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with Hypnotherapy in Glasgow
and Jennifer Teale - your experienced hypnotherapist
‘I was able to get in a lift for the first time today, but I kept your number on speed dial just in case I needed it!’
Lift Phobia‘I can’t believe the difference the sessions made, I was terrified of flying before but I really felt fine flying home to see my family. Thank you so much.’
Flying Phobia‘People have asked how I stopped smoking, when I told them ‘hypnotherapy,’ they were amazed. I’ve been off smoking for three months now since the session.’
Smoking Cessation‘Jennifer’s really good, I’m the most relaxed I’ve ever been whilst on an IVF treatment’
Psychogenic Infertility‘The techniques you used in the session today were really helpful for my feeling of anxiety and I can feel an improvement already.’
Generalised Anxiety and Confidence Building‘I hadn’t slept very much for three weeks when I met Jennifer. In two sessions I had beaten the insomnia and now I am enjoying life again.’
Insomnia‘I’m still going to the gym twice a week, my diet has really improved and my wife can’t believe the change in me.’
Weight Control‘I’ve certainly noticed a big difference with sleeping and my wife says that I’m snoring a lot less too.’
SnoringFrequently Asked Questions
Can you help with my particular issue?
I help clients with a number of different conditions, including: stopping smoking, overcoming phobias, pain management, overcoming insomnia, OCD, panic attacks, habit-breaking, snoring and to increase self-confidence.
For the full list of conditions treated, please click here.
How much does it cost?
For most issues, it is £60 per session. For smoking cessation, treatment costs £90. The treatment price for any session includes your own hypnosis recording either on CD or MP3.
For smoking cessation, this treatment cost also includes a top-up session that you can use anytime following your initial smoking cessation session.
How long do sessions last?
Sessions generally last for one hour. For smoking cessation, the session lasts 1.5 hours.
Where is it?
I practise in two locations - Glasgow City Centre and Glasgow's West End.
In the City Centre, I practise at The Consulting Rooms on the 6th floor of 34 West George Street.
In the West End, I practise at The Complementary Medicine Centre, on the basement level of 11 Park Circus.
Further directions to both of these locations are at this link
How many sessions will I need?
It depends on your goals. Smoking cessation has been developed into a one session technique with an 80-90% success rate. For other issues, you may decide that one session is sufficient. But, depending on your goals, we may decide together that more sessions would benefit you. Hypnotherapy can be conducted over three sessions for most issues.
Will you be in control of me?
No. In the sessions, you remain completely in control throughout - you could get up and walk away if you felt like it during a session - but you should feel relaxed enough to not bother! If you cannot imagine reaching your goal without outside help at the moment, that's when hypnotherapy can help. I help you to reach your goal until you feel comfortable with your new changes and are able to act freely without my help.
What happens in the first session?
In the first session, we talk about what this problem is preventing you from doing and how that makes you feel just now. I find out about what you want instead and why you really want to change in this way. We end this first session with hypnotherapy using techniques which will be most helpful for you personally. I will also teach you self-hypnosis so that you can continue to practise these techniques at home to strengthen the work of the session.
How does it work?
Unlike traditional counselling, the hypnotherapy part of the session involves me speaking and you normally have your eyes closed during hypnosis so that you can relax more. I help you to notice how you are breathing and sitting in the chair. This is all done to help you switch off from the outside world. This is so important in hypnotherapy because it frees you from any restrictive thoughts or feelings. And this makes it a lot easier to reach your goal.
As well as this, it is a lot easier to remember the information from the session when your body and mind are relaxed - it can reach you on a deeper level. This makes change quicker and deeper itself.
How do you treat insomnia?
By teaching you how to block out unnecessary distractions and thoughts when you are ready to go to sleep. I also look at your routine - are you taking time to rest in the evenings, especially? Are you relaxed during the daytime, or could you make changes there?
How do you treat phobias?
Phobias are treated similarly regardless of what you feel fearful of. Hypnotherapy for phobias works to change your fearful response to the object/situation from fear to feeling calm and relaxed. Sometimes the phobia is so strong that you cannot even think about or imagine the fearful situation. In those cases, we use special techniques to help you feel more distanced from the situation until you feel able to relax enough to imagine it.
How do you treat stopping smoking?
Stopping smoking is a one session treatment. Before meeting you in person, I will ask you on the phone how ready you are to stop smoking. You need to feel more than 50% ready to stop smoking for the hypnotherapy to be effective. The hypnotherapy for stopping smoking focuses on taking away the desire to smoke, increasing your awareness so that you can break the habit easily and focusing on your goals so that you feel really good about stopping.
How do you treat pain?
Pain management is dealt with in a variety of ways with hypnotherapy. Primarily your perception of the pain is dealt with. We can use techniques to help you to perceive the pain as easier to manage, to focus elsewhere other than the discomfort and to feel more in control of your body.
How do you treat weight control?
With weight control, you first of all establish your goal weight. In the session, you choose foods that may be a problem to you now, and foods that are healthier and that you enjoy. In hypnosis, you are taught how to shun those unhealthy foods and how to enjoy and look forward to those healthy foods. At all times in the sessions, we focus on how good you will look and feel - this helps you to build momentum and feel empowered towards your goal weight. We do also look at how you feel emotionally when you eat as well. This encourages you to make healthy future choices between how you feel and how you act.
Is it the same as stage hypnosis?
Not quite. In stage hypnosis, the participants are often in trance. But the difference with hypnotherapy is that the process is monitored and full support is given. It is impossible to remain in trance for days because hypnosis is rather like daydreaming - just with your eyes closed and a bit more relaxed.
In fact, everyone experiences light hypnosis every day - when you are in a taxi, on the bus or watching the television and you are not completely aware of what is going on around you - you are in a light hypnotic trance. The difference with hypnotherapy is that whilst you are in a trance you are directed towards your own goals.
Do you work with children?
Yes ,I work with children from the age of 8 upwards. I do not work with children younger than 8 because younger children do not generally have the reasoning capacities necessary for hypnotherapy to be effective.
Will I be asleep in the session?
You might feel so relaxed during the session that you fall asleep, yes! This is fine though, as the suggestions I give to you during the session are still processed by your unconscious mind whilst you sleep. In any case, your personalised CD is really important. You can use this at home every day - so if you fall asleep in the session, you can still enjoy the CD as often as you like at home!