Councils and federations
National Council of Hypnotherapy
Search the council's extensive database which sorts practitioners by region, postcode, specialism and language.
London
Katie Abbott
katieabbott.co.uk, 07725 691303
Practises cognitive hypnotherapy from her office in London's Harley Street.
Andrew Cunningham
07903 556382, hypnotherapyinlondon.co.uk
Andrew has been featured on numerous television programmes (hypnotising Jodie Marsh among many other celebs), but he is also a stress-relief expert for the everyman.
Jane Hodgkin
Acton, hypno-west.co.uk
Specialises in confidence and anxiety issues, especially for expectant mothers.
Peter Salisbury
0845-0522795, livingahappylife.co.uk
Treats from three clinics for your convenience: Harley Street, South Kensington and Maida Vale. He also runs a Lifestyle Enhancement programme.
South
Antony Watkins
01726 73434, complementarytherapiesincornwall.co.uk
Antony offers free consultations and a mobile service covering the whole of Cornwall.
Jo Alderson
Brighton, 07879 476346, therapyforchange.co.uk
Jo combines hypnotic techniques with NLP to help give you a deeper sense of calm, whatever your worries.
Rob Woodgate
01474 740724, northkenthypnotherapy.com
Based in Gravesend, Kent, Rob and wife Heidi are available for hypnotherapy, counselling or life-coaching sessions.
Richard Braybrooke
Unit 6, The Old Co-op, 38 Chelsea Road, Easton, Bristol BS5 6AF, braybrookehypnosis.co.uk
Richard Braybrooke has been practicing hypnotherapy since 2000, but was previously a specialist stress counsellor.
Matthew Cahill
71 The Ridgeway, Plympton, Plymouth PL7 2AW, theobservatorypractice.co.uk
Matthew Cahill is available for personal treatments, although he also holds regular seminars.
Central
Maggie Childs
Gloucestershire, 01451 820862, stillwaters.me.uk
Specialist hypnotherapy and life-coaching at modest prices.
John Peters
East Anglia, 07743 274244, nlpmind.co.uk
Practises specialist stress and anxiety-related cognitive hypnotherapy in Biggleswade and Bedford, although he can make home visits in Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire under special circumstances.
David Crees
Cheltenham, 07726 789214, ethicalminds.co.uk
David practises hypnotherapy at The Ethical Minds Consultancy in Cheltenham.
Henley Hypnotherapy
Henley-on-Thames, 01491 414 122, soundspositive.com
Lysette Offley can develop the life-skills you need to put in place to have a stress-free existence.
North
Brookhouse Hypnotherapy
Chorlton, Manchester, 0800-849 6327, hypno-nlp.com
Shaun Brookhouse is a hypno-psychotherapist with plenty of books and TV appearances under his belt. He is also the head of the National College of Hypnosis and Psychotherapy. Check the availability chart on his website before calling.
Joy Lawton
Leeds/West Yorkshire, 07771 556162, joylawton.com
Joy Lawton runs a caring, confidential and flexible practice offering competitive prices.
Sykes Clinic
3 Troy Road, Leeds, 0113-253 3494, sykeshypnoclinic.com
Dr Vernon Sykes specialises in stress management.
Wales
John Harrington
Aberystwyth 07989 752870, aberquest.co.uk
John does relaxing sessions from a gorgeous therapy room in the Cambria overlooking North beach.
Derek Ayre
029-2039 7168, ayrehypnotherapy.com
Zen-orientated hypnotherapy in Cardiff aimed to help with stress management and controlling habits. Only works on a part-time basis, so call to check availability.
Scotland
Thomas Munro
07977 113506, mindmatrix.co.uk
Works from his treatment room at 2 Salisbury Place, Edinburgh, but is available for mobile visits. Expert in stress and anger management and relationship issues.
Stress Management Scotland
4 (1/6) Sciennes House Place, Edinburgh EH9 1N; Wychwood Broughton Biggar ML12 6QH, stressmanagementscotland.com
Two hypnopsychotherapists working from two bases, one in Edinburgh and one in the Borders. Specialise in anxiety, stress management and sleep deprivation issues.
Northern Ireland
Lorraine Mccourt
6 The Walled Garden, Moira, BT67 0TH, 07793 964266, lorrainemccourt.com
Lorraine practices hypnotherapy, emotional freedom technique, life coaching and reiki, she can also combine these skills to deliver stress management courses to corporate groups or on a one-to-one basis.