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CLINICAL HYPNOTHERAPIST
Clinical Hypnotherapy in Wellington
Support for Anxiety, Stress, Habits and Personal Change
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What Does Hypnotherapy Actually Feel Like? A Simple Exercise to Discover What Your Mind Might Be Holding Onto
One of the questions I hear most often when someone visits my clinic is this: "I’ve always been curious about hypnosis… but what does it actually feel like?" After more than 30 years working as a clinical hypnotherapist, I’ve heard that question many times, and it’s a good one. Many people arrive with images of stage hypnosis in their mind. They imagine someone losing control or being made to do something strange. Clinical hypnotherapy is very different from that. In realit
Meredith McCarthy
Mar 164 min read


When Everything Feels a Bit Uncertain
I’ve been a clinical hypnotherapist for over 30 years, and during that time I’ve worked with people through many different seasons of life, times of growth, times of loss, and times of deep uncertainty. Right now, I’m noticing a particular kind of quiet heaviness in the people I work with. A sense of things being unsettled, not quite moving forward, yet not falling apart either. It’s a feeling many of us are carrying, often silently. This article is a reflection on that in-be
Meredith McCarthy
Jan 123 min read


Your Mind Isn’t Against You, It’s Trying to Keep You Safe
A gentle reminder that your patterns often began as protection. One of the things people often share with me is the feeling that their mind is working against them. “I know I shouldn’t be worrying, but I can’t switch it off.”“I really want to stop this habit, but it feels automatic.”“I’m exhausted from thinking this way.” It can feel frustrating, but very often these responses began as a form of protection many years ago. And for a lot of people, understanding this takes away
Meredith McCarthy
Nov 19, 20252 min read


Feeling Stuck? Hypnotherapy Could Be the Key to Getting Unstuck
Feeling Stuck? Hypnotherapy Could Be the Key to Getting Unstuck Have you been feeling like something’s holding you back but you can’t...
Meredith McCarthy
Aug 16, 20253 min read
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