Where the mind and body meet

Hypnotherapy for physical wellbeing

Pain, digestive symptoms, fertility, menopause and teeth grinding are all genuinely physical experiences, and all are shaped, in part, by the nervous system. Hypnotherapy works with that mind-body connection, complementing the medical care that remains the right first step.

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Why this category exists

Real physical experiences, with a genuine mind-body dimension.

Each of the concerns below is a real, physical experience, never something to be dismissed as "all in the mind." At the same time, the nervous system plays a significant part in how the body experiences and responds to pain, digestive symptoms, hormonal change and muscular tension.

Hypnotherapy works with that nervous-system response. It complements appropriate medical care rather than replacing it, and each page below explains where a doctor or specialist should always be your first point of contact.

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Physical wellbeing: further reading.

Hypnotherapy for pain

Change the way your mind and body experience pain that has already been medically investigated and diagnosed.

Further information

Hypnotherapy for IBS

Gut-directed hypnotherapy works with the gut-brain connection to ease pain, bloating and the anxiety that often comes with it.

Further information

Hypnotherapy for fertility

Compassionate support for the emotional weight of trying to conceive, at every stage of the journey.

Further information

Hypnotherapy for menopause

Ease symptoms such as hot flushes and disrupted sleep, and navigate this life transition with more calm.

Further information

Hypnotherapy for teeth grinding

Calming, complementary support for the stress and tension often linked with bruxism, alongside appropriate dental care.

Further information

Looking for something else?

Browse every issue hypnotherapy may help with.

Physical wellbeing is one of several areas where hypnotherapy may help. If your concern sits elsewhere, or you would simply like to see everything in one place, the full overview brings all current topics together.

See everything hypnotherapy may help with

Ready to talk it through?

Let’s have a chat first.

I can explain everything and you can ask me any questions you like, whichever physical concern you would like support with.

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