Business Details
22 Years
experience
Your Trusted Hypnotherapist in Portsmouth
Lorraine Gleeson has been offering hypnotherapy in Portsmouth and surrounding areas since 2004. With a career rooted in helping individuals achieve positive change, she combines personal experience and professional training to address a wide range of emotional, behavioural, and psychological challenges. Her approach focuses on empowering clients through tailored sessions that prioritise individual goals and well-being. Lorraine is also an established trainer in hypnotherapy, having founded the Hampshire School of Hypnotherapy in 2009, and has authored two books to support both clients and practitioners. Each session is designed to create a relaxed, client-centred environment, with recordings provided to reinforce progress.Her work spans areas such as anxiety, weight management, smoking cessation, and confidence building, reflecting a commitment to accessible, effective hypnotherapy. Lorraine adheres to professional standards through memberships with the General Hypnotherapy Register and other recognised bodies. She offers a free initial consultation to ensure clients feel informed and comfortable before beginning treatment. Her services cater to individuals seeking non-invasive, complementary support alongside medical care. With over two decades of experience, Lorraine remains dedicated to advancing her practice and mentoring future hypnotherapists.
Services
Smoking Cessation
Weight Management
Anxiety Relief
Confidence Building
Pain Management
Phobia Treatment
Exam Nerves
Public Speaking
Alcohol Use
Childbirth Preparation
Details
- Year established: 2004
Highlights and features
- We offer over 20 years of experience in client-centred hypnotherapy.
- Our sessions include tailored recordings to reinforce therapeutic progress.
- We provide a free initial consultation to discuss your specific needs.
- Our practitioner is an established trainer and author in the field.
- We adhere to strict professional standards through recognised accreditations.
Associations and certifications
- General Hypnotherapy Register (GHR)
- Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council (CNHC)
- The Hypnotherapy Society
- National Hypnotherapy Society
What people say
Life-changing results
Regained control
Highly recommend
Calm throughout wedding
Significant weight loss
Services
Smoking Cessation
Our smoking cessation programme uses hypnotherapy to address subconscious triggers and break habitual patterns. Clients receive tailored sessions focusing on motivation and long-term behavioural change. This one-session treatment has helped many individuals achieve permanent smoking cessation.
Weight Management
Weight management hypnotherapy addresses emotional eating and supports sustainable lifestyle changes. Through four sessions, clients develop healthier relationships with food and reinforce positive habits. The hypno-gastric band technique provides structured support for those seeking significant weight reduction.
Anxiety Relief
Anxiety relief sessions focus on reducing symptoms through deep relaxation and cognitive reframing. Clients learn techniques to manage panic attacks and daily stressors effectively. This service addresses both immediate symptoms and underlying thought patterns contributing to anxiety.
Confidence Building
Confidence-building hypnotherapy targets self-limiting beliefs and fosters personal empowerment. Clients develop greater self-assurance for social and professional situations through tailored sessions. This service has helped individuals transform their social interactions and career progression.
Phobia Treatment
Phobia treatment addresses irrational fears through gradual desensitisation and subconscious reprogramming. Clients overcome specific phobias like fear of flying or spiders in targeted sessions. This approach has successfully enabled clients to manage previously debilitating fears.
People
Lorraine Gleeson
Hypnotherapist & Trainer
Lorraine Gleeson has practiced hypnotherapy since 2004, founded the Hampshire School of Hypnotherapy in 2009, and authored two professional books. She specialises in client-centred therapy for anxiety, weight management, and confidence issues.
Questions
What conditions can hypnotherapy help with?
Hypnotherapy supports anxiety, weight management, smoking cessation, phobias, confidence issues, and stress-related conditions through subconscious reprogramming techniques.
How many sessions will I need?
Most clients see results in 1-5 sessions depending on their specific goals, with smoking cessation typically requiring one session and weight management four sessions.
Is hypnotherapy safe?
Yes, hypnotherapy is a safe, non-invasive complementary therapy that works with your subconscious mind to create positive behavioural changes when conducted by a qualified practitioner.
Do you offer remote sessions?
While we primarily offer in-person sessions at our Portsmouth and Clanfield locations, we provide recordings for home use to reinforce therapeutic progress between appointments.
Can hypnotherapy replace medical treatment?
No, hypnotherapy complements medical care and should not replace professional medical advice or treatment for physical or mental health conditions.
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