Gentle, professional support to lift the weight and reconnect with life.
Persistent low mood and depression are not a lack of willpower. They affect your energy, motivation, sleep and how you see yourself - and they can leave you feeling alone even when people care about you.
Many of our clients describe going through the motions while feeling flat, heavy or numb - or swinging between exhaustion and frustration. Keeping up appearances can be draining in its own right.
You do not have to carry it all alone. With the right professional support, many people find they can move towards feeling lighter, more engaged and more hopeful again.
If you are struggling, please speak to your GP. If you are in crisis or having thoughts of harming yourself, contact your GP, NHS 111 or emergency services straight away.
We have spent decades helping clients who felt stuck in low mood, emptiness or a sense that the colour had gone out of life. Hypnotherapy is at the heart of what we do; we bring in CBT, NLP and coaching where they strengthen your outcomes. We work with the deeper patterns - beliefs, expectations and emotional habits - that keep depression cycling, not only the thoughts you already notice on the surface.
Low mood often sits alongside other struggles - for example anxiety or chronic stress. If those resonate, you may also find our pages on hypnotherapy for anxiety and hypnotherapy for stress helpful.
Through our rapid and results-oriented approach using hypnotherapy, change can occur very naturally and effectively. Most clients find the process more approachable than they feared. Everyone's history is different, and we will always be straight with you about what we believe is realistic for you.
Hypnotherapy for depression supports change by working with unconscious habits of thought, feeling and expectation that keep low mood stuck. It is not about forcing positive thinking - it is about loosening patterns that drain your energy and narrow your outlook.
In sessions, we use a relaxed, focused state to help you access more resourceful perspectives, release punishing beliefs about yourself, and strengthen motivation for the steps that matter to you. Sessions are available at our London practice in Finchley or online by video. Online sessions work just as well as meeting in person, and for many clients being at home makes it easier to relax deeply.
Everyone's experience is different, so we work at your pace with warmth and respect. In over 40 years of combined experience, we have supported thousands of clients as they move towards lighter, more connected lives.
We have no magic wands - but many clients find that, once the heaviness starts to lift, change feels more natural and sustainable than they expected. Hypnotherapy works alongside medical care, never instead of it. If you are under the care of your GP or a psychiatrist, we are happy to work as part of your wider support picture.
Explore further: how hypnotherapy works · emotional coaching · building self-esteem · hypnotherapy for insomnia · client reviews. When you are ready, book a free consultation.
What you can expect:
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is a form of therapy that emphasises the important role of critical thinking in how we feel and behave. CBT focuses on changing current thoughts and feelings rather than the past.
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Our NEW address for sessions with Steve is
Suite 8.7, Central House, 1 Ballards Lane, London, N3 1LQ. The office is opposite Finchley Central Tube on the Barnet Branch of The Northern Line. There is plenty of street parking and the Tube car park - all at a small cost - or the Tesco car park is free :)
"I can never thank you enough for what you’ve done for my husband and I Steve. Your hypnotherapy helped us see the world in colour again. We will always be eternally grateful."
"Today, I am loving myself again and I am no longer hurting myself. This is worth more than I ever thank Kirsten for"
"This man! Words alone do not give him enough praise. If you are looking for a kind, intelligent, caring, thoughtful, and brilliant hypnotherapist, Steve Burns is your guy."
