Online Hypnotherapy for Trauma & PTSD

Trauma lives in the body – hypervigilance, startle responses, tension, digestive issues, chronic pain without clear cause. These physical symptoms are your nervous system stuck in survival mode, treating the present as if the threat is ongoing. Hypnotherapy works with your nervous system to signal safety, gradually allowing your body to release that constant defensive activation.

Fragmented memories, gaps, or haziness around difficult experiences are normal trauma responses. You don’t need complete, detailed memories for hypnotherapy to be helpful. The work focuses on how those experiences affect you now – the anxiety, triggers, beliefs about yourself and the world – rather than achieving perfect recall of events.

No. The goal isn’t erasing memories or creating amnesia – it’s changing your relationship with those memories so they’re less intrusive and overwhelming. You’ll remember what happened, but it will feel more like a chapter in your history rather than an ongoing present-tense threat dominating your life.

Triggers – sounds, smells, situations, times of year – that send you into panic or emotional flashbacks are your brain’s alarm system misfiring. Hypnotherapy helps desensitize those triggers by teaching your nervous system that these present-moment cues aren’t actually signaling danger. The goal is reducing reactivity so you can encounter reminders without being hijacked by overwhelming responses.

Yes, especially if you’re dealing with trauma. Your doctor can assess whether hypnotherapy is appropriate for your specific situation, ensure you have adequate support in place, and coordinate with any existing treatment. Some trauma requires specialised approaches like EMDR or trauma-focused CBT first. Hypnotherapy can complement these treatments, but shouldn’t replace professional trauma care for severe cases.