Solution-focused hypnotherapy · Bristol · online
I’m Jon Creffield. I work with anxiety, phobias, stress and habits — online, by telephone, or in person in Bristol.
01 — Who I help
These are the concerns I work with. You do not have to arrive with it neatly explained — a sentence is enough to start.
If yours is not on the list, ask me on the free call.
Solution-focused means the session is spent on what you want to be different, and on the next small step — rather than on the history of the problem.
02 — How the work goes
You could think of hypnosis as guided daydreaming: but a daydream that produces changes in the way you think and behave.
With solution-focused hypnotherapy we look at what you want to achieve — the solution — rather than at whatever prompted you to visit me. The first part of each session is conversation: the progress you have made, and the future you would prefer.
I then guide you into a relaxed state of hypnosis, so that we can consolidate what we have just discussed. Hypnosis is a state of focused attention, and in that state the mind is more responsive to suggestion.
03 — How it works
The free call comes first, and it is a conversation rather than a session. After that we work at a pace you set.
We talk about what you want to change and how hypnotherapy can help. I explain how the brain works and we look at ways to reduce stress. I assess roughly how many sessions you are likely to need, and you receive a copy of my Rest & Relax audio.
The first part is conversation about the progress you have made and the future you would prefer. I then guide you into a relaxed state of hypnosis, so that we can consolidate what we have discussed.
You listen to the Rest & Relax recording between sessions. It is yours to keep, and it is there for the days when you want the quiet half of the work without me in the room.
We agree how many sessions to book, and we review it as we go. I would rather adjust the plan with you than hold you to a number decided before we had spoken.
Jon Creffield, clinical hypnotherapist
04 — Sessions & fees
Everything is listed here. The free consultation includes a complimentary copy of the Rest & Relax audio, and there is nothing to add on top of these figures.
Not a hypnotherapy session. We assess what you want to achieve, and you receive a complimentary copy of the Rest & Relax audio.
£0
Conversation first, then guided hypnosis, shaped around what we have talked about.
£60
The same hour, booked as four, for people who would rather not travel or use public places.
£200
The centre is confirmed when you book. There is no single public address for the practice.
£70
Four hours in the room, booked together, at a therapy centre in Bristol.
£260
A single session of two hours, for cigarettes. Ask me about it on the free call.
£150
The free consultation includes the Rest & Relax audio. Smoking cessation is one two-hour session, not a course. To book, email me or call 01934 645 939.
05 — About
For many years I worked and trained in a life-coaching role, helping people to start again after anxiety, depression, anger and addiction.
I remember an older client in the twilight of their years. They had lost family members in a fire, their partner had died unexpectedly, and now they were alone — exhausted by the life they had already lived. They wanted to begin again and could not see a way forward. I wanted to help them where it counts: in the mind, where thoughts, hopes and ambitions are made.
My practice is the outcome of that resolution. I work with people who want to look forward, and I use clinical hypnotherapy to do it.
To be happy, we need to be free.
06 — Reviews
The rating and the number of reviews are shown as they appear on my Google listing. The written reviews live there, in the reviewers’ own words.
07 — Questions
If your question is not here, email me and I will answer it.
Most people describe it as a relaxed, focused state — not unlike daydreaming. You have been somewhere similar when you have been absorbed in a book, or driven a familiar route and not noticed the journey. In that state the mind is more responsive to suggestion.
No. The free 30 minutes are for talking: what you want to achieve, how hypnotherapy can help, and how many sessions you are likely to need. It takes place by phone or video link, and it is not a hypnotherapy session.
Both. Sessions run online by video or telephone, and in person at therapy centres in Bristol. There is no single public address for the practice — I confirm the centre when you book.
Yes. The free consultation includes a complimentary copy of my Rest & Relax audio. You use it at home between sessions, and it is yours to keep.
Smoking cessation is a single two-hour session, £150. It is booked as one appointment rather than a course. Ask me about it on the free call and we can talk it through.
We agree that together, and we review it as we go. I will not promise a number before we have spoken, because it depends on what you bring and what you want to change.
08 — Contact
Tell me what you would like to be different. The consultation is 30 minutes, by phone or video, and there is no charge for it.