Balancing life, work and family commitments is never easy. In fact, that is probably why you have landed on this page!

Maybe you’re suffering from stress and anxiety just like Liz did, who had this to say…

I highly recommend Barry as a therapist. I reached out to him during an extremely challenging period of my life involving a major relocation and health crisis. After 18 months of lockdown, 3 young kids & managing/owning 2 businesses, I was burnt out, as well as feeling lonely and lost.

I like that Barry uses science-based techniques, while remaining extremely compassionate and insightful. He approaches serious topics with gravity but has a light-hearted warmth too; all these qualities really elevate his role as mentor and therapist.

His experience in this field is clear; he has a wide range of tools to share and his sessions are well structured, with time spent discussing pertinent issues, as well as focusing on various exercises to support mental health.

I realise maintaining mental health is not dissimilar to maintaining physical health; it takes time, effort, practice, and support.

I honestly wish I'd started this programme years ago!

You may think that being stressed and anxious is just who you are. That you are stuck with it.

BUT

It DOESN’T have to be like this.

It is NOT necessary to suffer in silence.

When you work with me I will help you reduce stress and anxiety straight away AND equip you with the skills you need to manage stress and anxiety longer term.

Not only that, but your progress here will also help you in other areas of your life.

The result?

You can manage stress and anxiety, rather than let it manage you. I do this every day with people just like Liz.

In fact, I practice what I preach – I do this with myself!

So how do we achieve this together?

With a combination of cognitive behavioural therapy (you may more commonly know this as CBT) and hypnotherapy (and more).

Oh – and everything I do is based in the EVIDENCE – stuff that WORKS, that has CREDIBLE research behind it – NO ‘woo-woo’.

No outrageous claims of ‘cures’ or ‘instant’ long term fixes. Because they just do not exist.

CBT is the most well-researched psychotherapy there is.

Hypnotherapy? No, this is not some fringe treatment, parlour trick or ‘magic’ – I am most definitely not Derren Brown (though we both have fine beards!). 

Hypnotherapy is an induced, hyper-focused state of attention that makes you more suggestible and helps us re-frame thoughts and feelings.

More importantly hypnotherapy is a process in which YOU are in control. 

Oh! – and it is approved by both the BPS (British Psychological Society) and the APA (American Psychological Association) as a treatment.

Double-oh! – as part of the therapy I teach you self-hypnosis so you can access this amazing state when you need to.

So how does it all work?

The key here is that we work TOGETHER.

• A 15-minute FREE chat so we can meet, I can understand your SPECIFIC NEEDS,

• (I will not ‘pitch you’ - this is a chance to see if I am able to help you, and for you to see if you feel you can work with me!)

• In Session 1 we go do deeper and create a full assessment and work out a TREATMENT PLAN – specific goals, approaches to treatment and time frames.

• Then weekly/fortnightly/other sessions as YOUR NEED dictates.

• We’ll use recordings and tasks to listen to/complete between sessions to accelerate your progress.

• We may use CBT, hypnotherapy, mindfulness, ACT*, REBT*, breath work and more.

The exact combination of approaches we use will depend upon YOUR NEEDS and PERSONALITY (therapy is very much unique to each individual) – and this gives us greater flexibility and a far better chance of success.

Does this work?

Yes, but rather than take my word for it have a read of these (you can find plenty more on my website).

Before working with Barry, I was struggling badly with my mental health. I was suffering from low confidence at work, in my personal life and it was affecting everything.

I was really self-critical. I would beat myself up over common mistakes, would give myself a hard time over the smallest thing going wrong, and was constantly talking down to myself, making my confidence even worse.

Since working with Barry, I've had a dramatic transformation. I'm making more time for my self-care through an arsenal of techniques he has shown me. This has led to better confidence, better productivity and better results in my personal and professional life across the board.

Barry is professional and awesome at what he does, can't recommend him enough.”

John, 2021.

I was advised a few years ago to look into cognitive behavioural therapy. I finally took the leap when I saw Barry´s advertisement a few months ago and I am so glad that I did.

From the very start Barry has been very understanding, supportive, flexible and friendly. He has genuinely listened to my issues and has guided me, pushed me, and helped me through them by breaking them down into more manageable pieces.

The therapy has already made a huge difference in my day-to-day life. I look forward to every session and have had a surprisingly good experience with hypnosis. I really like having the sessions through Zoom as I can be in my own home when they take place.

I would 100% recommend getting in touch and see if he can help you.”

Mara, 2021.

Barry makes each session genuinely enjoyable with his kind and open demeanour, I feel like I can trust him with any topic. His session timings are completely flexible, which allows me to work them in between my work and university life.

I also love the things he suggests for me to do in between sessions: he is appreciative of my busy schedule, and always helps me to work out how I can work them in to ultimately help myself.”

Ann, 2021.

My sessions with Barry have been really life changing. Barry is a very caring hypnotherapist and has worked wonders on the issue I had. He has also given me some invaluable techniques to help me cope day to day, which continue to have such a positive effect on me.

I generally feel much calmer and happier, which has helped in all aspects of my life not just what I was having the sessions about. I can’t recommend Barry highly enough.”

Sarah, 2021.

So, why call at all? What do you get from me?

• A fully qualified therapist and coach with a proven track record of helping people

• Evidence-based therapy that helps you take control in the real world, not just in the therapy room

• Someone who also has a wide variety of experience of working in mental health outside of therapy

• Friendly, open, and honest sessions

• Recordings and resources to take away with you

• Skills that you can use for the rest of your life, not just now

Is therapy guaranteed to work?

In a nutshell – no. And anyone who tells you their method is guaranteed to work is simply lying.

It depends upon you being open to it, willing to work at it and being honest with yourself and me.

But I am extremely good at what I do – I am fully qualified and in a meaningful way – and my clients are many and varied, and do make progress.

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