Testimonials

 Testimonials and Recommendations

Thank you to everyone that has taken the time to write to me or write a review after receiving support at The Healing Mind; it gives other people a true idea of what they may experience and how I may be able to support them in the future. Here are a selection of reviews, with some names changed to protect customer identity.  Please click the arrows to read full reviews. 
  • Karen at The Healing Mind has literally blown me away! She is a lovely person to begin with, but what is so extraordinary is her methodology. She listened to my rambling on our telephone consultation the week before our appointment and somehow managed to pinpoint my requirements ............Read More....

    Throughout the session ( in her beautiful, calm treatment room ) I was so relaxed and impressed by her understanding of my needs.

    I immediately felt better- but emotional- after we finished, and in the following days felt like a weight had lifted from me.

    I can’t wait to see her again next A big thank you, 

    I began feeling better straight away and am now sleeping again 

    Best wishes 

    week.

    Highly, HIGHLY recommend. 


Simone, Tarporley

  • I underwent NLP and hypnotherapy with Karen Hemmings and the resulting effect has not only been successful, but successful in the long-term.....Read More.....

    I have for over decade never resorted to that most hated of habits I sought to rid myself of.

Ian, Stoke-on Trent

  • I felt very nervous calling Karen and attending my first session. Karen has listened to my anxiety issues and is a genuinely kind and caring person......Read More.....

    The therapies I have received so far have been amazing and I look forward to every session in a lovely calming environment. Karen’s knowledge and understanding is incredible and I’m so grateful for Karen’s time dedication and expertise highly recommend Karen to everyone seeking help and guidance.

Julie, Northwich
  • I have had a phobia of flying for as long as I can remember and have been lucky enough to be working with Karen via The Healing Mind to help me with this.....Read More....

    We have had 3 sessions and I am already feeling excited to book a test flight now, something I never thought I would hear myself say. I feel a positive change is afoot! Thanks Karen - you provide a ‘safe place’ and a super professional service.


Anna, Chester
  • After just six weeks working with Karen I have gone from being completely consumed with anxiety to placing very little focus on the initial issue and putting new healthy routines and habits in to my day and work life........Read More.....

    The initial reason for working with Karen has been very positively shaped for me to manage with minimum anxiety and we are now looking at other areas to focus on such as body confidence and self-belief for my business success.


    I am delighted with how hypnotherapy has changed my outlook and given me so much positively to focus on.


    I have gone from distracting myself with tv and social media and feeling like a failure most days to finding my flow again with my business, exercising most days, giving up drinking and am now enjoying a new found energy to lose weight and build up my strength training.

Claire, Chester
  • There have been a few distinct times in my life where I haven't felt like me, most especially in 2019. My anxiety was paralyzing. I began to dread the things I once loved: dressing up, wearing makeup, and social and family events felt torturous.....Read More....

    My son going to uni was a sad and exciting time in equal measure but I wasn't quite prepared for "empty nest syndrome" and the beginning of a new stage for our little family. 


    Luckily for me I met Karen and after an initial call she recommended I try hypnosis. I attended 2 x 90 minute sessions with Karen and she made me feel so at ease and I felt so relaxed during the hypnotherapy.


    I have continued listening to my recordings and I'm so glad I gave hypnosis a chance as it has really helped me feel like myself again — and that has been worth every minute I've spent on it. I would not hesitate to wholeheartedly recommend Karen.


    Those bad thoughts you put into your head can go away, but only if you want them to. You have to find the strength within you even when you feel at your end. It’s in there, trust me. Thank you to Karen for helping me speak kinder to myself.

Michaela, Whitegate
  • I came to see Karen as claustrophobia had affected me for more or less all my adult life in one form or another....Read More.....

    It has worked for me so go ahead and try it. The results will surprise you.. I highly recommend the approach.

Frank, Near Chester

  • I went to Karen with a range of issues around anxiety, panic disorder and depression, all of which had failed to respond much to CBT. Karen really listened to me as I detailed my problems and asked very astute questions in order to get to know me, my life, my passions and, generally, what made me tick.....Read More....

     She then personalised a series of sessions to address each issue in turn.


    The results are remarkable. I feel as though I have rediscovered the ‘me’ I used to be and wanted to get back to being. She’s very understanding and compassionate but doesn’t shy away from asking tough questions to increase your self-awareness.


    I have a recording of each session that I can use whenever I’m having a blip and need a refresh. Karen has the perfect voice for what she does, so calming and warm.


    I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Karen to anyone looking for any of the therapies she offers. Although I only underwent hypnotherapy, on the basis of my experience, I would trust her skill in any of the other therapies.

 Melanie, Winsford

  • Thank you!!! She was born via planned C section (due to being breech) Thank goodness I had hypnosis.... the op went really well....Read More....

    Pre hypnosis I would have been crying and hysterical. Can't say I liked it but I didn't cry once!! I am so proud of myself!!!

Zara, Tarporley
  • Thanks Karen!! Got my hands full with ths little one (baby girl) at the moment.....Read More.....

    Her birth went really well and she flew out in less that 4.5 hours! Yay! Thanks for your help x x x.

Mary, Chester

  • Imagine the scenario you are up to your arm pits in stress and work pressure with a multitude of deadlines, an email inbox that is growing like bacteria, tasks being thrown at you from your boss like confetti, staffing problems coming in at you that require immediate action putting last weeks to do list back another day whilst desperately trying to keep control of the department that you are running. Then you are asked to provide an urgent briefing to staff with minimum time to prepare.....Read More......

    Sound familiar, it happened to me and despite knowing what I had to say, I froze, my mind went blank, I looked at my notes and they made no sense to me, my boss started to squirm in his chair and could see I was struggling and this made my situation and my anxiety even worse! I got through it but not without the situation causing me some serious confidence problems .

     

    Why am I telling you this, well fast forward a number of years, I am now doing a different job, and enjoying meeting new people. I have joined a couple of clubs and find myself in a position where I have to speak in public. PUBLIC SPEAKING! I can't do it, my nerves kill me and were controlling my life and this is where Karen came to my rescue. 

     

    I met Karen at a business networking event, I instantly liked her calm and supportive personality. She is just a really nice person. She talked about how she helps people using a range of therapies including Hypnotherapy, Reiki, Neurolinguistic Programming and Emotional Freedom Technique. My experience with these therapies was very limited and I was sceptical. I had seen Paul McKenna on the TV some years ago helping people but as far as I was concerned I could not be hypnotised, I didn't even know what it meant. Anyhow my situation had become so bad I decided to speak to Karen. Karen offers her clients the chance to speak to her before any therapy takes place. Once I had got over my embarrassment of speaking to her about my confidence issue my I could not stop talking and that in a way was a massive help. I went to see her for a hypnotherapy session. It was nothing like I had imagined it would be. It was ultra relaxing and I had no idea that it was possible for me to get into such a relaxed state. Karen was so professional explaining all aspects of the session, she remained calm and supportive throughout and even recorded the session for me to play back as and when I needed a hypnotherapy top up. 

     

    Karen has shown me the true power of how this type therapy can help people deal with anxiety allowing people such as myself a freedom to go about their life. Without Karen's help, I may have left my networking group. The end result of her therapy, well I am now in three groups and the team captain of one of them. I am also the Chair of my local camera club and just about to start a third year in the role. All these roles require me talk in front of a group of people. Yes, I still get some nerves, but I am now able to control my anxiety. I know for a fact that without Karen's help, I would have shied away from any roll that required me to speak publicly. I cannot recommend her enough - she has changed my life.  

Paul, Tarporley

  • I was really struggling, tearful, emotionally self-isolating, hating myself and so very, very tired of life. From the first contact with Karen at Healing Mind there was no pressure to continue, Karen’s initial chat was very relaxed and supportive. Over the following weeks, Karen encouraged me to set the pace of our sessions which ended up being a little irregular and all of them took place over zoom during the second national lockdown.....Read More.....

    I thought I was contacting Karen for help with my weight loss and perhaps self-image. I was crying easily, could not remember when I’d last laughed at anything and struggled to allow anyone to be close to me. I was feeling only negative emotions and revisiting images and memories from my childhood and my previous work experiences. I was not sleeping well and struggled to concentrate. I was a bit of a wreck really.

    In the initial chat I did not want to admit to, or to talk about, what was going on in my head. But Karen was very astute at picking up on little things that were more like the crucial pieces from a giant jigsaw puzzle that had been scattered into chaos.

    In the week prior to a session, Karen and I would agree on the focus. She would prepare for our therapy session, and I really do mean prepare. It was evident that Karen researched themes that I would feel comfortable with, relate well to and find positive reinforcement from. I was truly astounded by the level of detail that she employed.

    We are shaped by the experiences in our lives, by interactions we may have witnessed and by the emotional responses that we have learnt.

    After the first therapy session, the images I had previously had crowding around in my head were tamed and put at a safe distance. I’m still able to recall all of them if I want to, but I can keep them at bay and not feel threatened by them anymore.

    Immediately after a meeting, Karen will send the recording, an audio file of that therapy session. I have kept each one and them a little like a tonic. When I realise that I’m struggling a little with something, I’ll choose the most appropriate session recording, and have another listen, usually in the evening just before going to sleep.

    In the first few weeks I needed to do this several times a week, if not daily. Now I only set one up when I need to, which has become very infrequent.

    I have been quite surprised and slightly shocked by the physiological benefits of having these sessions with Karen. I have been struggling with high blood pressure for the last few years. Medication had not controlled it and I was expecting to have my dosage increased, since starting the sessions with Karen my average resting heart rate has dropped by 10bpm and my blood pressure has lowered by around 25mmhg is now perfect.

    I feel like me again. Karen has given me back control of my own mind and emotions. The audio files are there if I need them, a bit like having a favourite blanket to snuggle up in, if I need to put some of the pieces of the jigsaw back together again. Or better still, to put the jigsaw pieces into the box and put it away!

    I feel like me again, I have made peace with my past, I have resilience, faith in myself and pride in my own achievements. I am immensely grateful to Karen for giving me back my life and I plan to enjoy every bit of it."      

Helen, Crewe

  • Where do I start Karen is just amazing you can see that Karen is so dedicated to her work and making sure her clients get the best results.....Read More....

    I can’t begin to thank Karen for everything she has done for me . I went to Karen to help with my confidence and anxiety and I feel like a different person I feel like a weight has just been lifted and I feel on top of the world.


     I am so much happier in myself and I feel like I can now move forward and focus on my business and myself .


    Thank you for everything Karen I can’t recommend you enough to anyone x xx

Amelia, Tattenhall


  • I do feel more relaxed and supported when I leave you and for this I’m really grateful. I feel that I can talk to you frankly without having to put a lighter slant on it. Thank you again xx


Angela, Runcorn


  • A big thank you [after a month of only 1-2 hours sleep per night],I began feeling better straight away and am now sleeping again

    Best wishes

Ingrid, Chester
  • I am very happy with your approach Karen [in reference to safe face to face Covid practices following lockdown]. If everyone took the precautions you are taking, the country would be in a better place.


Pete, Frodsham


  • I would like to thank you for the help you gave me when I needed it most, within a couple of hours of contacting you I was sat in a big comfy chair receiving the healing that I clearly needed.....Read More

    After just one session I knew I had done the right thing in seeking help, and as the weeks went on, I just got better and better. Not for one minute did I think the results would be this good, but at the time I would have been happy being anything other than how I had been feeling.


    Just speaking to someone who understands is great, especially when that person appears to be over the moon when you say the sessions are really helping.


    Now, a few weeks after my last session, I can honestly say I don’t remember feeling this good, anxiety at the moment is a fading feeling, and although it may return at some point, I feel you have given me the tools to overcome whatever life throws at me.


    My change in attitude and outlook on life has been welcomed by my wife Janette and son’s, everyone seems to be benefitting at the moment. 


    I remembered the first day we met, you asked me the things I wanted from my Therapy and that was one of the main things, to be a better person for my family and not let my anxiety spoil things for them too, Thank you Karen.


    I hope other people like me reach out and get the help they need; it really is a life changer! My only regret from all this, is that I never came to you earlier, so many years of my life could have been so much better for my family and me. I’m certainly looking forward to the years to come now.


    I hope I never have to sit in your big comfy chair again, but it is good to know that help is only a phone call away".

Chris , Chester 

  • Thank you Karen for a gorgeous relaxing hypnotherapy session, you have a lovely manner and provided a beautiful, calm environment in which I felt safe enough to relax and get the full benefit from my session....Read More

    I am looking forward to my next one xx

Julie, Widnes
  • I went to see Karen before Christmas. I had hypnosis as I was feeling like I was negative all the time looking for the worst-case scenario. After the session I felt totally calm, relaxed, and enthused and most importantly looking forward to things and not feeling down....Read More.....

    I can highly recommend Karen as she is worked wonders for me.

Darren, Crewe

  • I came to Karen when I was pregnant with concerns of labour. She was extremely professional and totally personable which made me feel at ease. I'm happy to report by using the relaxation techniques she showed me, I quite literally breathed my baby out in less than five hours!! ...Read More.....

    I was truly delighted and relieved that they worked, and my daughter was here happy and healthy, thanks Karen, the power of the mind is so great hey?!? 

Maren, Tattenhall
  • Thank you Karen for my Hypnotherapy. I felt very safe, calm and relaxed during my treatments. I feel this has had a positive impact on my mental wellbeing and would highly recommend you.


Linda, Crewe

  • I have had two wonderful hypnotherapy sessions with Karen, I found her compassionate, patient and very professional, as a result of the treatments I found clarity in how to move forward with my business, and move away from old patterns and belief system. I would highly recommend Karen and The Healing Mind.


Anne, Bromborough
  • Karen is an amazing lady dedicated to helping others. She has helped me enormously and for that I am truly grateful. I would highly recommend Karen and the therapy she offers.


Jo, Stafford

  • Highly recommended! Great support, guidance and of course end result.


Cheryl, Chester
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