Kym Hall

As a CBT Gut Directed Hypnotherapist, I specialise in helping adults and young people experiencing anxiety, health anxiety, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), gut-focused anxiety, chronic digestive discomfort and stress-related physical symptoms. I also support women experiencing increased anxiety and physical changes during perimenopause and menopause.

When anxiety and physical symptoms get caught in a loop, it can feel impossible to switch off.

For many people, this can look like:

• Waking with anxiety or nausea before the day has even started
• Racing thoughts, overthinking and constant “what if?” thinking
• Worrying that physical sensations could mean something is seriously wrong
• Checking your body, Googling symptoms or repeatedly seeking reassurance
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome symptoms such as urgency, bloating, cramping and unpredictable bowel habits
• Fear of being too far from a toilet or symptoms happening at the wrong time
• Avoiding travel, meals or social plans because of anxiety or digestive symptoms
• Feeling constantly on alert and monitoring every change in your body
• Anxiety becoming stronger during perimenopause or menopause, alongside sleep disruption, digestive changes, palpitations or feeling unlike yourself 

I help you understand and change the cycle between thoughts, physical sensations, anxiety and behaviour, so your mind and body can begin responding differently.

If you’re unsure where to start, I offer a 45-minute Initial Consultation for £49 to look at what has been happening, what may be keeping the pattern going, and the most appropriate next step. You can find full details and book through my website.

My approach integrates CBT, clinical hypnotherapy, Gut-Directed Hypnotherapy, behavioural techniques and mindfulness to help reduce anxiety, symptom sensitivity, checking, avoidance and gut-focused worry while rebuilding confidence in your body and everyday life.

How I Can Help
Anxiety
– overthinking, racing thoughts, worry and feeling constantly on edge
– physical anxiety symptoms and anticipatory anxiety
– reducing avoidance and building calmer responses

Health Anxiety
– fear that physical sensations mean something is wrong
– body checking, symptom Googling and reassurance seeking
– learning to notice sensations without immediately moving into fear

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) & Gut-Focused Anxiety
– urgency, bloating, abdominal discomfort and unpredictable bowel habits
– fear of being too far from a toilet
– anxiety around food, travel, work and social situations
– reducing gut-focused hypervigilance and building calmer gut patterns

Perimenopause & Menopause-Related Anxiety
– anxiety that has appeared or become much stronger
– feeling overwhelmed, emotionally reactive or unlike yourself
– increased worry about unfamiliar body sensations
– rebuilding confidence and trust in your body

Stress-Related Physical & Digestive Symptoms
– reducing the cycle between stress, physical sensations and anxiety
– calming nervous-system reactivity and the gut-brain response

Sessions are available online worldwide with flexible scheduling.

You do not have to keep organising your life around anxiety, health fears or digestive symptoms. With the right tools, it is possible to change the patterns keeping the alarm active and begin feeling calmer, more confident and more in control again.

Email me at hello@kymhall.com if you have any questions, or visit www.kymhall.com to find out more or book.

I offer a 45 minute consultation for £49.  

All fees are on my website and packages are available.  

Please visit my website to book your £49 Initial Consultation, with current appointment times and prices available online.

As a Cognitive Behavioural Hypnotherapist, I specialise in supporting adults and teens (10+) with anxiety, health anxiety, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), gut-focused anxiety, chronic digestive discomfort and stress-related physical symptoms. I also support women experiencing increased anxiety, digestive changes and loss of confidence during perimenopause and menopause.

Anxiety does not always stay in the mind. It can show up physically through nausea, digestive changes, tension, palpitations, shakiness, sleep disruption or a constant sense that something is wrong. For some people, this leads to overthinking, body checking, reassurance seeking, avoiding situations or becoming increasingly frightened of physical sensations.

With Irritable Bowel Syndrome, the gut and brain communicate constantly through the gut–brain axis. Stress, anticipation and anxiety can increase digestive sensitivity and contribute to symptoms such as urgency, bloating, abdominal discomfort and unpredictable bowel habits. Gut-Directed Hypnotherapy is an established psychological approach for Irritable Bowel Syndrome, and NICE advises considering hypnotherapy and CBT for people with continuing symptoms that have not responded to other treatment.

I help clients work with the cycle between thoughts, physical sensations, emotions and behaviour, whether that is health anxiety, general anxiety, gut-focused fear or symptoms that have become more noticeable during perimenopause or menopause.

My approach integrates CBT, clinical hypnotherapy, Gut-Directed Hypnotherapy and practical behavioural techniques to reduce symptom reactivity, challenge patterns such as checking and avoidance, calm the stress response and rebuild confidence in your body and everyday life.

Sessions are available online worldwide with flexible scheduling.

You do not have to keep organising your life around anxiety, health fears or digestive symptoms. With the right approach, your mind and body can begin to feel calmer, steadier and easier to trust again.