Dragonfly Clinical Hypnotherapy

Dragonfly Clinical Hypnotherapy With over 2 decades working as a registered nurse I have become fascinated by human behaviours and the mind body connection.

Hypnotherapy allows me to provide people with the tools to create lasting change, and get the very best out of themselves.

Any one else feeling the subtle shifts in mood with the changes of season?Got absolutely soaked walking the dogs this mo...
12/11/2025

Any one else feeling the subtle shifts in mood with the changes of season?

Got absolutely soaked walking the dogs this morning, proper sideways rain, the kind that laughs at your waterproofs! and it meant a 10 minute blowdry, I hadn't scheduled into my morning! (it's tough being a curly girl!)

It could have been easy to spiral and let it shape my day but, instead of letting it dampen my mood, I threw on some neon and a bit of lippy to remind myself that colour can shift everything and how we think is a choice💄💚

The changing seasons can really play havoc with how we feel, shorter days, darker mornings & less sunshine. So if you’ve been feeling a bit ‘off’, you’re not alone. Be kind to yourself, take notice of the small wins, and focus on what’s been good today, even if it’s just a hot cuppa, a wagging tail, or five quiet minutes to breathe. 🌈✨

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Sometimes you just need to shut up!!! For years in nursing, I’ve sat quietly with people in the rawest moments of grief,...
22/09/2025

Sometimes you just need to shut up!!!

For years in nursing, I’ve sat quietly with people in the rawest moments of grief, trauma, and uncertainty. What I’ve learned is this: sometimes the most powerful thing we can do is simply listen.

As humans, we often feel the need to say something, to offer advice, or to fix things. Sometimes we like to share our own experience to try and relate, But true support, Whether in healthcare, leadership or business isn’t always about having the right words, it’s about holding space & being fully present.

In my new role as Aftercare Manager with with the Air Ambulance, I carry that same belief with me, that listening isn’t passive. It’s active. It’s compassionate. , It’s creating a safe space where someone feels seen, heard, and not alone in their pain and confusion

The photo says “shhh,” but in reality it means: I’m here, I’m present, I’m hearing you.

Sometimes it's knowing that any words I have is not going to change an outcome.

Because healing doesn’t always begin with words it doesn't even come from being listened to, it comes from feeling heard.

Hypnotherapy isn’t really about what you want to stop… it’s about what you want to start living for.Most people don’t bo...
21/09/2025

Hypnotherapy isn’t really about what you want to stop… it’s about what you want to start living for.

Most people don’t book hypnotherapy because they want to “quit” something.
They book it because they want the life that comes after.

People don’t have hypnotherapy to lose weight.
They want to feel confident in their skin, buy clothes they love, feel healthier, and have the energy to be around for their kids.

People don’t have hypnotherapy just to stop smoking.
They want to breathe easier, stop worrying about the smell, save money, and live longer.

People don’t have hypnotherapy simply to stop procrastinating.
They want to achieve more, feel like they’re pulling their weight, and finally get things done.

People don’t have hypnotherapy just to stop drinking.
They want more energy, less anxiety, freedom from shame, and a longer, healthier life.

People don’t have hypnotherapy just to stop anxiety.
They want to feel “normal,” to live fully, to stop missing out on the moments that matter.

Hypnotherapy is about small steps that lead to big changes. It’s about helping you move closer to the version of yourself you want to be.

The question is, What is it you actually want?

Well, What a week....! 🚁 🚁 🚁 I’m delighted to share that I’ve survived my first week working with the &NottsAir Ambulanc...
19/09/2025

Well, What a week....! 🚁 🚁 🚁

I’m delighted to share that I’ve survived my first week working with the &NottsAir Ambulance team as their Aftercare Service Manager!

Everyone has been so friendly, helpful, and welcoming, I already feel right at home. I know I made the right decision when I accepted this role💛

I’m able to combine my background in psychotherapy with over 20 years of nursing experience (particularly in ITU) to support the charity’s five-year growth plan. Our goal is to provide gold standard aftercare not only for patients who have faced trauma and life-threatening events, but also for their families, bystanders, partner services, and of course, our incredible clinical team.

I feel genuinely honoured to be part of such an inspiring organisation

On a side note, a few people have messaged me about Hypnotherapy. Yes, I am still offering sessions!
Appointments are now limited to evenings and Saturday mornings. Initial consultations remain free, and I still have a few spaces available for October.

If you’d like support to get your life back on track or simply feel more like yourself, drop me a message.

If you would like to donate, to the & Notts Air Ambulance Charity or if you would like to talk through any incidents you witnessed or were involved in, Drop me a message.

If seeing Charlie Kirk’s face or hearing his name triggers you, whether because of what happened or because you disagree...
11/09/2025

If seeing Charlie Kirk’s face or hearing his name triggers you, whether because of what happened or because you disagreed with him I’d invite you to pause and reflect. Are we reacting to the person, or to what our news feed and others want us to feel?

I’ve been reflecting alot recently on how easy it is for us to slip into hatred. Left, right, far left, far right, we draw these lines, yet we are all human.

I’ve noticed some of Charlie Kirk’s words being shared without full context sometimes to incite outrage, sometimes for clicks or personal agenda, But reducing anyone to fragments of what they said or did strips away the truth of who they were.

Charlie wasn’t just a political figure. He was a husband, a dad, a son, a friend. Whatever you thought of his beliefs, he stood up for what he believed in. That’s something we can at least acknowledge.

Hate is easy. Humanity is harder.


A journey towards a smoke-free life begins with a single step. Embrace the power of your mind and let hypnotherapy guide...
05/09/2025

A journey towards a smoke-free life begins with a single step. Embrace the power of your mind and let hypnotherapy guide you to freedom from smoking, enhancing your health and well-being and bank account.
Drop me a message to book your free consultation

Make it, Make sense!!We rush to fix a broken bone, a flat tyre, or a burst pipe but when the mind is breaking? Suddenly ...
01/09/2025

Make it, Make sense!!

We rush to fix a broken bone, a flat tyre, or a burst pipe but when the mind is breaking? Suddenly it’s “optional.”

Mental Health support pushed down the priority list behind the boozy night out, the Botox and fillers, or a new outfit, The packets of ci******es!

I’ve spent over 20 years nursing, seeing first-hand how stress, trauma, and grief don’t just affect the mind, they show up in the body too. On top of that, I’ve invested thousands of pounds and countless hours in hypnotherapy training so I can give people the support they need when they need it most.

And yet, time and time again, I see the same thing. When there’s a cost attached, mental health care gets questioned. Minimised. Pushed to the bottom of the priority list.

Think about it, we wouldn’t dream of ignoring chest pain or a broken leg. We wouldn’t run our car on the wrong fuel. We take action because we know the consequences if we don’t.

But when it comes to our own minds? We delay. We ignore it, We downplay. We hope it will sort itself out, sometimes its a gradual process and we dont even notice until we burnout.

Your mind is the engine that drives everything else, your relationships, your work, your physical health. Ignore it, and eventually everything grinds to a halt.

Maybe it’s time we stopped treating mental health support as optional, and started giving it the same care and urgency we give everything else we depend on? 🤷‍♀️

The higher the salary, the heavier the silence behind closed doors.In my practice, I see the CEOs, Medical Consultants, ...
28/08/2025

The higher the salary, the heavier the silence behind closed doors.

In my practice, I see the CEOs, Medical Consultants, the Managers and high achievers who, on the outside, appear to have it all.
The cars. The big house, The education. The holidays that look like the ones you see on Insta!

But behind closed doors?
They’re crippled with guilt.
Overwhelmed by anxiety.
Drowning in stress.
Feeling a great weight on their shoulders

The truth is many of us confuse success with happiness.

In fact, the more someone climbs, the more weight they tend to carry: the pressure, the expectations, the self-criticism.

True success isn’t found in promotions or possessions.
It’s found in the ability to feel calm, connected, and content when nobody’s watching and the ability to find the joy in the small things.

If you were a little bit happier tomorrow, what would have changed?

🧠✨ On this National Thoughtful Day, take a moment to reflect on the power of your mind. Hypnotherapy can guide you to de...
28/08/2025

🧠✨ On this National Thoughtful Day, take a moment to reflect on the power of your mind. Hypnotherapy can guide you to deeper self-awareness and positive change. Let's embrace our thoughts and unlock the potential within! 🌟

The other night I heard a sentence that made me a little sad inside: ‘If I had my time again…’It came from a friend at w...
27/08/2025

The other night I heard a sentence that made me a little sad inside:

‘If I had my time again…’

It came from a friend at work, a nurse in her 30s who’s one of the most knowledgeable and respected people I know. She told me she’d have loved a career in fitness, helping mums with their health and wellbeing.(perfectly aligned with her career to date)

But then she shrugged and said, ‘Well, I can’t now. I’ve got young kids, I've worked here for 10 yrs, husbands job... blah, blah

Of course I couldnt help but slip into Hypno mode (apart from putting her into a trance!) she had a ventilated patient to look after, and I didnt fancy having two!

Without her really noticing, we started to sketch out what life could look like if she actually went for it, and what things she could do.

Most of the time it isn’t money, kids, or circumstances holding us back. It’s the story we keep repeating to ourselves about why we can’t. Our sneaky little limbic brain doesn't like change, it prefers to keep us doing what we always did, because so far we haven't died doing it!

So here’s my question to you: if you had your time again, what would you do?”

What do you do after resuscitating a patient gasping for air?For too many NHS staff I work with or I see in therapy, t...
26/08/2025

What do you do after resuscitating a patient gasping for air?

For too many NHS staff I work with or I see in therapy, the answer is: light a cigarette.”

It might come as a surprise to many, but a large proportion of my hypnotherapy clients are NHS staff, nurses, doctors, paramedics. Behind the uniforms and intellectual control, many are struggling with burnout, addiction, low confidence, and stress.

That image of a nurse or doctor going straight from saving a life to lighting up isn’t hypocrisy. getting home from work and opening a bottle of wine (even in the mornings!) It’s the brain under pressure. Stress and trauma push people to find coping mechanisms, even ones they know are harmful. Mental health doesn’t discriminate, even among those who spend their lives caring for others.

And the statistics back it up:

30.38% of NHS staff reported feeling burnt out because of their work (NHS Staff Survey 2023), - I actually think this is probably higher now!

Stress, anxiety, and depression led to a sharp rise in sick days among nurses between 2022–23 (RCN).

29% of staff often think about leaving the NHS altogether (NHS Staff Survey).

Nurses’ pay has fallen almost 25% in real terms since 2010, and 43% say financial concerns are impacting their mental health.

In 2024, only 44.4% of NHS staff felt valued by their organisation.

It’s no wonder ambulance crews, doctors, and nurses are reporting some of the highest rates of burnout.

Burnout isn’t just about long shifts. It’s about the emotional toll of holding it all together, the pressure to always perform, constant exposure to trauma and going home like it never happened. staying silent when you wife or husband tells you they had a "busy day". Intellectual control can only take us so far before the body and brain force us to stop.

For anyone reading this in healthcare: you are not alone. You are human too. Seeking support, whether through therapy, coaching, or other means, is not weakness, it’s survival. And for those of us outside the NHS, we must never forget that the health of our staff directly impacts the health of our system.

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