Oli-Co Hypnotherapy

Oli-Co Hypnotherapy Clinical Solution Focused Hypnotherapist
Supporting children, teens & adults with their mental health

I hear this a lot when I tell people I’m a hypnotherapist.Unfortunately people have seen stage hypnosis and think that m...
09/04/2026

I hear this a lot when I tell people I’m a hypnotherapist.

Unfortunately people have seen stage hypnosis and think that my sessions will be something similar.

Hopefully this explanation of what happens during trance (hypnosis), the science behind it, will help to eliminate those fears.

The perfect Easter weekend for the Cohen-Olivers 🐣 A mixture of chilling out, socialising, exercising and of course eati...
07/04/2026

The perfect Easter weekend for the Cohen-Olivers 🐣

A mixture of chilling out, socialising, exercising and of course eating!!

🍖 family meals
🪵 walks in the woods
🏃‍♀️ runs
💪 HIIT training in the garden with the hubby!
💤 Napped on the sofa whilst the kids watched a movie!!
🐰 breakfast with the Easter bunny
💻 did some admin for my year end accounts (my downtime 😂!)
🛁 I even took a bath in the middle of the day!! Unheard of for me!
😊 played board games
🧁 baked some “healthy” muffins 🤔
🍞 started on my sourdough starter! Wish me luck 🙏

Now back to work supporting my lovely clients 🫶🏽

20/03/2026

🌟 This week in my practice I have been busy supporting clients between the ages of 8 and 75 with a mixture of online and face-to-face sessions at my cosy practice in Whitwick, Leicestershire.

Hypnotherapy can be fantastic for supporting with a whole range of things (predominantly anything that’s exasperated by anxiety)

If you would like some support then please get in touch for a FREE consultation (I do currently have a waiting list but sessions become available relatively quickly)

Thanks
Bekki 🫶🏽

18/03/2026

🌺 Mother’s Day morning I had an expectation that everything would be “perfect”, lots of cuddles and laughter and everyone being the best of friends 🩵

❌ THE REALITY… both boys were shattered from holiday, we were feeling overwhelmed with the jobs that needed doing plus busy weekends for birthdays/Mother’s Day either side of the holiday (usually a boundary we have is to have quiet weekends before/after to alleviate the pressure!)

I’m probably not exaggerating if I say there were 100 arguments before 10am, lots of tears (even from me!) and it felt for a minute like Mother’s Day was ruined even though my husband had tried to make it the perfect morning for me 🩵

But I shouldn’t get stressed/overwhelmed right? Because I’m a hypnotherapist?! Wrong! Having this expectation only adds to the pressure.

Knowing stress management tools doesn’t mean I never get stressed, it means that I have the resources to be able to cope better in stressful situations so that the stressful things don’t ruin the whole day, I’m able to bounce back quicker as I have the space in my stress bucket to be able to do so 😊

So what did I do?
🧘‍♀️ I took myself upstairs for ten minutes to do some deep breathing and calm my overstimulated nervous system
🏃‍♀️ I went out for a run, I had planned to do a speed session but I took it easy for a 30 minute steady run instead on my own too, no kids, no dog, 😉 no headphones, just me in nature 🌲
🥰 I returned home and had a big long cuddle with the boys, research shows that a hug that lasts 3-4 seconds releases oxytocin (the love hormone)

After this, we started the day again and had a lovely Mother’s Day 🌺

So now I know, even though I support others with their stresses, I too am allowed to feel overwhelmed, that’s ok ✌🏼

🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟Another 5 star Google review from an awesome client last week!For specific phobias, sometimes all we need is three ...
04/03/2026

🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Another 5 star Google review from an awesome client last week!

For specific phobias, sometimes all we need is three sessions together plus a consultation to be phobia free 🙌

This client truly committed to his sessions, listened to my audio every night, noticed the good things everyday and has now been for a needle that he’d been putting off for years!

If you have a phobia that you’d like to take control of, feel free to get in touch and we can have a chat about the best route for you to be phobia free too 😊

Thanks,
Bekki 🫶🏽

I love this representation of the stress bucket from one of my younger clients yesterday.When she started coming to see ...
27/02/2026

I love this representation of the stress bucket from one of my younger clients yesterday.

When she started coming to see me the stress bucket was over flowing with negative thoughts.

As time went on the stress bucket emptied due to the positive thoughts that she focused on and positive actions that she had made consistently.

People are often surprised that hypnotherapy works for children but children are great clients as they have fantastic imaginations which really supports the work that we do in sessions!

I always make my sessions fun and engaging, even more-so with children, playing uno, naughts and crosses and doing colouring in makes them feel at ease, builds the rapport, builds trust and creates feel good chemicals!

If your child would like some support, get in touch and I can explain how it all works!

Thanks,
Bekki 🫶🏽

When we train a dog, we reward them with treats and cuddles.We encourage our little ones to do good things/behaviours th...
25/02/2026

When we train a dog, we reward them with treats and cuddles.

We encourage our little ones to do good things/behaviours through sticker charts and rewards.

Our adult brains are just the same! We need rewards!

Habits stick when they feel good — not just when they’re “good for you.” Rewards reinforce behaviour so your brain wants to repeat it.

Check out the photos below for some tried and tested techniques for rewarding new habits and breaking unhelpful habits.

What habits are you looking to reinforce/break? Let me know in the comments

Good luck!!
Bekki
(inspired by the book Atomic Habits – James Clear)

Your brain loves what feels safe and simple.If a habit feels overwhelming, your subconscious will quietly avoid it — eve...
25/02/2026

Your brain loves what feels safe and simple.

If a habit feels overwhelming, your subconscious will quietly avoid it — even if you consciously want it.

I worked with a client recently who wanted to loose weight and feel fitter. The target that they set themselves in their first session was to start parking their car in the furthest spot from the shop in the car park instead of the one closest to the doors. That's easy and achievable, right?

By the time this client had finished her sessions, she was consistently hitting 10k steps per day (her initial goal) and feeling fantastic.

This is because she built this habit, one step at a time, consistently. So....

* Want to start meditating? Begin with 2 minutes.
* Want to exercise? Start with 5 squats.
* Want to journal? Write one sentence.
* Want to eat healthily? Start with one meal/one snack
* Want to get up earlier? Start with setting the alarm 5 minutes earlier.

Small actions lower resistance and repeated small actions rewire your brain.

Success isn’t built on intensity, it's built on ease and repetition.

Ask yourself: How can I make this so easy I can’t fail?

17/02/2026

We’re now halfway through February and if your New Year’s resolutions didn’t stick don’t give up, you may just need a new strategy to tweak them.

Most resolutions fail not because you lack willpower — but because the strategy was wrong, the change was too big or quite simply unachievable in this busy life that we lead!

As a solution-focused hypnotherapist, I see this all the time. People try to change everything at once. They rely on motivation. They set goals that are too big. In sessions we work towards making small achievable changes.

Instead of giving up, start again — with a different approach.

✨ Make the habit smaller.
✨ Make it easier.
✨ Make it something your nervous system doesn’t resist.

You don’t need a new year. You need a new strategy.

And every day is a perfect day to begin again. So over the next few posts I’m going to be sharing some tips on building better, lasting, positive habits and also breaking more unhelpful habits.

I’m very late to the party with this but wanted to give it a go (second attempt as the first one gave me a caricature of...
17/02/2026

I’m very late to the party with this but wanted to give it a go (second attempt as the first one gave me a caricature of my Dad 😂)

Including lots of things that I love but has missed off my husband 🙈 sorry !

💕 neuroscience
💕 my 2 boys
💕 my therapy room
💕 running
💕 cooking/baking
💕 our pooch
💕 the colour green

Not sure about the hypnosis spiral though 🌀 🙈

I feel like I should have 100% included a thermometer and Calpol on here as all we seem to do at the moment is juggle diaries for poorly kids, hence the late post! Thanks again to all of my clients for understanding 🙏 Any other parents out there feel the same?!

Last night I headed off to Market Harborough to give a talk at the Women’s Institute on stress management & sleep… and h...
29/01/2026

Last night I headed off to Market Harborough to give a talk at the Women’s Institute on stress management & sleep… and honestly, the universe decided to test my own stress management skills en route😅

🤦🏽‍♀️I arrived later than I should have thanks to traffic, even after allowing lots of extra time to get there!
🤦🏽‍♀️I couldn’t find a parking space because apparently drivers in Market Harborough need 1.5 spaces for their cars
🤦🏽‍♀️IT issues – my powerpoint presentation would not connect to the screen
🤦🏽‍♀️My backup paper flipchart (because yes, I always have one)… the clip broke in the car when I had to slam my brakes on after someone cut me up
🤦🏽‍♀️Which also resulted in my stress balls flying across the car for good measure

But… I practiced what I preach.
✔️Slow breathing
✔️Grabbed a brew
✔️Slowed down and positive self talk

And then I went in and smashed the talk out the bag

Around 60 lovely ladies came along, I had some really positive feedback!

At the end, when I asked “Any questions?” it wasn’t tumble w**d, I was asked 5 questions (which I answered confidently).

The final giggle though was getting home and realising that I’d wore my dress back to front all day 🤦🏽‍♀️

It was a perfect reminder that maintaining my stress bucket on a daily basis gives me the space and capacity to deal with life when it throws a wobble. I could laugh at myself, trust my preparation, stay confident, and roll with it with a smile on my face - instead of spiralling.

Real-life stress happens. The goal isn’t to avoid it… it’s to have the tools and resources under your belt to handle it better 💛

Thanks
Bekki 🫶🏽

Did you notice how refreshed you felt over the Christmas break?! And then… After a week or two back at work, the tiredne...
15/01/2026

Did you notice how refreshed you felt over the Christmas break?! And then…

After a week or two back at work, the tiredness, exhaustion and lack of motivation slowly crept back in?

You could be feeling burnt out.

Experiencing burnout is becoming increasingly common in today’s fast-paced world, it doesn’t tend to arrive suddenly, it creeps in quietly.

Burnout is more than just feeling tired; it’s a state of emotional, physical, and mental exhaustion caused by prolonged and excessive stress and it’s something I support with regularly in my practice.

Scroll through my post for some tips that could support you if you’re feeling burnt out or overwhelmed with everything that this busy life throws at you!

If you don’t know where to start and would like some support, drop me a message and we can book you in for a FREE initial consultation.

Thanks,
Bekki 🫶🏽

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Whitwick
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Thursday 9am - 4:15pm
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