Co Antrim woman using hypnotherapy to help people suffering from trauma

A Co Antrim woman is working to help people overcome trauma in their lives through the use of hypnotherapy.

Valerie Crozier-Nicholl has added a modality to her therapy business Kaleidoscope VCN where she uses hypnotherapy to help people cope with trauma that they have experienced and promote positive emotional wellbeing.

She was inspired to add this to the business after going through hypnotherapy herself for her own personal difficulties and found it to be hugely beneficial and wanted to use it to support others.

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Speaking to Belfast Live, Valerie said that Northern Ireland as a society is particularly impacted by trauma due to the years of conflict here and that some people may not realise how they have been affected by it until much later in life.

She said that while hypnotherapy can be very beneficial to someone, a lot of determination is required to go through it as it can be a mentally exhausting process to go through.

Valerie said: "In Northern Ireland we are a society that has been widely impacted by trauma due to our history of conflict and the experiences that we have lived through. It has become normalised here and something that people have decided to live with, but many of the treatments that people receive don't deal with the root causes of that trauma and only mask it or hide it away temporarily.

"Trauma can manifest in a number of different ways for people, whether that is increased anxiety or stress, intrusive thoughts, chronic pain or flashbacks."

"For years I was in this position until I decided to do something about it and tried out hypnotherapy for myself and was amazed with the results, as I felt like a huge weight had been lifted from me with this giving me a drive to want to help others.

"One of the great things about hypnotherapy is that while it helps deal with personal troubles in your life, you do not have to openly reveal this to others. It is about working with your subconscious to resolve issues rather than speaking about them out loud for others.

"Since starting Hypnotherapy at Kaleidoscope VCN I have been inundated with requests for therapy and have received some terrific feedback from people who are now in a much better place thanks to it."

If you would like more information about Valerie and Kaleidoscope VCN please visit its website.

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