Addictions

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Feeling Stuck in a Cycle of Addiction?

Addiction isn’t just about willpower- it’s about being caught in a loop your brain no longer knows how to escape. 

Whether it’s alcohol, drugs, gambling, food, or another compulsive behaviour, addiction often starts as a way to cope, soothe, or escape. But over time, it can take control of your life.

You may find yourself thinking, “I should be able to stop” - but feel powerless to change. The truth is: you're not weak, broken, or beyond help. You're human, and your brain has learned a pattern. And with the right approach, those patterns can be changed.

You're Not Alone

Addiction affects millions of people in the UK, often silently. It can impact every area of life: your health, relationships, finances, confidence, and sense of self-worth. It can also be isolating, filled with shame, secrecy, and a sense of being stuck.

But recovery is not only possible, it can be empowering. With the right support, you can reclaim control, reconnect with yourself, and build a life that doesn’t revolve around the substance or behaviour you’ve been using to cope.

What Addiction Feels Like

Everyone’s experience is different, but some common signs include:

• Feeling out of control with a behaviour or substance
• Needing more and more to get the same effect
• Thinking about it constantly or using it to manage emotions
• Failed attempts to cut down or stop
• Hiding your use from others or feeling ashamed afterward
• Losing interest in things you once enjoyed
• Feeling anxious, low, or disconnected when not using
• Damaging your health, relationships, work, or finances

Addiction isn’t a moral failing, it’s a survival strategy that’s outlived its usefulness. Now it’s time to replace it with something that truly supports you.

Common Addictions I Work With

Addiction can take many forms - some more visible than others. Regardless of the substance or behaviour, the underlying cycle is often the same. Here are some of the most common addictions I help clients overcome:

• Alcohol
• Drugs (prescription, recreational, or illicit substances)
• Nicotine, Smoking or Vaping
• Gambling
• Pornography or Sex addiction
• Findom addiction
• Food-related compulsions (binge eating, sugar addiction, emotional eating)
• Internet and Social Media addiction
• Shopping or Spending addictions
• Gaming addiction
• Work addiction (workaholism)
• Codependency or relationship addiction
• Risk-taking or thrill-seeking behaviours

Whether the addiction is physical, psychological, or behavioural, we’ll work together to understand what’s really driving it and build lasting, healthy alternatives.

My Approach to Addiction Recovery

As a Clinical Psychotherapist and Hypnotherapist, I take a compassionate, practical, and neuroscience-based approach to treating addiction. No judgment. No shame. Just tools, insight, and support to help you regain control of your life.

My integrated method combines:

• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) – to interrupt addictive thought loops and build healthier, more empowering patterns of thinking and decision-making.
• Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) – we’ll focus on where you want to go, not just where you’ve been. This approach builds on your strengths and helps you create a future worth staying present for.
• Clinical Hypnotherapy – to access the subconscious mind where cravings, habits, and emotional triggers often reside. Through hypnotic trance, we can dissolve compulsions, reduce urges, and install more empowering inner responses.
• Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) – to shift mental and emotional patterns, reconnect you with inner motivation, and help you access calm and clarity in difficult moments.
• Neuroscience – addiction hijacks the brain’s reward system. I’ll help you understand what’s happening in your brain and body - and how to rewire it for balance, freedom, and long-term change.

This approach is not about “fighting” addiction. It’s about healing what’s underneath it and equipping you with new tools to thrive without it.

Why Hypnotherapy for Addiction?

Hypnotherapy is a powerful tool in addiction recovery. By working with the subconscious (the part of your mind that drives most habits and behaviours), we can create change at a deep, lasting level.

Instead of relying purely on willpower, which can be exhausting, hypnotherapy helps calm the nervous system, reduce stress and anxiety, and reshape the emotional triggers behind cravings. It supports you in accessing strength, self-belief, and inner calm. Even when life feels overwhelming.

Backed by research, hypnotherapy has been shown to improve outcomes in addiction treatment, especially when combined with other approaches like CBT and behavioural therapy.

You Deserve Freedom

No matter how long you’ve struggled or how stuck you feel, you are not beyond change. You are not your addiction. You are capable, worthy, and stronger than you think, and recovery is possible.

Together, we’ll help you break the cycle and build a life of clarity, purpose, and peace. One step at a time.

You deserve to feel free. And that freedom can start today.