Inner Change

Hypnotherapy and Coaching

in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire and online

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Inner Change

Hypnotherapy & Coaching
in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire

Hypnotherapy for Growth and Transformation

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Are you ready for change?

Feeling stuck, anxious, stressed?

Are you in need of a confidence boost?

Welcome to Inner Change Hypnotherapy.

My name is Lisa Brookes and I am a Clinical Hypnotherapist (Dip Hyp) based in Nottingham and registered with the GHR. I offer a range of hypnotherapy and coaching services tailored to meet your individual needs and a free initial consultation so that we can talk through what you would like support with and how I may be able to help you. Whether you are struggling with anxiety, stress, low confidence or have an unhelpful habit or phobia, I provide a calm and compassionate space where you can explore what’s holding you back and begin to create meaningful change in your life.


Hypnotherapy, is a safe, natural, and effective therapeutic approach which enables you to access your subconscious mind and can help you to regulate your nervous system. Often, when the nervous system is overwhelmed or stuck in survival mode, anxiety rises, confidence can be lost, and unhelpful habits or negative thought patters can arise. Through breathwork, relaxation therapy and focused hypnosis, you can learn to regulate your nervous system, settle the mind, and reconnect with a sense of inner safety. Helping you to overcome limiting beliefs, release emotional blocks, and to create meaningful change from within.


Everyone has the capacity to change, heal and grow. Sometimes what is needed is the right support, the right tools, and a safe space to explore ourselves and reconnect with our own inner resources.

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How can I help?

I work with people who:

  • struggle with high anxiety, stress and overwhelm in both their personal and work life.
  • lack self-confidence in their own abilities, in their self-image and when in social situations
  • need support with public speaking, exams, classroom teaching and presentations
  • are going through stressful and challenging life situations
  • have a harsh inner critic which makes them doubt themselves and what they can do in life
  • have a fear of flying, driving or passenger driving
  • have a phobia of medical interventions and struggle with health anxiety
  • want to stop smoking and drinking alcohol
  • have relationship issues and want to uncover family patterns which are holding them back
  • are stuck in life or are at a crossroads in life and need some support
  • need help with weight management and sugar addiction
  • want to stop nail biting, skin picking, bruxism and other habits
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Weight Management

Often it can be difficult to make the right choices about our health, diet and self care.

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Confidence and Self-esteem

With confidence and self motivation, our full potential can be realised

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Managing Stress

We live in a society where ever changing demands & responsibilities are placed on us

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Dealing with anxiety

When things feel overwhelming and anxiety takes over, it can limit our life.

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Fears and Phobias

When pain takes over our lives creating stress and limiting our ability to function.

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Breaking Bad Habits

There is a fine line between habit and addiction. If crossed a habit can easily turn into an addiction.

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Life Changes

There are times when we are at a crossroads in life, unsure of what to do next.

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Pain Management & Self-Care

With confidence and self motivation, our full potential can be realised

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Guided meditation

4 weekly Hypnotherapy & guided imagery meditations. Online sessions with group or individual.

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What can I offer you?

  • a grounded and supportive space to help you learn how to regulate your nervous system and to explore any presenting issues at your own pace and time frame either online or at the Magnolia Therapy Centre or the Bay Therapy Centre, Nottingham.
  • a toolbox of resources to use both in the sessions and at home which include hypnosis (I send you and audio recording after each session), relaxation and breathing techniques, guided imagery, NLP and coaching strategies.
  • over 20 years of experience of working in the fields of education, coaching and mentoring, hypnotherapy and yoga teaching. Registered with the General Hypnotherapy Register and GQHP qualified and trained.
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What my clients say...

“Lisa is an incredibly warm, kind and caring person, and I am so grateful to have found her. She helped me immensely through a very difficult time in my life, with her skills, knowledge and compassion. I cannot recommend her highly enough, she is absolutely wonderful.”

— MSH, Nottingham

“I got in touch looking for help with public speaking. Although apprehensive I was made to feel at ease by Lisa’s calm approach. I can’t recommend her work enough, not just during the session but tips to use each day to help me to stay calm and confident throughout the working day. Not sure why I waited so long.”

— RP, Cornwall

“I can highly recommend Lisa. She is warm, understanding and feel that she genuinely wants to help you. She has a lovely manner and I immediately felt at ease with her. Our sessions were calming, relaxing and Lisa really helped me through a difficult time in my life.”

— J.H, Notts

“I met my goal and then some, working with Lisa! I needed help with my emotional eating, because dieting and my other usual strategies were no longer working. My relationship with food and my body had been totally destroyed due to the diet culture. I wanted to work to repair that and just be more happy with being me! I booked 5 sessions with Lisa and what a journey it has been! What started off as focusing on eating, turned into a much more in depth personal development and spiritual journey. Lisa was flexible and adaptable to my changing needs in the sessions and we planned my sessions together, which made me feel empowered and valued as her client...

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Lisa has a lovely balance of being caring and professional and is also very intuitive. I needed a Therapist to be understanding and who I could get on with and I totally found that in Lisa! I looked forward to my weekly sessions and was both happy and sad about our sessions coming to an end. 


As a result of working with Lisa, I now know where the emotional eating stemmed from and have a much more healthy relationship towards food and my eating. I’m eating more mindfully and just allowing myself to enjoy ALL foods. As an added bonus, I am now more comfortable and confident in my own skin and not afraid to just show up as my authentic self! As well as a more encouraging and supportive inner dialogue. Thank you so much Lisa! Your approach was spot on and I ended up gaining a lot more positives than planned for! ”

— SCB, Derbyshire

"Lisa has shown me much compassion and understanding in starting me on the road to dealing with some deep rooted issues. She has listened to me and created a personalised programme to set me on my way, showing much insight, empathy and kindness and also huge professionalism. Thank you Lisa!"

— JP, Notts

“I’ve had a driving phobia for 20 years. A panic attack on a motorway left me with a fear of not just driving on motorways but of any fast or unfamiliar road. I’d got to the point where I was adding 2 hours onto a 3 hour journey just to avoid motorways and fast roads. I had tried driving on dual carriageways but would end up feeling anxious and sweating profusely. I was at the point that even being a passenger on a motorway or fast road caused severe anxiety...

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Three hypnotherapy sessions with Lisa have been life changing. After an initial session where she asked me lots of questions and formulated a plan, she used relaxation techniques, anchoring techniques and hypnotherapy. It really has worked. I’ve driven on unfamiliar dual carriageways with confidence and haven’t felt anxious at all. I’ve been able to overtake and keep up with traffic. This is amazing progress for me. I’ve only been a passenger once since my last session with Lisa but I wasn’t gripping the seat in terror or operating imaginary dual controls at all. Once I’ve done a few more journeys on dual carriageways and built up my confidence even more I’ll be going back to Lisa for a session to help me with the motorways and I am convinced that I will overcome my phobia. Lisa is extremely reassuring and calming. I felt totally safe with her and would highly recommend her. It really is life changing.”

— AT, Derbyshire

"I was a heavy smoker for approximately 30 years. Literally tried everything to quit after just 2 sessions with Inner Change Hypnotherapy my outlook on smoking has changed and I haven’t had a cigarette for almost 4 months. I really do feel different this time and know I’m never going back and would highly recommend Lisa."

— TB, Notts

"I had been through a few challenging experiences leading up to my work with Lisa (Inner Change) I had never tried hypnotherapy before but through my initial conversations with Lisa I found that she really listened in order to understand what I felt I needed to work on. By the time we came to the sessions (over zoom) I was able to reach a deep state of relaxation and totally trusted Lisa to guide me into a place that I needed to go within myself. I felt an immediate sense of positivity and release as we concluded each of the 3 sessions (so far). I would definitely recommend Lisa and certainly felt an inner change that I hope to take forward into my life."

— A.S. Forest of Dean

"I felt amazing the next day; calm and centred, in a place of acceptance with no chattering mind. More in the now than I have in a while. It was my first hypnotherapy experience and I was unsure what to expect. I wasn’t nervous, but looking forward to it. Lisa guided me into a deep deep relaxed state where I was able to create the world I desire. Larger than life and in technicolour. I felt safe and in control, with full awareness. I also felt comfortable with Lisa guiding me, and trusting of her experience and knowledge to get me where I needed to go. Big thanks Lisa, I look forward to the next one!"

— CW, London

"I would strongly recommend hypnotherapy treatment to overcome PTSD with Lisa Brookes. She has enabled me to overcome recurring fears connected with a past trauma : 3 years ago, in the last stages of a longer-than-estimated eye operation, the local anaesthetic ceased to be fully effective; I dared not speak or move, and the very brusque surgeon had not told me how to signal for assistance. I started to lose control of my breathing, and, immediately the surgeon finished, I had my first ever panic attack. When a forthcoming routine cataract removal recently reactivated fears and caused loss of sleep, I contacted Lisa. Her empathy and guidance have helped me to develop strategies to feel I can overcome fear, and calm and anchor myself before the next eye procedure."

— MJC, Notts

"After struggling for many months trying unsuccessfully to juggle an overwhelming workload, children, ageing parents and the associated challenges, I contacted Lisa for support.I wasn’t entirely convinced that anything could be done to help, but working with Lisa to unravel the issues and identify a plan to address I am certain saved my mental health. Although life is still busy, I am able to cope. I will always be grateful to Lisa for this. If you are feeling overwhelmed and struggling to cope, please do take control by engaging with Lisa. I wholeheartedly recommend this as one of the best life enhancing actions to take."

— CL, Notts

"Lisa Brookes’ hypnotherapy sessions have really helped me with years of disturbed sleep, caused by being stalked and harassed by an obsessive ex-partner.  Even after moving to a new area, I have still had recurring and haunting nightmares.  Lisa has helped me through hypnosis to regain my sense of safety, and control over unwanted thoughts and memories, using breathing and visualisation strategies. There has been no recurrence of nightmares since hypnotherapy has enabled me to change at a deep, unconscious level, and “cut the cords” forever with my ex-partner."

— MC, Notts

"Lisa is an incredibly warm, kind and caring person, and I am so grateful to have found her. She helped me immensely through a very difficult time in my life, with her skills, knowledge and compassion. I cannot recommend her highly enough, she is absolutely wonderful."

— MSH, Nottingham

"I am not a person who’d normally feel confident to write reviews & testimonials. However, I feel compelled to do so as Lisa is incredible, and her work is truly life changing. I approached Lisa to get help with some deep-rooted family issues which have been exacerbated over the last 8 years or so and have had a knock-on effect in my professional life too. My confidence has hit rock bottom, my self-worth has gone. I had previously accessed talking therapy & CBT elsewhere, and although these provided me with useful tools to address my confidence issues, I felt I was still stuck in a rut and was struggling to move forward...

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Getting through a day has still been a mental & emotional struggle. I was hoping for a tool which would help me in challenging situations I knew I was going to face. However, in just one session with Lisa I have gained so much more. Lisa is a well of knowledge and she is a great listener. She unpicked my issues and created a plan which she explained to me at the beginning of the session. Knowing what to expect was reassuring. I also had an opportunity to ask any questions. Lisa used relaxation, anchoring & rewind techniques to address my issue. During the session Lisa showed great intuitiveness & flexibility and made changes to suit my needs.


It was such an incredibly gentle session, yet very powerful in the outcome. I could feel my confidence grow during the session itself. And for the first time in nearly a decade I could talk about the issue without a trembling voice or breaking down. I was smiling. I was leaving Lisa’s session feeling empowered & confident, and knowing I had a powerful image/tool at hand to use when facing difficult personal situations. Lisa also talked me through some other useful tips I could use on a daily basis.


However, what I was really amazed by was the immediate (basically overnight!) positive impact it has had in other areas of my life. With this newly found confidence I saw myself dealing with my children in a calm & confident manner, free from doubts, free from heavy critical voices. I also felt a massive boost of physical energy. I am no longer using up energy on trying to get through days by holding it together. I feel empowered, I feel an immense internal freedom. I can just be me.


My journey continues but just one session with Lisa has truly changed my life!


Thank you so so much, Lisa!"

— LL Nottingham

My location

I offer sessions with clients at: The Magnolia Therapy Centre, 354 Mansfield Road, Mapperley Park, Nottingham, NG5 2EF and The Bay Therapy Centre, 21 Trent Boulevard, Lady Bay, Nottingham, NG2 5BB

Fees & availability

Free initial consultation 30 minutes (by phone)

Sessions last for 1 hour and cost £65 per session.

3 sessions can be booked for £180

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Why Chose Hypnotherapy

What is hypnotherapy?

Hypnotherapy is a safe and natural practice, whereby a deep relaxed state is accessed during the process of hypnosis.  Hypnosis is a natural state, a little like daydreaming, where you are always aware and in control over what is happening.  In this calm and relaxed state, the mind can work in a powerful way and positive suggestions can be given to the client to help them with their own identified individual needs.

Hypnotherapy is an effective therapeutic tool for dealing with the many issues which arise from our subconscious.  This enables hypnotherapy to work at the root of a problem, helping you to create real changes in your life. From my own personal experience, hypnotherapy is about accessing our own inner resources, helping us to become more self-sufficient, to feel a greater sense of personal freedom, and to help us to make positive choices aligned to who we really are.

What will happen during a session?

I will ask what has brought you to therapy and what you would like to see or feel at the end of your sessions. I will explain what hypnotherapy is, and what you can expect from the sessions. After an initial consultation, I will guide you into hypnosis and offer suggestions which are most appropriate for you. After a session you may feel uplifted, lighter and most likely, very relaxed. As your hypnotherapist I will be working with your subconscious mind, change is often very subtle, so you may just notice a very positive shift in how you are feeling.

If I’m hypnotised do I lose control?

No. Hypnosis is a streamlined state of focused attention, similar to when you are absorbed in a book, a film a sport or a craft. You have the ability to emerge from hypnosis at any time if you wish. Your hypnotherapist could be described as a guide taking you on a journey; they are the facilitator but any change can only be made by you. Realising that you are in control and can make changes yourself can be very empowering.

The more often you choose to go into hypnosis the easier it is to relax into the process, secure in the knowledge that you remain in control and can end a session of hypnosis at any point should you wish to. As most people find hypnosis deeply relaxing and a very pleasant experience they rarely choose to do this, but they are aware that they could if they so chose.

What next?

If you have decided that it’s time to make changes in your life and you would like to find positive solutions, then Inner Change would welcome the opportunity to work with you.   Please contact me if you have any questions about hypnotherapy or how it could potentially help you. If you have any queries or you would like to book a FREE 30 minute initial consultation then please contact me.

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Please contact me if you would like to book an initial consultation or would like to ask me any further questions. I work from both the Magnolia Therapy Centre and the Bay Therapy Centre in Nottingham.

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