About me
Hello, I’m Sarah.
I’m a London hypnotherapist working with people whose nervous systems fire fast and hard — often before the mind has caught up.
People usually come to me when talking alone hasn’t shifted things, when anxiety or panic keeps returning, or when they’re stuck in repeating patterns around habits, fear, or avoidance. That might show up as panic attacks, phobias, public speaking anxiety, smoking or alcohol habits, or a sense that something keeps taking over despite good intentions.
My work is body-based and pattern-led. I use cognitive hypnotherapy to work with subconscious responses — the automatic reactions, predictions, and threat patterns that drive behaviour underneath awareness. We slow things down, build regulation first, and then update what the system has learned to expect.
I don’t work by forcing insight or pushing for emotional release. The focus is safety, timing, and helping the body complete responses that never quite finished.
Alongside hypnotherapy, I sometimes use breathwork where it supports regulation and awareness. This is slow, non-forceful breathwork — not cathartic or high-intensity — and it’s always used in service of the therapeutic work rather than as a standalone experience.
I also have a long-standing focus on fertility and reproductive transitions, supporting people through fertility treatment, loss, hormonal change, and the identity shifts that come with it. This work sits alongside medical care and focuses on stress, grief, and nervous system load.
Sessions are available online worldwide and in person in London (Barbican and Bounds Green). I also work with young adults.
Training, qualifications & experience
The short version
DipCHyp · HPD · NLP Master Practitioner · Postgraduate Diploma
Core training (current, relevant)
Postgraduate Diploma – Change Management
Birkbeck, University of London
(Foundation for systems thinking, behaviour change, and organisational psychology)
Master Practitioner – Cognitive Hypnotherapy
The Quest Institute
(Core modality: subconscious patterning, threat response, habit loops)
Hypnotherapy Practitioner Diploma (HPD)
National Council for Hypnotherapy
(Cognitive hypnotherapy training)
NLP Master Practitioner
The Quest Institute
(Expectation, prediction, and behavioural pattern change)
NLP New Code
Peter Salisbury
(State regulation and context-based change)
Breathwork (supportive modality)
Transformational Breath® – Level V (Trainer status)
Used selectively to support nervous system regulation and integration
(Not cathartic or force-driven)
Cancer Support Breathwork Masterclass
Dr Nadja Benschop
Reproductive & fertility-focused training
(For clients working with fertility, loss, or reproductive transitions)
Certified Hypnosis Fertility Practitioner
National College of Hypnosis & Psychotherapy
Easibirthing Fertility Practitioner
BabyQuest Fertility Practitioner
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.
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.
Other areas of hypnotherapy I deal with
Childhood Sexual Abuse
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Cancer Support ( using Transformational Breath)
Therapies offered
Fees
£140.00 - £220.00
Free initial telephone session
Further information
Some clients prefer their feedback to be shared anonymously. The examples below are real and shared with consent.
They reflect the kind of pattern-level, body-based work I do — particularly with panic, phobias, public speaking anxiety, smoking and compulsive habits.
Panic / bodily fear
“After a second or two of panic, I was surprised to notice how calm I became without having to do any thinking.”
— Client, flying anxiety
Public speaking
“I stood up and the fear simply didn’t take over. I could hold eye contact, speak clearly, and stay present.”
— Corporate client, public speaking anxiety
Public speaking (performance)
“I did my first stand-up set last night. I felt relaxed and confident — and I was even quite funny.”
— Dean, comedian
Stop smoking
“Almost three weeks now without a cigarette and still going strong. Even while drinking I haven’t been tempted.”
— Michael
Compulsive habits
“I haven’t had a diet coke since leaving your session — the longest I’ve gone in decades. My mind seems to think better of it now.”
— Carol
Phobia
“My fear of wasps has dropped away. I feel more in control and rarely notice them now.”
— Mark
Fertility
“I can hardly believe it — I’m pregnant. I don’t know what combination did it, but your work was a major factor.”
— Client, fertility support
