Can hypnosis help with menopause anxiety?

Yes. Hypnosis can help manage menopause and anxiety by promoting relaxation, reducing anxious thoughts, and supporting emotional balance. Many women find hypnotherapy for menopause symptoms helps them feel calmer and more in control.

How does hypnotherapy support women during menopause?

Hypnotherapy for menopause symptoms helps reduce anxiety, manage hot flushes, and improve sleep by calming the mind and body. It promotes deep relaxation and emotional resilience.

What causes anxiety during menopause?

Anxiety during menopause is often caused by hormonal changes, particularly falling oestrogen levels, which affect serotonin and mood regulation. Lifestyle factors such as stress or lack of sleep can also contribute.

Is hypnotherapy safe and effective for menopause symptoms?

Yes. Hypnotherapy is a safe, non-invasive therapy that supports women experiencing menopause and anxiety. It helps reduce stress, improve sleep, and increase confidence and wellbeing.

What else can I do to manage anxiety during menopause?

Alongside hypnotherapy for menopause symptoms, you can manage anxiety by eating a balanced diet with protein and healthy fats, getting enough rest, staying connected with others, and practising relaxation techniques.

Hypnotherapy for Tinnitus | Improve Sleep & Reduce Stress

If you’re living with tinnitus, you may be all too familiar with the constant ringing, buzzing, or humming in the ears that can affect concentration, mood, and overall wellbeing.

Around 15% of the global population experiences tinnitus, and for many, it can feel exhausting and difficult to manage day-to-day.
Tinnitus is often linked to hearing changes, but emerging research is revealing a powerful connection between tinnitus and sleep. One that may explain why symptoms worsen at night, and why therapies that calm the mind, such as Solution Focused Hypnotherapy (SFH), could help ease the experience.
If you’ve been wondering **“Can hypnotherapy help tinnitus?”**, the science around the brain, sleep, and perception is offering a hopeful new perspective.

Why the Brain Creates “Phantom Sounds”

During deep, slow-wave sleep, the brain naturally becomes quieter, calmer, and restorative. Research now suggests that the brain can generate “phantom sounds” during sleep, but most people never notice them.

For people with tinnitus, something different happens. The brain appears to remain on “alert mode,” processing these internal sounds while awake. Studies show that certain brain regions involved in tinnitus remain overactive, similar to patterns seen in sleep disorders.

This means the brain is more likely to notice internal noise and label it as important which heightens the perception of tinnitus.

The Tinnitus and Sleep Cycle

It’s common for people with tinnitus to struggle with sleep, and the quiet of nighttime often makes the internal noise feel louder. Lack of restorative sleep can then make the auditory system more reactive the next day.

This cycle often looks like this:

Tinnitus → Stress & Worry → Difficulty Sleeping → Brain Becomes More Overactive → Tinnitus Feels Louder

Adding to this, tinnitus anxiety and stress can intensify symptoms. The more attention and emotional weight tinnitus is given, the stronger it often feels.

Breaking this cycle gently, without forcing change or focusing on the problem, is where Solution Focused Hypnotherapy can help.

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How Solution Focused Hypnotherapy Can Help with Tinnitus

While hypnotherapy is not a “cure” for tinnitus, many people find it offers relief, emotional regulation, and a calmer relationship with sound. Instead of trying to eliminate tinnitus, SFH helps the brain respond differently to it.

Here’s how:

1. Reduces Stress and the Primitive Brain Response

When we experience stress or anxiety, the brain’s survival system becomes more alert, including to internal sensations like tinnitus.

SFH helps calm this response, reducing the tinnitus stress cycle and lowering emotional arousal around the sound.

2. Supports Better Sleep and Restorative Brain Patterns

The hypnotic trance state used in SFH is deeply relaxing and mirrors some of the patterns of REM and restorative sleep. Over time, this can help settle the overactive neural pathways that make tinnitus harder to ignore.

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3. Shifts Focus Away from Tinnitus

The more we focus on tinnitus, the louder it feels. SFH gently retrains the brain to focus on what is calm, helpful, and positive, which can reduce the perceived volume and intensity of tinnitus over time.

4. Improves Emotional Wellbeing and Coping

Hypnotherapy can support you to feel more in control, less overwhelmed, and more resilient in daily life. Many people report increased confidence, improved sleep, and better quality of life, even if the sound itself hasn’t disappeared completely.

There Is Hope — You Don’t Have to “Just Live With It”

For years, tinnitus was considered something a person simply had to manage alone. But as we learn more about the brain, perception, and sleep, new supportive pathways are emerging.

Therapies that promote:

Deep rest
Better sleep quality
Reduced anxiety
A calmer, more balanced mind

Can help reduce the distress caused by tinnitus and create a softer, more manageable experience.

Solution Focused Hypnotherapy offers a gentle, neuroscience-based way to support both tinnitus and sleep helping you feel more at ease, more in control, and more able to enjoy daily life.

Would You Like to Explore Whether SFH Could Help You?

If you’re living with tinnitus and would like support with sleep, stress, and emotional wellbeing, I’d love to help.

Book a free initial consultation to explore whether Solution Focused Hypnotherapy could support you.

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Hypnotherapy for Tinnitus: How Sleep and SFH Can Help Calm the Mind