Vicki Crane

Helping you feel calmer, more confident and more in control

Are anxiety, fear or a lack of confidence stopping you from living the life you want?
Perhaps you find yourself worrying about what might happen, avoiding situations, overthinking things or constantly looking for reassurance. Maybe a particular fear or phobia is limiting what you feel able to do. Or perhaps something from the past continues to affect how you feel today.

Change is possible.

I'm Vicki Crane, an experienced Hypnotherapist and Accredited Supervisor based in Leeds and I've been helping people create positive change since 2007.

I specialise in anxiety, fears, phobias, confidence, panic, trauma and PTSD, as well as a range of other issues that can affect your wellbeing and quality of life.

My approach is warm, supportive and non-judgemental, with hypnotherapy at the heart of the work. I combine hypnosis with appropriate talking therapies and techniques to create an approach that is tailored to you, your situation and what you want to achieve.

Hypnotherapy tailored to you
There is no one-size-fits-all solution to personal change.

You may understand logically that your fear is irrational, know that you shouldn't be worrying so much, or genuinely want to feel more confident - but knowing this doesn't necessarily make it easy to change how you think, feel or respond.

This is where hypnotherapy can help. 

Hypnosis provides a state of focused attention and deep relaxation in which you can concentrate on the changes you want to make. Rather than simply trying to suppress unwanted thoughts or feelings, we can work on developing new and more helpful ways of thinking, feeling and responding.

I will guide you through the process, but you are an active participant in your therapy. Your involvement, motivation and willingness to make changes are an important part of the process.

Anxiety, Fears and Phobias
Anxiety can gradually begin to dictate your life. You may avoid places or situations, worry about things that haven't happened yet, constantly monitor how you are feeling, or develop coping strategies that make you feel safer in the short term but keep the anxiety going in the longer term.

I often see people with general anxiety, panic and anticipatory anxiety as well as specific fears and phobias including:

Fear of flying • Dental phobia • Fear of needles • Fear of heights • Driving anxiety • Claustrophobia • Fear of public speaking

The aim isn't to make you ignore genuine risks. It's to help you respond appropriately rather than allowing fear to make decisions for you.

Confidence and Self Belief
Confidence isn't about believing that everything will always go perfectly. It's about developing greater trust in yourself and your ability to cope when things don't go exactly as planned.

Whether you want to feel more confident speaking in public, stop second-guessing yourself, overcome a particular fear or simply feel more comfortable in your own skin, hypnotherapy can help you develop a more positive and supportive mindset.

Trauma and PTSD
Sometimes the past continues to affect the present.

I work with trauma and PTSD using hypnotherapy, talking therapies and, where appropriate, the Rewind Technique. 

The Rewind Technique can help reduce the emotional intensity associated with traumatic memories. The intention isn't to erase what happened, but to help you remember the experience without experiencing the same overwhelming emotional response.

Stop Smoking
I also offer a one-session stop smoking programme, using hypnotherapy to help you make the decision to become a non-smoker and move forward without cigarettes.

My Approach
I believe therapy should feel safe, collaborative and respectful.

You don't have to have everything worked out before you come to therapy. You don't need to know exactly why you feel the way you do. And you don't necessarily need months or years of therapy before you can begin to make changes.

Sometimes you simply know that you don't want to continue feeling the way that you do now.

I listen to what you have to say, help you understand what may be maintaining the problem and work with you to identify where you want to go next. My approach is person-centred, solution-focused and integrated, drawing on hypnotherapy, CBT, counselling, NLP, mindfulness and other therapeutic techniques where appropriate and hypnotherapy remains central to this work.

What happens when you contact me?
If you've never experienced hypnotherapy before, you may have questions about what hypnosis feels like or whether it will work for you and that's completely understandable.

I offer a free 20 minute online consultation, giving you the opportunity to talk about what you're looking for, ask questions and find out more about how I work before deciding whether therapy is right for you.

Your first therapy session is usually around 60-90 minutes, giving us plenty of time to discuss what has brought you to therapy and what you want to achieve. Subsequent sessions are usually around 50 minutes.

You remain aware and in control during hypnosis and cannot be made to do anything against your wishes.

If the problem or issue you're seeking help for isn't listed here, please get in touch and I'll be happy to answer any questions you may have.

• Free 20 minute online initial consultation via Zoom
• £80 per session (standard session fee)
• £250 Stop Smoking Programme (please see my website for more information)

Sessions are usually 50 minutes per session, with your first session being a little longer (around 60 to 90 minutes) to allow plenty of time to answer any questions you may have.

Please note: a £40 deposit is payable online when booking an online consultation or your first therapy session and this is refunded at or following your final therapy session. If you decide not to proceed with therapy sessions following an online consultation, the deposit will be refunded following the consultation. 

Taking the First Step

You don't have to wait until things get worse before asking for help. 

If anxiety, fear, low confidence or an unwanted pattern is affecting your life, therapy can help you begin to make changes and regain a greater sense of control

You don't have to let fear decide what you can and cannot do. 

If you're ready to make a change, I would be happy to talk to you about how hypnotherapy may be able to help.

I offer face-to-face hypnotherapy sessions at The Tower Clinic in Cookridge, Leeds, as well as online sessions (where appropriate).

Free 20 minute online consultation available.