INNER STANDING

You know you're capable. So why don't you always feel it?

You have the experience, the knowledge and the respect of your colleagues. Yet there are moments when you question whether you're good enough, whether you belong, or whether everyone else sees something in you that you can't quite see yourself.

See the you they see.

You don't need to earn your place all over again, every time you walk into a room.

Knowing you're capable and feeling capable aren't always the same thing.

You can have years of experience, a strong professional reputation and plenty of evidence that you're good at what you do — yet still find yourself questioning your abilities.

Sometimes, the difficulty lies not in what you can do, but in what you've come to believe about yourself.

Perhaps you've learned that mistakes are unacceptable, that you must always be thoroughly prepared, or that other people's approval is a measure of your worth.

These beliefs can be surprisingly persistent, even when your professional experience tells a very different story. And simply telling yourself to be more confident doesn't necessarily change them.

This is where our work begins.

Through clinical hypnotherapy and mind management, we explore the beliefs and emotional responses that may be undermining how you experience yourself at work, helping you develop different ways of thinking, feeling and responding.

The aim isn't to become someone different. It's to feel more comfortable being the capable person you already are.

Why I created Inner Standing

I know what it's like to be good at your job, to have the experience and respect of your colleagues, and still question yourself.

During my years in senior leadership in education, I could spend an extraordinary amount of time preparing for meetings. I'd rehearse what I wanted to say, anticipate questions and sometimes worry about whether I was taking up too much space.

Occasionally, despite having something worthwhile to contribute, I'd say nothing at all.

It wasn't that I lacked knowledge or experience. But I didn't always feel as capable as others seemed to think I was.

Today, as a clinical hypnotherapist with ten years' experience, I recognise that same disconnect in many professional women.

I created Inner Standing as a specialist part of my Mind Yourself practice because I wanted to focus on something I understand both personally and professionally: helping accomplished women feel more comfortable with their own abilities.

You shouldn't have to spend your working life trying to prove something you've already demonstrated.

Working together

Inner Standing offers individual clinical hypnotherapy and mind management for professional women who want to feel more comfortable and assured in their working lives.

Your first appointment

We begin with a 90-minute session, giving us time to explore what's happening for you, where your self-doubt shows up and what you'd like to be different.

We'll look at the thoughts, beliefs and emotional responses that may be contributing to these feelings. Where appropriate, we'll also begin the hypnotherapy work during this first appointment.

Building on the work

We would usually plan a small number of follow-up appointments, allowing us to explore unhelpful patterns, develop different ways of responding and see how those changes translate into your everyday professional life.

My approach combines solutions-focused clinical hypnotherapy with mind-management techniques, including Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT).

The work is tailored to you, and we'll review your progress together. There's no requirement to commit to a fixed number of appointments.

Appointments and fees

City of London

• Initial 90-minute appointment: £200

• Follow-up 60-minute appointments: £130

Enfield or Online

• Initial 90-minute appointment: £150

• Follow-up 60-minute appointments: £100

Early morning, evening and weekend appointments may be available by arrangement.