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The Recovery Approach
Helping women move away from high anxiety, depression, sleep issues, burnout, compassion-fatigue, phobias and more...
I'm here to support you to move forwards to achieve your goals, through talking therapy, neuroscience education and hypnosis.
On this 1:1 Zoom Call, I will personally help you by:
Understanding your current struggles
Asking you what you would like to change
Explaining how your brain works
Explain my approach with solution focused hypnotherapy
Answer any of your questions
What you'll get:
Clarity on what's happening in your brain when you experience difficult emotions and behaviours
Hope that change is possible
Understanding of what to do next
Compassion and no judgement
About Maria Woolven - Clinical Hypnotherapist, Researcher and Registered Nurse. 23 years experience in Oncology and Research nursing, most recently in Pain Research.
Fully insured and accredited with the National Council for Hypnotherapy (NCH) and a registered member of the AfSFH , CNHC and the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC).
JM
Maria has a wonderful ability to make you feel completely at ease. She explained the entire process clearly, which helped me feel relaxed and comfortable from the outset. I was amazed at how quickly I noticed progress, and I especially appreciated her ability to focus on one specific area and work through it in a targeted, effective way. I would highly recommend Maria and her hypnotherapy practice to anyone looking for professional, supportive, and effective treatment.
IK
I can’t recommend Maria enough. She helped me work through my anxiety with hypnotherapy in a way that felt completely safe and supportive. She’s genuine, professional, and easy to talk to, which made it so easy for me to open up about things I normally wouldn’t share. Every session left me feeling calmer, more in control, and genuinely understood. If you’re struggling with anxiety or just need someone who really listens and helps you work through things, she’s amazing and I would highly recommend her.
SW
I am truly amazed by how well Maria's solution based hypnotherapy has helped my daughter with her 13 year struggle with anxiety. We have been down a long road and tried many different forms of therapy to help my daughter, she has suffered with phobias, anxiety and panic attacks since she was 3 years old, but honestly feel that the hypnotherapy has helped her the most. Maria's therapy literally my got my daughter through her GCSE's without 1 single panic attack (which i honestly thought was impossible). She's a lot more confident and is now able to calm herself when she does feel anxious, it really has made a world of difference. I admit I was sceptical at first, but now tell everyone to give it a go, after all what have you got to lose, it has truly changed all our lives.
RA
Absolutely wonderful experience from start to finish! Maria is so calm,caring and patient, she really puts you at ease. I enjoyed learning about why the brain behaves the way it does. Everything was explained clearly and thoughtfully My mind feels a calmer place since, thanks so much Maria
JN
I highly recommend Maria at The Mindsense Practice, she gave me some great practices to put in place which has helped me immensely!
SD
Maria was introduced to my 15 year old son online by me (parent) as he was extremely fearful of having his bloods taken. It was becoming quite stressful for my Son. Unfortunately for my Son it was a requirement due to his medical needs. Maria was extremely clam, kind and patient and seemed to understand my Son without me having to explain what he was like as a person. She filled my son with many methods to decrease his anxiety and help aid his sleep when sometimes thoughts would be racing! My son felt comfortable in all his sessions (three) with Maria and enjoyed learning techniques and using her methods to clear all related and stored negative memories associated with blood taking in the past. Although he has not required blood taking since Maria’s sessions I am positive in that the next experience for him will be more positive for my Son and this therapy would of helped eradicate some negative memories/experiences he has. Weeks after his sessions with Maria he continues to listen to her Audio, write down his positives from the day and use “anchoring” as a technique to soothe and calm. Thank you Maria and I highly recommend to others your services!
PC
Maria is a joy to work with. She is so kind, easy to talk to, and explains everything so clearly. She described, in scientific terms, how the brain processes information, why it behaves the way it does, and how hypnosis works. I genuinely noticed the benefits after just one session, and I actually looked forward to the sessions because Maria made me feel so comfortable and at ease. I highly recommend Maria and wouldn’t hesitate to book more sessions with her in the future if I ever need to. Thank you Maria!
VS
Maria has been extremely helpful with me. I was struggling with vaping and smoking far too much and I am nicotine free now. Feeling so good, Maria was very professional and loving her positivity!
JI
Working with Maria has allowed me to realise that I can make positive changes in any aspect of my life. She has provided me with a number of tools I can implement into my daily life that have brought my wellbeing to the forefront of my mind. Giving myself permission to approach my life from a new angle was something I knew I wanted to do but I didn't know where to begin and Maria has helped me to do this. I highly recommend working with her if you are looking to invest in yourself.