Anxiety, Stress & Trauma
Anxiety is running your whole day
The knots in your stomach start before anything has happened. You feel sick, your throat tightens and even the corner shop can feel too far. I'm Derek. I work with how anxiety, stress and past experiences are affecting you now, face to face in Grimsby or on Zoom.
£75 consultation · 60 minutes · Grimsby or Zoom
The worry keeps moving the walls
You lie awake overthinking the future, imagining everything that could go wrong. Then you take yourself out of plans, stop seeing friends and sit at home. It can feel like you’re trapped inside a box you built by accident.
You may have tried the GP, medication, counselling, meditation apps or hours of talking. You might understand where the worry, stress or fear comes from. But knowing why it’s happening hasn’t necessarily stopped it from showing up in your thoughts, your body, your stomach, or your sleep.
I’ve sat in that chair, so I’m interested in what’s happening now , the thoughts, pictures, feelings and automatic reactions that keep the pattern going. Sometimes that’s anxiety or stress. Sometimes it’s an old experience that your mind and body are still reacting to as though it matters now. That gives us something we can work with and test in real life.
Martin Overthinking and anxiety
I don't see everyone
Is this for you?
I only work with people who are committed. Read both sides before you book.
- You've tried talking, breathing exercises, apps, counselling or other ways of coping, but the anxiety, stress or old reactions are still affecting everyday life.
- You want to change what's driving the pattern, not just keep managing the next wobble.
- You're prepared to be open and honest about what's happening.
- You want someone to fix the anxiety while you sit back.
- You're not ready to change this yet, and that's fine. Come back when you are.
Your next three steps
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Book your consultation
£75 consultation · 60 minutes · Grimsby or Zoom.
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We work out if it's a good fit
I don't see everyone. If I don't think this is the right approach for you, I'll tell you.
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You decide
If I think I can help, I'll explain the Real Change Programme, what's included and its separate cost. Then you decide whether to go ahead.
Will it work for me?
It's the question underneath nearly every enquiry I get. I'm not going to answer it with a promise. Watch people who came in with the same doubts describe their experience in their own words.
Stress and anxiety
I genuinely feel like he is helping me get my life and my freedom back.
Health anxiety, Stress and anxiety
When I first met Derek for my first session I genuinely thought I was dying as I was very poorly due to self sabotage.
Stress and anxiety
I was suffering with anxiety really bad, to the point where I wouldn't even go out my house. I honestly could not see any way out.
Stress and anxiety
A little sceptical at first but thought… I've nothing to lose, why not. Best decision I've made in years.
Improve your sleep, Stress and anxiety
I was sceptical to begin with but even after the second session I could feel an improvement.
Fear of driving, Stress and anxiety
Twelve years of panic attacks and two rounds of CBT. I went in expecting nothing.
What we're actually working with
You stay awake, you can talk normally and you can stop at any point. I’m a bloke from Grimsby, not a stage hypnotist with a swinging watch.
Anxiety, stress and old emotional reactions don’t happen in a textbook. They happen through your own thoughts, pictures, feelings and automatic reactions. That’s what I pay attention to. We work with how your pattern happens, then test what changes outside the room.
- Feel less controlled by the automatic alarm response.
- Switch off without rehearsing every possible disaster.
- Do ordinary things without turning every situation into a test.
- Trust yourself more when real life happens.
Derek How worrying worries you
Want to understand how anxiety is affecting you?
The Anxiety Patterns Assessment looks at repetitive thoughts, patterns of worry, physical alarm, fears and phobic responses, and the ways anxiety may be affecting everyday life. Complete it and you can send it to me or bring it to your consultation.
Questions before you book
What if my anxiety comes back?
I don’t call one rough day a failure. You tell me what happened, we test what still has a charge and I adapt the next session. You leave with tools for the next wobble, not another label.
Do I have to relive the past?
No. You don’t need to take me through every painful detail. I need to understand how what’s happened before is affecting you now. That’s what we work with.
Why do you ask how I'm worrying?
Because I want to understand how the worry actually happens for you. We look at the thoughts, pictures, feelings and loops involved, because that’s where we have something we can work with.
Can you guarantee it?
No. I can’t change you unless you want to change, and I won’t pretend I can. The consultation is where we work out whether I think I can help and whether you want to continue.
How long does it take?
I don’t keep you in open-ended weekly appointments. At the consultation, I’ll recommend the level of support I think you need and explain what that includes, with a clear end point.
What does hypnosis feel like?
Most people feel calm and very focused. You’re awake, aware of the room and able to speak normally. I check how you respond, then we move to the next part.
What if I can't be hypnotised?
You don’t need to be good at visualising or know how to be hypnotised. I adapt what I do to how you respond, and you stay involved throughout.
What qualifications do you have?
I’m a Master Practitioner in NLP and Timeline Therapy, a Master Hypnotherapist, a qualified Master Coach and a Consulting Hypnotist, with multiple hypnotherapy diplomas. I’ve kept studying because people kept bringing me different problems to solve. If you want to know more about my training, ask me at the consultation.
Start with one conversation
You don't need to decide whether the whole programme is right for you today. Start with an hour together. We'll work out what's happening, whether I think I can help and what I'd recommend next. Then you decide.
£75 consultation · 60 minutes · Grimsby or Zoom
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