Keith Tunstall - BWRT UK - Solutions of the Mind

Keith Tunstall - BWRT UK - Solutions of the Mind Keith Tunstall is a BWRT Professional Therapist & Mindset Coach, Psychotherapist, Hypnotherapist, Anxiety Therapist MIBWRT(Acc.) DHP MAPHP(Acc.)

Hi I'm Keith, BWRT Professional Therapist & Mindset Coach - I help people with Anxiety, Limiting Behaviours & Beliefs, Fear, Social Anxiety, Self Sabotage, PTSD, Stress, Intrusive thoughts, Business & Personal Development and all Mindset matters Mentor & Advisor. Keith has been in the world of therapy since 2000, he trained at the Essex Institute of Clinical Hypnosis and received a Diploma with H

onours in Clinical Hypnotherapy in 2001. He has been helping people achieve their goals ever since. He is also an Accredited Member of The Institute of BrainWorking Recursive Therapy MIBWRT(Acc.) and holds Full Membership of The Association for Professional Hypnosis and Psychotherapy MAPHP(Acc.). Keith was featured in the 'Anxiety' article in Luton Today and the media article 'From Black Belt to BrainWorking - Keith Tunstall on the Transformative Power of BWRT®' and in the interview with top financial trader Charlie Burton on mindset. Keith specialises in dealing with limiting behaviours such as anxiety, low self esteem, intrusive thoughts, lack of confidence, procrastination, avoidance, phobias, panic attacks, health anxiety.... These issues can stop life enjoyment and prevent both personal and business goal achievement and success. REMEMBER: NOTHING WILL CHANGE UNLESS YOU DO SOMETHING TO MAKE IT CHANGE! So, take the first step and the rest will follow…

Part 3: BWRT — Rewiring the Response at Its RootBrainWorking Recursive Therapy®, takes a distinctly neurological approac...
23/04/2026

Part 3: BWRT — Rewiring the Response at Its Root

BrainWorking Recursive Therapy®, takes a distinctly neurological approach to this problem.

Rather than asking you to talk at length about your trauma — which can, for some people, reinforce the very neural pathways that cause distress — BWRT® works by intervening at the level of the brain's rapid-response system itself.

BWRT® uses the gap between stimulus and conscious awareness to make therapeutic change.

The therapy can be content-free, which many people find both a relief and a revelation.

Because BWRT® targets the primitive, fast-acting part of the brain rather than relying solely on conscious insight, change can often happen quickly — sometimes within a small number of sessions. For people who have tried talking therapies and felt stuck, or who find revisiting their past re-traumatising rather than healing, BWRT® offers a genuinely different pathway.

The goal isn't to erase the past. It's to update the brain's response to it — so that the memory exists, but it no longer runs the show.

If you're struggling with anxiety rooted in past experiences, book your Free initial consultation with Keith Tel/Text 07958 508482

https://www.bwrtuk.co.uk/ptsd/

Part 2: From Trauma to Anxiety — The Brain's Protective LoopSo how does past trauma become present-day anxiety? The conn...
22/04/2026

Part 2: From Trauma to Anxiety — The Brain's Protective Loop

So how does past trauma become present-day anxiety?

The connection is more direct than many people realise.
After a traumatic experience, the brain essentially creates a shortcut. It catalogues the sights, sounds, sensations, and emotional context surrounding the event, and then it runs a continuous background scan — checking incoming experience against that catalogue. Does this feel like that? Is this dangerous too?

This process happens faster than conscious thought. By the time your rational mind has a chance to say "I'm actually fine", your body is already tense, your breathing has changed, and your thoughts are spiralling. This is why anxiety so often feels irrational — because the response genuinely bypasses rational processing.

For many people, this background scanning becomes chronic. They live in a state of low-level alertness that never fully switches off: difficulty sleeping, trouble concentrating, irritability, a persistent sense of unease, or sudden surges of panic that seem to come from nowhere. They may begin avoiding situations, people, or places that the brain has — rightly or wrongly — flagged as potentially dangerous.

Over time, the nervous system becomes sensitised. The threshold for triggering a stress response gets lower and lower. What began as a survival adaptation has become a prison.

Part 1: The Weight We Carry — How Past Trauma Shapes UsTrauma doesn't always look like a dramatic, single event. It can ...
21/04/2026

Part 1: The Weight We Carry — How Past Trauma Shapes Us

Trauma doesn't always look like a dramatic, single event. It can be the slow accumulation of difficult experiences: a childhood home where love felt conditional, a relationship that chipped away at your sense of worth, or a sudden loss that rearranged your entire understanding of the world. Whatever its shape, trauma leaves an imprint — not just emotionally, but neurologically.

When something deeply threatening happens to us, the brain's survival systems kick in hard. The amygdala — the brain's alarm centre — floods the body with stress hormones. This is helpful in the moment. The problem is that the brain can get stuck in that state, treating the memory as though the danger is still present, even years later.

This is why trauma survivors often describe feeling haunted. Certain smells, sounds, tones of voice, or even times of year can trigger a full-body stress response that feels entirely out of proportion to what's happening right now.

That's not weakness or over-reaction — it's a nervous system that learned to protect you, and hasn't yet been told it's safe to stand down.

How BWRT Can Help Change the Pattern...BWRT® (BrainWorking Recursive Therapy) works with the brain at the level where th...
19/03/2026

How BWRT Can Help Change the Pattern...

BWRT® (BrainWorking Recursive Therapy) works with the brain at the level where these automatic responses were learned.

Instead of analysing every past event, BWRT focuses on updating the brain’s current threat response.

When the brain no longer predicts danger in situations that used to feel unsafe:
• The tension reduces
• The constant alertness fades
• Confidence increases
• The need to “walk on eggshells” disappears

Clients often say:
“I know nothing has changed around me — but I feel different inside.”

When the brain updates the old learning, the anxiety no longer needs to be there.

And life starts to feel easier again.

BWRT® is a very effective, natural and solution focused therapy for helping learned anxiety from childhood and other mind related matters.

If you would like to know more about BWRT® and how it can help you, drop me a text so we can get together for a chat - 07958 508482 or email keith@bwrtuk.co.uk or visit

https://www.bwrtuk.co.uk/anxiety-based-issues/

Why the Pattern Stays Even When Life Changes...People often say:-“I know there’s no danger now, but I still feel on edge...
17/03/2026

Why the Pattern Stays Even When Life Changes...

People often say:-
“I know there’s no danger now, but I still feel on edge.”

That’s because these responses are learned at a deep, automatic level.

When a child grows up needing to monitor moods, avoid conflict, or anticipate reactions, the brain wires itself to expect tension.

As an adult this can show up as:-
• Overthinking what you say
• Fear of making mistakes
• Feeling responsible for other people’s reactions
• Difficulty relaxing
• Always expecting something to go wrong

The thinking mind may know things are different now.
But the subconscious mind is still running the old programme.

BWRT® is a very effective, natural and solution focused therapy for helping learned anxiety from childhood and other mind related matters.

If you would like to know more about BWRT® and how it can help you, drop me a text so we can get together for a chat - 07958 508482 or email keith@bwrtuk.co.uk or visit

https://www.bwrtuk.co.uk/anxiety-based-issues/

When Anxiety Begins in Childhood...Not all anxiety starts in adulthood.For many people, the pattern begins in childhood....
16/03/2026

When Anxiety Begins in Childhood...

Not all anxiety starts in adulthood.

For many people, the pattern begins in childhood.

Growing up in an environment where you had to be careful what you said, how you behaved, or how someone might react can train the nervous system to stay on alert:-

Walking on eggshells…
Trying not to upset anyone…
Avoiding being shouted at, criticised, or blamed…

At the time, this is the brain learning how to stay safe.
But when the brain learns that safety depends on being constantly watchful, that pattern can continue long into adult life — even when the original situation is no longer there.

What once helped you cope can later become anxiety.

BWRT® is a very effective, natural and solution focused therapy for helping learned anxiety from childhood and other mind related matters.

If you would like to know more about BWRT® and how it can help you, drop me a text so we can get together for a chat - 07958 508482 or email keith@bwrtuk.co.uk or visit

https://www.bwrtuk.co.uk/anxiety-based-issues/

How BWRT® Can Help with GAD...BWRT® (BrainWorking Recursive Therapy) works at the level where the anxiety response is ge...
26/02/2026

How BWRT® Can Help with GAD...

BWRT® (BrainWorking Recursive Therapy) works at the level where the anxiety response is generated — before the full stress cascade takes hold.

BWRT® targets the brain’s automatic threat response to uncertainty.

When the predictive pattern updates:-
• The intensity reduces
• The “what if” urgency softens
• The nervous system settles more quickly
• Mental space returns

Clients often describe it as:-
“I can think about things — but they don’t grip me anymore.”

When the brain stops treating uncertainty as danger, the cycle weakens.

And when the cycle weakens, life expands again.

BWRT® is a very effective, natural and solution focused therapy for helping G.A.D. (Generalised Anxiety Disorder) and other mind related matters.

If you would like to know more about BWRT® and how it can help you, drop me a text so we can get together for a chat - 07958 508482 or email keith@bwrtuk.co.uk or visit

https://www.bwrtuk.co.uk/.../generalised-anxiety-disorder/

BWRT® is a very effective, natural and solution focused therapy for helping G.A.D. (Generalised Anxiety Disorder) and ot...
25/02/2026

BWRT® is a very effective, natural and solution focused therapy for helping G.A.D. (Generalised Anxiety Disorder) and other mind related matters.

If you would like to know more about BWRT® and how it can help you, drop me a text so we can get together for a chat - 07958 508482 or email keith@bwrtuk.co.uk or visit

https://www.bwrtuk.co.uk/.../generalised-anxiety-disorder/

BWRT®- Breaking the intrusive thoughts cycle...BWRT® is a very effective, natural and solution focused therapy for helpi...
19/02/2026

BWRT®- Breaking the intrusive thoughts cycle...

BWRT® is a very effective, natural and solution focused therapy for helping intrusive thoughts and other mind related matters.

If you would like to know more about BWRT® and how it can help you, drop me a text so we can get together for a chat - 07958 508482 or email keith@bwrtuk.co.uk or visit

https://www.bwrtuk.co.uk/intrusive-thoughts/

Why do intrusive thoughts feel so debilitating...?BWRT® is a very effective, natural and solution focused therapy for he...
18/02/2026

Why do intrusive thoughts feel so debilitating...?

BWRT® is a very effective, natural and solution focused therapy for helping intrusive thoughts and other mind related matters.

If you would like to know more about BWRT® and how it can help you, drop me a text so we can get together for a chat - 07958 508482 or email keith@bwrtuk.co.uk or visit

https://www.bwrtuk.co.uk/intrusive-thoughts/

Intrusive thoughts...?BWRT® is a very effective, natural and solution focused therapy for helping intrusive thoughts and...
16/02/2026

Intrusive thoughts...?

BWRT® is a very effective, natural and solution focused therapy for helping intrusive thoughts and other mind related matters.

If you would like to know more about BWRT® and how it can help you, drop me a text so we can get together for a chat - 07958 508482 or email keith@bwrtuk.co.uk or visit

https://www.bwrtuk.co.uk/intrusive-thoughts/

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