self-esteem / Inner child therapy / Insomnia / Jealousy / Life coaching / Low mood / Low self-confidence / Low self-esteem / Loneliness / Meditation / Memory / Mindfulness / Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) / Mood swings / Motivation / Nail biting / Negative thought patterns / Nightmares / Non-sleep deep rest (NSDR) / OCD / Obsessions and compulsions / Panic attacks / Personal development / Positive mindset / Procrastination / Psychedelic integration coaching / Psychedelic integration therapy / Public speaking / Regression hypnosis / Relationship challenges / Relationship difficulties / Relationships / Relaxation / Self-hypnosis / Sense of self / Sex therapy / Sexual problems / Sexuality / Sleep anxiety / Sleep disorders / Sleep problems / Smoking / Solution focused hypnotherapy / Stress / Supervisor / Supervision / Suggestion hypnotherapy / Teeth grinding / Time line therapy / Trauma / Vaginismus / Withdrawal / Yoga Nidra
Therapies offered
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Fees
£100.00 - £180.00
Free initial telephone or online session
Additional information
- Free 20-minute consultation
Individual Therapy
- £100 for a 50-minute session
- £140 for an 80-minute session
Couples Therapy
- £180 for an 80-minute session
Sessions may be paid weekly or in blocks of six or eight.
Book your initial consultation here:
https://francescasciandra.com/booking
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Further information
I offer a free 20-minute online consultation call. During the consultation, we can explore questions you may have about starting therapy and see if we are a good fit to work together.
Book your consultation here: https://francescasciandra.com/booking.
