WITH the sunshine finally giving way to rain and the nights starting to draw in, it is not uncommon for people to experience a low mood in the autumn – especially if we have enjoyed a summer of sea, sun, and sand.

It can also be tough getting back into the swing of things when darker mornings become combined with working in a stressful environment.

“We all have a stress bucket,” says Sallie, an Exeter based hypnotherapist.

“When we experience negative thinking, that metaphorical bucket starts to fill up until it starts to overflow and then we find it difficult to cope.

“We help people to empty their stress-bucket by encouraging them to focus on positive aspects of their lives and to work through solutions with them so that they can move forward.

“Each session uses hypnosis where the therapist works with someone in a trance state. "This is perfectly normal; we go in and out of trance regularly every day – it is the brain’s way of processing information and emptying the stress.”

Solution Focused Hypnotherapy is designed to help people by focusing on their future.

As Sallie says: “Our job is to help someone move forwards in their life by looking at ways to make tomorrow better than today."

Solution Focused Hypnotherapy can also help with stopping smoking, weight, anger and sleep management, along with phobias (such as a fear of flying) and easing pain, depression, anxiety, OCD, panic attacks and any other stress related disorder.

For more information call Sallie on 07989 944053 or email her at: [email protected] .

Alternatively visit the website www.librahypnotherapies.co.uk .