Hypnotherapy In Bristol
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Mindscape Therapies is the home of holistic hypnotherapy, EMDR, NLP and occupational therapy in Bristol, for people with a wide range of issues, goals and dreams. Welcome!
Mindscape is run by a well qualified and experienced NHS clinician, Kate Mortimer.
I hope you find my website interesting and informative – there is a wealth of information about how hypnotherapy can help, for example, with weight loss, stopping smoking, or emotional issues such as depression, anxiety and stress.
Mindscape Therapies is based in Montpelier, Bristol BS6, is easily accessible from Central Bristol and the M32, and is just ten minutes walk from Broadmead. Please click here for a map.
Mindscape welcomes people from the whole of the community, irrespective of gender, class, sexual orientation or ethnicity.
Why choose Mindscape?
You will be working with an experienced clinical hypnotherapist, who is dual trained in emotional and physical health issues, and has further training in a range of therapies and specialisms to meet your particular needs and ambitions. This helps ensure you get the greatest benefit possible from hypnotherapy sessions, and that you are wisely investing your time, money and energy. My fees are also very competitive, at just £46 per session for daytime appointments!
I work with with you as an individual, rather than with any labels of 'your problem', and believe that each individual has their own powerful resources they can draw on to make their life more fulfilling, to lead the life they want, or to overcome specific difficulties.
It's just that sometimes we have lost sight of this, or that circumstances have prevented us ever fully recognising our strengths.
I aim to support you to recognise, use and develop these skills and resources, so you feel more confident and in control long term.
You may not be 'the problem', but you can be the solution...
I believe passionately in the benefits of the therapies I offer, having seen and experienced their power and the way in which they can enable people to find a way forward and to change their life around. I bring this optimism and energy to my work with clients, and my faith in your own ability to make your life more positive, while acknowledging that change is not always easy, has been invaluable in supporting clients to achieve their goals.
Style of Therapy
I work holistically, using my toolkit of professional skills to offer the interventions most suited to you, as an individual. I work flexibly and in a responsive and client centred way, to support you as you make progress and become empowered. I will advise you what interventions would be most appropriate to support you in resolving whatever issues concern you, but will always respect your own choices.
I work from a humanistic perspective, valuing and respecting you and your experience, but draw on a wide range of philosophies and practice to meet your individual needs. I work within the highest ethical framework, and my aim is always to provide a caring, professional and effective service, as a dedicated and dynamic therapist.
I’m told I’m gentle and respectful in my approach, but I will always be honest with you, and discuss with you openly and positively how you may move forward.
I am always happy to talk to you more about the issues which concern you, to explain in more depth the therapies I offer, and how we can work together to enable you to achieve your goals and dreams.
Please phone, text or email me for more information (07810 510170), an informal chat, or to book your free, no obligation consultation. I look forward to talking to you.
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OFFERS!
If you refer someone to me, who subsequently has at least one treatment session, I will send you your choice of: a £15 Lush Cosmetics voucher, a £15 Debenhams gift card, a £15 cheque, or a donation of £15 to Oxfam in your name. I appreciate you recommending me, and hope you enjoy your gift. I do need the person who you refer to give their permission for me to do this, because of confidentiality, however.
I now offer a permanent 5% discount to NHS employees, and 10% to UH Bristol employees!
My daytime discount, open to all, means you pay just £46, instead of £51, for a standard session, or just £105 for a double length stop smoking session! This is in addition to my NHS discounts.
In March 2009 I completed Level 1 training in EFT. I was impressed with the results from practising the technique during the course, and am likely to go on to train at Practitioner level, so I have additional skills and resources to offer clients.
I am now a 'Registered Member' of the Association of Professional Hypnotherapy and Psychotherapy. This has involved me demonstrating I have a number number of years in practice, and showing an ongoing commitment to supervision and training.
I've also continued my commitment to working for the community by working for Festival Medical Services again last year. I look forward to supporting them this year too.
I trained in Solution Focused Brief Therapy in October 2008; it was a useful course which I am putting into practice... much of the theory and practice of it comes from Eriksonian hypnosis.
By popular request, I have reverted back to 50 minute sessions - clients told me they felt the 50 minute sessions were plenty of time to relax and to do useful work, and they would rather pay a slightly reduced rate again. This makes sense, as I have been specifically trained to bring about hypnosis rapidly and safely, leaving more of the session free for active treatment. I have of course lowered my prices to take the shorter session time into account.
Stop smoking sessions last for up to two hours, including a 20 minute consultation, and cost £115 (£105 during the day).
NHS employees will receive a 5% discount on all these prices, or 10% if they work for UH Bristol.
| Daytime | Evening | NHS Daytime | NHS Evening | |
| General session | £46 | £51 | £48.45 | £43.70 |
| Stop Smoking | £105 | £115 | £99.75 | £109.25 |
Clinic times are:
Monday 7.30 pm - 9.15 pm
Tuesday 6.30 pm - 9.15 pm
Wednesday 8.30 am-9.15 pm
Thursday 6.30pm - 9.15 pm
Friday 8.30 am - 6pm.
Times outside these clinic times can occasionally be arranged.
I'd like to share how hypnotherapy has helped me personally. It can be easy to lose sight of the gains we've made...
Since using hypnosis for myself, I have lost 2 1/2 stone in weight (from where I wanted to lose it!), dropped 2-3 dress sizes, become motivated to exercise, now sleep soundly and am much more positive and chilled out. I can genuinely say it has changed my life for the better!
For example, in October 2008 I flew in and out of Juancho E Yuarsquin Airport, on the beautiful Caribbean island of Saba, the shortest commercial runway in existence, surrounded by cliffs and sea, dubbed 'the scariest landing in the world', and loved it, having once been terrified of flying! While we were there, we also hiked up through the rainforest and cloud forest to the top of the 3000 metre Mount Scenery, something I would not once have been able to do, having had a life long fear of heights. I credit self hypnosis with enabling me to do this; I haven't even done any specific work on fear of flying or heights, but hypnotherapy has helped me be much calmer and more positive in all sorts of situations.
In February 2008, I did Level 1 training in Reiki. I was considering training in another therapy, and looked at this out of curiosity initially. I don't consider myself a strongly spiritual person, and like to have concrete evidence for things 'working'. However, I realised it sounded similar to something I was already doing naturally, and since doing the course, I feel that there is more to it. Whether I go on to do further training or not, it has been interesting, and given me food for thought.
In September 2007 I attended courses in Coaching Skills, and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in Hypnotherapy. Both were fascinating courses, which are already proving useful in my practice. You may have seen the supplement in the Observer newspaper on Cognitive Hypnotherapy on the 6th July 2008, which was interesting and informative on the subject.
I'm constantly updating my skills, so please ask if you're not sure if I can help you with any particular issue.