Hypnotherapy in Stockport, Cheshire, near Manchester

Hypnotherapy to Control and Lose Weight

Tranquil Spirit Hypnotherapy - Qualified and Registered Hypnotherapist

Paul McGlone, BSc(Hons)Soc, DipCD, FETC, CertED, MTSH.Dip.(Hyp), LHS

I am a qualified and registered hypnotherapist in Stockport, Cheshire, near Manchester using hypnosis within hypnotherapy for a wide range of conditions including programmes to help control and to lose weight and overcome diet problems and related issues of self esteem and confidence. We are within easy traveling distance of Manchester, Altrincham, Ashton, Buxton, Glossop, Hyde, Macclesfield, Poynton, Sale, Wilmslow and other towns in Cheshire, Derbyshire, and Lancashire near to the Greater Manchester area.

Overview of Hypnotherapy and Weight Control

The use of hypnosis within hypnotherapy can be very a effective aid to control and lose weight. There are a variety of approaches which hypnotherapists can use depending upon the specific nature of the problem.

As with other habit related problems it is crucial that you yourself are motivated to bring about change and lose weight. A hypnotherapist cannot wave a magic wand and cause you to lose weight. Likewise, using hypnosis within hypnotherapy is no substitute for an effective diet programme though it can complement this and aid you in keeping to a diet.

Persons seeking help through hypnotherapy for weight loss / to lose weight should first have checked with their doctor to determine if their are any physiological/medical causes for their condition. Even if such a condition is identified hypnotherapy may be a useful complement to other treatments but it is important that such conditions should have been identified and appropriate medical interventions put in place.

Problems relating to weight may have their origins in habitual behaviour. However, issues around self-esteem, self-image, depression, lack of fulfilling interests, etc, can bring about eating and weight problems. A thorough assessment is therefore essential to determine the factors which are affecting you and to devise a programme of hypnotherapy tailored to your individual needs.

Assessment for Hypnotherapy and Weight Control

Therefore an assessment may include some of the following:

• Identifying past patterns regarding your weight and diet.



• Considering your own specific motivations for reducing weight.



• Identifying any general factors in your life relevant to weight and diet.



• Identifying particular circumstances when you are more likely to eat.eg: feeling bored.



• Identifying your daily pattern of eating including situations where you are more likely to eat, intake of different types of food, etc.



• Consideration of how people around you are affecting you eg: sources of support.

Programme of Hypnotherapy for Weight Control

Depending upon the above we will then agree a programme of hypnotherapy to help weight loss / to lose weight. This could include:

• Building upon your motivations for weight loss / losing weight.



• Work to give you more awareness and control over the portions you give yourself.



• Strengthen positive shopping patterns for low fat foods.



• Encourage slower and more enjoyable eating, savouring your food.



• Build in greater awareness and control over when you know you have had sufficient.



• Build in alternative responses for those situations/circumstances where you would normally be tempted to snack.



• Develop inhibition for buying/eating specific fatty foods (if you wish).



• Tackle any underlying causes which are undermining your wish for weight loss / to lose weight.



• Develop confidence in your new identity as a thinner person.



• Reduce negative thoughts and doubts and reinforce your confidence in your ability to succeed in weight loss / losing weight.



• If you wish during one of the sessions we will make a recording on CD to complement the live hypnotherapy session for a nominal charge. This will be tailored to your needs and can then be used in your own home to reinforce the work we have done in the "live sessions". This has generally been found to be the best way to produce audio recordings that will be effective.

The above is not exhaustive but will give you an indication of the general approach. All of the above would involve the use of direct and indirect suggestions, visualisation, imagery, etc. Because we are working together with your unconscious mind we are tapping into resources to help you change which are usually not easily accessible to your conscious mind.

The number of sessions required is likely to be three to four depending upon the range and complexity of the issues involved. For full details of my fees please click here.

Contact Details

If you feel we may be able to help you through hypnotherapy please do not hesitate to contact us. You can always telephone us for a chat without any obligation. You can phone us on 0161 483 7014 or Mobile: 07904 162904 or please click here to send me a message using a Contact Form.

Our postal address is:

Paul McGlone
Tranquil Spirit,
339, Bramhall Lane,
Davenport,
Stockport,
Cheshire.
SK3 8TP.

"Tranquil Spirit" is a short distance from Stockport Town Centre and Railway Station and on the main bus route between Stockport and Bramhall. Davenport Railway Station (on the Manchester to Buxton/Hazel Grove line) is ten minutes walk away. The M60 Manchester Outer Ring Road is a short distance away (coming the west and south of Manchester via the Cheadle or Stockport junctions; from the east via the junction after Bredbury, signposted for Stockport) with good links to the M56, M6 and M62. We can provide fuller directions at the time of arranging a visit.

Home Visits

If you do not live nearby and it would be difficult for you to travel to us it may still be possible for us to do a home visit if you live in the Cheshire, Derbyshire, Lancashire areas bordering on Greater Manchester. If you opt for this you will need to ensure the use of a room which will be relatively quiet and free from disturbance. Please contact me for further details.