Janet Smithson
Clinical Hypnotherapist and Psychotherapist
Leeds
Hi, I’m Janet.
With over 20 years of experience in psychological therapy and mental health services, I am passionate about supporting people in achieving their personal goals and creating the future they deserve, and I love helping people to transform and grow. I have years of experience working in a trauma service with people who experience life as an emotional rollercoaster, often not knowing why they experience strong emotional reactions, who struggle to tolerate strong emotions and deal with them by trying to block them out in some way, who struggle in their relationships with friends, family and loved ones, and who can find it difficult to stay in the present moment. This can lead to difficulty planning life or scheduling events as it’s hard to know what you can cope with if you have no idea how you will be feeling. It can also lead to extreme behaviours in an attempt to cope with emotions (such as addictions, self-harm, extreme avoidance), zoning out (or dissociation) and chaotic relationships that can end abruptly and leave you feeling abandoned. If any of this relates to you, I can help you re-create a sense of peace, safety and wellbeing by using the skills I have learnt during my career as a psychological therapist and those that I have gained in holistic practice.
I have always been interested in holistic health, having trained in massage, aromatherapy, reiki, NLP and IET, but remained in mainstream health for most of my career. However, a difficult personal situation brought me back to hypnotherapy, and I used the science-backed nature of modern hypnotherapy and solution focussed work to help me move forwards. I haven’t looked back!
I’m a qualified clinical hypnotherapist, solution focussed hypnotherapist and psychotherapist and am happy to blend different approaches to create a tailor-made package for you – I am also a Past Life Regression therapist, Parts therapist, IET practitioner, aromatherapist and Reiki Master – so if nothing else, my office is a peaceful space that smells great! With a background in psychological therapy, I have trained in different therapies, including Schema Therapy and DBT, and can therefore help you to develop coping strategies and unpick unhelpful beliefs and thought patterns. I am fully insured and have an enhanced DBS, so you can feel safe with me. My practice is based in Morley, Leeds, but at present I only offer online hypnotherapy or home visits for those who require face to face contact due to ongoing renovations of my premises.
How Hypnotherapy Can Help
The fast-paced nature of modern life can cause a disconnection from our true selves. This disconnection often leads to a range of psychological and emotional challenges, including anxiety, stress, low mood, insomnia, weight gain, addictions, and a general sense of losing one’s direction in life. Hypnotherapy is a powerful tool that can help you address not only these mental health concerns but also the physical symptoms that often accompany anxiety and low mood.
How I Can Help You
Together we can determine the best way forward for you, enabling you to get the very best from yourself and from life. I love solution focussed hypnotherapy as it is a science-backed approach that combines traditional psychological therapy with hypnosis to help you work towards the right solution for you in the shortest possible time. I am also passionate about the deep change that can happen when combining more in-depth schema therapy with hypnosis. Change happens surprisingly quickly and sessions are less emotionally charged than regular therapy sessions, as tapping into a person’s subconscious helps us to bypass the critical, conscious mind that often blocks us from doing what we know needs to be done. Having spent several years working in traditional psychological therapy, I am delighted that hypnotherapy can accomplish so much change in such a short period of time, and I want to share this with as many people as possible. After all, why stay stuck in pain when you simply don’t have to? Most people are unsure of the best way forwards as I offer a whole range of therapies – the best way forwards if via an initial consultation (which is really just a long chat to help me to understand what’s going on for you and figure out the best way I can help you in the shortet number of sessions).
If you’re ready to take the next step, feel free to reach out and arrange a FREE breakthrough call with me, or book a discounted initial consultation today to discover how hypnotherapy can help you achieve the positive change you deserve.