Phillip Evans Clinical Hypnotherapist

Phillip Evans Clinical Hypnotherapist Unlike traditional talking therapies, I work directly with your unconscious mind. IHA and ICBCH registered and certified.

My approach intgerates hypnotherapy, NLP, EFT and other proven neuroscience-based interventions to achieve rapid lasting change. I provide individual and group hypnosis to bring about positive change. I work face-to-face with clients in the North Midlands and North West England. I also work remotely with clients around the world. I take pride in making a positive difference.

04/11/2025

A simple shift in attention can calm your anxious brain fast

Scientists studying anxiety made a surprising discovery. You do not always need to fight anxious thoughts to feel better. In fact, trying to stop them often makes them louder. Instead, gently shifting your attention to the present moment can quiet your nervous system and calm your mind more effectively than forcing positivity or pushing thoughts away.

Here is what researchers found. When people focus on one real sensation in front of them like the feeling of their feet touching the floor or the way their breath moves in and out the brain shifts out of fear mode. Stress signals drop. Heart rate slows. And the mind gets grounded in reality instead of spinning into what ifs.

This works because anxiety lives in the future. It feeds on imagined danger and endless worry loops. Your nervous system is built to protect you but sometimes it overreacts. Bringing your attention to something simple and real helps your brain realize you are safe in this moment.

You do not have to control every thought. You just need to guide your focus. Next time your mind races try this. Notice one physical sensation. Name one thing you can see. Take one slow breath. Small steps can create big peace.

Your mind is not your enemy. It just needs a gentle reset sometimes.

Ever wonder why change can feel hard even when you really want it?That’s because most of your thoughts, habits, and emot...
01/11/2025

Ever wonder why change can feel hard even when you really want it?

That’s because most of your thoughts, habits, and emotional responses live in your unconscious mind — quietly shaping your life behind the scenes.

Hypnotherapy helps you access that deeper part of your mind, so you can:
Shift old patterns
Build healthier habits
Create calm, clarity, and confidence from within

When your conscious goals align with your unconscious programming, change becomes natural — not forced.

Curious how hypnotherapy can support you?
Send me a message — I’d love to help.

Ready to break free from what’s been holding you back?I’m excited to offer you my FREE self-hypnosis audio: “Feeling Fre...
31/10/2025

Ready to break free from what’s been holding you back?
I’m excited to offer you my FREE self-hypnosis audio: “Feeling Freedom”
This powerful audio is designed to help your unconscious mind release events and beliefs that are keeping you stuck.
What you’ll experience:
• Deep relaxation and inner calm
• Release of limiting beliefs
• A pathway to confidence and peace
• Relief that can begin within minutes
Even if you’ve never tried hypnosis before, this is the perfect gentle introduction!
Want instant access? Comment “FREEDOM” below.
Take this first step toward feeling calmer, more peaceful, and truly free. You deserve it!

31/10/2025

Many people aren’t aware that activating the parasympathetic nervous system, the “rest and digest” branch of your nervous system can be one of the most powerful tools for health, habit change, and emotional healing. Research shows that parasympathetic activation helps reduce stress, regulate emotions, and promote a sense of calm, which makes it easier to break bad habits, release stored childhood trauma, and reset the body for optimal function.
When your parasympathetic system is engaged, your heart rate slows, digestion improves, inflammation decreases, and your body enters a restorative state. This is the opposite of the fight-or-flight response, which dominates under chronic stress and can make unhealthy habits harder to break. Techniques such as deep breathing, meditation, gentle movement, cold exposure, and mindfulness can stimulate parasympathetic activity, allowing your nervous system to recalibrate naturally.
By making parasympathetic activation a daily practice, you can improve emotional resilience, reduce anxiety, enhance focus, and support long-term physical and mental health. This approach empowers you to take control of your stress response, improve sleep quality, and unlock your body’s innate healing potential.
Turning parasympathetic activation into a “superpower” is about creating routines that calm your nervous system, restore balance, and give you the mental clarity and energy to thrive. It’s a simple, science-backed strategy to transform your habits, health, and overall well-being.

29/10/2025

Your brain is constantly rewiring itself through neuroplasticity, a process that adapts neural connections based on repeated activity. This mechanism does not distinguish between beneficial or harmful behaviors. Whatever patterns you repeat most often become the brain’s default wiring, shaping habits, reactions, and thought processes over time.
Positive repetition, like practicing gratitude, exercise, or learning new skills, strengthens neural pathways that support resilience, focus, and well-being. Negative repetition, such as constant worrying, fear, or harmful behaviors, strengthens pathways that reinforce stress, anxiety, and poor decision-making. This makes daily actions and thoughts incredibly powerful in determining long-term mental and emotional health.
Understanding this process highlights why consistent practice and conscious habit formation are essential. Even small, repeated changes in behavior can gradually reprogram the brain, leading to improved cognitive function, emotional regulation, and overall performance. The brain’s ability to adapt works in your favor if guided intentionally, but it can also reinforce negative patterns if left unchecked.
By consciously choosing what to repeat, you can direct neuroplasticity to create empowering habits, build mental strength, and rewire your brain for success. Every repetition matters.

28/10/2025

Your brain can hold the universe yet fits in your hand

Inside your skull lives a three-pound miracle that outshines every computer ever made. It contains about 86 billion neurons, each forming thousands of connections. Together they create a living electrical network capable of thought, memory, and imagination.

That small mass can dream up galaxies, write poetry, and relive your favorite childhood memory. It runs on just 20 watts of energy, about the same as a dim light bulb. Yet it powers every emotion, decision, and idea you’ve ever had.

Neuroscientist Marian Diamond once said, “You can hold your brain in your hand, but it can conceive of a universe a hundred-billion light years across.” That single thought captures what makes you extraordinary.

So when you doubt your worth, remember what’s inside you. You carry a galaxy of thoughts, a world of memories, and endless potential waiting to be explored.

28/10/2025

Physical touch is more than a gesture it’s a powerful way to calm the brain and body. Studies show that when you hold the hand of someone you love, heart rates sync, breathing slows, and brain activity aligns, a phenomenon called interpersonal neural synchrony.

Research from Psychology Today highlights that holding hands can actually reduce pain. In one study, participants facing mild electric shocks experienced lower activity in brain regions linked to pain and threat when holding their partner’s hand especially among couples with strong emotional bonds. Touch also triggers oxytocin release, lowers stress hormones like cortisol, and signals safety to the nervous system, making it a natural, neurobiological form of healing.

From parents to partners, this simple act taps into an ancient mechanism that promotes resilience, connection, and well-being. Holding hands isn’t just comforting it’s medicine for the mind and body.

📚 Source / Credit:
"Why People Hold Hands." Psychology Today, 7 Feb 2022

28/10/2025

The Simple Sound That Supercharges Your Body’s Healing Power

A groundbreaking study has revealed that humming for just five seconds can increase nitric oxide levels in the body by an astonishing 1400 percent. This simple act, often dismissed as a habit or form of relaxation, may actually be one of the most powerful natural tools for improving health, boosting immunity, and supporting overall wellbeing.

Nitric oxide is a vital molecule produced in the sinuses and throughout the body. It helps blood vessels relax, enhances circulation, and delivers oxygen more efficiently to every cell. It also plays a key role in fighting infections, reducing inflammation, and improving brain function. When you hum, air vibrations stimulate the nasal passages and dramatically increase the release of this healing gas.

Researchers found that even short periods of humming cause nitric oxide levels to soar far higher than during normal breathing. The result is a wave of oxygen-rich blood that nourishes tissues, strengthens the immune system, and supports heart and lung health.

This discovery sheds light on why ancient breathing and meditation practices often include chanting or humming sounds. What was once considered spiritual may also be deeply biological, a way of tuning the body’s chemistry for balance and repair.

You don’t need equipment or training to benefit. Just take a deep breath, close your mouth gently, and hum for a few seconds. In that moment, you are not only creating sound but activating one of the body’s most potent healing responses.

23/10/2025

our thoughts might be powerful enough to shift your reality.

In quantum physics, there’s a fascinating concept that blurs the line between science and perception. It’s based on the idea that your thoughts and beliefs don’t just influence your feelings, they might actually shape the version of reality you experience.

This theory draws from the observer effect, which shows that simply observing something at the quantum level can change its behavior. In a similar way, your focus, what you choose to believe, expect, and visualize—may alter the “version” of reality you align with. Think of it as tuning into a different frequency. The energy you emit through your thoughts and emotions could be guiding you toward a parallel path filled with outcomes that match your mindset.

While scientists debate how far this connection truly goes, one thing is clear: your brain is a powerful quantum processor. It constantly interprets and constructs your world based on focus and belief. By training it to see opportunity instead of limitation, you might just change the reality you live in.

The idea isn’t magic, it’s mindset meeting physics. The universe may be responding to your perception more than you realize.

25/09/2025

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29/05/2025

We all go in and out of hypnotic trance every day. So why not put that skill to good use and make positive change in your life through the power of hypnosis?

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