RMB Hypnotherapy and Mindfulness - Birmingham
Catch me on social media
  • Home
  • Hypnotherapy
    • Booking - One to One Hypnotherapy / Mindfulness Appointments
    • Stress and Anxiety
    • Hypnobirthing
    • Stop Smoking
    • Driving Test Anxiety
    • Try self-hypnosis for yourself right now
  • Mindfulness
    • Booking - Official Mindfulness Now 8 week Programme
    • Issues that Mindfulness may help with
    • Try mindfulness for yourself right now
  • About Rachel
    • My Qualifications
  • UK COLLEGE SUPPORT
  • Recommended by...
    • Hypnotherapy Testimonials
    • Mindfulness Groups Testimonials

In2 minds

Welcome to my blog page, called In2 minds because that's what I was in when I started it!
Snippets that I hope you might find interesting, fun or helpful to do with mental health and well-being, and sometimes not!

Home

Hypnotherapy can help you overcome your fear of driving

30/4/2017

0 Comments

 
Man holding a car's steering wheel
There are many different issues that people might like resolved surrounding the subject of driving – driving lesson anxiety, driving test anxiety, fear of driving on the motorway, loss of confidence after an accident, fear of driving abroad, fear of driving in town and many more. But as you can see the usual common denominator is fear and anxiety. And this is where hypnotherapy really does work.
 
First of all, you have to ask the question “How motivated are you to resolve your particular issue?” I usually ask my clients to scale how much they really want to make positive changes out of 10 where 10 means they’re absolutely desperate to do something about their fears. And sometimes the answer is “Not that much! Maybe only 3 or 4 out of 10.” These might be people who are quite happy to take the bus or catch a lift from someone; or they might be people who don’t really have the need to drive into town or on the motorway. It has to be said that hypnotherapy does not work so well when your motivation isn’t high!
However, when your motivation is high, say 8, 9, or 10 out of 10 then hypnosis will probably be your answer.
 
I always spend the first consultation having a chat and asking a series of questions to find out exactly what you’d like help with. I’m very much a ‘solution focused’ practitioner, however, I often need to find out exactly why you might be feeling the fear that you do – sometimes you’ll know this from the beginning and sometimes it might slowly dawn on you but usually you’ll arrive at some realisation as to why you feel the way you do.
 
I’ll also ask you about how that fear and anxiety affects you both physically and emotionally. Usually, there will be some kind of pattern that has taken a hold and hypnotherapy works by helping you to break the pattern. So, for example, I’ve had clients tell me their driving anxiety makes them go hot and sweaty, their hands shake, they grip the steering wheel tightly, their mind goes blank, and they feel like crying. Others see the world going past too fast and it feels as though they’re out of control. Others still, cannot even get into the driver’s seat.
 
There are a range of different techniques that can be used to overcome all of these symptoms and to break the pattern, leaving you feeling much more confident and in control.
 
If you’re suffering with driving anxiety please get in touch to find out more.

You’re welcome to look in on the page on my website dedicated to driving test nerves too.
 
My email - [email protected]
My mobile – 07733 839 591
Central England Therapy Centre, Kings Heath – 0121 444 1110

0 Comments

    Author

    Rachel Broomfield
    Clinical Hypnotherapist and Teacher of Mindfulness

    Categories

    All
    Helping Children
    Hypnotherapy
    In The Media
    Mindfulness
    Stop Smoking
    Weight Management

    Archives

    April 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    May 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015

    RSS Feed

IMPORTANT: IF IN ANY DOUBT PLEASE SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE FIRST
No hypno-therapeutic or mindfulness techniques should ever be regarded as a substitute for professional medical care. They should always be seen as complementary.
DISCLAIMER: RESULTS MAY VARY FROM PERSON TO PERSON
Website Disclaimer    -    Privacy Policy    -    Cookie Policy    -    Terms and Conditions    -    Therapy Disclaimer
Thanks for visiting!

Copyright 2025 Rachel Broomfield.
All photos have their own attribution.
Graphic design in headers courtesy of http://freepsdfiles.net/
Proudly powered by Weebly