Rowenna Clifford Cognitive Hypnotherapy & NLP Coaching

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Rowenna Clifford Cognitive Hypnotherapy & NLP Coaching

I use Cognitive Hypnotherapy and Mindfulness Coaching to help you transform life limiting issues and create a more fulfilled life with true meaning.

19/08/2025

Today I am 6 years clean and sober and free of addiction 🙌🥳🧡 I think back to those years when I believed that drink and drugs were the only way I could have fun and express myself. I had an image of sobriety as being boring and pathetic, a way that only “square” people (yeah I’m that generation) would live. I actively looked down on joggers as they went on their morning run, laughing at their idea of “fun” and ways of getting their kicks… sure that they were missing out on the ride of their lives… the only sport worth doing… drugs and alcohol were my sport and I thought I was an Olympic athlete in them!

Now (thankfully!), fitness is a huge part of my recovery journey and it’s something I prioritise in order to keep me on the right track. As someone with a complex history, there are certain things that are essential to keeping my nervous system regulated and exercise, healthy food and surrounding myself with positive people and communities are the cornerstone for everything else in my life. When I focus on my health, everything else falls into alignment. If you’re struggling with addiction or unmanageable behaviours and emotions, just know that there’s is a way to freedom… and it’s more fun and exiting than you can ever imagine!!

Congrats to all those on the path, wherever you are in your sober journey, and to anyone struggling and wondering if you can do it… you’ve got this, and you’re not alone 😉🧡

19/05/2025

I learned today of the passing of one of my all time therapy hero’s. Pia Mellody, was not only an inspiring author and therapist, she was renowned for changing our understanding of codependency, love addiction, and the links between childhood trauma and addictions. As someone with lived experience of these issues herself, she dedicated her life to finding a way to treat and help people overcome these symptoms. I have been lucky to have worked with a therapist who was trained by Pia, using her Post Induction Therapy model, and I can honestly say that this not only changed my life but it probably saved my life. I was also lucky to be able to go on to train in this model with The Meadows, which I incorporate into my work helping others recover from the symptoms of childhood trauma, C-PTSD and addictions too. I will be forever grateful for her tireless and generous commitment to her own and others’ recovery. Her wisdom lives on in her legacy 🙏💜 R.I.P

02/12/2024

I am hugely proud to be a registered clinic providing Flow TDCS, and here is why…

🔬 TDCS is a groundbreaking treatment for depression and anxiety that has been studied for around 100 years.

📋 Results have shown that this form of treatment can have huge benefits for treating mood disorders, but until recently it needed to be administered in a clinic or lab, making it unaffordable for most.

✅ Studies have also demonstrated strong evidence of its benefits for treating conditions such as CPTSD, addictions, chronic pain and more.

🏁 Thanks to Flow Neuroscience (and some other brands on the market), it is now available for home use across the UK and abroad… which is hugely exciting and a massive step forward in non/co-drug related treatment for these conditions!!

📈 Flow, have designed this headset to be easy and safe to use, as well as giving you insights and tools for tracking and managing your symptoms.

🕺🏻💃🏻 Many of my clients use Flow alongside our work and are experiencing amazing results in the reduction of their symptoms of CPTSD, depression and anxiety!!

💸 As a registered Flow clinic, I can offer Flow TDCS at a discounted rate!!

One of the best things about Flow, is that you (and your clinician if you wish) can track your symptoms as your treatment progresses, so the evidence is clear!!

If you’re interested in using Flow as part of your treatment, feel free to get in touch to discuss… link to my website in bio 🔗

28/11/2024

It doesn’t matter what background you are from, what class status you have, what gender etc etc... everyone can relate to the idea of having inner children.

I’ve worked with hundreds of people of all genders and backgrounds, and when I ask them to close their eyes and invite the child part to come forward, that part is as real as anything else in the room.

Your inner children carry the history of your emotions and are often the ones in charge when you get “triggered”. If you ever wonder why you react in an ‘uncharacteristic’ way around your family or partner when your stuff gets triggered, this is a sign you are acting from a child “part”.

An attachment injury can be the result of events that left you feeling hurt, angry, abandoned or rejected by your primary caregivers as a child, including (but not only) significantly traumatic events or abuse.

Inner child hypnotherapy is a way to help understand and work with these parts, to resolve old traumas and develop internal strategies to support and validate them and their strong feelings. By doing this, we help to esteem the child parts, and (by proxy) ourselves, and create a natural internal ability to self-regulate through challenging feelings and experiences.

It is NOT about shaming or villainising your parents... it’s about stepping in and filling the gaps where they were unable to show up for you, usually due to their own trauma.

If you’d like to know more about how inner child hypnotherapy can help you, follow the link in my bio or get in touch here!! 🧡🙏

26/11/2024

The amount of times clients apologise for crying in a therapy session, or hold back as though it is something to avoid, never ceases to amaze me. Even in therapy, a place to explore deep emotions, there is often a sense of shame around crying.

This goes for female clients too, so many apologise for crying or for using the tissues that have been placed there for this very reason, often reusing the same one for too long or tucking it away in their pocket rather than in the bin provided… taking their “shameful” tears away with them.

How did such a natural form of human expression become so shameful? In fact, crying is one of the most healthy things we can do to regulate our nervous system when overwhelmed.

Most of us have experienced the benefits of a “good cry” at some point in life. As children, if safe to express freely, we do it naturally and easily as a reaction to strong emotions or physical pain.

Children who are encouraged to do this in a healthy way are more likely to be able to express difficult emotions and trust their partners to be there for them and their emotions later in life.

Studies have found:

* Crying releases oxytocin and endogenous opioids that help to ease physical and emotional pain and are the bodies natural feel-good chemicals
* Repressing emotions can have negative effects on the immune system, cause cardiovascular issues, hypertension, stress and mental health issues.
* Crying to release natural emotions during times of stress or sadness, can be a healthy attachment behaviour which promotes closeness, empathy and connection with others
* Tears help to flush out stress hormones and toxins from the body, helping to regulate the nervous system and restore homeostasis

So next time you feel those tears welling up when watching a sad movie, or you feel a pang of emotional pain, instead of pushing out down, see what happens when you allow those feelings to come up and out.

Of course, there are times when crying can be seen as a concern:

** Crying too much and too often or for no apparent reason
** Using crying to manipulate others as a form of emotional blackmail or abuse

18/09/2024

Last night I was very privileged to go a watch this wonderful man in conversation at the Troxy theatre 🙏 one of the key figures in trauma therapy and research that I hugely aspire to. He spoke about the importance of relationship, sense of safety and feeling seen and valued in healing from trauma, and his more recent research in the role of psychedelics in trauma therapy. Such an honour to be there and hear from such a humble and wise voice on these topics 🙏💜

09/11/2023

Come down to The Holding Space Ltd tomorrow (10th Nov) where we’ll be offering taster sessions on 🤩🧘‍♂️🙌💗 come get your Zen on!! ❤️

18/10/2023

Free taster sessions coming up at Friday 10th November at The Holding Space Ltd, E8 2NH

Come and join us and experience the amazing benefits of Hypnotherapy, Massage, Reiki, Sound Healing, Breathwork and Meditation! ✨🧘‍♂️💗

Sessions available on a drop in basis on the day, cash donations are greatly appreciated but not essential 🙏 come and enjoy a day of body-mind exportation and healing and access to the our amazing onsite cafe/work zone 😊

25/07/2023

What a privilege to meet this little bundle of joy today!! Welcome to the world little man. So great to have you here and to know that you have such wonderful parents 🙏💗🧸 xx

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Dalston
E8 2NH

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http://www.rclifford-cognitivehypnotherapy.com/

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