Jacquie Whur Clinical Hypnotherapist MSc Psych GMBPsS
A psychology-led Hypnotherapist and metabolic health coach in Southwell, Nottinghamshire & online.
About Me
Jacquie Whur, Clinical Hypnotherapist & Metabolic Health Coach in Southwell, Nottinghamshire & online worldwide.
I help people understand why they feel and act the way that they do, and then change it. I work with anxiety, emotional eating and weight, confidence & self esteem, alcohol and smoking cessation. My approach is led by psychology, not by gimmicks, and it joins up the mind and the body.
How I came to do this work
I spent many years in banking, I took a career break, it was during this time, that I experienced hypnotherapy for myself, and it changed how I saw the mind. I became fascinated by how the conscious and the non-conscious mind work together, and by how much a person's life can shift when they learn to work with both.
So I retrained, I qualified as a clinical hypnotherapist with distinction. It was then during the covid era that I trained in Metabolic health. I wanted to understand why some people were more susceptible, in particular those with diabetes. This then became a pivotal moment for me, as I changed how I ate. For years I had lived with significant hip pain that affected my daily life, even though I believed I was eating healthily, the changes in how I ate, brought changes in my body and the pain went. That experience is why I take the link between body and mind so seriously. Since then I've climbed Kilimanjaro and trekked the Arctic for charity.
I then went on to complete an MSc in psychology, I wanted to deepen my understanding of the mind and how it interacts with the body. My thesis looked at emotional eating, the HPA axis ( the body's stress response system) and hypnosis. That question and work still shapes how I work today: what is happening in the body and the nervous system when a person feels out of control ?
How I work
My sessions draw on the biopsychosocial model, in plain words, I look at the three things together.
- Body: stress, sleep, blood sugar understanding, hormones and how you eat, because these change how calm, hungry, driven or motivated you feel.
- Mind: your thoughts, habits, beliefs and emotions, and the parts of you that act before you have had time to think.
- Life: your relationships, work, routines and pressure you are under.
Hypnotherapy is where I help you change the patterns underneath. Coaching and education help you keep the changes in daily life. You leave with understanding, practical tools and recordings to use between sessions, not just a feeling of relaxation.
What we eat affects how we feel as well as how we look, and I draw on current research in nutritional psychology. Alongside hypnotherapy, I teach people how stress and blood sugar can drive anxiety and cravings, and how to calm the nervous system. For weight and emotional eating, this means working with what is really behind the urge, not relying on willpower alone.
I trained in metabolic nutrition, with Nutrition Network, and I am an ambassador for the Public Health Collaboration, a charity that promotes real food and better public health.
I also run a support group for people with pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes, focused on lifestyle and nutrition.. It sits alongside medical care and does not replace it. If you would like to know more send me a message.
I am an accredited practitioner with both the General Hypnotherapy Standards Council and the Complementary and Natural Health Care Council and abide by their strict code of ethics.
To work with me or find out more about Hypnotherapy in Southwell, Newark, Nottinghamshire and online, please get in touch.
Working with me
I see clients within my clinic in Southwell, and I work with people across Newark, Nottinghamshire and the surrounding areas. I also work online, including with clients in America. Many people find online sessions work just as well as face to face, and you can do them from the comfort of your own home.
Qualifications and registrations
- Clinical Hypnotherapist
- Smoking Cessation Therapist
- MSc Psychology (GMBPsS)
- NLP Practitioner
- Metabolic Health Coach
- Ambassador, Public Health Collaboration
- Accredited by the GHSC & CNHC
- Fully insured and I follow the CNHC code of conduct
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