“It was truly amazing and I keep saying to myself that I couldn’t believe the difference I felt after working with her!”

“She helped me let go of the fears I was carrying about being struck by another car to the point that I was able to take a 2500 mile driving vacation where I was the passenger the entire time.”

Doing a hypnotherapy session with Claire Oldham West was a truly life-changing experience for me. I reached out to her because I’ve had anxiety about being a passenger in a car for a long time. It was so bad for me that I coped by looking out the side window instead of looking out the front.

Claire helped me realise I was carrying past trauma from a car accident where I was the passenger in a truck hit by a drunk driver that happened over 40 years ago! She helped me let go of the fears I was carrying about being struck by another car to the point that I was able to take a 2500 mile driving vacation where I was the passenger the entire time, sometimes in very heavy traffic. Amazingly, I felt relaxed, instead of tensed up, scared, and anxious. I was able to look out the front window, even after seeing a very close call with a car that almost rear-ended a semi-truck

It was truly amazing and I keep saying to myself that I couldn’t believe the difference I felt after working with her! She helped me release something I didn’t need to hold on to anymore!

Since then, I’ve been recommending Claire to everyone I know no matter what their issue is because I believe she can help anyone with anything! She’s amazing!

Book an appointment with her today, don’t wait!”

- Kim Floden

“Today is day 3 after my hypnosis therapy for binge eating and all I can say is wow.

Over the years I have binged on carbs, pizza, chips, crisps, pork pies, sausage rolls, pasta, McDonald’s, anything beige coloured and in my mouth it goes.

I started to google binge eating and came across Claire. Claire phoned me to discuss my issues, she was professional and very understanding and I had no problems opening and being truthful with her, leading on to me discussing other areas in my life.

The hypnosis was a very calm experience and I instantly felt like a weight had been lifted off my shoulders, I had to take a plate of food with me (my beige plate) and describe why I loved them foods, after the session I couldn’t even put the foods near my mouth.

Last night I went to my partners cricket club where there were free pizza & chips, normally I would be straight there starting with one piece then wanting more but not wanting to look greedy in-front of others so I would of phoned for a take away pizza on the way home and ate the whole lot. Instead I was repulsed by the food and had to stand away from the table where it was placed…truly amazing to be in that much control!

My only regret… I wish I had done this sooner!”

- Kerry

“I found Claire on Bark.com when i was looking for someone to help clear my head of 16 plus years of emotional pain from physical, sexual and mental abuse.

From the get go she made me feel at ease and confident in her ability to help using emotional release hypnotherapy.

I've only had one session with her so far but the difference is amazing.

Best part about it for me is i didn't have to sit and go through every detail like in previous counselling, it was all within my head with some encouragement from Claire.

Keep an open mind and you'll notice a difference.”

- Ashley

I'm not sure what I exactly expected when I joined one of Claire's online courses, but, I still can't believe the results. I have been carrying memories of trauma around with me for decades. Spent plenty of money on therapists and had finally decided I would just live with the feelings. But within 10 minutes, Claire was able to reinforce to me through hypnosis that the trauma was not my fault. I retain the memories, just not the feelings of fear and shame that went along with them. What Claire does is NOT mumbo-jumbo. It's real. She has changed my life and she can change yours, too.

- Susie Taylor

This was my first appointment with Claire. She made me comfortable, and at ease immediately. I was happy to try hypnosis therapy to help with sleep. After the first session, I felt so relaxed, almost like I had been on holiday for a week. I slept really well, the best nights sleep ever. Claire took me through each step of the hypnosis, step by step. Her voice is very calming, and yet she is very professional at the same time. I would highly recommend Claire for stress, trauma, sleep deprivation and many other related problems. I will definitely be back for a further sessions.

- Irene.

Having recently had some 1:1 sessions with Claire, I can honestly say it has been one of the best things I have ever done, and would highly recommend her. As someone who has always struggled with anxiety, I really appreciated Claire’s warm and caring nature and felt immediately as though she was someone I could trust and open up to. Claire worked with me to overcome a difficult work situation I was facing using a combination of hypnotherapy and coaching techniques and I am extremely grateful to Claire for her help!

- Steph Kerry

“Claire was also able to get to the root of what was causing my anxiety and used our sessions to work through those issues. I now feel much more less anxious generally and am able to remain calm even in situations which would previously have triggered a panic attack.”

My life has tangibly changed for the better since working with Claire. Previously, I really struggled with anxiety and IBS, each of which would exacerbate the other and often end in a panic attack or a meltdown - especially in situations such as work or when using public transport. It got to the point where I would avoid leaving the house as much as possible and it was really taking a toll on my mental health and quality of life.

From the very start, Claire put me at ease with her calm and professional manner and she gave me simple tips and strategies I could use myself when things got overwhelming. I enjoyed the hypnotherapy itself immensely and really looked forward to each session and how much calmer I felt both during and afterwards. I noticed small changes in the way I was thinking almost immediately, which strengthened and developed the more we worked together.

Claire was also able to get to the root of what was causing my anxiety and used our sessions to work through those issues. I now feel much more less anxious generally and am able to remain calm even in situations which would previously have triggered a panic attack. The anxiety and overthinking I experienced every time I had to leave the house has all but disappeared and I am able to stay calm and get on with things. I can't express how much of a difference the sessions have made to my thinking. Instead of experiencing abject panic and thinking of all the things that could happen or go wrong all the time, I have been able to reframe my thoughts into simply "let's just do this and see what happens".

Claire is a wonderful, kind person who excels at what she does. She has helped me immeasurably and I wholeheartedly recommend working with her. “

- Nicola Owen

“When Claire first approached me and suggested hypnotherapy I imagined the cringy shows I had seen on holiday and I'll admit I was skeptical, however, I've been living with anxiety and intrusive thoughts around traveling for many years, I've had numerous medications and therapy which haven't helped, I managed myself by not going anywhere, my world was becoming smaller so I thought ' why not I have nothing to lose.

Claire did an initial assessment to find out more about me and the anxiety, this made me feel more confident about hypnotherapy as the process was explained, I found Claire very easy to speak to which enabled me to open up about my issues and the possible causes.

I found the sessions really interesting, what I did notice after each session was how relaxed I felt, my mind was quiet and there was an inner peace that felt a bit odd at first because I've not had that feeling for a very long time. As the sessions continued I became aware that I'd started thinking about traveling to places and I wasn't dismissing the thought instantly as I would normally do, certain roads and streets near where I live can trigger the intrusive thoughts and panic attacks especially if it's noisy and busy, when I felt the first signs of an episode coming on, I was naturally stopping it in its tracks the strange thing was I was doing this without thinking about it, my biggest achievement came just a few days ago, I actually went out with my husband in the car for the afternoon, I did my usual pattern of behaviour which is finding excuses why I cannot go, in fact, last time he asked me to go to this place I point blank refused because I couldn't face the journey and the mental energy it uses up just thinking about going isn't worth it to me. However this day I went, I didn't have any intrusive thoughts or panic attacks, I took a mindful colouring book with me to distract me and I didn't look out of the windows, but my heart rate didn't even rise slightly, my mind was quiet and I didn't have to have the usual mental fight to try and stop my head from racing, I actually enjoyed the afternoon and I didn't even think once about the journey back, this is a huge achievement for me, I know I have to build on this now and continue pushing myself to go out. I cannot thank Claire enough for working with me and giving me the opportunity to experience hypnotherapy and the positive impact it has had on my life, it has truly changed my life.”

- Rachael

“Even after just 2 sessions the positive impact she has made in my life is visible!”

Claire is extremely knowledgeable and professional, which made me feel at ease straight away. She explored everything well and was very welcoming right from the start. Even after just 2 sessions the positive impact she has made in my life is visible! I will definitely be coming back to Claire and I highly recommend her to anyone who is looking to make some positive changes in their life and their mindset!”

- Rhiannon Preece-Jones

“I had the amazing opportunity to have Claire walk me through a hypnotherapy session. I loved the whole experience! She has a very soothing voice. I felt so much more connected with myself after we were done.

It was amazing to see what the hypnotherapy brought up for me. I can’t wait to do it again and see what else we can bring up to the surface and clear out.

Thank you, Claire! You have helped me so much!”

- Aleisha Black

Working with Claire was a experience, such a calming and kind individual I instantly felt at ease from our phone call before the actual session. All the way through Claire made me feel at ease. And how I am feeling now is incredible I feel like after the hypnosis I have reset after many years of suffering from anxiety. I feel truly happy and at peace I cannot thank Claire enough and I look forward to working with her in the future.

- Toni

I had my first Hypnotherapy session last week for PTSD and have tried everything to try and help and thought I would give this ago. wasn't sure what to expect or how it would work. all I know is I managed to deal with a few things I've never dealt with before, all with out having to talk about it. with Claires help and support throughout. I came away from my session feeling different, different in a good way! I know I need a few more sessions but look forward to diving in deeper and healing myself fully.