Sage Hypnotherapy

09/09/2026

Tackle anxious thoughts - contact [email protected] 🙂

Anxiety is okay in small and appropriate ‘doses’ however sometimes we can feel that we’re too anxious and we would like to change that response if we can.
Think of anxiety as a spotlight, it focuses our attention on just one thing, the spotlight is searching for what might go wrong, what feels different, or what could be dangerous.

That spotlight can be useful when there is a genuine problem, it’s when it stays switched on for too long, we start to only see what the spotlight is trained on and the spotlight is so bright that it’s hard to see any information that doesn’t fit the danger story.
We stop noticing things like
The conversation that went well.
The moment we felt relaxed.
The car journey we managed.
The problem that didn’t happen.

There’s an interesting thing, noticing these moments isn’t about positive thinking, and it doesn’t mean dismissing real difficulties. It’s about purposefully turning the spotlight into floodlights sometimes. Allowing ourselves to notice the small things that are going okay, noticing moments when we feel proud of ourselves.

Hypnotherapy may help us practise widening that spotlight by our solution focused approach, we’ll explain how we do that. In fact we’re very happy to answer any questions about our approach so do feel free to get in touch.

07/09/2026

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Here’s a fun brain fact. An imagined lemon can make us salivate! 🍋

Try imagining a lemon, picture the bright yellow colour…what it would feel like. Imagine the strong lemon scent. Think of the weight of it in your hand. Now imagine putting the lemon on a chopping board and carefully cutting it in half, imagine the smell becoming stronger, seeing the paler yellow flesh of the lemon. Now imagine cutting a slice of lemon and. bringing it up to your mouth and tasting it.
Imagery isn’t identical to perception, but it can recruit some of our overlapping brain processes and produce genuine bodily responses.
When we hypnotherapists use this after collaborating a hypnosis/trance state with someone it’s called ‘The Lemon Test’ (interesting link in comments)

Less pleasant but have you ever shuddered and grimaced when someone described something yucky and the yucky thing isn’t present, it’s just your reaction to their description?

Hypnotherapy uses guided imagery to help people change their reaction to help them reach a goal. (We don’t use yucky imagery!)
Feel free to get in touch if you’d like to know more. https://www.hypnotherapy-wales.com/

05/09/2026

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Sometimes something as simple as focusing on our breathing can help us in moments of anxiety and even panic.
Try imagining a beach scene, now imagine you’re letting your breathing match the waves, it’s okay if you’re picturing stormy seas at first…
Keep picturing the ocean and
Breathing in, as a wave gently gathers and rises…now

Breathing out, as it reaches the shore and the wave breaks on the shore…imagine the next wave..a little smaller now..remembering the ocean knows how to move, and your body knows how to breathe.

Each breath arriving in its own time…just as each wave becomes more gentle as you picture the sea calming…each breath carrying away a little of what you no longer need…

Rising… falling…the waves calming and matching your breathing…you’ve got this

And for these few quiet moments, you can simply breathe, while the waves continue to calmly lap the shore

In hypnotherapy we often use imagery, the sights and sounds of nature, to help us find our inner calm.
If you’d like to know more, press the contact button or contact your local practitioner

04/09/2026

04/09/2026

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Chronic pain can be so exhausting, frustrating and living with pain is a hard road to travel, it can feel isolating too? particularly when other people can’t see your pain.
Pain is influenced not only by what is happening in the body, but by how our brain processes danger, sensation, attention and emotion. To be super clear this doesn’t mean pain is imagined, it’s very real, whether it’s caused by arthritis, ME/CFS, long covid or other conditions, the pain is very real and you’ll find us hypnotherapists to be compassionate listeners.

What might we be able to do to help?
Hypnotherapy can’t treat the pain’s underlying medical cause, always consult your doctor first.
However, research suggests it may help some people reduce pain intensity, distress and pain-related anxiety, while improving relaxation, sleep and your sense of control.
One of our approaches is to teach people self hypnosis, something you can learn quite easily from us. If you’d like to know more please reach out to one of us.

03/09/2026

Take the next step - contact [email protected] 🙂

01/09/2026

Want positive change in September? Contact [email protected] 🙂

September is the other January.”
Gretchen Rubin

September does have a feeling of a new beginning about it. Perhaps it’s all those years of new school terms, new shoes, new notebooks and the slight sadness of summer ending, but also the sense that something new is coming.
September is one of those temporal landmarks, points in time that seem to separate one chapter from another. Things like New Year, birthdays or the start of a new term or job.
Temporal landmarks are a natural opportunity for us to pause, decide what we want to achieve, and take that first small step forward.

What would you like to do a little more of this September?

What might you do a little less of?

And what’s one small thing you could begin?

Perhaps you might choose to help you make the change you want?
Do feel free to get in touch with one of us.

24/08/2026

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21/08/2026

Contact your local Clinical Hypnotherapist for more information: rachel@ sagehypnotherapy.co.uk 🙂

When was the last time you had fun? That feeling of laughter, playfulness or doing something you love?
Life can get busy, diaries fill up with commitments months ahead, days fill up with to-do lists, and before we know it we realise we haven’t seen friends for an age, we haven’t done some activity we love because we’re being ‘adult’ and feel we need to be productive.

In solution focused hypnotherapy part of working with you to achieve your goals is talking about what you enjoy.
Imagine someone comes to see us with a phobia, a horrible feeling of fear around their trigger can feel like it dominates our thoughts and while we work with you on alleviating your phobia we might ask you

‘What might you notice yourself doing this week that would tell you a little more fun had found its way into your life?’

Fear narrows our focus and talking about fun is one way of broadening our awareness of our strengths, skill and resources.
We hope you’re able to factor in moments of fun this weekend.
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18/08/2026

Change the things you CAN change - contact [email protected] 🙂

There’s so much in life we don’t get to choose, our genes, our upbringing, or any illnesses that may come our way. These events are things we find ways to cope with.

However we do get to choose our reactions to life’s events. Finding ways to maximise our emotional and mental wellness helps help us cope and thrive.
You don’t have to choose mindfulness, or hypnotherapy, or any particular path. It’s more about deciding what works for you in helping you life your best life.

And looking after ourselves wellness isn’t just personal.
When we care for our own minds, we can have an impact on shaping the world around us, too, our relationships & families.
Each small act of self-understanding can ripple outward into kindness, patience, and connection.

We may not choose our starting point, but we can always choose our direction.
If you’d like to know more about or please feel free to contact one of us.