BCS Hypnotherapy

05/07/2025

This 4th of July....

03/07/2025

A thought for the day…

26/06/2025

Just had to share this brilliant post from my colleagues at the Clinical Hypnotherapy School!

For those of you who have worked with me, it’s something we often talk about… have a read… any questions drop me a line either via messenger or you can email me- James@bcs-counselling.com

🚨‼️Anxiety is our brain’s smoke alarm.
And sometimes, it goes off even when there’s no real fire, just some overcooked toast..again (just me then?)

Our brain has a special region called the amygdala, an almond-shaped part that’s constantly scanning for danger. It’s fast, emotional, and very, very cautious.

When it senses a threat, real or imagined, it triggers our body’s ‘fight or flight’ response, you know the feeling, that feeling of dread and racing heart, tense muscles, short breaths, and that familiar surge of adrenaline. And we feel…well, yuck!

🚨 That’s anxiety. It’s our survival system trying to protect us.

The problem?
Our amygdala is our smoke alarm and it doesn’t know the difference between the burnt toast and our house being on fire.
It can even set off the fire alarm if we are having a tough conversation or a we are stuck in a traffic jam,
Anything might feel an emergency.

🧠 Meanwhile, our prefrontal cortex, the calm, logical part of our brain, is the clever bit, it is slower to respond and it it is able to think clearly even though the amygdala appears to be producing that high-pitched scream of our smoke alarm . Luckily, it is able to assess the situation rationally.

✨ But here’s the hopeful part, we can strengthen our prefrontal cortex through things like mindfulness, hypnotherapy, and deep breathing techniques. Would you like to know more about Solution-Focused Hypnotherapy (SFH)

SFH isn’t about ‘getting rid of’ anxiety. It’s about teaching our alarm system when to take a breath.

Because we don’t need to fight our brain, we just need to help it feel safe.

And we’re here for that. Contact your local
for a chat.

15/06/2025

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26/05/2025

This is a great way of explaining to children how our minds work… it’s exactly the same in us adults too!

In solution focused hypnotherapy we call this the ‘stress bucket’, and it can make us feel anxious, depressed or angry…. Want to work on emptying your stress bucket?

Send me a message and let’s have a chat… just click the message button at the top of the page and start you on your journey to feeling better!

04/05/2025

May the 4th be with you! This made me chuckle!!

16/04/2025

Hypnotherapy can help many conditions from low mood and anxiety, to fears and phobias… did you know it could help this…?

Irritable bowel syndrome, abdominal migraines, and unexplained pain cause “chronic, debilitating pain” in up to 300 million children globally

01/04/2025

10 ways to avoid being tricked on April Fool's Day

Method 1:..see more

30/03/2025

I’m proud to be a solution focused hypnotheapist! Want to find out how SFH (Solution Focused Hypnotherapy) can help you? Send me a message!

30/03/2025

20/01/2025

Don’t believe the hype this blue Monday!

Hypnotherapy can be a great way to work on your feeling of low mood if you’re feeling down send me a message and let’s have a chat…