About Anne Williams

I use a blend of therapeutic approaches in my work with clients, depending on their needs.  I draw on cognitive and behavioural therapy, Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) and hypnotherapy.  Christians are sometimes wary of hypnosis, wrongly believing that hypnosis is ‘New Age’ and involves emptying the mind, leaving it vulnerable to evil influence.  This is far from the truth.  In fact, hypnosis helps you to focus your mind on helpful ideas and uses visualisation and mental rehearsal to make it easier for you to change your thinking and behaviour, where this is causing you problems.  In spite of what you sometimes see on television or read about in books, nobody can hypnotise you to do anything you would not ordinarily be willing to do.  If you have any concerns, please contact me and I will be happy to explain the scientific basis for hypnosis and why it is so helpful.

I have a diploma in Cognitive-Behavioural Hypnotherapy and I am an accredited NLP Master Practitioner and NLP Coach.  I have done additional specialist training in mindfulness, therapy for Irritable Bowel Syndrome, and in hypnosis for childbirth.  I have increasingly specialised in helping clients overcome anxiety, depression and sleep problems, because I find it especially rewarding to see the transformations that these clients can achieve.

My aim is always to equip clients with skills that you can use to help with the issue you want to deal with, and which will be useful in other areas of your life. This could include, for example, relaxation techniques, stress management, assertiveness skills or self-organisation.