Transform Your Life
with Hypnotherapy for Tics & Stuttering
Gentle, effective hypnotherapy to help you manage symptoms and feel more in control, in person across Hampshire or online.
Help for Tics, Stuttering
& Stammering
Supportive therapy to help you build calm, confidence and control, in person across Hampshire or online.
Over 23 years of care · Practice of the Year 2025 · Confidential & caring
You are not alone, and change is possible
Tics and stuttering usually arise from a mix of neurological, genetic and environmental factors, and they look different for everyone. Tics are sometimes linked to conditions such as Tourette Syndrome, or can emerge with stress, anxiety or trauma, while stuttering often has both genetic and developmental roots and can be heightened by anxiety or high-pressure situations.
Whatever the cause, supportive therapy can help you manage symptoms, ease the anxiety around them, and build practical coping skills, so daily life feels calmer and more your own.
Good to know: our therapy works alongside speech and language therapy and medical care, not instead of it. For children especially, we recommend involving your GP, who can refer to NHS speech and language services.
How tics and stuttering can affect life
These are not just about speech or movement. They can touch confidence, relationships and wellbeing, which is exactly where therapy can help.
Social & emotional
Self-consciousness in social settings can lead to avoidance and isolation. Therapy helps rebuild ease and confidence around others.
School & work
Communication worries can affect presentations, group work or study. We help you approach these situations more calmly.
Mental health
Tics and stuttering are linked to higher anxiety and lower self-esteem. Support can ease that weight and lift self-image.
Working gently with the subconscious
Hypnotherapy targets the subconscious triggers, emotional factors and physical responses that can feed tics and stuttering. Through deep relaxation and positive suggestion, it helps you gain more control over your reactions.
- Reduces stress and anxiety, which often worsen tics and stuttering
- Retrains automatic responses through mental rehearsal and positive suggestion
- Builds confidence and self-control, easing self-consciousness in social settings
Addressing the thoughts and feelings
Counselling and CBT work with the emotional triggers and behavioural responses tied to tics and stuttering, building coping skills and confidence that carry into daily life.
- Identifies emotional triggers such as stress, anxiety or past experiences
- Develops coping strategies through relaxation, mindfulness and calmer responses
- Reframes negative beliefs, easing self-criticism and building resilience
Recognising the signs
Tics can interrupt speech or appear at the start of a sentence, much like a stutter or stammer. They often intensify when you are stressed, tired, excited, or self-conscious about them being noticed.
If any of this sounds familiar, we offer confidential, caring support for tics, stuttering and stammering, in person across Hampshire and online across the UK, so you can begin from wherever feels most comfortable.
Questions you may have
Can therapy cure tics or stammering?
We would not promise a cure, as everyone is different. What many people do find is that therapy helps them manage symptoms, ease the anxiety around them, and feel calmer and more in control. It works best alongside speech and language therapy and medical care.
Can you help my child?
Yes, we support children and young people as well as adults. For children we would also encourage involving your GP, who can refer to NHS speech and language services, so your child has the full network of support around them.
Do you help with Tourette Syndrome?
We can offer supportive therapy to help manage the stress, anxiety and self-consciousness that often accompany tics, alongside any medical care. We are happy to talk through your situation at a free consultation.
Does it work alongside speech and language therapy?
Yes, and we encourage it. Our therapy focuses on the emotional and psychological side, easing anxiety and building confidence, which complements the work of a speech and language therapist.
Is support available online?
Yes. We offer sessions in person at our Hampshire practices and online across the UK, so you can take part from the comfort of home or work.
Is it confidential?
Yes. Your sessions are private and treated with the strictest confidence, giving you a safe space to work at your own pace.
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Start with a free, no-pressure consultation. A relaxed, confidential chat, a chance to be heard and to ask anything, with no cost and no obligation. Whenever you are ready, we are here.
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