Complex trauma refers to the long-term, repeated exposure to traumatic events or abusive situations, typically occurring during childhood or a narcissistic relationship.
Unlike single incident traumas, such as car accidents or natural disasters, complex trauma involves ongoing and pervasive abuse, neglect, or maltreatment by caregivers or authority figures.
Complex trauma often involves a combination of different types of abuse, such as physical, sexual, or emotional abuse, as well as neglect or witnessing domestic violence.
This type of trauma can have profound and lasting effects on an individual's psychological, emotional, and social well-being.
The repeated exposure to these traumatic experiences disrupts the individual's sense of safety, stability, and trust in others. It can also interfere with the development of healthy coping mechanisms and the formation of secure attachments.
Trauma hypnotherapy can start a journey of healing, rebuilding a sense of safety, self-worth and trust. We cannot change the past, but we certainly can change the future. Reclaim your life!
✅ Get a more positive mindset understand how your thoughts and behaviours affect the brain.
✅ Retrain your conscious mind towards a more positive mindset. Understanding the link between your thoughts and behaviours for long lasting good mood, health and vitality.
✅ Work on the subconscious re-balancing neuro pathways in the brain to restore peace and harmony, ensuring you can live life calmly, happily and confidently.
✅ Allow up to 1.5 hours
A standard hypnotherapy session is typically 1 hour, but I always allow 1½ hrs to ensure we have plenty of time and so that you don’t feel rushed.
✅ Work in-person or remotely
In person work from my private secluded home address in Stow-on-the Wold. Or remotely via Zoom, you just need to have a quiet space to talk and that you can lay back and relax during trance.
✅ First part of the session involves psychotherapy/talking therapy
My approach is primarily solution focused. I prioritise exploring how you would like to feel in the absence of trauma, emphasising forward-focused strategies. While occasional discussions about the past may occur, my main objective is to help you shift away from the past, towards a more positive future.
✅ Second part of the session involves trance
The second part of the session will involve trance which is a deep, relaxed state where your brain becomes highly receptive to positive suggestions. It promotes a focused and suggestible mindset, aiding in behaviour modification and personal growth.
✅ Ending the session
Feeling a little lighter, brighter and more relaxed than when you first walked in and able to maintain this positive feeling going forward.
Hello, I am Lisa, a qualified hypnotherapist and trauma hypnotherapist. You can find out more about me and my qualifications here.
As your therapist I work in a mainly solution focused way, I am sure you have spent a lot of time exploring the past, but what if you moved your thoughts away from the trauma, towards your preferred future, explored what your future could look like, no longer trapped in the effects of trauma, but able to live a free and fulfilling future.
It's understandable that you may have already explored various solutions without finding the relief you seek. Deep breathing techniques may feel impossible during panic attacks, medication may come with unwanted side effects, and traditional therapies like counselling or cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) may not have provided the desired results.
Hypnotherapy is highly effective at addressing the trauma and its effects, allowing you to change old outdated negative thought patterns.
Using hypnotic trance we access the subconscious mind, where the neuro pathways in the brain are re-balanced, clearing outdated thought patterns and intrusive thoughts. No longer in “fight or flight”, but allowing you to work more logically and rationally. With a feeling of inner peace, confidence and resilience.
Overall, hypnotherapy is a safe, effective and non-invasive treatment for complex trauma. It can help individuals overcome symptoms, develop a positive mindset, and live a more fulfilling and empowered life, free from the burden of past traumatic experiences.
“Prior to meeting Lisa I had suffered for some time, with flashbacks of several traumatic experiences I have been through. Every night when I led down to sleep, without fail when I closed my eyes and began to relax these flashbacks would start. Due to the nature of my family life I am sometimes put in a position that would trigger flashbacks. I would freeze as the images played through my mind as the situation carried on unfolding around me.
Since having my first session with Lisa I have not experienced a single flashback of those images. My mind just does not go there. I am able to recall the images I would see, without any negative emotion attached to it. It doesn’t come into my mind for me to avoid anymore. It’s amazing!!! It’s been a little over two weeks now and I feel free!”