MICHELE LAZARUS
Solution-focused Hypnotherapist, facilitating positive change at work and personally. Through a combination of talking therapy and hypnosis my approach is forward-looking and positive.
What I can help with
Anger
Anxiety
Assertiveness
Confidence building
IBS
Loss and bereavement
Obsessive behaviour
Pain management
Parenting
Phobias
Quit smoking
Relationships
Reproductive health
Sleeping
Stress
Weight management
Type of therapy
Hypnotherapy
Solution-focused therapy
Helping
Adults, young people, children
About me
I’ve worked for the Not for Profit Sector for over three decades as a counsellor, trainer, researcher and more recently, as a freelance hypnotherapist.
All of my work has been about facilitating people to achieve change, both within work and personally. My passion is seeing people mobilise their inner strengths and resources and move towards living their best life.
I trained as a hypnotherapist after experiencing how treatment helped me when I was suffering from stress and sleeplessness. Within a few sessions, I’d made some exciting, life-changing decisions, which have turned out to be some of the best I’ve ever made.
I work in clinics in Stroud and Cirencester as well as working for Breast Cancer Haven offering hypnotherapy and counselling in Worcester Hospital. I also work online which increases the accessibility of my service and means I can see people from outside the area, and even from other countries.
I’ve lived in Stroud, which I adore, for over 20 years and have a son and step-son, both of whom have now left home.
"I went to Michèle after experiencing an event in my life which left me with anxiety and obsessive thoughts. Michèle is an extremely brilliant individual. She was welcoming, non-judgemental and compassionate and I thoroughly enjoyed my weekly sessions meeting with her... I left each session feeling extremely relaxed and I felt my anxiety easing with just a couple of sessions. I can't recommend Michèle highly enough."
What I offer
Solution Focused hypnotherapy is an evidence-based approach, which can help alleviate a wide range of issues. It is a combination of talking therapy (psychotherapy) and hypnosis, or trance.
The sort of hypnotherapy I offer is Solution Focused, based on Solution Focused Brief Therapy. It’s a robust, evidence-based approach founded in neuroscience, so the first time we meet, we talk about the brain and use this information as a foundation for further sessions.
The approach is forward-looking and positive, focusing on what you want, rather than what you don’t want, what you can do, rather than what you can’t, the solutions rather than the problems, the future rather than the past. We discuss small, manageable steps to help you to move towards the changes you want to achieve.
We also discuss tools and strategies for reducing stress, promoting relaxation and dealing more effectively with difficulties.
A therapy session is about 2/3 talking and 1/3 hypnosis. Hypnosis (or a state of trance) is something we naturally go in and out of several times a day. It’s not about the therapist taking control of your mind, rather it helps YOU to take control of your mind and make positive choices and changes.
"Michèle gave me hope when I felt of very little value. She is trustworthy, soft, and incredibly kind as well as offering an essence of absolute professionalism.
Michèle has a relaxed demeanour and put me completely at ease. I gained such a lot from the focused positive approach of hypnotherapy."
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Michèle Lazarus Hypnotherapy
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Professional accreditation & qualification
Member of the Association for Solution Focused Hypnotherapy
National Council for Hypnotherapy
Complementary and Natural Health Council
Diploma in Clinical Hypnotherapy and Psychotherapy
Hypnotherapy Practitioner Diploma
Diploma in Counselling Skills
MSc Demography
MA Sociology
Enhanced DBS certificate
