Hypnotherapy for Health Anxiety
Reassurance that lasts without the constant checking!
Darren – Clinical Hypnotherapist
Health anxiety can make your mind feel constantly on edge. A normal bodily sensation can quickly trigger fear, worst-case thinking, and an overwhelming urge to seek reassurance, even when medical tests show you’re healthy.
Hypnotherapy for health anxiety helps calm the subconscious patterns that drive this fear, so you can respond to bodily sensations with clarity rather than panic. If reassurance never lasts, symptoms feel threatening, and your mind constantly jumps to “what if?”, hypnotherapy can help you regain trust in your body and your mind.
Can hypnotherapy help health anxiety when reassurance and logic haven’t worked?
Yes. Health anxiety is driven by the brain’s threat system rather than rational thought. Hypnotherapy works by calming this automatic response, allowing bodily sensations to be experienced without fear and reducing the urge to check or seek reassurance.
Qualifications & Experience
- AIM Award Hypnotherapy & Counselling Skills
- Hypno – Gastric Band Registered Practitioner
- CPD Hypnotherapy Regression Masterclass
- Smoking Cessation Practitioner (HSOH)
- Anxiety CPD
- Depression CPD
- Hypno Anti-Depressant
Pricing Options To Suit Your Journey
Pay As You Go
- ✔ Consultation (60 minutes): £85. Explore your needs, goals, and challenges in a focused session to create a tailored plan.
- ✔ Single Hypnotherapy Session: £110
3-Session Package
- ✔ 3 tailored hypnotherapy sessions for health anxiety.
- ✔ 5 bonus recordings to support your progress between sessions (worth £495).
- ✔ A personalised approach to address your unique goals.
4-Session Package
- ✔ 4 tailored hypnotherapy sessions for deeper lasting results.
- ✔ 5 bonus recordings to reinforce long-term progress and confidence (worth £495).
- ✔ Tools and techniques designed specifically for your goals and challenges.
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Break Free From Health Anxiety With Clinical Hypnotherapy
Health anxiety isn’t caused by a lack of logic or understanding. Most people with health anxiety already know their fears are unlikely, yet the anxiety still feels very real and causes daily havoc.
That’s because health anxiety is driven by the brain’s threat system, not rational thought.
Hypnotherapy works by helping your nervous system stop reacting as though you’re in danger when you’re actually safe. This approach is especially helpful if:
- Medical reassurance never brings lasting relief
- Anxiety shifts from one symptom to another
- You feel stuck in cycles of checking, Googling, or monitoring
- You understand your fears logically, but still feel overwhelmed
How Hypnotherapy Helps Health Anxiety
Hypnotherapy works with the subconscious mind, where automatic emotional reactions and fear responses are formed.
In a deeply relaxed yet focused state, hypnotherapy helps to:
- Change how bodily sensations are interpreted
- Reduce catastrophic thinking
- Calm the nervous system’s threat response
- Break habitual reassurance-seeking behaviours
Why Hypnotherapy Works When Reassurance and Logic Don’t
Reassurance only works temporarily for health anxiety.
Each time you seek reassurance:
- Anxiety briefly settles
- Your brain links safety to checking
- Anxiety returns stronger next time
This reinforces the cycle! Hypnotherapy interrupts this loop by teaching your nervous system that you are safe without checking, allowing anxiety to settle naturally instead of escalating.
What Happens in a Hypnotherapy Session for Health Anxiety
Sessions are calm, collaborative, and tailored to your experience.
They typically include:
- Gentle relaxation to calm the nervous system
- Guided visualisation to create a sense of safety
- Reframing subconscious beliefs around symptoms
- Techniques to reduce fear responses and compulsive checking
You remain aware and in control at all times. Many clients describe sessions as deeply relaxing and reassuring.
You’ll also receive digital audio recordings to support progress between sessions.
Benefits of Hypnotherapy for Health Anxiety
Clients often experience:
- Reduced fear response to bodily sensations
- Less urge to check symptoms or seek reassurance
- Greater trust in their body
- Improved emotional regulation
- A calmer, more confident mindset
Progress is gradual and focused on long-term relief, not temporary reassurance.
What The Research Says
Research shows that health anxiety is becoming more widespread. A study conducted at King’s Mill Hospital found that the prevalence of health anxiety among patients in medical outpatient clinics increased from 14.9% in 2006-2008 to 19.9% in 2008-2010. This rise was particularly evident in gastroenterology clinics, where health anxiety increased by 10%.
Experts suggest that the growing trend of ‘cyberchondria’, excessive Internet research into symptoms, may be fuelling this increase. This highlights the importance of seeking professional support, such as hypnotherapy, to break the cycle of anxiety and regain a sense of calm and control. [Source]
Is Hypnotherapy Safe for Health Anxiety?
Yes. Clinical hypnotherapy is a safe, non-invasive therapeutic approach when delivered by a qualified practitioner.
You will not:
- Lose controlGentle relaxation to calm the nervous system
- Be unconscious
- Be forced to say or do anything
Hypnotherapy supports emotional wellbeing and anxiety management and does not replace medical diagnosis or treatment.
Will I Lose Control During Hypnosis?
No. Hypnosis is a natural state of focused attention, similar to daydreaming or becoming absorbed in a book.
You remain aware of your surroundings and can stop at any time. Many people feel more in control after hypnotherapy, not less.
Online Health Hypnotherapy Sessions
Offering online hypnotherapy sessions at Stop Hypnosis allows you to access support from the comfort of your own home. For many clients, the familiarity and privacy of their own space can enhance relaxation and make it easier to open up.
Online sessions are especially beneficial for those who feel anxious in new environments or public spaces.
Benefits of Online Counselling
- No travel or waiting rooms
- Familiar surroundings support calm
- Flexible appointment times
- Confidential and discreet
Online sessions are just as effective as in-person therapy for many clients.
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Additional Factors That Maintain Health Anxiety
Q1. I’ve been to multiple doctors, but my health anxiety doesn’t go away. How is hypnotherapy different from seeing a doctor?
While medical tests and visits can reassure you physically, health anxiety often persists because it’s rooted in your mind, not in any actual health issue. This is likely why doctors can’t find any health issues. Hypnotherapy however, targets the psychological triggers behind your anxiety—like fear of illness and catastrophic thinking—allowing you to break free from the patterns that keep you trapped in a cycle of worry.
Q2. How do the audio recordings help without becoming another thing I rely on?
This is an important concern, especially if you’ve noticed a tendency to rely on reassurance, checking, or calming techniques to feel “okay”.
The audio recordings are a copy of the hypnotherapy session itself, not a separate relaxation or reassurance tool. They reinforce the same subconscious learning and nervous system changes that take place during your session, rather than offering something new to depend on when anxiety appears.
Q3. What if I stop checking or monitoring and then miss something important?
This fear is a core part of health anxiety, and it’s handled carefully in hypnotherapy rather than ignored.
The work isn’t about convincing you that nothing could ever be wrong, or encouraging you to dismiss genuine symptoms. Instead, hypnotherapy helps your nervous system learn the difference between appropriate health awareness and anxiety-driven vigilance.
Q4. What does it mean to “calm the brain’s threat system” rather than change my thoughts?
When the threat system is calmer, thoughts about health may still arise, but they no longer trigger the same surge of panic or urgency. This is why many people find that once their physical response settles, their thinking becomes clearer without effort.