What Is Hypnotherapy?

What is Hypnotherapy?

Hypnotherapy is a powerful yet gentle way to help you make positive changes by working with your subconscious mind — the part of you that runs in the background, shaping your thoughts, habits, and feelings. As a hypnotherapist based in Barnet, I use hypnotherapy techniques to help clients overcome challenges like anxiety, smoking, vaping, and weight loss.

When we’re deeply relaxed, as you are in hypnosis, your mind becomes more open to helpful suggestions and new ways of thinking. You remain fully in control throughout — it’s simply a calm, focused state, much like daydreaming or getting lost in a good book. This form of hypnotherapy in Barnet is widely recognised for its effectiveness.

We use this natural state to reduce anxiety, break old patterns, and strengthen your confidence, focus, and emotional wellbeing. Anxiety hypnotherapy and stress and anxiety hypnotherapy are key specialities here, alongside stop smoking hypnotherapy and stop vaping hypnotherapy.

The Conscious Mind vs The Subconscious Mind

Conscious Mind

This is the part of your mind you use to make decisions, focus on tasks, and think logically. It’s where willpower lives — but it’s often overwhelmed by stress, worry, or overthinking, which hypnotherapy for panic attacks and stress and anxiety hypnotherapy can help to relieve.

Subconscious Mind

This is your inner autopilot. It stores habits, beliefs, memories, and emotional responses. It’s incredibly powerful — and with hypnotherapy, we gently guide it to support you in more helpful, positive ways. Whether you’re seeking virtual gastric band hypnotherapy or weight loss hypnotherapy, the subconscious mind is where the real change happens.

Your Path to Lasting Change: Four Simple Steps

Real change doesn’t have to feel overwhelming. With the right guidance from a best hypnotherapist in Barnet, it can feel calm, natural — even exciting. Here’s how I’ll support you on your journey with stop smoking hypnotherapy, stop vaping hypnotherapy, anxiety hypnotherapy, panic attack hypnotherapy, and weight loss hypnotherapy:

1. Pause & Breathe

We begin by creating space for you to feel heard, understood, and at ease. This is your time to slow down and reconnect with yourself — an important part of stress and anxiety hypnotherapy.

2. Gain Clarity

Together, we explore where you are now and where you want to be — focusing on your strengths, values, and what a brighter future looks like for you, whether you are seeking virtual gastric band hypnotherapy or help with panic attacks.

3. Reset the Mind

Through calming hypnosis and powerful tools rooted in neuroscience, we gently quiet unhelpful thoughts and rewire more helpful patterns. This approach is at the heart of anxiety hypnotherapy, stress and anxiety hypnotherapy, and hypnotherapy for panic attacks.

4. Step Into the Life You Imagine

As old patterns fall away, you’ll begin to feel like the version of yourself you’ve been working towards — clear, confident, and ready to live the life you’ve imagined. Whether through stop smoking hypnotherapy, stop vaping hypnotherapy, or weight loss hypnotherapy, lasting change is possible with expert hypnotherapy in Barnet.

Food used to be my comfort, my reward, and my escape. But it was also my biggest source of frustration. Working with Deanne helped me break that emotional cycle. She helped me understand my triggers, gave me tools to cope, and made me feel heard and supported every step of the way. I’ve lost nearly 4 stone, but more importantly, I’ve gained confidence, energy, and a sense of self worth I thought I’d lost.

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Deanne is a true professional, she certainly knows her stuff and has given me some really good coping techniques for my anxiety. I would highly recommend her.

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by Mrs Faye Permin

I was recommended to Deanne for the virtual gastric band, she was amazing puts you totally at ease , explains everything, nothing is rushed and it totally works and puts you totally in the mindset, my weight loss is slow but steady, she checks in with you regularly and is always there if you need her. Totally recommended

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by Joanne Burns

I saw Deanne for 4 weeks and she changed my life. Her techniques were amazing and helped me a lot. I highly recommend her!

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by Max

I have just done the 4 week weight management sessions via zoom and it’s been great. I was sceptical at first, both about hypnotherapy and doing it via zoom….I shouldn’t have been as I’ve lost a stone in 4 weeks and for the first time in years I feel “in control” of my eating habits. The zoom calls were easy and still felt personal and like Deanne was in the room.

I have really looked forward to my weekly sessions and can thoroughly recommend working with Deanne.

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by Claire

Deanne helped me through my greatest fear, public speaking. For years I’ve dreaded the thought of having to speak at my daughter’s wedding however the work Deanne has done is truly remarkable and I couldn’t recommend her and the methods any more. Thank you Deanne

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by Warren Appel

Snake Phobia

After being afraid of snakes for as long as I can remember and an impending trip to Australia and India I finally decided to deal with my fear and booked a coarse of hypnosis treatments with Deanne.

Deanne is so kind and patient and most importantly her treatment worked!

I am shocked at how successful the hypnosis was! After 53 years I experienced seeing a snake charmer in India and I was calm and relaxed! I am so grateful to Deanne and so happy I decided to finally face my fears after so long!

Thank you Deanne

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by Suzy

Hypnotherapy success

I have had weekly sessions with Deanne over the last four weeks now and she has really helped me. After losing my mum I turned to food and the weight started piling on. I couldn’t break the habit of comfort eating but thankfully after four sessions with Deanne my thought process has changed for the better thanks to the hypnotherapy and so has my eating habits. Thank you so much Deanne for your amazing work 🙏😊

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by A. Perrin

Couldn't recommend enough

I have been seeing Deanne for 4 weeks now and can truly say she has been amazing! I went to her when I was struggling badly with anxiety and had gotten myself into a downward decline. I was at a point of not being able to go out the house or spend time with family and friends and was struggling to eat. She truly has changed my mentality and helped me to change my mindset for the better. Looking back to where I was at the start of my journey with her i’m a changed person and I couldn’t recommend her enough!

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by Katie

The best experience

I had 4 sessions with Deanne and it has honestly been life changing. I came feeling so anxious, overwhelmed and hot headed.

My mindset has completely changed for the better, I feel so much more positive and have been given many tools to be able to deal with things if something triggers me to feel a type of way.

I couldn't recommend Deanne enough and I'm forever grateful for her.

She truly cares about her clients and it's so clear that she wants to really help.

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Looking to the future

Deanne has given me the tools to move forwards in a positive way! My mindset has changed from I will try to I can do this! I am looking forward to seeing what I can achieve in the future months ahead… big thanks to Deanne xxx

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