Young People & Sport

Supporting confidence, resilience, and performance from the inside out.

Today’s young people are under more pressure than ever. Whether it’s school, social expectations, or competitive sport, many are navigating:

 

  • anxiety and overthinking
  • fear of failure or “getting it wrong”
  • loss of confidence
  • pressure to perform
  • emotional overwhelm

 

And often, they don’t yet have the tools to understand or regulate what’s happening inside them. This is where hypnotherapy can be transformational.

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How I Work

 

My approach is gentle, practical, and tailored to each individual. Using solution-focused hypnotherapy, I help young people to:

 
  • understand how their brain works
  • calm their nervous system
  • build confidence and self-belief
  • improve focus and performance
  • develop emotional resilience
 

Sessions are always age-appropriate and focused on creating a sense of safety, empowerment, and progress. We have a lot of fun!

Working with Young Athletes

 

In sport, mindset is everything. But confidence isn’t something you can simply “think your way into”; it’s something you feel.

 

I work with young athletes to:

 

  • Manage performance anxiety
  • Stay calm under pressure
  • Bounce back from setbacks
  • Strengthen focus and consistency
  • Reconnect with enjoyment and flow

 

This isn’t about pushing harder. It’s about creating the internal state that allows performance to happen naturally.

For Parents

 

If you’re noticing your child is:

 

  • Struggling with confidence
  • Becoming overwhelmed or anxious
  • Putting pressure on themselves
  • Not enjoying things they once loved

 

…early support can make a profound difference.

 

My role is to support both your child and you, creating a collaborative and safe environment for change.

A Calm, Supportive and Positive Space

Above all, I offer a space where young people feel heard, understood, and supported — without judgement. From this place, change becomes possible.

Free Initial Consultation

In this free and no obligation initial session (50 mins) we’ll explore how hypnotherapy can help you. I’ll be gathering some information and explaining how the brain works and reacts. From this session you’ll walk away with a better understanding of hypnotherapy and how we’ll be working together. You’ll also take away a free recording to use in your own time to help ensure progress outside of the therapy room.

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Your First Hour Is Complimentary

I want my clients to feel relaxed, comfortable and happy with me and my service. I pride myself on the connections I build, and want you to feel certain working with me is right for you. So, I will always offer my first hour free, just to see how we get along!Just fill in my contact form and I'll be in touch shortly!

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"A Life Changing Experience"

Working with Helen has been a life changing experience. A phrase that can be so cliché but so true. I've suffered with severe depression and anxiety and over the course of 5 years, whilst that's been accompanied with binge-eating I put on 8 stone. It was a horrendous time and whilst my mental health has been so much better, the binge eating has stuck. It's been a deep-rooted issue and something I've tried to tackle many times. Hypnotherapy with Helen has been a truly eye-opening experience. We haven't focused on my eating barely at all, but rather looking at solutions to make my general happiness improve. Hypnotherapy is very solution focused, so to not see another therapist to drag up the past has been so refreshing. Helen's sensitivity around my illness and issues has been unrivaled, and her genuine passion for helping and getting excited when I've had breakthroughs has made it such a warming experience. It's been a journey I've really had the pleasure to share with her. Now that I feel I'm at the end of my time, Helen has enabled me to make so many positive changes to my life, many small, manageable changes that have all added up to a healthier and happier me. Not only this, but the tools to identify negative behaviours or things in my life and to be pro-active, having a whole new out look and mind set that can last a lifetime. I will forever be grateful to Helen, and from the bottom of my heart, thank you! :)

Faye, Bishop's Stortford

"I Can't Recommend Enough"

Last year I was stressed out. My ten-year relationship had ended, my business was struggling, staff were unmotivated, a senior staff member relocated back home to the other side of the world and my finances were in disarray. I felt over burgeoned, could not see the wood for the trees and felt for the first time in my life totally lost, very sad and bordering on depression.

Even though I regularly do meditation I found lying still for our first session very difficult with my mind flitting between my numerous on-going life problems. To be honest I thought Helen had no chance of hypnotising me and was preparing myself some way in to have to let her know. However I remember coming round as I heard her voice counting down. I cannot recall where I had gone only that I felt I had more energy and that something had cleared.

Obviously my troubles were not overcome in one session however Helen patiently week on week took note of what I done and achieved whilst asking what I would most like to address in the forthcoming week. She helped me break down the mass of noise and problems in my head into solvable actions with single measurable goals for each. At all times Helen listened patiently and with care, constantly reminding me of the advancements and achievements that I had made each week.

Within a course of eight weeks and eight sessions I had gone from being depressed and lost to back on top of my game, running new and energised teams at work, motivating not only myself but my entire staff. Helen also helped with my breakup by giving me exercises outside of the session on which to concentrate and advert my mind from the pain of the loss. This made a massive difference in how I looked at my life and enabled me to springboard into positive action.

I cannot recommend Helen and the work she does enough. Both her personal self and her skills enabled me to regain my life and turn what seemed like a hopeless situation into something really positive. I have come to the conclusion too that even if you have no current obvious issues you should use her work as a tool to achieve even better results in your own personal and work life, I most certainly do.

Josh, London