About me
Therapy for Anxiety, Phobias and Creative Blocks.
Helping you move forward with greater confidence and freedom.
Many people seek therapy because they are feeling stuck in some way.
You might be struggling with anxiety or a specific fear that is limiting your life.
Or you may feel blocked creatively, perhaps wanting to write or express yourself, but find yourself freezing when you try.
Both experiences are more common than you might think, and both have understandable roots.
These difficulties are not a sign of weakness or failure.
They are often the mind’s way of trying to protect you, even if that protection is now getting in the way of the life you want to live.
My work focuses on understanding the patterns that keep people stuck.
Whether someone is experiencing anxiety, a phobia or a creative block, these difficulties often arise when the mind begins to associate certain situations with fear, pressure or threat.
With solution focused hypnotherapy we can gently explore these patterns, helping the nervous system settle so that new ways of responding can emerge.
Anxiety and Phobia Therapy
If anxiety or a fear is affecting your life, therapy can help you understand the pattern behind it and help you overcome it, so you can regain a sense of confidence and freedom.
Therapy for Creative Blocks
Many thoughtful people long to write or express themselves creatively but feel blocked by anxiety, perfectionism or fear of being judged.
Therapy can help you understand what’s happening beneath the surface so creativity can feel possible again, often starting with small manageable steps.
Training, qualifications & experience
About Me
Sarah Whittaker HPD DHP MNCH(Acc) SF Sup(Hyp)
I am a fully qualified and insured Clinical Hypnotherapist and Psychotherapist and Hypnotherapy Supervisor, with 16 years experience in running a busy practice.
Trained by David Newton at The Clifton Practice in Bristol in 2010. Gained the Hypnotherapy Practitioners Diploma and Diploma in Hypnotherapy and Psychotherapy.
Co-author of The Art of Solution Focused Hypnotherapy www.theartofsfh.co.uk
Former NCH Director of Ethics and Supervision
My main areas of interest are anxiety, phobias, and creativity. I have lectured on emetophobia with The Clifton Practice in Bristol, and for several years I was a member of the Hospital Hypnotherapy team based in the University Hospital of Wales Cardiff working with patients undergoing chemotherapy who were experiencing anticipatory nausea, needle phobias and claustrophobia relating to MRI investigations.
Member organisations
The National Council for Hypnotherapy holds one of the largest registers of independent Hypnotherapists in the United Kingdom and strives to maintain the highest standards among its members. There is an agreed Code of Conduct, an established Complaints & Disciplinary Procedure and all members are obliged to maintain comprehensive Public Liability & Professional Indemnity Insurance, maintain regular CPD (continuing professional development) hours, and attend Supervision when needed.
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
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Fees
£80.00 - £120.00
Additional information
Fees
60 minutes sessions £80
90 minute sessions £120
When I work
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Further information
I work from my home based practice in Croesyceiliog Cwmbran, close to the A4042 and just 15 minutes north of the M4 junctions 25a and 26
For more information call or text me on 07766 565896 or email sjw.hypno@gmail.com
