Psychotherapeutic Counselling and Hypnotherapy Services
Hello, my name is Stephanie Kidd (Steph), and welcome to my website.
I am a Psychotherapeutic Counsellor and
Hypnotherapist. My qualifications are: RGN, SCPHN (HV), BSc (Hons), Cert Hyp CS, CHC, Dip CS&T, Prof. Dip PSY C.
I am registered with the following:
- The National Counselling and Psychotherapeutic Society (www.ncps.com)
- The National Hypnotherapy Society (www.nationalhypnotherapysociety.org)
I hold indemnity insurance and I am registered with The Disclosure and Barring Service update service - I hold an Enhanced DBS and can provide my ID number for checking with www.gov.uk on request.
I work online and/or face to face.
I work with adults, children (from the age of 8 years) and young people and have additional training in working with trauma, self-harm, bereavement with children and young people, smoking cessation and hypno gastric band. Alongside this I regularly complete further training on many different topics and issues.
My Story
After more than 30 years of nursing, including training and working as a health visitor and working as a school nurse, I decided to retrain and follow my interests of hypnotherapy and counselling. It was whilst nursing that I could see how closely the mind and body are linked and how state of mind impacts on good and poor physical health.
I am able to offer Person Centred Pluralistic Counselling and Hypnotherapy to my clients. You do not have to have counselling and hypnotherapy together, but they can be mutually beneficial so it may be appropriate to have both. This is something that we can discuss before starting sessions and whilst working together.
As a Pluralistic Psychotherapeutic Counsellor I work from a person-centred perspective and can offer a range of counselling techniques and tools in the sessions.
Hypnotherapy is amazing! It can help with so many different emotional and physical issues and I have received beneficial hypnotherapy myself, so I can talk from personal experience. I have received some amazing and positive feedback from my clients, and one even asked me if I was a miracle worker! I told them that I wasn’t, and that they had done all the work, I had just given their subconscious mind the information that it needed to help them. My clients have told me how life changing hypnotherapy sessions have been for not only themselves but, their friends and family too.
Want to find out more about counselling and/or hypnotherapy sessions with me?
Email me at: skidd55@yahoo.com
Phone: 07814976756
Or visit my website at: www.mymindmatterstherapy.co.uk
I look forward to hearing from you.
Steph x
What are Counselling and Hypnotherapy?
Counselling and Hypnotherapy are talking therapies.
Hypnotherapy is a form of deep relaxation that takes you to a trance-like state. We all go into a trance several times a day - when you are fully engrossed in a tv programme or film and you are feeling the emotions of the characters, you are in a trance; when you are driving your car and can't remember part of the journey or if the traffic lights were on green, you are in a trance; when you day-dream you are in a trance. Trance is a natural state and nothing to fear.
By taking you into trance using relaxation techniques, your subconscious brain or mind is able to hear what is being said. The subconscious part of the brain or mind consists of approximately 90% of the brain. It is the part of the brain that stores all of your learning and experiences throughout your life (from birth) and creates your thoughts, feelings and behaviours. Whilst most of these messages are positive and helpful, for example how to ride a bike, how to drive a car, some are negative and unhelpful for example, fear of spiders, being anxious or scared, reacting badly to something or someone, overeating, smoking.
Once you are in a trance like state I can give your subconscious mind or brain personalised messages to help to re-programme or re-wire your thought processes and behaviours into more positive and helpful ones, thereby helping you to overcome your anxiety, your phobias, your low self-esteem, lack of confidence, to stop overeating, to stop smoking for example. Your sub-conscious mind is so very receptive and can be re-programmed or re-wired to help you in positive ways only when your conscious brain (approximately 10%) is quiet and this happens during hypnosis.
(You can find commonly asked Q’s and A’s about hypnotherapy on this site.)
Hypnotherapy is typically delivered for up to an hour each time over a number of sessions with the exceptions of: smoking cessation which is either a single 2 hour session, or 4 x1 hour sessions and hypno-gastric band which is a total of 4 x1 hour sessions.
Questions and Answers
Will you make me cluck like a chicken or dance with a broom?
That is part of stage hypnotism for entertainment purposes. No, I will not make you do things like this. You remain in control at all times.
Will I tell you things that I don’t want to whilst hypnotised?
No, you will only tell me what you want to tell me as you remain in control at all times.
Will I definitely wake up again?
Yes, you will wake up from hypnosis.
How many sessions will I need?
This depends entirely on your individual reasons for seeking help through hypnotherapy, an average number of sessions is between 6 and 8. Some people need less and some more, but this will be determined by your progress once you start having hypnotherapy.
Still have questions?
Contact me at: skidd55@yahoo.com, or 07814 976 756
What can Counselling and Hypnotherapy help with?
Counselling and Hypnotherapy can help with a wide range of emotional, behavioural and physical issues including:
- Anxiety and panic
- Depression
- Insomnia
- Weight loss including 'Hypno-Gastric Band'*
- Chronic Pain conditions - fibromyalgia, arthritis etc.
- Self-esteem
- Attachment issues
- Smoking Cessation*
- Phobias and Fears
- Obsessive behaviours
- Confidence
- Sexual Dysfunction
- Public speaking
- Interviews
- Driving tests
- Exam stress
- Trauma and PTSD
- Grief and loss
- Eating disorders
- Body Dysmorphia
Please note that this list is not exhaustive so please contact me to discuss if your particular issue is not listed here.
* Hypno-Gastric Band is a 4 weekly programme and Smoking Cessation is a single 2 hour session, or 4 x 1hour sessions..
Services
Hypno-Gastric Band
Weight loss support
Smoking Cessation
Charges
- Initial consultation (up to 30 minutes) - Free
- Counselling per hour - £60
- Hypnotherapy per hour - £60
** Please note that combined counselling and hypnotherapy sessions are counted as 1 hour and are therefore £60
- Smoking Cessation 2 hrs (single session) - £100
- Smoking Cessation x4 1 hour sessions £220
- Hypno-Gastric Band - 4 X weekly sessions - £110 at week 1 and £110 at week 3. Total cost of £220
With many issues it is not known in advance how many sessions you will need in total, but this will be discussed with you at your initial consultation. All materials used in sessions are included in the cost.
Payment is required at the end of the session via Bank Transfer - you will be sent an invoice. Missed sessions, rescheduled sessions, and sessions cancelled within 12 hours will be charged at £60. There will be some exceptions to this, so please contact me to discuss.
Testimonials
"I wasn’t really sure how or why Hypnotherapy could work, but I felt that I had nothing to loose by giving it a try...I cannot tell you how pleased I am that I came to see you...
Hypnotherapy has had an enormous positive impact on my life and of those close to me. For this we are eternally grateful."
Hypnotherapy has had an enormous positive impact on my life and of those close to me. For this we are eternally grateful."
Anon
"Overall I feel much calmer and back in control of my life. Even though December threw some challenges at me, I’ve definitely managed to crack the overthinking and anxiety.
I really enjoyed our hypnotherapy sessions and I would thoroughly recommend you. You have such a calming, lovely personality and I felt instantly that you understood me."
JH
“My Mind Matters is such an apt name for this site and for the positive messages that it brings. I have had weekly sessions with Steph guiding me to a healthy body and mind.
I have been able to visualise a healthier and slimmer me, and picture myself in a happy future. Also the tranquil lie down on the 'warm beach' every week in the sunshine was an added bonus”
JH
“Thank you for the work you have done with me so far Steph. Look forward to starting again soon. x”
Anon
“Hypnotherapy with this amazing lady most certainly can help. Highly recommended”