Habits and addictions often start quietly. Maybe they even helped at first. A way to switch off, cope, or feel something when nothing else seemed to work. But over time, what felt like a choice can start to feel like a trap. Smoking. Drinking. Emotional eating. Gambling. Scrolling. Overthinking. Procrastinating. You tell yourself you’ll stop. You mean it. But somehow, it keeps pulling you back in.

That stuck feeling isn’t about a lack of willpower. It’s your subconscious trying to protect you. Somewhere along the way, your system learned that this thing — whatever it is — gives you relief. Control. Comfort. Even just a moment of peace. And until that part of you learns a new way to feel safe, the pattern keeps repeating.

Through calm, one-to-one work, I help you shift that pattern. Using hypnotherapy, subconscious rewiring, and emotional reset techniques, we retrain your mind and body to stop reaching for something that no longer serves you. You don’t need to fight it. You don’t need to shame yourself into change. We simply help the part of you that’s been coping in the only way it knows, and guide it into something better.

Most people don’t reach for a drink, a cigarette, sugar, or their phone because they’re weak. They do it because something deeper is asking for relief. Stress. Exhaustion. Emotional pain. Loneliness. Boredom. Or just that feeling of needing a break from holding everything together. And over time, the behaviour becomes automatic. It takes over. And it drains you.

That’s what we work with. The part of you underneath the habit. The part that’s been trying to help, even if it’s been doing it in a way that no longer feels good. In our sessions, we create safety in the nervous system so that the urgency fades. The cravings lose their grip. The pressure to escape softens. There’s no battle. No pressure to perform. Just quiet shifts that start to change how you feel — and how you respond — from the inside out.

And when the pattern lifts, life starts to open again. Clients often tell me they feel lighter. Clearer. More in control. The urge fades. The habit becomes optional instead of automatic. Sleep improves. Energy returns. Confidence builds. You start making choices from strength, not survival.

Whether we work online or in-person at my peaceful space in Bury St Edmunds, this process is always tailored to you. You don’t have to be perfect. You just need to be ready to step into something new. And I’ll be there to guide you every step of the way.