Amanda Joy Holistic Psychologist & Clinical Hypnotherapist.

19/08/2026

📣 ENROLMENT IS NOW OPEN! ✨

Those of you who joined our waiting list should already have received your early invitation to enrol, including 7 days FREE as a little thank-you for getting your name on the list early. ❤️

And the good news is… we still have a few spaces available for our September intake!

This year there are three Practitioner pathways, and every one begins with a Foundation in Clinical Hypnotherapy before progressing through the full Practitioner Diploma.

🌿 Clinical Hypnotherapy – Medical & Dental Specialism
Your Foundation gets you started with practical applications including confidence building and stress management, before progressing to Practitioner level and a deeper specialism in Medical & Dental Hypnotherapy.

🤰 Master Hypno-Doula
Begin with your Clinical Hypnotherapy Foundation and learn to deliver Pregnancy Relaxation Classes, before progressing into specialist work your Practitioner Diploma and Master Hypno-Doula training, around fertility, pregnancy, birth, postnatal wellbeing and beyond.

✨ Master Spiritual Hypnotherapist
Begin with your Clinical Hypnotherapy Foundation, including exploration of concepts such as the Higher Self, before progressing into our Practitioner Diploma and advanced Spiritual Hypnotherapy training.

Whichever pathway you choose, the structure gives you a fantastic clinical grounding:

🧰 The first five modules build your therapeutic toolbox.
🎯 The final five take a deeper dive into applications, specialist practice and working with real client presentations.

And alongside the course you'll have practical training, Masterclasses, Meet & Master days, supervision, Hypno Huddle practice, retreats, conventions and our wonderful Trance Tribe learning community.

Clinical. Hypno-Doula. Spiritual.

Three different pathways. One strong clinical foundation. ❤️

If you've been thinking, “Maybe this is my year…” — there are still spaces available. The Northern College Of Clinical Hypnotherapy Amanda Joy Ingram Hypnogeeks Podcast

September enrolment is NOW open
https://the-northern-college-of-clinical-hypnotherapy.cademy.io/memberships

10/08/2026

✨ Beyond Words: Exploring Ecstatic Trance in Spiritual Hypnotherapy ✨

Did you know that the human body holds ancient, innate pathways to expanded states of consciousness that go far beyond standard hypnotic suggestions? 🌀
In our Spiritual Mastery Hypnotherapy Program, we dive deep into the profound practice of Ecstatic Trance, a transformative modality that bridges ancient shamanic wisdom with modern trance work.
Instead of relying solely on verbal scripts, we explore how specific ritual body postures and rhythmic sounds (such as dynamic drumming or rattling at ~210 beats per minute) act as biological and energetic access codes. 🥁🧘‍♀️
When you combine precise posture with rhythmic sound:
🌿 The Mind Shifts: Brainwaves naturally slide into deep, visionary theta states while releasing tension.
🌿 The Energy Flows: Physical postures act as direct control systems, tuning your energetic field to access lower, middle, or upper spiritual realms.
🌿 Deep Healing Happens: Clients experience shape-shifting, soul journeys, spontaneous emotional clearing, and direct contact with higher guidance—without needing forced visualization.
As practitioners, mastering these somatic and rhythmic tools allows us to offer clients an authentic, deeply grounded doorway into multidimensional healing and true spiritual mastery. 🌌
Whether you are seeking to expand your clinical toolset or deepen your own spiritual connection, learning to navigate ecstatic trance opens up a whole new horizon of transformation.
📲 Ready to step into spiritual mastery?
Click the link www.thenortherncollegeofclinicalhypnotherapy.com to explore the Spiritual Hypnotherapy Diploma curriculum or join the waitlist https://api.leadconnectorhq.com/widget/form/RoAClYT16psHPVyx5Kpv for our upcoming intake!

10/08/2026

🌑 SHADOW WORK: WHAT ARE WE ACTUALLY WORKING WITH?

“Shadow work” is everywhere at the moment.

But within therapeutic work, it deserves a little more depth than simply exploring the bits of ourselves we don't like.

The concept of the Shadow is strongly associated with Carl Jung and analytical psychology.

Jung proposed that aspects of ourselves that are incompatible with our conscious identity can become pushed outside conscious awareness.

And importantly…

The shadow isn't necessarily “bad.”

We might disown anger because we learned that anger wasn't acceptable.

But we might also disown confidence because being visible attracted criticism.

We might suppress sexuality because it became associated with shame.

We might disconnect from vulnerability because vulnerability once felt dangerous.

We can even push away creativity, ambition, playfulness, assertiveness or our ability to say NO.

🌿 So shadow integration isn't about getting rid of darkness.

It's about becoming curious about what has been disowned, suppressed or excluded from the conscious sense of self.

And hypnosis gives us some fascinating ways of exploring this.

Through imagery, metaphor, symbolic work, ideomotor communication, active imagination, regression approaches and dialogue with aspects of self, we can invite unconscious material into awareness without immediately trying to “fix” it.

Sometimes the question isn't:

“How do we make this disappear?”

It's:

“What does this represent?”

“When did I learn I couldn't be this?”

“What is this protecting?”

“And what might become available if this part of me were allowed back into the whole?”

🔱 Within our Master Spiritual Hypnotherapist training, we explore Shadow Work through both its psychological roots and its application within hypnotic and transpersonal practice.

Because spiritual development isn't always about becoming more light.

Sometimes it's about becoming more whole. 🌑✨

Join the waiting list and train at The Northern College Of Clinical Hypnotherapy https://api.leadconnectorhq.com/widget/form/RoAClYT16psHPVyx5Kpv

09/08/2026

🚪 The Rejection Loop: Why Crisis Care Is Failing Addiction and Neurodivergence

We need to build better doors... doors that are uncomplicated for people to fit through.

This is probably one of the most important blogs I’ve written.

Because when someone reaches crisis point with addiction, mental distress or both, that should be the moment the doors to care open wider.

Yet too often, people find themselves trapped in a rejection loop.

Mental health services say: “We can’t properly assess you while you’re intoxicated.”

Addiction services say: “We’re not equipped to manage an acute mental health crisis.”

And the person in the middle is left asking:

“So who actually helps me?”

Now add ADHD, autism or AuDHD into that picture.

Sensory overwhelm can be mistaken for aggression.
Shutdown can look like disengagement.
Executive dysfunction becomes labelled “non-compliance.”
Missed appointments become “lack of motivation.”

And sometimes the substance we are desperately trying to remove has been the very thing that person discovered to regulate a nervous system they never understood.

That doesn't make addiction harmless.

It makes the person understandable.

My latest blog explores the uncomfortable gaps between addiction services, mental health crisis care and neurodivergence and why I believe recovery needs to become far more integrated, trauma-informed, neurodiversity-affirming and human.

Because people shouldn't have to become less complex before they qualify for help.

💚 We need to build better doors.

Read the full blog and, if this resonates with you, please share it. These are conversations we need to be having.

https://www.joyfulmindmentor.com/blog/the-rejection-loop-why-crisis-care-is-failing-addiction-and-neurodivergence

04/08/2026

✨ "My child knows the answers... so why do they keep going blank?"

As a parent, it's heartbreaking.

You watch them revise for hours. You know they've put the effort in. Then the exam comes... and panic takes over.

This isn't laziness. It isn't a lack of intelligence. It's an overwhelmed nervous system doing exactly what it was designed to do, protect them.

When we calm the brain, learning becomes accessible again. Confidence grows. Memory returns. And suddenly, that capable young person can show what they truly know.

I love helping teenagers and young adults break free from exam anxiety, so they can stop doubting themselves and start believing in their own potential.

💚 Every young person deserves the chance to shine.

📩 If your child is struggling with exam stress or school anxiety, let's have a chat. The Westoe Practice.

25/07/2026

22/07/2026

This means I’ll soon be able to offer professional blood sample collection alongside my existing services. Your samples will be sent to a trusted laboratory for analysis, helping to provide a deeper understanding of what’s going on inside your body and giving you valuable insights into your health and wellbeing.

Appointments will be available in a calm, welcoming environment, and if you’re visiting for a treatment, you can even have your blood sample taken before your appointment for added convenience.

I’m looking forward to bringing this new service to the clinic, watch this space for more details coming soon!

22/07/2026

What if your addiction isn't to the behaviour... but to the feeling it gives you?

We often say we're addicted to social media, shopping, alcohol, food, gambling, or scrolling.

But what if that's only part of the story?

What if what you're really searching for is...

✨ Relief from overwhelm.
✨ A moment of calm in a busy mind.
✨ Confidence when self-doubt creeps in.
✨ Connection when loneliness feels heavy.
✨ Or simply a glimpse of joy.

Our brains are beautifully designed to seek out states that help us survive. The problem begins when we discover a shortcut that gives us temporary relief but slowly steals our freedom.

The behaviour isn't the problem.

It's the solution your nervous system has found.

The question isn't, "How do I stop?"

The better question is, "What is my mind and body trying to experience that I'm not getting elsewhere?"

When we understand the need beneath the behaviour, shame begins to melt away. Curiosity replaces criticism. And that's where lasting change begins.

Healing isn't about taking something away.

It's about helping your nervous system discover healthier, more sustainable ways to experience calm, connection, confidence, and real joy.

Because you deserve more than temporary escape.

You deserve a Joyful Mind. 💛 https://linktr.ee/JoyAmanda

15/07/2026

Do You Desire to Blend In?

Today I was working from The Westoe Practice, and I suddenly realised something that made me giggle.

My outfit perfectly matched the colours of the walls.

For a split second I thought, "I could just stand against that wall and be invisible... disappear.... Nobody would even notice me."

It made me laugh… but then it made me think.

There was a time, long before I became a therapist, when disappearing felt like a genuine goal. I used to experience anxiety in public places, and if I could have become invisible, I probably would have.

Even now, every now and then, that old thought quietly pops up.

"I wish I just blended in."

The truth is, so many people live this way.

They don't speak up.
They don't say no.
They don't ask for what they need.
They stay quiet in meetings.
They avoid having their photo taken.
They apologise for taking up space.
They shrink themselves so they won't be noticed.

Psychologists sometimes describe this as self-silencing or protective masking. It's a survival strategy. At some point, your brain learned that staying small, staying quiet, or blending into the background felt like the easiest way to avoid criticism, rejection, embarrassment, or conflict.

It may have protected you once.

But when hiding becomes a way of life, it quietly steals opportunities, confidence, connection and joy.

You weren't born to spend your life trying to become wallpaper.

You were born with your own voice, your own gifts, your own story and your own light.

Healing isn't about becoming loud or being the centre of attention.

It's about becoming comfortable enough to be fully yourself.

To say what you mean.

To ask for what you need.

To let yourself be seen.

So today, standing there matching the wallpaper, I smiled.

Because I realised just how far I've come.

And if you're still trying to blend into the background…

Perhaps it's time to gently step away from the wall.

The world doesn't need another person trying to disappear.

It needs you.

✨ Amanda Joy
The Joyful Mind Mentor
Helping people move from surviving to truly living.