Living Well Therapy

I was introduced to Anne by my local Macmillan centre at a crucial time when I was in abject despair, facing a crippling phobia of chemotherapy compounded by PTSD and added trauma from previous ‘Pandemic cancer’. I felt like I might sink beyond rock-bottom if I went ahead, and was doomed either way.

From the moment I met Anne I was put at ease and gratefully took to her positivity, practicality, and empathy. It was thus with natural trust in her that I was able to relax fully into the hypnosis sessions that were paramount to rerouting my thought paths. In them, I learned to teach my brain, whilst in a super relaxed state, to ‘time travel’ to my upcoming Chemo treatments and practise experiencing them increasingly in calmness.

And it truly worked thankfully! I coped better than I ever thought possible. We continued reinforcement with visualisation of the drugs working on a cellular level and future self-audio goals. The nurses were all on board, and have been so impressed by the level of wellness and fitness I maintained throughout treatment. I was not sick in bed once or depressed as I feared. Instead, my friends thought I was glowing and I can only put this down to Anne’s help in conquering an immeasurable obstacle. My chemotherapy nurses have said they would recommend Anne to anyone they see suffering with similar anxiety issues, and I myself of course wouldn’t hesitate to… her help has been literally lifesaving and I’m ever grateful xxx

Anne has helped me tremendously especially with my relationship to pain. The Somatic Tracking and Body Reassurance audios really helped expose me to pain in a more kind and compassionate way. It helped reassure my brain that everything was OK and nothing to worry about.

The pain has subsided dramatically and feel my relationship with pain has changed. Instead of fear, I accept it with a lot more patience, kindness and understanding.

I would definitely recommend Anne to others.

I was in a horrendous cycle of my ankle having a really low tolerance of pain and a low pain threshold too which caused my brain to overreact. My new-found ability to reprogramme and reinterpret the pain signals has made a massive difference—the muscles no longer panic and tighten for weeks on end. I can apply the same thought processes and strategies to the nerve pain which reduces its impact and helps flares to resolve more quickly.

Anne was really patient, answering my endless questions and encouraging me when I had doubts in my abilities early on. I would absolutely recommend working with her to address chronic pain. Sessions also brought additional benefits of feeling a lot more calm and optimistic too.

The worksheets and audio files were also really helpful and very easy to use! I listen to my Recovery Blueprint often as well as the chronic pain sleeping audio.

I had hyperemesis during my pregnancy and it left me traumatised. Annie really listened to the specifics of my concerns and tailored hypnosis recordings addressing each of these in great detail. I have managed to keep the sickness at bay and can now even eat during my chemotherapy schedule.

It has honestly been life changing and helped me cope with this challenge so much more. We also did some visualising around breaking down the cancer and healing which has helped me and my recent scans have shown some positive progress. Thank you and I will be back for more when I feel I need it.

I felt hugely supported, reassured, and our sessions were more joyful than I anticipated, which also improved my mood! I feel great. I am sleeping really well now and my whole system feels calm.

I no longer feel that I am someone who has a ‘pain’ problem. I am getting so much more done, now I am not nursing myself with hot water bottles! And if/when pain flares, I feel that I have all the tools to manage it.

I feel that I am now in control of my health, and this is huge for me after many bad experiences with consultants who have never understood what was really going on. Without a doubt, Anne has been a wonderful coach in getting me to empower myself. I would highly recommend this approach, and Anne: no better person to help you.

Working with Anne has made a huge difference and my progress has been immense. The sessions were sequenced just right, and I really looked forward to our weekly meetings, which were tailored to my needs with the time to air my worries, thoughts and concerns.

The Recovery Blueprint hypnotherapy session was a particularly pleasant experience and effective. Anne has given me the tools, and most of all, the belief and re-assurance that I can reach my goal. I would definitely recommend Anne to others and I am so glad I made that initial contact.

For years I had been suffering from chronic tinnitus and often felt powerless in its grip. I now appreciate how powerful and beneficial Pain Reprocessing Therapy can be for people like me.

Anne tailored sessions and audios to suit me as an individual; she was always full of encouragement, support, and reassurance which has had a profound effect, in such a good way, on my life and how I view things in general. I now feel calm, positive and in control—I highly recommend working with Anne.

Anne made me feel entirely at ease throughout the whole process. She has a very gentle manner and sincere sense of empathy which made me relax and be completely honest without fear of judgement. I always felt Anne was listening intently and never hurried my responses.

Anne’s soft voice is ideally suited to creating a soothing audio, especially when used before sleep. Having such a positive experience means I would not hesitate to suggest her as a therapist who will offer a supportive role in enabling others to improve their mental heath and wellbeing.

Anne was easy to talk to—I felt she always let me speak and listened to everything. She made the whole process straightforward for me and it worked which I was delighted about!

Having been to therapy before, this was a different, positive and enjoyable approach for me and I gained a lot from the sessions. I feel I have been given tools and ways to help control not just my pain, but my over all wellbeing.

Anne has helped me to conquer my fear  and I am now confident that singing will become an enjoyable part of my life. I have no hesitation in recommending her for help with comparable issues.

Anne recently started with us but is already providing wonderful results with her work! Her results are quick and effective—we have seen first hand how she has helped individuals at WICCI.