Helping You Make Lasting Change
For over a decade, The Surrey Institute of Clinical Hypnotherapy has been a trusted treatment centre, helping people overcome a wide range of psychological and behavioural challenges through hypnotherapy.
From anxiety and phobias to smoking cessation and weight management, the aim is always the same, to help clients make lasting change that improves their quality of life.
How Early Conditioning Shapes Our Beliefs
From childhood, many of us are unconsciously taught habits and beliefs that no longer serve us. Phrases like “If you’re a good girl, you can have a sweet,” or “Eat all your dinner and you can have pudding” start to create emotional associations with food. Even well-meaning statements like “Think of the starving children in Africa” can encourage feelings of guilt or pressure around eating. These messages become embedded in our subconscious, shaping behaviours that continue into adulthood.
This kind of conditioning is common. Throughout life, we all face struggles, anxiety, stress, low confidence, unwanted habits, and these often feel more intense in winter, when the cold and dark can dampen our mood. Hypnotherapy offers a natural and effective way to address these issues and make lasting change that reset the patterns from the past.
Evidence-Based Therapy That Works
At The Surrey Institute of Clinical Hypnotherapy, advanced hypnotherapy is combined with Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) to create meaningful results, often within just a few sessions. This approach works directly with the subconscious mind to help change learned behaviours and promote emotional wellbeing.
Statistical evidence backs up the effectiveness of this work. For example, while nicotine patches offer only a 6% success rate for quitting smoking, hypnotherapy has been shown to be over five times more effective. Broader research suggests success rates above 78% for certain types of hypnotherapy treatment, demonstrating its power to help people make lasting change where other methods fall short.
Whether it’s addressing addictive behaviours like smoking, gambling or drinking, or managing problems such as IBS, panic attacks, or low self-esteem, hypnotherapy works by shifting the underlying beliefs that drive behaviour. The result is often improved confidence, reduced stress, and an overall sense of feeling more in control.
Paul Howard, an anxiety specialist with over ten years of experience, leads the team at the Surrey Institute. Having trained hypnotherapists nationwide and worked with thousands of clients, he brings deep insight and practical strategies to those struggling with agoraphobia, social anxiety, and other complex challenges.
The Surrey Institute of Clinical Hypnotherapy is based in Wallington, Surrey, and provides a supportive, professional environment where lasting transformation is possible.
To get started, visit our contact page and take the first step toward making lasting change.