Cognitive Hypnotherapy Help for Habits and Behaviour Change in Godalming, Surrey.
Are you struggling to change a habit that no longer serves you? Whether it’s emotional eating, procrastination, nail biting, phone overuse, or other unwanted behaviours, I can help you understand what drives these patterns and support lasting, positive behaviour change.
Most habits aren’t simply about willpower. They are usually rooted in emotional triggers stored in the unconscious mind, often linked to stress, comfort, or self-protection. That’s why you can fully understand a behaviour logically but still feel unable to stop. Cognitive Hypnotherapy works at this deeper level, helping you address the underlying cause rather than just the symptoms.
By combining evidence-based techniques with gentle hypnosis, Cognitive Hypnotherapy helps you break automatic patterns and replace them with healthier, more constructive responses. This approach is calm, safe, and structured, ensuring that behaviour change feels achievable rather than forced.
Whether your goal is to stop emotional eating, reduce procrastination, overcome self-sabotaging habits, or improve daily routines, this personalised hypnotherapy approach supports you in creating lasting change. Each session is tailored to your specific needs, helping you feel more in control, calmer, and confident in your ability to maintain new, positive habits.
I've helped many clients using Cognitive Hypnotherapy to transform long-standing habits and behaviours and achieve meaningful results by working with both the conscious and unconscious mind.
A free discovery call with me is an opportunity for a calm, relaxed conversation, to ask questions and find out more about the way I work with no obligation.
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Habits are stored in the unconscious mind. When a behaviour once helped to reduce anxiety, soothed stress, or provided comfort, the brain learns to repeat it automatically - even when it’s no longer helpful.
This is why:
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You may reach for food when you’re stressed
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You scroll your phone without thinking
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You procrastinate even when something matters to you
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You bite your nails when feeling anxious
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You return to patterns you promised yourself you’d stop
Understanding this removes self-blame. You’re not lacking willpower — your mind has simply learned a pattern.
Hypnotherapy for behaviour change works by updating that pattern.
Why Unwanted Habits Feel so Difficult to Break
How Cognitive Hypnotherapy Helps to Change Behaviour
Cognitive Hypnotherapy is a modern, evidence-based approach that combines psychology, neuroscience-informed techniques, and hypnosis. It works with both the conscious and unconscious mind to create meaningful, lasting change.
Rather than forcing change, we:
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Identify emotional triggers
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Understand the purpose behind the habit
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Reframe outdated beliefs
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Create new, healthier automatic responses
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Strengthen motivation and self-trust
This makes change feel more natural and less like a constant battle.
Sessions are personalised and solution-focused because no two clients are the same.
Habits and Behaviour Cognitive Hypnotherapy Can Help With
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Emotional eating
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Comfort eating linked to stress
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Nail biting or skin picking
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Procrastination
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Social media or phone overuse
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Stress-related behaviours
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Self-sabotage
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Repetitive negative thinking patterns
If you’re searching for help for unwanted habits we can explore your specific situation in a free discovery call.
Why Willpower Often Isn’t Enough
Many people feel frustrated when habits continue despite their strong intentions.
But habits are neurological loops. When stress triggers the behaviour, the brain follows the established pathway.
The cycle often looks like this:
Stress → Habit → Frustration → More Stress → Repeat Habit
By working with the unconscious mind, cognitive hypnotherapy helps interrupt that loop at its root.
Instead of fighting yourself, you learn to respond differently.
What to Expect from Hypnotherapy Sessions
Sessions are calm, professional and supportive.
Hypnosis is a natural state of focused attention - similar to being absorbed in a book. You remain aware and in control throughout.
During our work together, we may:
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Identify triggers and behavioural patterns
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Explore emotional drivers
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Use structured cognitive hypnotherapy techniques
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Develop practical tools between sessions
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Strengthen new behavioural responses
Many clients notice positive shifts within a few sessions, though this varies depending on the habit and its history.
Emotional Eating and Stress-Based Habits
One of the most common reasons people seek cognitive hypnotherapy is to address emotional eating and stress-related habits.
When behaviours become coping mechanisms, they can feel automatic.
Cognitive Hypnotherapy helps:
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Stop self-sabotage
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Improve emotional regulation
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Reduce stress triggers
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Create healthier coping strategies
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Greater awareness without self-criticism
Change becomes calmer and more sustainable.
Habits and Behaviour Change - Frequently Asked Questions
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Is Hypnotherapy effective for breaking unwanted habits?
Yes. Hypnotherapy for behaviour change can be highly effective when habits are driven by emotional triggers or unconscious learning. By working at the level where the pattern is stored, we support deeper, longer-lasting change.
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How many sessions will I need?
This varies for individual people and how long it’s been a problem. Many behaviour-based issues respond well to brief, solution-focused therapy. I offer a free discovery call so that we can explore your specific problem in more detail.
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Is Hypnotherapy Safe?
Cognitive Hypnotherapy is a safe, professional approach when delivered by a qualified practitioner. You remain in control at all times.
Why Work With Me?
I’m Laurie Harvey, a qualified and experienced (More than 15 years full-time experience) Cognitive Hypnotherapist and Life Coach working with clients In-person at a busy wellbeing centre at Godalming, Surrey UK or online across the UK.
My approach is calm, personalised and non-judgmental. I don’t tell you what you “should” be doing. Instead, we explore what’s making you unhappy and what you’d prefer instead - then work together to create change.
If you’re searching for:
Hypnotherapy for unwanted habits and behaviour change hypnotherapy near you, I’m based at Godalming, Surrey UK and Online hypnotherapy sessions UK
I’m here to help.
Client Success Stories Behaviour Change
I am just very grateful that I got the opportunity to do this and Laurie helping me every step of the way, it’s something I never thought I’d do, especially when I had never confronted OCD or ever spoke about having it, I was never made to feel embarrassed or weird. She really can help people and use techniques to help you cope, I’m very thankful and she is a pleasure to work with!
ER Godalming, Surrey
Our work together was tailored to my needs. I learnt things about myself during our sessions and now have better understanding of what I am dealing with and feel better equipped to have some control over my responses and reactions rather than feeling I am being controlled.
Thank you for helping me get back on track and out of the rut Laurie.
CE Godalming Surrey
Are You Ready to Change that Habit for Good?
If you’re looking for In-person sessions, I work at therapy rooms based at Lucks Yard - an award winning therapy centre at Godalming, Surrey, where clients come from Guildford, Haslemere, Farnham, Woking and across Surrey.
I also offer online hypnotherapy sessions via Zoom which are just as effective as in-person work but offer the convenience of having your session at home or from work.
I offer a free 30 minute discovery call, without obligation so we can talk about your specific situation and explore how I can help you. If you’re ready to feel more in control of your behaviours, book a free 30-minute discovery call.
We’ll talk about:
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What’s been happening
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What you’d like to change
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How Cognitive Hypnotherapy can help
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What working together would look like
There’s no pressure — just an easy, supportive conversation.