RTT for Fears and Phobias
Hypnotherapy for Fears and Phobias
A phobia is not irrational. It is a perfectly rational response to information your subconscious has stored from one specific moment. Update the information. The response updates with it.
Specific phobias, generalised fears, panic in particular situations and disproportionate reactions to specific triggers all share a structure. The subconscious is responding to a stored memory, often from very early life, as if it were happening now.
RTT and the Rewind Technique are both designed to update this kind of stored response gently and without reliving.
A note on approach
Rapid Transformational Therapy is at the core of how I work and it is what most of this page is describing. Where a session calls for it I also draw on Clinical Hypnotherapy, Integration Coaching or the Rewind Technique. We talk through the right combination for you in your free discovery call.
How this work helps
We locate the original moment that set the response in place. We then update the meaning of that moment so the subconscious no longer needs to fire the fear in the present.
For some specific phobias, the Rewind Technique is used as a complementary protocol. Both are non-reliving and trauma-informed.
What you can expect
- Trace the phobia or fear to its specific subconscious origin
- Update the meaning of that moment in a calm observing state
- Use your daily recording to reinforce the new response for 21 days
- Notice the fear weakening or fully resolving in real-world situations
Common questions
Will I have to face my phobia in the session?
No. Exposure is not part of this approach. The work is done with the subconscious memory, not the live trigger.
How many sessions are typically needed?
Many specific phobias resolve in a single session. More generalised fear responses may benefit from a multi-session package. We map this out in the discovery call.
Related reading
Ready to work on this?
Every session starts with a free 20-minute discovery call on Zoom. We talk through what you are working with and whether this work is the right fit. No pressure, no script.