Depression

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Feeling Low, Numb, or Disconnected?

Depression isn’t just sadness -  it can feel like a fog that blunts your thoughts, drains your energy, and disconnects you from life. You may be smiling on the outside, but inside, you’re struggling just to get through the day.

You’re not alone. Over 1 in 6 adults in the UK are experiencing symptoms of depression at any given time (ONS, 2023). Whether it's mild but persistent or completely overwhelming, depression can affect every part of your life - your work, relationships, motivation, and even your sense of self.

What Depression Really Feels Like

Depression affects everyone differently, but common experiences include:

• Feeling low, empty, or numb for long periods
• Lack of motivation or interest in things you used to enjoy
• Fatigue or sleeping too much (or not enough)
• Difficulty concentrating or making decisions
• Self-critical thoughts, hopelessness, or guilt
• Changes in appetite or physical aches and pains
• Feeling disconnected from others or emotionally “flat”

This isn't about weakness or failure - it's about patterns in the brain and body that have become stuck. But the good news is: those patterns can be rewired.

My Approach to Treating Depression

As a Clinical Psychotherapist and Hypnotherapist, I use an integrated, neuroscience-informed approach to help lift you out of the depressive cycle gently, effectively, and at a pace that feels right for you.

I combine:

• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) – to challenge negative thinking loops and build healthier internal dialogue.
• Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) – Unlike traditional approaches that dwell on the past, SFBT is present- and future-oriented. It helps you clarify what you want life to look like and builds on your existing strengths to get there. With a focus on rapid, meaningful results, it’s an empowering and practical path forward, often in fewer sessions
• Clinical Hypnotherapy – to access the subconscious and reprogram the underlying beliefs and emotional triggers fuelling depression.
• Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) – to shift mental patterns and reintroduce feelings of motivation, connection, and self-worth.
• Neuroscience – to engage neuroplasticity, the brain’s capacity to change itself, so you can create lasting emotional resilience. I'll teach you not just how your mind works, but how to make it work for you!

This tailored approach doesn’t just mask symptoms - it helps rebuild your mental and emotional foundation from the inside out.

Why Hypnotherapy for Depression?

Hypnotherapy, especially when delivered with a solution-focused approach, is one of the most effective tools for treating depression. Rather than spending months or years rehashing the past, we work with the subconscious mind to create lasting change - quickly and gently.

In a relaxed trance state, we bypass the overthinking, self-critical mind and get to the emotional root of the issue. This allows us to reframe painful memories, dissolve limiting beliefs, and install empowering emotional resources like calm, hope, and motivation. Most importantly, we focus on where you want to go -not just where you’ve been.

Backed by science, a meta-analysis published in the International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis found that hypnotherapy significantly reduces symptoms of depression, particularly when combined with approaches like CBT.

If you’re ready to feel more connected, uplifted, and in control of your life again - this work can help you get there.

You Deserve to Feel Like You Again

Depression may convince you that nothing can change -  but it lies.

Change is possible. And it doesn't have to take forever.