Hypnotherapy for Insomnia in London
Hello, I’m Susannah. I am a fully qualified clinical hypnotherapist and coach with over 22 years of experience helping people overcome insomnia.
Has sleep stopped feeling easy or natural?
Maybe you find yourself lying awake for hours, waking in the night with a racing mind, or dreading bedtime altogether. When sleep doesn’t come easily, it can affect everything – your energy, your focus, your mood, your resilience.
Struggling with sleep can be lonely and frustrating. You might feel like you’ve tried everything – early nights, good sleep hygiene, all the usual tips – yet your mind still won’t switch off when you need it most. It’s exhausting, and over time, it can affect your capacity to cope day to day.
My hypnotherapy for insomnia sessions are designed to help you understand what’s happening in your brain and how to gently retrain it, so that sleep becomes something your mind and body welcomes again.
Rather than focusing on the problem, we’ll focus on what needs to change, and how you can start making those changes in a calm, manageable way. My bespoke service provides clinical hypnosis for sleep anxiety and chronic insomnia. Using a blend of hypnotherapy, NLP and solution-focused techniques, we’ll work together to calm the mind and create the right conditions for sleep to come more naturally.
If you are interested in how hypnotherapy for sleeplessness works, please read on for more information. I offer a practical, science-led approach which is grounded in neuroscience and two decades worth of clinical experience. When you are ready to try hypnosis to help you sleep better, you can start your journey here.
Are you experiencing symptoms of insomnia?
- Can’t fall asleep even when exhausted?
- Frequent night wakings?
- Trouble getting back to sleep once awake?
- Waking up too early in the morning?
- Relying on alcohol or sleeping pills to fall asleep?
- Drowsy, tired or irritable in the day?
- Difficulty concentrating at work?
Susannah Saunders
Hello, my name is Susannah. I am a clinical hypnotherapist and life coach in London with over 20 years of experience helping people to enjoy a happier, more fulfilling life. Get in touch to find out more or book an appointment in London today.
NLP, Coaching and Hypnosis Therapy for Insomnia
Whether you struggle to fall asleep, wake up frequently or seem incapable of achieving a deep sleep, hypnosis for sleep can be a valuable tool for breaking the cycle.
Rather than just masking the issue, my insomnia hypnosis programme works by calming the nervous system and addressing the subconscious patterns that may be disrupting your sleep. By helping you to rewire your mindset around sleep, my goal is to support you in creating healthier, more natural sleep habits so you can wake up feeling more rested and refreshed.
Insomnia hypnotherapy and coaching can help you:
- Address any underlying stress or anxiety
- Fix unhealthy sleeping habits
- Change the way you think about sleep
- Correct negative thinking patterns
- Tap back into your own innate ability to sleep
- Create a healthy sleeping pattern
How Hypnotherapy for Insomnia Works
Hypnotherapy is a gentle and enjoyable process where you remain in control the whole time. You don’t need to be good at relaxing. You just need a willingness to try something different and be open to the process.
At my insomnia hypnotherapy London clinic, I work with clients to understand how their brain is responding to sleep, and how we can start shifting that response in a more helpful direction. I create a bespoke hypnotherapy plan to help you find a sustainable approach to restoring your sleep.
If you would like to find out how I can help, let's talk
The Science Behind Hypnosis for Insomnia
Sleep isn’t something you can make happen by trying harder. In fact, the more you try to force it, the more alert your mind often becomes. A few bad nights can quickly become a habit or a pattern, where your brain starts expecting sleep to be difficult.
That’s because sleep isn’t just physical. It’s also about how safe and settled your mind feels. If bedtime has become linked with stress, frustration or overthinking, your brain can start treating it as something to avoid. Even when you’re tired, your body might stay on high alert, just in case.
This is where hypnosis for insomnia can help. Hypnosis guides your mind into a calmer state, where it can begin to let go of the tension it’s been holding onto. Sleep hypnotherapy helps signal to your brain that you’re safe now, and that it’s okay to rest. From there, we can start rebuilding a more natural, relaxed response to sleep.
The Role of Stress In Poor Sleep
Stress doesn’t always show up in big, obvious ways. Often, it builds slowly – a backlog of emails, a busy family life, rushing from one task to the next without pause. Over time, the demands of everyday life can cause stress chemicals or hormones such as cortisol, adrenaline and norepinephrine to build up in the body without us even realising it. And when they do, they can get in the way of a good night’s sleep.
That’s because the brain is still wired for survival. In primitive times, being alert at night could save your life. If there was danger nearby, you needed to stay awake and on guard. While life has changed a lot since this time, your brain hasn’t evolved much, which explains why it still sees stress as a possible threat.
Cortisol and adrenaline, the stress hormones, are designed to help you react quickly. They raise your heart rate, tense your muscles, and sharpen your focus, which is helpful if you’re escaping danger, but not when you’re trying to rest.
The problem is, in modern life, your brain can’t always tell the difference between a real threat and a busy week. And once your nervous system is on high alert, it doesn’t automatically know how to switch off.
This is where sleep hypnotherapy can help. As a safe alternative treatment that helps you deal with your sleep problems without depending on medication or other sleep-inducing substances, like alcohol or drugs, hypnotherapy will help you move past the stress and anxiety that is keeping you awake. It guides the mind out of that survival state and into one of calm and safety. Over time, this helps the brain break its link between bedtime and stress, so that sleep becomes easier.
How Hypnotherapy for Insomnia Retrains the Brain
If every night consists of the same worries, alertness or tossing and turning, your brain may have learned a pattern that it now repeats automatically.
Insomnia hypnotherapy works by helping the brain unlearn that old loop and replace it with something more positive. During my hypnosis sessions for better sleep, your brain becomes more open to new ideas. Here, we’ll introduce a calmer, more helpful response to bedtime.
You’re not just learning how to relax. You’re teaching your mind to expect sleep, trust that you’re safe and let go of the need to be hypervigilant. Over time, this becomes your new default, so restful and deep sleep is possible.
Is Hypnotherapy for Sleep Problems a Quick Fix?
Some people notice a shift after just a few insomnia hypnosis sessions, but others take a little longer. That’s because the brain needs time to build and strengthen new pathways, just like learning any new skill.
My solution-focused hypnotherapy for sleep is a modern approach that not only helps you sleep better but also builds long-term resilience. By creating new, healthy neural pathways, your brain begins to respond differently, not just at night, but throughout the day.
With repetition and the right support, these changes begin to stick. Sleep becomes more predictable and more natural, so you can wake in the morning feeling refreshed and well-rested.
Insomnia Hypnotherapy in London & Online
My private London hypnotherapy practice was founded in 2003. I have been awarded the Senior Qualification of Hypnotherapy Practice (SQHP) from the General Hypnotherapy Standards Council (GHSC) and the HPD from the National Council for Hypnotherapy (NCH).
If you’re wanting to try my hypnotherapy for sleeplessness programme, all you need is a stable internet connection and some privacy. My online sessions are available from all over the world.
For more information on how I use hypnotherapy, NLP and coaching to overcome insomnia in my Insomnia London Clinic, get in touch. We can talk through your concerns and goals, and I can explain how I might be able to help.
If you would like to find out how I can help, let's talk
FAQs
Can insomnia hypnotherapy really help me sleep better?
Yes, hypnotherapy can be effective for insomnia and sleep issues when you are open and receptive to the process. It can help calm the nervous system, reduce overactive thoughts, and retrain your brain to associate bedtime with relaxation instead of stress.
How does hypnosis for sleep work?
Hypnosis guides you into a deeply relaxed state, helping to lower stress hormones and quieten the racing mind that often keeps people awake. It also reinforces positive sleep habits at a subconscious level.
Can hypnosis cure insomnia?
While hypnosis isn’t a “cure,” it can be a powerful tool for improving sleep patterns and reducing sleep anxiety. Many people experience lasting improvements in their ability to fall asleep and stay asleep.
What are the benefits of insomnia hypnotherapy?
Hypnotherapy can help you fall asleep faster, stay asleep longer, and wake up feeling more refreshed. It also reduces night-time overthinking and helps regulate your body’s natural sleep cycle.
How many sessions of hypnotherapy do I need for sleep issues?
Most people start to notice improvements within 4-8 sessions, depending on the severity of their insomnia and any underlying stress or anxiety contributing to the problem.
Can I do insomnia hypnotherapy in London or online?
Yes, I offer insomnia hypnotherapy in London and online via Zoom. Many clients find that online sessions are just as effective, as they can relax in their own bed or another comfortable space, enhancing the hypnosis experience.
Can hypnotherapy help with early waking or disturbed sleep?
Yes, whether you struggle with falling asleep, waking in the middle of the night, or waking too early, hypnotherapy can help reset your sleep patterns and encourage deeper, more restorative sleep.
Does hypnosis for sleep work for long-term insomnia?
Yes, even if you’ve struggled with insomnia for years, hypnosis can help break the cycle by retraining your brain’s response to sleep and reducing the stress that keeps you awake.
Will I need to listen to hypnosis recordings between sessions?
Listening to a guided sleep hypnosis recording between sessions can help reinforce positive sleep habits, but it’s optional. I provide personalised recommendations based on your specific sleep patterns.
Can hypnosis help with sleep anxiety and racing thoughts at night?
Yes, hypnotherapy helps calm an overactive mind, reducing anxious thoughts and promoting a sense of safety and relaxation before bed, making it easier to drift off naturally.
Can hypnotherapy help with sleep disorders like restless legs or sleepwalking?
Hypnosis can be beneficial for some sleep disorders by promoting relaxation and reducing subconscious triggers, but it depends on the condition. If needed, it can be used alongside other medical or therapeutic treatments.
Will hypnosis make me fall asleep during the session?
No, you’ll remain awake but deeply relaxed during hypnosis. The goal is to rewire your brain’s response to sleep so that, when bedtime comes, you can drift off naturally.
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