Clinical Hypnotherapy services

(K)Leena creates a safe comfortable space to work in and brings a genuine warmth and caring to her sessions. Her sincere concern and interest in helping one work through issues is clear and the techniques she provided me with to manage situations and feelings have been truly powerful and transformational. She gently and safely helped me identify some of my internalised issues and provided me with tools to help me overcome these. I couldn’t recommend her more!

(H)I received coaching sessions from Leena a little while ago, prior to which I was suffering from severe anxiety and depression.

In these sessions Leena equipped me with the right mental tools to manage my depression and anxiety and I feel like a much confident person and have been able to manage and cope well in situations that cause my symptoms.

Anxiety and depression have no cure but with the right help like the one I received it can make life much easier and not feel like the world is closing in around you.

I would like to thank Leena from the bottom of my heart and would highly recommend these sessions to give you more focus in life.

(A)I had 3 sessions with Leena for my work related anxiety. I consider myself to be knowledgeable in my field of work (I know I know my stuff), however I’ve always had this underlying anxiety that builds up when I’m required to do a presentation at work or asked to speak in meetings; and I really feel that it holds me back from progressing and “feeling whole” at work.

Usually what happens when I’m required to deliver a presentation at work is that I’ll prepare my presentation well in advance, I’ll practice it a few times. I know my subject matter as I’m the expert. In the week leading up to the date that I need to deliver the presentation, my stomach will be in knots every time I think about it. I have negative thoughts about it such as “what if I forget what to say?”, “what if I don’t sound credible?”, “I’ll look like I don’t know what I’m talking about and lose the respect and trust of my peers and seniors” - all these thoughts churning around make my anxiety about the whole thing worse. When delivering the presentation, I get palpitations, I go red, i shake visibly, my voice wavers, I “umm” and “ah” a lot, which makes me think that I’m not coming across as credible and therefore my colleagues and seniors think I don’t know what I’m talking about and won’t respect me anymore. It all comes to a crescendo when I see white and have to stop and take a few moments and then carry on. But by that point I already consider myself a failure and rush through the remaining part of my presentation.

I had quite a major presentation that I had to deliver at work to 29 of our senior execs including the Chairman and the CEO. I also had to run 2 workshops later during the same day with the same group of people about our current performance management process. The presentation was to be about my 5 year plan for my department. Should be piece of cake, right? The content of my presentation was easy, the delivery of it was what I was struggling with. My anxiety was welling up whilst just writing my presentation. Every time I thought about it my stomach was in knots. Practicing the presentation I’d get palpitations. I knew I needed help in nailing my presentation to a senior audience. I needed something more than encouragement and being told “you’ll be great, you know your stuff”.

I had 2 sessions with Leena before my big presentation and 1 session after the presentation.

I’m incredibly grateful for the tools she provided me to help me manage my anxiety. Although I was still petrified, I managed to remain calm and composed on the actual day in the run up to my time slot for my presentation, all using the tips and techniques Leena equipped me with. I was still nervous but didn’t stutter and splutter my way thought the presentation. The presentation went smoothly, I got a round of applause after it and even had a few questions from the audience. I feel it was the best presentation I’ve delivered.

The techniques Leena imparted to me aren’t specifically for work. They’re techniques I can use in any situation and everyday life where I’m feeling anxious and my thoughts start catastrophising the outcome.

During my sessions with Leena, we worked on managing my anxiety using thought-stopping/interruption techniques, hypnosis and cognitive behavioural therapy. 

Leena provided me with a personalised worksheet containing the techniques and how and when to use them as well as how to reinforce them. She provided me with a number of additional resources ranging from YouTube video recommendations and books as well as websites.

I can now recognise when I’m starting to feel anxious and which techniques to use to help keep my anxiety under contI understand that my anxiety will always be there; but Leena has provided me with the tools and skills to understand my anxiety and how to manage it for the rest of my life and that it will become easier over time the more I practice and reinforce the techniques.

My time spent with Leena was tremendously valuable and helpful in developing understanding for my anxiety and learning tools and skill that have helped me lead a more fulfilling work life. If you are struggling with anxiety, negative feelings, thoughts, emotions; whether related to your work or personal life, I feel that Leena can help provide understanding, tools, skills, resources and a framework / structure in improving your quality of life.