Support for stress, pain, and emotional distress
Trauma-informed, mindful and clinical hypnotherapy and nervous system regulation support.
One-to-one support in Sidmouth, East Devon (in person or online), and online across the UK and internationally.
Helping you feel calmer, steadier, more confident and safer — in yourself and your life.
The support I provide is grounded in therapeutic approaches that help you reduce stress, become more connected to your body and emotions, and feel more stable, balanced, at ease, and confident, with the potential to decrease pain, fatigue, ill health, and emotional rollercoasters.
You might recognise yourself here if:
You feel emotionally unsettled, overwhelmed, or not quite yourself
Stress, pain, fatigue, or other symptoms have built up over time
Your sense of safety, confidence, or identity has been affected
Your experiences don’t fit neatly into one explanation or diagnosis
You’ve experienced emotionally disruptive events, such as boundary violation, bullying, or digital trauma
People arrive for different reasons, and experiences can overlap. What may be common is a wish to experience greater steadiness, energy, confidence and ease in daily life.
Heike Hollerung
Clinical Hypnotherapist & Mindfulness/Somatic Facilitator
Based in Sidmouth, East Devon, online and in-person sessions
I specialise in working with people whose lives have been shaped by prolonged stress, persistent pain, or experiences that have disrupted their sense of safety, confidence, or identity.
Much of my work sits at the meeting point of emotional distress, stress responses, and how these are held in the body, behaviours and beliefs.
My approach is grounded, relational, and resource/resilience-focused. I pay close attention to choice, nervous system capacity, and emotional safety, particularly if you have felt overwhelmed, undermined, or unsafe. The approach is collaborative and flexible, shaped around your situation and what you want.
I offer one-to-one sessions online or in-person, and facilitate both online and in-person groups. My work is compassionate, practical, and trauma-informed.
How this approach may suit you
Combines approaches such as compassionate inquiry, mindful hypnotherapy, guided imagination, relaxation, and somatic regulation
Supports access to inner resources responding to sensations, imagination, and meaning — beyond what talking alone can reach
Collaborative and paced to your capacity, creating a safe, relational space
Supports sustainable change for both physical and emotional experiences
Beneficial change is possible
Feel calmer, steadier, and less reactive
Gently ease physical or emotional symptoms
Improve rest, sleep, and overall nervous system regulation
Rebuild confidence, self-trust, and emotional resilience
Develop a kinder, more compassionate relationship with yourself and your body
Working together
Sessions are collaborative and relational, shaped around what feels manageable and supportive for you. Working together can reduce symptom intensity and frequency, improve your sense of choice, and help you rebuild confidence and self-trust. It can also support a growing sense of agency to focus on what is meaningful and resourcing to you.
Audio recordings and learning self-hypnosis are available as an optional offer in our work together.
Getting in touch
You don’t need to explain everything — a brief message is enough. We can arrange an initial conversation to see if working together feels supportive for you. How? Call, WhatsApp, Text, Email, Contact Form.
Appointments online and in-person, Sidmouth, Devon
Availability
Sessions are available online via Zoom and in person in Sidmouth, Devon.
Appointments are offered during the day, with some evening and weekend availability.
“I am learning to feel safe and to experience pleasure again.”
“My mood and energy have improved, and I feel more enthusiastic about life.”
“I am changing, becoming more assertive, and expressing myself.”
“I am motivated to do the things that feel beneficial”.
“Trust in myself has grown so much, and I don't need to numb my emotions.“
“Engaging with hypnotherapy has opened my creative and spiritual self.”