Hypnotherapy for Stress

It’s hardly surprising that so many of us feel overwhelmed by modern life. Pressurised work environments, financial concerns, endless emails demanding instant responses, and the challenge of balancing work and home responsibilities all take their toll. Add global events into the mix, and stress levels reach an all-time high. Hypnotherapy for stress can restore your capacity for inner peace.

Understanding Stress

We often say we’re “stressed” after a hectic day at work, during a house move, or when facing major life changes. Preparing for exams, navigating difficult relationships, or adjusting to a new job can all trigger stress. But what exactly is stress?

Stress shows up differently for everyone – sometimes as mild tension, other times as overwhelming anxiety or emotional turmoil.

Hypnotherapy for Stress

It’s hardly surprising that so many of us feel overwhelmed by modern life. Pressurised work environments, financial concerns, endless demands on our time, and the challenge of balancing work and home responsibilities all take their toll. Hypnotherapy for stress relief can help you restore your sense of inner balance and calm.

Understanding Stress

We often say we’re stressed after a hectic day at work, during a house move, or when facing major life changes. Preparing for exams, navigating difficult relationships, or adjusting to a new job can all trigger stress. But what exactly is stress?

Stress shows up differently for us all. Some people are more aware of physical symptoms like headaches and muscle tension.  Others experience overwhelming anxiety or emotional turmoil.

Woman meditating peacefully on beach - stress relief

The Tricky Part

Stress doesn’t always need an obvious cause. While external pressures certainly contribute, much of your stress may actually come from within – your thoughts and emotional responses running on autopilot.

Constant worry, self-doubt, guilt, or resentment acts like a tap that’s always running, steadily draining your emotional energy. Over time, this leaves you feeling depleted, disconnected and struggling with life’s demands.

Short-Term vs Chronic Stress

While brief periods of stress can help us perform at our best and stay safe, our bodies haven’t evolved to handle prolonged modern stressors. When stress becomes chronic, your body falls out of balance and your health begins to suffer.

You might notice you’re catching colds more frequently, struggling to sleep, or experiencing high blood pressure. Over time, sustained stress erodes both your emotional and physical resilience, affecting every aspect of your wellbeing.

How Hypnotherapy for Stress Helps You Manage

Through hypnotherapy, you’ll learn to relax deeply and build lasting resilience. More importantly, you’ll develop the capacity to handle potentially stressful situations with calmness and clarity rather than anxiety and overwhelm.

The Benefits You'll Experience

  • Greater emotional balance in your daily life
  • Improved ability to cope with challenges as they arise
  • Better sleep and daytime energy
  • Increased sense of fulfilment and even enjoyment in day-to-day activities
  • Long-term protection for your health and well-being

The skills you learn during your hypnotherapy sessions will serve you for years to come, helping you navigate life’s ups and downs with confidence and ease.

I offer hypnotherapy for stress to clients across South Devon, with both in-person and online sessions available.

Your Free Consultation

Ready to feel calmer and more in control?

Get in touch to book your free 40-minute consultation. Together, we’ll explore how hypnotherapy can help you break free from stress and rediscover peace of mind.

Your consultation is simply…

  • A friendly, relaxed chat about what you’re experiencing
  • Gentle questions to understand how I can best support you
  • A clear explanation of how hypnotherapy could help
  • Time for you to ask any questions
  • A chance to see whether we’re the right fit

“Samantha has totally turned my life around. Life was really difficult and I felt in an awful place. She has taught me so much. I now have all the tools I need to live life in a far more positive way. I really don’t think I have ever felt so good. I am forever grateful.”

N.M. Axminster

“Samantha is brilliant at what she does. Gentle, calm, precise with a wealth of intuition that I presume has grown through experience. I noticed subtle changes from session one and continued to feel more at peace with each session. I would highly recommend Samantha and her work.”

Warwick, Buckfastleigh

I've never felt so good

“Samantha has totally turned my life around. Life was really difficult and I felt in an awful place. She has taught me so much. I now have all the tools I need to live life in a far more positive way. I really don’t think I have ever felt so good. I am forever grateful.”

N.M. Axminster

More at peace with each session

“Samantha is brilliant at what she does. Gentle, calm, precise with a wealth of intuition that I presume has grown through experience. I noticed subtle changes from session one and continued to feel more at peace with each session. I would highly recommend Samantha and her work.”

Warwick, Buckfastleigh

"Hypnotherapy has had a significant impact on my life - I no longer allow the fear of what may happen with my tummy to stop me planning and doing things. I feel I am now more in control and in tune with my body. My friends and family have all noticed that I am calmer and happier. Your empathy, support and encouragement have made the whole process an exciting journey of discovery and healing. Thank you so much – I feel like I have got my life back.”

Jo, Ottery

Taking the First Step

Your therapy begins with a free, confidential, 40 minute consultation. I will listen to what you need help with, and ask questions to help me understand your problems. I’ll explain how I work, what to expect and how I think I can help. You’ll have the opportunity to ask me questions too, of course. I don’t use a ‘one size fits all’ approach, so the questions I ask help me to develop a treatment plan designed specifically for you. You are unique, so every session will be tailored to suit your unique and individual needs.

I’m committed to helping people improve their emotional and physical well-being with hypnotherapy, which ultimately leads to greater fulfilment and joy in life. How can I help you change your life?

Take the first step and contact me to book your free initial consultation.

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes I am. I trained at the prestigious Anglo-European College of Therapeutic Hypnosis and am listed under the college directory. I was awarded the Hypnotherapy Practitioner Diploma, considered the gold standard in hypnotherapy qualifications. I’m a member of the General Hypnotherapy Register and the CNHC.

As a professional I’m committed to on-going training and supervision to keep my skills and knowledge up to date. I’ve completed additional specialist hypnotherapy training in anxiety management, sleep disorders, irritable bowel syndrome, metaphor therapy, pain management and weight loss. I’m also a BWRT® practitioner and very excited to bring this rapid and dynamic therapy to Devon.

Hypnosis is an everyday experience that we’re all familiar with. Whenever you’re totally absorbed in reading a good book, driving on autopilot or even just day-dreaming, you’re experiencing a light state of hypnosis. The difference with hypnotherapy is that you are guided into hypnosis and the experience is deeper.

People often believe that hypnosis is a passive process, something that is done to you, but it actually requires your participation. Hypnosis is not like sleep, and you’re not unconscious; it’s similar to the state between sleep and full waking consciousness. Hypnosis is simply a state of focused inner absorption with a heightened sense of awareness.

Most people find hypnosis a very relaxing, calming and enjoyable experience. It’s common to have increased awareness of pleasant feelings and sensations in your body. Many experience a sense of comfortable heaviness, lightness or a floating sensation; although sometimes it feels just like relaxing or day dreaming with your eyes closed. While the majority of people are aware of and remember everything others will find they only have a vague memory of the session. Everyone is different and will experience hypnosis in their own unique way. Most people find hypnosis leaves them with a deep sense of inner peace and harmony.

Each session begins with some talking therapy – not all your time with me will be in hypnosis, though most of it will. I will help you to focus on what you want to achieve, to help you overcome the problems and challenges in your life. My aim is to help you achieve your goals as quickly and painlessly as possible – I don’t dig into the past unless absolutely necessary.

I will guide you in some simple imagination exercises to help you develop a relaxed inner focus. When you’re experiencing hypnosis your mind is more open and suggestible to positive new ideas and different ways of thinking, which then leads to new habits and behaviours. So I will guide you to imagine and mentally rehearse various scenarios and ideas to help you achieve the changes you’re aiming for. In addition to the work we do together, we’ll explore various techniques for you to use at home; for example practising self hypnosis and journaling.

Most clients will need between four and six sessions for effective change. Simple phobias may be resolved in fewer sessions, more complex issues may require longer.

It’s important to bear in mind that hypnosis is not something done to you. It’s a collaborative process in which the hypnotherapist is your guide and, using your imagination as suggested, you make it happen for yourself. Anyone who can understand and follow simple guidance can benefit from hypnotherapy. No-one can be hypnotised against their will, but if you’re ready for change and approach hypnotherapy with an open mind and a positive expectation, then you’ll definitely experience hypnosis.

What is NLP?

NLP stands for Neuro-Linguistic Programming. It may sound a complicated title, but it’s actually a very straightforward and down-to-earth method for making powerful personal changes. NLP focuses on what you want to achieve in life, rather than your problems; helping you learn how to use your mind to transform your life. While NLP may be used as a therapy on its own, I combine it with hypnotherapy for powerful results.

What is cognitive behavioural hypnotherapy?

The basis of cognitive behavioural therapy is that our beliefs, thoughts, interpretations and assumptions about the world determines how we feel and act; as opposed to the influence of the world itself. Cognitive behavioural therapy will help you to overcome problems which are perpetuated by unhelpful negative thought patterns. You’ll be assisted to identify distorted, unhelpful and unrealistic thoughts – substituting them with more positive, realistic and constructive thoughts. These are then rehearsed in hypnosis with imagery, and so have a much deeper and lasting impact than just positive thinking alone can achieve. This creates positive changes in the way you think and feel which will change your behaviour, and ultimately your life as a whole.

Change your thoughts and you will transform your world.

During your free online consultation we’ll have…

  • A friendly, relaxed chat about what’s been happening
  • A clear explanation of how hypnotherapy could help
  • Time for you to ask any questions
  • A chance to see whether we're the right fit

Practice Location:

The Hands On Retreat

Pridhamsleigh

Near Ashburton

Devon TQ13 7JJ

07809 447720