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.
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 - and many notice a genuine shift within a modest number of sessions, while deeper histories may take a little longer. We will always be straight with you about what we believe is realistic.
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 delivered by video; for many clients, being at home makes it easier to relax deeply - and we never treat online as second best.
Everyone's experience is different, so we work at your pace with warmth and respect. We have supported hundreds of clients over 40 years as they move towards lighter, more connected lives.
We have no magic wands - but many clients find change feels more natural and sustainable than they expected. If you are also under the care of your GP or a psychiatrist, we are happy to work as part of your wider support picture.
For more on how we use hypnotherapy, see our hypnotherapy overview. You can browse all treatments, read client reviews, or book a free consultation when you are ready.
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 1 LQ. 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."
