Posted by Lesley Ford 21st May 2026

If you have searched for help with a fear of flying, you are in the right place. This guide explains why fear of flying develops, what is actually happening in the mind and body, and how hypnotherapy helps resolve it …

By Lesley Ford, Clinical Hypnotherapist, Phoenix Hypnotherapy, Cheltenham Published: 15th May 2026

You decide to make a change.

Maybe it's the way you eat. The way you respond to stress. The way you talk to yourself when things go wrong.

You mean it. …

Mental Health Awareness Week 2026 Taking Action for Your Mental Health

By Lesley Ford Clinical Hypnotherapist Phoenix Hypnotherapy, Cheltenham Published: 9th May 2026

Mental Health Awareness Week runs from 11–17 May 2026, and this year's theme is Act…

It is one of the most confusing things about anxiety. You can know, rationally and completely, that you are safe. 

Nothing bad is happening. There is no real threat. And yet your body is responding as though there is. 

Your heart races, your chest may t…