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Hypnotherapy Mindful Life Coaching Stress Management


My name is Gill Matthews and I am a professional Hypnotherapist, Psychotherapist, Mindful Life Coach and Stress Management Consultant. I practice in Barton on Sea, New Milton, between Southampton and Lymington in Hampshire, Bournemouth, Highcliffe and Christchurch in Dorset.

I am a Registered Hypnotherapy professional with the CNHC (an Accredited Register approved by the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care).

I am a Senior Hypnotherapist Practitioner and Peer Supervisor with the General Hypnotherapy Standards Council and a qualified Life Coach with Newcastle College NCFE National Awarding Body. I have been in full-time practice for 38 years. It is now scientifically recognised that stress and anxiety are the pre-cursor to the malaise of humanity, my expertise lies in all stress and anxiety related issues known to man, woman and child!

I offer all sessions face-to-face or on line.


”Understanding someone’s suffering is the best gift you can give another person.
Understanding is love’s other name. If you don’t understand, you can’t love.”

Thich Nhat Hanh



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In my work I use the many approaches I have learned during 38 years in practice as a Hypnotherapist and Life Coach to help you find solutions to issues and problems you may be experiencing, to educate and empower you to grow, flourish and reach your full potential. There is rarely a single way of treating a problem, even if it comes with a nice clear label. I will work with you to achieve your aims and your goals. You will always be treated as the totally unique person you are because you perceive life your own way!

The other aspect of sessions with me is that I will listen. How often do you get the undivided attention of another person with the time to explore exactly who you are, without judgement? Evolve into your best you, find the awesome person you really are.



”Within our purpose we are always learning 
and growing,
Yet, today, we are enough.
It is about the journey (as the saying goes),
rather than arriving at the destination.
The destination is always moving;
and that is what makes living 
an exciting adventure.
We never know what is there for us
around the next bend.
Best, accept the present
it is a gift after all”.
✨🎁✨
Gill


There is significant scientific evidence suggesting that the mind has a direct effect on the body ... both for better and worse. Research demonstrates that we can cause our bodies to be sick just by the anticipation of a future event or the memory of a past experience.

In both cases, it is our thoughts that are creating powerful chemicals of stress to alter most of the systems in our body. So what we think about and the intensity of these thoughts directly influences our health, the choices we make, and our quality of life.

Michael Domeyko Rowland



I am very committed to helping people heal their minds which in turn heals the body but am acutely aware that our environment is also affecting us and had been looking for something to help the body heal from the effects of things like EMF’s.

I found Somavedic and have bought devices not only for me but also my two sons. I am happy to talk to you about what we experienced especially my son’s tropical fish tank🐠🐟😳. His fish were dying daily because the PH of the water would not correct. One night of the Vedic in his house cleared the murky water and the fish stopped dying. 20 months later they are still healthy. I would only ever recommend something that I have seen make a difference to humans and fish. See the review I posted under Ruby.❤️

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I offer a free discovery consultation of 30 minutes which is an opportunity for you to understand your problem at a deeper level and 'look through new eyes'.

This is only available over the telephone.

For more details of my 30 minute no obligation Free Discovery Consultation email me with days/times you are able to take my call, please be aware my call will always come up as a withheld number.

“ When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves."

Viktor Frankl



Weight Management

Weight management isn’t just about biology; it’s deeply connected to habits, beliefs, and emotions around food and self‑image. If you’ve come off GLP‑1s and want to maintain your progress, or if you didn’t respond to the medication, hypnotherapy can help you reset your relationship with eating and build a sustainable new mindset.

Through hypnotherapy, I work with the subconscious mind, the part that controls automatic behaviours and emotional responses, this will help you to:

Understand the connection between food and your emotional need to survive.

Reframe your relationship with food, hunger, and satisfaction.

Strengthen motivation and consistency without relying on medication.

Address emotional or stress-related eating patterns.

Reinforce healthy habits so they become natural and lasting.

Build self-trust and confidence in your ability to maintain change.

By aligning your mind with your health goals, hypnotherapy helps you transition from externally driven weight control to genuine, internal balance. Whether you want to maintain results after GLP‑1 use or find a more natural approach altogether, this process supports long-term wellbeing and a positive, empowered relationship with your body.

To find balance and confidence beyond GLP‑1 Medication email me today.



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”Just when the caterpillar thought the world was over, it became a butterfly.”
Proverbs.

“Truth leads to Virtue, which leads to Happiness.”
Aristotle



Motivational Hypnotherapy

Motivational hypnotherapy can be used to improve public speaking, interview skills, weight loss, study motivation, memory improvement, relaxation, pain control and relaxation techniques for childbirth, dental or medical treatments, exam nerves and concentration, presentations, career development, driving tests, sports performance and motivation, self confidence and self-esteem, fear of the dentist, fear of flying and nail biting and many, many other short term concerns.

Not only is this a highly effective form of treatment it is also a very pleasant and relaxing experience. This treatment is also used to help you quit smoking, easily and pleasantly. Hypnotic suggestion and visualisation are used helping you to reframe any negative, self-limiting behaviour patterns, into a positive mental attitude (PMA) and positive actions.


When solving problems, dig at the roots instead of just hacking at the leaves.

Anthony J. D'Angelo



Quit smoking easily.

Morning Gill,

Thought I would let you know so far going well with the no smoking just got back from my weekend away with the girls lots of drinking and I didn’t smoke! It’s amazing feeling so much better already 😊thank you.

S.R Dorset.


"My son is 30 years old and suffers from Klienefelters syndrome which is a chromosomal abnormality causing excessive height, autistic tendencies, vascular issues and high anxiety levels and stress to name a few problems. He also has Aspergers Syndrome, which is on the Autistic Spectrum. Whilst he is immensely intelligent, his thought processes are not the same as someone without Aspergers. J started smoking as a fourteen year old, sadly as a way of making friends at school. Despite trying nicotine replacement therapy of every type, vapour cigarettes, and medication from the GP, nothing at all worked with J and he could not get his mind set round to giving up smoking. His intake was high and despite difficulties with his circulation and his teeth, he continued to smoke.

When I enquired about Gill's treatment she told me that Hypnotherapy was a really easy way to stop smoking and that most people only needed one session with her. When I told J this he said "no way". I challenged him and told him I would pay for the session if he would give it a go. On the way to the appointment, J rolled a cigarette for when he came out! Ninety minutes later J emerged from his session with Gill. His first action on getting in the car was to screw up his cigarette. He told me that he was now an "ex- smoker". Ten weeks on he is still an ex-smoker. He had a short wobble when he was under a huge amount of pressure but Gills teaching is now back on track and he is still not smoking. This is an amazing result. The best bit is his calmness and lack of cravings. I would heartily recommend Gill as a practitioner.

This was truly money well spent.

T.W. Hampshire

Thank you so much Gill."


Inner Child Therapy. (See my Testimonials for many more).

I wanted to thank you so much for all your hard work giving me the tools / showing me the way to enable my scared inner child to come out to play and stop hiding! I really feel that my adult self and child self have been merging over the last few months so I now feel like one person.  I feel so much more confident talking to people as the real me this week - not having to hide my gentleness and not feeling scared to show my vulnerability.

I have been so very happy inside and out!

I have come a long way thanks to your help but I ‘know’ (😊) I have also put the hard work in too!

I feel I am ready to take the reins but hopefully if I need to go any further at a later date you will have me back!

Update 5 months later…….

When I sent the last email I was still processing!- but wow am I there now!! You wouldn’t recognise me! (some days I don’t even recognise me haha!!)

I still can’t thank you enough for all your hard work helping me to be the whole person I have become- life is amazing… I am so open/strong, I now say how I feel!!

I also have an amazing man in my life! So thank you as this wouldn’t have happened without the work we did together. 🙏😘xx

H. D. Hampshire



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'What if the worst thing that happened to you turns out to be the best thing that ever happened to you?'
Dr. Joe Dispenza


"Whilst generally a fairly balanced person, I have always lived with an underlying degree of uncertainty about myself and a lack of assertiveness which I believe has impacted on my career progression, my relationships with others and my happiness in general. I felt that as a result I was always a step behind where I could be, or perhaps deserved to be.

After years of telling myself to 'pull myself together' and 'just be more confident', but with no real progress, I decided to try something new. That's when I found Gill.

Gill helped me to understand where my thoughts and behaviour patterns were coming from and rather than just giving me coping techniques, she taught me how to address the blockages at the root cause.

By applying the methods Gill has taught me, I am learning so much about myself and building a better relationship with myself and my inner child.. The result is that I feel calmer and more 'complete' somehow and the positive effect this is having on my life, my confidence, my stress levels and even the way others respond to me is noticable daily.

The further along this facinating journey I go, the more pleased I am that I made that first appointment with Gill. It is literally life transforming. Thank you Gill!

C.B. Hampshire




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"I found Gill following a severe bout of depression. I'd suffered a breakdown. I wanted to habituate to the tinnitus that I had developed as a result of this dark time. At the lowest point I had ever experienced in a lifetime of low points and periods of depression I decided to give something a bit different a go. I had been prescribed antidepressants throughout my life and I had found myself on them again at this time, but I was getting worse, the tinnitus was becoming more terrifying and I had to try something I considered at the time to be radical. It wasn't radical at all, it was exactly what I needed. At the end of my first phone call to Gill I knew I had made a good decision.

It would be hard to condense my entire experience or treatment into a few paragraphs and to be honest it wouldn't be right to. The therapy I received was of a highly personalised nature, tailored to me and my own experiences. I'd had CBT before through the NHS and after my time with Gill I realise that my previous experience of therapy was very clinical and impersonal, literally given leaflets on a general run down of depression and anxiety.

I would love to go on about my journey but it's a long story. Gill helped me in ways I didn't know possible, not only to understand myself but to provide me with techniques and 'tools' to combat my demons. Techniques that work. Tools I use to this day.

The time I spent with Gill was absolutely essential to my recovery. The best thing about it is that I know I will never need antidepressants again. I've learned through Gill and I've got to say my own hard work that I possess the knowledge and techniques to help myself in the future to stay out of any more depressions.

Oh, and the tinnitus is no longer a problem!"

AB, Dorset



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Results may vary from person to person. All I can guarantee is I will give my very best using the information supplied by you and appropriate hypnotic/therapeutic techniques for your situation. Hypnosis and hypnotherapy are not meant to diagnose or treat any disease, but rather is intended to provide information, education, and motivation to help to you live your full potential and guide you toward being more effective in helping yourself. There is more power in your mind than you ever knew existed, I will help you to harness that power to make your life what you want it to be.





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My hypnotherapy Hampshire practice is in Barton on Sea, within reach of New Milton, Milford on Sea, I treat stress anxiety and panic attacks Lymington, Hythe, Sway, Bransgore, Highcliffe, Christchurch, Ringwood. I practice hypnotherapy in New Milton and also cover areas such as, Highcliffe, Lymington, Lyndhurst, Ashurst, Cadnam, Minstead, in Dorset and Hampshire. Children’s Blow Away is a gentle treatment using hypnotherapy for children of all ages who are suffering from the many issues of being a child in today’s world such as performance and exam anxiety which can escalate into panic attacks, being bullied, feeling they are not good enough or different in some way to their peers.


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