Neurocognitive Therapy Kenilworth

16/10/2025

Insomnia, Sleep Issues , Misophonia
Client referral posted today ,
" Great, and effective hypnotherapist. Stuarts techniques really work and will change you're life for the better.
Hi my name is Neil. I came across Stuart Downing when I found myself seeking out hypnotherapy to treat problems I was having with my sleep due to living next door to previous neighbours who were very noisy and whom had kept me awake. Thankfully, after a couple of months, the neighbours had moved on, but unfortunately as a result, I developed an anxiety about getting to sleep, which in turn lead to me developing an insomnia which was caused by the anxiety. I had also developed Misophonia as a result, and had become hypersensitive to certain noises, such as any bangs or thuds. Even though the neighbours had left, my anxiety still persisted, which only caused me even more anxiety as I couldnt understand why I just couldnt relax as I knew the neighbours were no longer there. It got too the point where the anxiety around my sleep was so bad, that it really started to have a profound effect on my life. I felt I couldnt enjoy life anymore, I just wasnt happy. I had felt like I had lost the ability to relax, as a result it really started to effect my relationships with my family as I just wasnt me anymore, so to speak. Thats when I knew I had to do something as I felt it was destroying my life. I researched hypnotherapy. I was curious as to how it worked, and researched whether or not it would be beneficial for the issues that I was going through. I sought out a few hypnotherapists, thats when I came across Stuart Downing. I did my research on him, and discovered that he could treat issues around sleep/anxiety. I read his reviews, which were all positive. I booked a consultation with Stuart, who was very friendly and reassuring and explained how hypnotherapy worked and the methods he was going to deploy in helping to heal me. In the consultation, Stuart told me that I would only require three to four sessions at the most, which I was surprised about to be honest, as I felt so afflicted by my issues. What can I say? Well, after just one session, I already noticed a vast improvement in my sleep quality. I was sleeping longer and deeper, and waking up totally refreshed. Over the last few weeks of the sessions , my sleep and anxiety has just got better and better. I feel much less anxious, and lot more relaxed, like a weight has been lifted. I am so glad that I decided to invest in the sessions with Stuart, and would recommend it to anyone who is considering hypnotherapy. Stuart helped me learn that a lot of fear is irrational and totally unnessacary, and that I can rationalise with myself that I do not need to feel that fear. I have also learnt extremely effective relaxation techniques, which have really helped me. I f I ever experience any difficulties in the future, I will be sure to utilise these techniques. So, if you have any issue that is effecting you to the point where it is having a profound effect on you're life, then I would highly recommend that you book yourself a consultation with Stuart Downing, it can and will change you're life!
Neil 14/10/25
If you need help with sleep issues , contact Stuart 07825 599340
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25/01/2025

Medical and Dental Hypnotherapy
Fear of dentist, doctors , hospitals
Pain management, recovery and preparation regarding surgery .
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Zoom online appointments available
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29/05/2022

Medical and Dental Hypnotherapy
Fear of dentist, doctors , hospitals
Pain management, recovery and preparation regarding surgery .
Call Stuart - 07825 599340 for a free confidential call to see how hypnotherapy can help you
Zoom online appointments available
Member of International Medical and Dental Hypnotherapy Association (IMDHA)
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https://hypnotherapy4freedom.co.uk
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22/02/2022

A recent Client review from a satisfied client with therapy for her eating disorder .
If you or somebody you care for requires help with eating issues ,
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I was struggling with an eating disorder which had been getting gradually worse since I was 11 years old. Stuart helped me to identify the causes of my abnormal eating and through hypnotherapy helped me to change my mindset and relationship with food, giving me coping mechanisms to deal with my emot...

30/01/2022

15/10/2021

09/05/2021

Client review posted today- on independently verified review site regarding my clients coaching experience.
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I cannot recommend Stuart enough. Stuarts professionalism and understanding of such a wide variety of life issues that effect mental health, relationships and personal development allowed me to work a process of recovery from rock bottom. Stuart is not just a Hypnotherapist his talking therapy is al...

28/03/2021

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
IBS is a gastrointestinal problem which can physically cause nausea, diarrhoea, abdominal pain, bowel incontinence and bloating. In addition to these problems it can also affect people mentally in terms of anxiety regarding living with it and when it will strike and this can often subsequently affect their mood.
The exact cause of why Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) occurs has never been confirmed but it is thought to possibly be a cause of food passing through your gut too quickly, oversensitive nerves in your gut, stress and sometimes a family history of the problem.
The stomach is the most emotional part of your body and there is a connection between your brain and your gut and as you respond to difficult and adverse life experiences your gut responds accordingly. This is evidenced by the fact that there is more serotonin contained in your gut than in your brain.
The connection between your mind and your gut is a linked pathway whereby the sensations in your gut reach your brain through a network of nerves in your intestine, which is transferred through your spinal cord to your brain and the connection can work both ways. If the brain is affected the gut reacts and vice versa.
The mayo clinic in America reports that any person can experience stomach pain and bowel irregularities with stress and anxiety, but in IBS sufferers the stress related symptoms of diarrhoea and pain occur with far greater regularity. This affects their sense of well-being, activities in work and in family life. In America Irritable Bowel Syndrome accounts for the second leading cause of absenteeism from work.

This is why hypnotherapy is such a useful tool in combating Irritable Bowel Syndrome. In its purest form hypnotherapy will induce a state of deep relaxation in addition to ego strengthening and helpful suggestions of improvement to your less analytical subconscious mind whilst in trance.
The ego strengthening may involve encouraging you to build tolerance to the problem promoting your confidence and your resilience in controlling it, and normalising digestive function. It depends on how any one individual experiences IBS but different approaches may involve direct suggestion such as no more pain, no more discomfort and that you can control when you need to go to the toilet
In hypnotherapy I encourage you to pay less attention to your symptoms, and to ignore the uncomfortable sensations and to not be too fixated on them. This is because often, if people have lived with the problem for a long time, they can be hyper vigilant to it which only heightens their anxiety. we focus on calming the digestive tract which subsequently prevents heightened focus on pain and discomfort in the body.
Hypnotherapy in recent times is proving a popular alternative to conventional treatments and helps not just with the actual symptoms but also improve quality of life and there is substantial evidence in particular that it alleviates abdominal pain and bloating in particular. In Sweden hypnotherapy is the primary approach for dealing with IBS. In a more recent study in 2002 it was found that from 250 people surveyed those receiving hypnotherapy for IBS reported more than 50% reduction in severity of symptoms and improved quality of life. There was significant improvement in terms of managing abdominal pain, distension (bloating), bowel problems and also overall quality of life.
Call Stuart -07825 599340 to discuss how hypnotherapy can help you IBS issues or email stuart@hypnotherapy4freedom.com
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26/03/2021

NEW... Client review .... Insomnia and anxiety - resolved rapidly with sleep therapy .
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can resolve your issues and return to peaceful sleep
Online Zoom appointments available NOW
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Thankyou for your commitment towards my anxiety and insomnia problems, I feel so relieved to have found Stuart , he helped me to learn about how to reduce panic attacks aswell as self development in training myself to cope with anxiety around sleeping, before I met him I really was struggling to cop...

15/03/2021

PTSD, Trauma, Phobias & High Anxiety Conditions
When a person encounters an event or situation which they perceive to be dangerous or threatening, their brain instantly focuses on the source of the threat and their body goes into survival mode, often known as the Fight or Flight Response. The additional physical and emotional energy created is used up as the situation passes and their body returns to normal once again. The person’s brain then processes what has happened by separating their emotional response from their physical experience and storing these in different areas of the brain, enabling them to make rational sense of the event. However, sometimes this separation process does not occur and when this happens, it can lead to phobia or trauma.

During a traumatic event, a person’s emotional response may be so extreme that the entire memory of the event becomes locked in the emotional centres of the brain, ready to re-activate whenever they encounter a similar situation which resembles the original event. Instead of being processed by the Hippocampus (the area of the brain which gives an event context) and then being transferred to the Neocortex (the area of the brain where memories are stored), the event remains trapped in the Amygdala; the part of the brain responsible for the fight or flight response. Although the original event may have happened some time ago, it feels as though it is happening very much in the present and this is often true for people who may be experiencing phobias. fears and PTSD.
The Rewind Technique
Based on a Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) technique from the 1970s called Visual-Kinaesthetic (VK) Dissociation or the Fast Phobia Cure, the Rewind Technique is a non-intrusive, safe and effective therapy designed to help people who are experiencing phobias, trauma or PTSD. The name comes from the way in which the person is asked to use their imagination to ‘rewind’ the memory of the traumatic events. Rewind Therapy works by allowing the person to reprocess the traumatic memory so that the emotional information is disconnected from the actual event, therefore enabling the person’s brain to re-code the information and release the anxiety. The memory is moved from the Amygdala to the Neocortex, allowing the memory to be transformed from traumatic, to ordinary and non-threatening.

Benefits of Rewind Therapy
One of the real benefits of Rewind Therapy is that a person does not need to reveal every detail of the traumatic event(s) in order for the therapist to work with them. This means that they do not have to re-experience the events that have caused the phobia or traumatic symptoms. In therapy we use the Rewind Technique in combination with hypnosis, as this allows a person to enter a deeply relaxed trance state where they can calmly reprocess memories and experiences.
Call Stuart -07825 599340 to discuss your issue and greatly reduce phobic, P.T.S.D or anxious traumatic symptoms quickly.
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04/12/2020

A client review posted today regarding a chronic Insomnia issue - in 2 session !
Call/WhatsApp Stuart - 07825 599340 for a free confidential 30 minute consultation to discuss how I can help with your issue - and resolving root causes.... fast
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I've suffered from chronic insomnia all my life. I stumbled across Stuart in an online search and this has been the best investment I've made so far for my sleep troubles. Stuart has given me the tools to work with, given me deeper insights into the underlying issues behind the insomnia and given me...

09/11/2020

How can exercise help your body and brain, and how much should you be doing?