About me
Hypnotherapist in West London | Anxiety, Addiction & Behavioural Change
Hello, I’m Joanna Wells, a hypnotherapist and executive coach based in West London.
I work with individuals who want to overcome anxiety, break unwanted habits and make meaningful, lasting changes in their lives. Using hypnotherapy and evidence-based psychological techniques, I help clients address issues such as stress, addiction, smoking cessation, gambling behaviours, sleep problems, low confidence and impulse control.
Many people seek hypnotherapy when they feel stuck in patterns that logic alone has not been able to change. Hypnotherapy works by engaging the subconscious mind - the part of the brain where habits, emotional responses and automatic behaviours are formed. In a relaxed and focused state we can gently interrupt unhelpful patterns and create healthier responses and beliefs.
Before training as a hypnotherapist, I spent more than twenty years working in senior leadership roles in international media and digital businesses, including as Chief Marketing Officer and a global content executive. I worked with high-performing teams and individuals navigating pressure, stress, decision-making and major life transitions.
That experience now informs my work as a therapist and coach. Many of my clients are professionals, entrepreneurs and young adults who are managing demanding lives and want support to reduce anxiety, improve confidence or change behaviours that are no longer serving them.
My approach is practical, compassionate and results-focused. Sessions are tailored to each individual and combine hypnotherapy with coaching techniques to help clients develop greater calm, clarity, resilience and control.
I work with adults, teenagers and young adults and offer sessions both in person in West London and online across the UK.
Issues I Can Help With
Clients commonly come to see me for support with:
- Anxiety and stress
- Overthinking and intrusive thoughts
- Smoking cessation
- Gambling addiction and impulse control
- Cocaine or substance habits
- Confidence and self-esteem
- Sleep difficulties and insomnia
- Work stress and burnout
- Performance anxiety
- Habit change and behavioural patterns
- Emotional resilience and life transitions
I also work with teenagers and young adults, particularly around anxiety, confidence, exam stress and behavioural habits.
My Approach
My work focuses on understanding both the root cause of an issue and the pattern that maintains it.
Hypnotherapy allows us to access the subconscious mind, where many automatic responses and habits are formed. In this relaxed state we can:
- Interrupt unwanted behavioural patterns
- Reframe limiting beliefs
- Strengthen confidence and emotional resilience
- Create new, healthier responses to stress or triggers
Sessions are collaborative and tailored to your goals. You remain aware and in control throughout the process.
Many clients find that once the subconscious pattern shifts, change can happen more naturally and with less effort.
What Happens in a Session
Your first session focuses on understanding your situation and what you would like to change.
We will explore:
- What is currently happening
- What may be maintaining the pattern
- What outcome you want to achieve
We then move into hypnotherapy. Hypnosis is simply a deeply relaxed state of focused attention where the mind becomes more open to positive suggestions and new perspectives.
Most clients describe it as similar to deep relaxation or meditation.
Why Clients Choose to Work With Me
Clients often choose to work with me because I combine:
- Professional hypnotherapy training
- Executive coaching experience
- Real-world leadership insight
Having spent many years working in demanding professional environments, I understand the pressures that many people face - from stress and burnout to decision fatigue and identity change.
This allows me to support clients in a way that is both compassionate and practical.
My aim is to help clients feel calmer, clearer and more confident, while developing tools that support long-term wellbeing.
Location
I offer hypnotherapy sessions in West London, including:
- Chiswick
- Richmond
- Hammersmith
- Kensington
Online sessions are also available across the UK.
Next Step
If you are considering hypnotherapy and would like to explore whether it could help you, please feel free to get in touch.
Many clients contact me after trying other approaches without success. Hypnotherapy can often help where willpower alone hasn’t.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Diploma in Clinical Hypnosis (DCH) - Institute of Clinical Hypnosis
- Executive Coaching Certificate - Henley Business School
- Human Givens Diploma (Student Practitioner) - Human Givens Institute
- Virtual Gastric Band Practitioner
- Rewind Technique Practitioner
- Certificate in Quit Smoking and Stop Smoking and Stop Vaping
- Certificate in Weight Loss: A Mindset Approach
- Ongoing professional development in behavioural change, psychological wellbeing and therapeutic practice
My approach integrates hypnotherapy, coaching and psychological insight to help clients better understand their patterns and develop practical strategies for change.
I am committed to maintaining high professional standards and regularly undertake further training and supervision to support my work with clients.
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
Fees
£125.00 - £350.00
Additional information
Programmes & Packages
In addition to individual sessions, I offer a number of structured hypnotherapy programmes designed to support deeper and more lasting change.
These programmes are tailored to each client and combine hypnotherapy with behavioural insight and coaching techniques.
Because every person and situation is different, I recommend discussing the most appropriate approach during an initial conversation.
Examples of programmes I offer include:
- Anxiety & Stress Reset - Designed to help reduce anxiety, calm overthinking and restore a sense of emotional balance.
- Behaviour & Habit Change - Support for breaking patterns such as smoking, gambling, substance habits or other behaviours that feel difficult to control.
- Confidence & Performance - Helping clients strengthen confidence, reduce performance anxiety and develop a more resilient mindset.
- Young Adults & Teen Support - Support for anxiety, confidence, exam stress and behavioural challenges in teenagers and young adults.
Programmes are typically delivered over a small number of sessions and are designed to create practical, sustainable change.
Fees
Individual sessions are available for clients who prefer a more flexible approach.
Programme fees vary depending on the issue and the level of support required.
Further information
I often work with people who are motivated to make a change but feel stuck in patterns that are difficult to shift on their own.
Many of my clients are:
- Professionals experiencing stress, anxiety or burnout
- People wanting to break habits such as smoking, gambling or substance use
- Individuals dealing with overthinking or sleep difficulties
- Young adults and teenagers struggling with confidence, anxiety or exam pressure
- People navigating life transitions or periods of uncertainty
Clients often come to me when they feel ready to change, but want structured support and practical tools to help them move forward.
