That question quietly followed me for years.

I’d find myself overwhelmed in busy spaces, drained after socialising, or spiralling from a single offhand comment. For the longest time, I thought I just needed to toughen up, to be more like everyone else. I used to think I was just "too sensitive" to people’s energy, to the world around me. I'm a qualified Dispensing Optician, and for 8 years I worked in a public-facing Healthcare setting. While I loved helping people, I often came home emotionally and physically drained. It felt like I was constantly navigating a world that wasn’t built for the way I experienced life.

Then I read Dr, Elaine Aron's book; The Highly Sensitive Person and discovered I am a HSP.

And suddenly, everything made sense.

Understanding my sensitivity didn’t just help me heal, it helped me thrive.

It’s what led me to train as a Hypnotherapist, so I could help others like you reclaim your nervous system, reconnect with your intuition, and finally stop seeing your sensitivity as something to “fix.”

I made the leap to self-employment last year, not just as a career change, but as an act of self-respect. I wanted to build a life and a business that honoured my sensitivity, not one that constantly pushed me to override it.

Today, I work with deep feelers, over-thinkers, and quietly powerful humans who are tired of living in survival mode. Whether you’re navigating burnout, relationship challenges, negative habits and destructive behaviours, or just want to feel safe in your own skin — you’re in the right place.

This work is personal to me, because I’ve lived it.

And I want you to know: you’re not too much. You’re not broken. You’re beautifully sensitive, and that’s your superpower.

Why does everything affect me so deeply?

Recommended reading as pictured above: Dr. Elaine Aron – The Highly Sensitive Person and The Highly Sensitive Person in Love

Why am I doing this work?

Because I know what it’s like to carry things in your body that no one else can see. To feel everything and not know what to do with it.

Because I believe that healing is possible when we feel safe, seen, and supported. Not just in our minds, but in our bodies and nervous systems too.

Because in a world that often overwhelms sensitive people, I want to help create one that supports them.

Like many HSPs, I spent years distracting myself from my feelings; scrolling, staying busy, emotionally checking out - just to avoid the heaviness I was carrying. And in a world that feels increasingly loud, disconnected, and chaotic, I often found myself absorbing the pain in the news and the collective atmosphere. It left me feeling powerless at times. But instead of shutting down, I realised I could offer something healing. Something gentle, grounded, and nourishing to counter the noise.

My fascination with trauma and how it imprints on the body has become a deep passion. I’m currently expanding my work to specialise in Trauma and PTSD, with a focus on gentle, body-based healing through Hypnotherapy, Reiki, and nervous system support.

Long-term, my partner Tom (Tom Parish Coaching) and I dream of creating retreats. Spaces where people can unplug, reconnect, and feel held in every sense of the word. Whether it’s in the English countryside or under Tuscan sun, we want to offer something that nourishes the soul, mind, body, and spirit.

Watch this space!

What is Hypnotherapy?

Hypnotherapy is a process that helps you access a calm, focused state of awareness. When your attention is directed inwards, real change can happen without force or overwhelm.

It’s not about being “under” or giving up control. In fact, you’ll feel more present, more in tune with yourself, and more able to make choices that align with who you really are. Think of it like tuning out the noise of the outside world, so you can finally hear your own inner voice.

In this state, we gently explore the subconscious; where your protective patterns, emotional responses, and deep-rooted beliefs live. Together, we can change the ones that no longer serve you, and make space for new ones that do.

What happens in a session?

You’ll be guided into a relaxed, focused state (kind of like a daydream) where we can bypass the overthinking mind and work directly with the deeper layers of your experience.

It’s completely safe, deeply calming, and tailored just for you.

Most clients say it feels like being wrapped in a soft blanket while gaining powerful insight.

What does Science say?

During hypnosis, your brain shifts into a slower, more focused state, often the theta or alpha brainwave state. In this state, the subconscious is more open to suggestion, which means we can gently update patterns that were once formed to protect you but may now be holding you back.

In other words: your mind becomes more flexible and open to healing without needing to force it. esearch from experts like Dr. David Spiegel at Stanford University shows that hypnotherapy can change how the brain processes emotion, memory, and even pain. Brain imaging studies reveal that under hypnosis:

• You become more open to helpful suggestions

• Self-critical thinking decreases

• New connections form in areas linked to insight and change

• People can experience meaningful shifts in perception, emotion, and even physical sensations

In short: it helps you shift the patterns you didn’t even realise were running the show, so you can start responding to life, instead of reacting from old wounds.

Above: Dr. David Spiegel presenting his work Tranceformation; Hypnosis in Mind, Brain and Body, at the UK Hypnosis Convention 2024. In clinical trials, hypnosis made medical procedures faster, safer and less painful than standard care or even IV opiates.

How can Hypnotherapy help a HSP?

Hypnotherapy gently works with the subconscious, the part of you that holds your patterns, beliefs, and emotional memories.

Rather than just talking about what’s going on, it helps you shift what’s happening underneath, where the root of the problem often lives.

If you’re a Highly Sensitive Person or someone who’s experienced trauma, your nervous system might be in a constant state of alert. You might feel stuck in overthinking, emotional overwhelm, or exhaustion from always trying to “hold it all together."

Hypnotherapy can help by:

• Calming the nervous system

• Releasing old emotional patterns or beliefs that no longer serve you

• Reconnecting you to a sense of inner safety and self-trust

• Creating space between you and the noise of the world

• Supporting healing from trauma in a gentle, non-invasive way

Hypnotherapy isn't about 'fixing' you. It's about guiding you to rediscover your strength, clarity, and confidence already within you. My approach is gentle, trauma-informed, and designed to support highly sensitive individuals without overwhelm or pressure. Together we work with your subconscious to create shifts in a way that feels natural and aligned with who you are.

If this resonates, you're warmly invited to apply to work with me.

Through Hypnotherapy, let this be the beginning of the journey of coming home to yourself.