Services
Therapy that fits your life
Whether you're dealing with anxiety, old trauma, unhelpful habits, or just a sense that something needs to shift: there's a way forward.
Approaches & Techniques
What I work with
Sessions are integrative: I draw on any combination of the following approaches depending on what best suits you and your goals.
Clinical Hypnotherapy
A focused state of relaxed attention that allows therapeutic work to happen at the level of the unconscious mind, where habits, fears, and emotional patterns are stored. You remain aware and in control throughout. Effective for anxiety, phobias, sleep, confidence, habits, trauma, and more.
DHP Acc.Hyp (in progress)
EFT Tapping
Emotional Freedom Technique combines gentle tapping on acupressure meridian points with focused thought to reduce the emotional charge around distressing feelings, memories, or beliefs. Evidence-based, gentle, and effective, often producing noticeable results within a single session.
EFTi Accredited Certified EFT Practitioner
NLP
Neuro-Linguistic Programming explores the relationship between how we think, how we communicate, and how we behave. NLP techniques are used to identify and shift unhelpful patterns of thought, belief, and behaviour, often quickly and without requiring lengthy exploration of the past.
Life Coaching
Forward-focused, goal-oriented work that builds clarity, direction, and momentum. Life coaching is about identifying where you want to go, understanding what's getting in the way, and creating a practical path forward, often integrated with therapeutic techniques for a whole-person approach.
Bilateral Stimulation
Drawing on the evidence base of eye movement-based reprocessing, bilateral stimulation uses alternating left-right sensory input to help the brain process and integrate stuck or distressing memories. It works alongside hypnotherapy to reduce the emotional intensity of difficult experiences without requiring you to relive them in detail.
Life Regression
A specialised hypnotherapeutic technique using a deep state of relaxation to explore experiences, in this lifetime or beyond, that may be connected to current emotional patterns, recurring themes, or unexplained responses. Conducted within an open, non-dogmatic framework: whatever arises is used therapeutically, regardless of personal belief. Sessions of this kind typically benefit from a 90-minute appointment.
Stop Smoking
A dedicated 90-minute session combining hypnotherapy, NLP, and EFT specifically structured to address the unconscious drivers of the smoking habit. A single focused session rather than an ongoing course, designed to create a clean, lasting break from smoking on the day.
Integrated Sessions
Most sessions don't use a single approach: they blend whichever combination of the above techniques best serves what's needed in the room on that day. This is what makes the work different: a genuinely tailored response rather than a pre-set programme.
Block booking
Ongoing support packages available. Ask about multi-session arrangements.
Group sessions
Bespoke group sessions and workshops are available. Get in touch to discuss your group’s needs.
Gift vouchers
Give someone the gift of positive change. Session vouchers are available on request.
No Surprises
What to expect in your first session
Many people feel nervous before their first session. Here's exactly what happens.
- 1. We talk first: The first session starts with a conversation, no diving straight in.
- 2. I explain the approach: Before we do anything, I'll explain what I'm thinking of using and why.
- 3. You're in control throughout: You won't be made to do anything you're uncomfortable with.
- 4. We check in at the end: Time to reflect on what came up and what you'd like to work on next.
Good to know
- You won't be put into a trance without understanding what's happening
- You won't be asked to relive painful memories in unnecessary detail
- Sessions are 60 minutes, starting and ending on time
- Online sessions work just as well as in-person, many clients prefer them
- You don't need to have everything figured out before you get in touch
- The free 20-minute consultation is genuinely no obligation
The Process
How it works
From first contact to lasting change: a clear, simple path.
1
Free 20-Min Consultation
A relaxed initial conversation, no pressure, no commitment. Just getting to know you and what you're looking for.
2
Tailored Plan
Together we agree an approach that makes sense for your situation, goals, and preferred way of working.
3
Your Sessions
60-minute sessions in-person in Inveraray or online. You remain fully in control throughout.
4
Lasting Change
We review progress regularly. The goal is to give you tools that last long after we've finished.
What I Help With
You don't need to have everything figured out
These are some of the areas people come to me with most often. If something isn't on this list, get in touch — the chances are I can still help.
Uniformed & Emergency Services
Police, ambulance, fire, military, NHS. I understand the culture, the cumulative toll, and why asking for help feels like the hardest thing. As a former police officer and current HCPC-registered Paramedic with 23 years on the frontline, I get it without needing it explained.
Anxiety & Stress
Whether it's a constant background hum, something that stops you in your tracks, or burnout from running on empty for too long. Anxiety and stress respond well to all the approaches I use, often with results that surprise people in terms of how quickly things shift.
Sleep Problems
Poor sleep is rarely just about sleep. It usually has an emotional or psychological root. Working at that level, rather than just addressing the symptom, is what creates lasting change.
Phobias & Fears
From everyday fears to deeply rooted phobic responses. Clinical hypnotherapy and EFT are both highly effective at reducing and resolving phobic reactions, often in fewer sessions than people expect.
Grief & Loss
I lost my sister to cancer in 2007 and my father in 2021. I understand what it means to carry loss, not as a theory, but as a lived reality. I offer a compassionate, grounded space to process grief at your own pace.
Chronic Conditions & Pain
Diagnosed with ulcerative colitis in 2023, I have firsthand understanding of the psychological and emotional weight of long-term conditions. EFT and hypnotherapy both have a growing evidence base for supporting people living with chronic pain alongside conventional treatment.
Confidence & Self-Esteem
Many confidence issues have roots that are older than you realise. Working at the unconscious level, where those roots live, is what makes change possible rather than just temporary.
Habits & Addictions
Smoking, vaping, alcohol, food: habits are driven by the unconscious mind. Working at that level makes lasting change possible, rather than relying on willpower alone. Stop smoking sessions are available as a dedicated 90-minute appointment.
Trauma & PTSD
EFT has a strong and growing evidence base for trauma. Combined with hypnotherapy and bilateral stimulation techniques, it can reduce the emotional intensity of difficult memories without requiring you to relive them in detail.
Performance & Focus
Athletes, professionals, students. NLP and hypnotherapy are both well-evidenced for improving focus, managing performance anxiety, building resilience, and helping people operate at their best when it matters most.
Life Transitions
Career change, relationship shifts, bereavement, retirement, redundancy. Major transitions are disorienting. Coaching and therapeutic work combined helps you find your footing and move forward with clarity.
Something Else?
If what you're dealing with isn't listed here, please still get in touch. This list reflects what people most commonly bring; it's not a ceiling on what I can help with. A free 20-minute consultation is the easiest way to find out.
Common Questions
Frequently asked questions
Yes, completely. Clinical hypnotherapy is nothing like stage hypnosis. You’re relaxed and focused, but entirely aware. You can speak, move, or end the session at any point. I can’t make you do or believe anything you wouldn’t choose to.
It varies. Some people notice real change after two or three sessions; others benefit from a longer course. We’ll never commit you to more than you need, and we check in regularly on progress.
Yes — in fact, many people find online EFT sessions more comfortable because they’re in their own space. The technique works just as effectively via video call, and I’ll guide you through every step.
Hypnotherapy and EFT are therapeutic modalities addressing emotional and psychological issues. Life coaching is more forward-focused and goal-oriented. Often the most useful approach blends both. We figure out what’s right for you in the consultation.
Yes. In-person sessions in Inveraray, Argyll. Online sessions throughout Scotland, the UK, and internationally.
Yes. Everything you share is confidential. There are limited legal exceptions (such as risk of serious harm), and I’ll always be transparent about those. Your privacy is taken seriously.
I ask for at least 48 hours notice to cancel or rearrange a session. Appointments cancelled with less than 48 hours notice will be charged in full. I understand life happens — in exceptional circumstances this may be reduced or waived at my discretion.
No. Sessions provided through Elements of Mind are complementary and non-medical in nature. My HCPC registration relates solely to my role as a Paramedic and is entirely separate from my therapy practice. I do not provide medical, psychiatric, or psychological diagnosis or treatment. If you have concerns about your physical or mental health, please speak to your GP.
Payment is due at the time of booking. A minimum of 48 hours’ notice is required to cancel or reschedule an appointment; appointments cancelled with less than 48 hours’ notice will be charged in full. Cancellation fees may be reduced or waived at my discretion in exceptional circumstances. The free 20-minute initial consultation is at no charge.
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