Helping you to reach the balance
How We Help
We specialise in helping LGBTQI+ individuals break free from anxiety, stress, and the patterns that keep them stuck. Using HypnoCBT — a powerful combination of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and clinical hypnotherapy — we create lasting change, not just temporary relief.
Anxiety & Panic
Anxiety shows up in many ways: racing thoughts, constant worry, avoiding situations, or sudden waves of panic that seem to come from nowhere.
For LGBTQI+ individuals, anxiety often has extra layers — social situations feel higher stakes, judgment feels more likely, and years of navigating unsafe spaces can leave your nervous system permanently on alert.
What we work on:
- Generalised anxiety and constant worry
- Social anxiety and fear of judgment
- Panic attacks and physical anxiety symptoms
- Health anxiety and catastrophic thinking
- Coming out anxiety and identity-related fears
Our approach:
We don’t just teach you to “manage” anxiety. Using HypnoCBT, we work at both the conscious and subconscious level to calm your nervous system, challenge anxious thought patterns, and rewire the automatic responses that trigger panic.
Most clients notice a significant reduction in anxiety within 6-8 sessions.
Chronic Stress & Burnout
Stress isn’t just “feeling busy.” Chronic stress affects your sleep, your health, your relationships, and your ability to enjoy life. Left unchecked, it leads to burnout — that hollow exhaustion where even rest doesn’t help.
Minority stress is a particular challenge for LGBTQI+ individuals. The constant code-switching, hypervigilance, microaggressions, and emotional labour of existing in spaces not designed for you — it accumulates. And it’s exhausting.
What we work on:
- Chronic stress and overwhelm
- Burnout and emotional exhaustion
- Minority stress and its physical toll
- Work-life boundaries
- Perfectionism and overworking
- Difficulty switching off or relaxing
Our approach:
We help you understand where your stress is coming from — and more importantly, how to release it. HypnoCBT allows us to reset your stress response at a deep level, while building practical strategies for protecting your energy going forward.
You deserve to feel rested, not just less busy.
Confidence & Self-Worth
Low confidence rarely comes from nowhere. For many LGBTQI+ individuals, it’s the result of years of external messages — from family, society, media — that something about you is wrong, too much, or not enough.
Over time, those external voices become internal ones. The critic in your head sounds like your own voice, but it’s running old scripts that no longer serve you.
What we work on:
- Low self-esteem and self-doubt
- Imposter syndrome
- Negative self-talk and inner criticism
- Fear of being “too much” or “not enough”
- People-pleasing and difficulty setting boundaries
- Body image and self-acceptance
Our approach:
CBT helps you identify and challenge the thought patterns keeping you small. Hypnotherapy allows us to go deeper — updating the core beliefs about yourself that were formed long ago.
The goal isn’t arrogance. It’s a quiet, stable sense of your own worth that doesn’t depend on external validation.
Who We Work With
We welcome clients of all backgrounds, but our practice is specifically designed to be affirming and effective for LGBTQI+ individuals.
You might be a good fit if you:
- Identify as LGBTQ+ and want a therapist who “gets it”
- Are tired of explaining your identity before getting to the real work
- Have tried therapy before but felt something was missing
- Want practical results, not endless processing
- Are ready to invest in yourself and do the work
We work with clients:
- In person in London
- Online across the UK and internationally
What Makes Us Different
We’re part of the community. You won’t spend sessions educating us about LGBTQI+ experiences. We understand minority stress, coming out, identity exploration, and the unique pressures you face — because we’ve lived them too.
We focus on results. Our approach is solution-focused and time-limited. Most clients see meaningful change in 6-12 sessions. We’re not interested in keeping you in therapy forever.
We go deeper. HypnoCBT accesses the subconscious mind, where lasting change happens. It’s not just insight — it’s transformation.
We’re evidence-based. Everything we do is grounded in research and clinical best practice. No pseudoscience, no woo.
Ready to Get Started?
If you’re curious whether we can help, book a free 15-minute consultation. We’ll discuss what you’re struggling with, answer your questions, and see if we’re a good fit.
No pressure. No obligation. Just a conversation.
Testimony
“Germain is highly intuitive, deeply compassionate listener who brings clarity to whatever perceived blocks may be holding you from moving forward in your life”.
Christina M. 2021
Success
Therapy success depends on the teamwork between the therapist and the client, hence your intention, willingness and readiness to participate are crucial.
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