Informed by real life experience,
not just training
As a mother of five children of my own, who are currently aged between 6 and 17, I've lived through the everyday trials young people face — not just studied them. Over the last 15 years, my home has also been a regular gathering place for their friends, giving me a genuine, close-up understanding of what this generation is actually navigating, not a textbook or media spun version of it.
That lived understanding sits alongside my professional training
— I am (Enhanced) DBS checked and NSPCC safeguarding trained, so you can trust both my judgement and my process. As far as my hypnotherapy training goes, you'll find the depth of that on my About Jessie page
How sessions work
For sessions with under-18s, a parent or guardian is present in the room throughout — situated behind the child, wearing headphones and occupied with a phone or tablet. This means your child has genuine privacy and confidentiality to speak openly with me, while you remain close by and reassured. During the initial intake, your child is welcome to bring you into the conversation at any point if they'd like to.
Everything discussed in session is confidential between me and your child, in line with NSPCC safeguarding guidelines — with one clear exception: if anything suggests your child, or someone else, may be in real danger, I have a duty to act on that. This boundary is explained clearly to your child from the outset, so they always know exactly where they stand.
What I help with
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Confidence, self-esteem and body image
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Exam pressure and performance anxiety
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Sports pressure and performance enhancement
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Sleep difficulties
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Phobias and specific fears
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Everyday emotional ups and downs
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Smoking/vaping cessation (premium fees apply)
Getting started
First we have a consultation in the form of a free chat with parent or guardian for 30 mins first. Then either immediately after or at another scheduled time, a 30 min chat with youth.
Assuming both individuals would like to move forward, we then arrange for the initial 90 minute in person consultation.
This 90 minute session is mandatory - it allows time for me to really understand the child and for a rapport to develop (imperative in successful therapy) so that future sessions can be as effective as possible.
You choose the location - either of the therapy rooms in Henley-on-Thames (in the centre on Hart Street), Oxfordshire; or Guildford (Worplesdon side), Surrey; or I can come to your home as long it is somewhere between those two towns or within reasonable reach of either if not geographically in between. I don't set a specific perimeter, but within the above guidelines is where I can reasonably travel to.
Depending on what we are working on, I tend to recommend three sessions to start with. Young people can achieve incredible results with hypnotherapy very quickly, so I prefer to start with just three sessions, and then if more sessions are required, then together we decide that.
Sessions and pricing
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Initial 90-minute intake session to include a stress relief/relaxation/experience hypnotherapy session: £175 (paid in advance)
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Each subsequent hour-long session: £125
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Sessions are ideally taken weekly
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Starter package price of 3 sessions: £350 when booked and paid for up front (instead of £425 if booked individually session by session.)