Panic

Panic Attack Hypnotherapy in Newcastle & the North East

Panic attacks can be frightening and overwhelming, particularly when they seem to happen unexpectedly. A racing heart, shaking, shortness of breath, dizziness, chest discomfort or an intense feeling of dread can make it feel as though something is seriously wrong.

At Peaceful Minds in Newcastle, Sian Barnard provides professional therapy for panic attacks, combining CBT, clinical hypnotherapy and psychotherapy techniques to help you understand the patterns behind panic and develop a calmer response to the sensations and thoughts that trigger it.

Understanding the Cycle of Panic Attacks

Panic can develop into a powerful cycle between your thoughts and physical sensations. You may notice your heart beating faster or your breathing changing and immediately worry that something bad is about to happen.

That fearful interpretation can increase anxiety, producing stronger physical sensations, which can then reinforce the belief that you are in danger.

After experiencing a panic attack, you may also begin worrying about when the next one will happen. This fear of panic itself can lead to increased monitoring of your body or avoiding places and situations where you worry an attack could occur.

Understanding this cycle is an important part of learning how to respond differently to panic.

Changing Your Response to Panic

Sian combines CBT with clinical hypnotherapy and psychotherapy techniques to help you recognise the thoughts, beliefs and behaviours that may be maintaining panic attacks.

CBT can help you understand and challenge frightening interpretations of physical sensations, while hypnotherapy can be used to support relaxation and reinforce calmer patterns of responding.

Therapy can also help you reduce avoidance and develop greater confidence in your ability to cope with uncomfortable sensations without immediately interpreting them as dangerous.

The aim is to reduce the fear surrounding panic so that physical sensations and anxious thoughts feel less powerful and less able to control your everyday life.

Panic Attack Therapy in Newcastle & Gosforth

Sian is a Harley Street trained clinical hypnotherapist and experienced CBT therapist providing therapy for panic attacks and panic-related anxiety in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Face-to-face appointments are available from Peaceful Minds at the Regent Centre in Gosforth, with online appointments also available if you would prefer to receive therapy from home.

If panic attacks are causing you to avoid situations, constantly monitor how you feel or worry about when the next attack might happen, therapy can help you understand the cycle and develop greater confidence in your ability to manage it.

How We Can Help

Therapy for panic attacks can help you:

• Understand the cycle that can maintain panic attacks
• Recognise thoughts and sensations that trigger fear
• Challenge frightening interpretations of physical symptoms
• Reduce fear about experiencing another panic attack
• Develop a calmer response to anxious sensations
• Reduce avoidance of places and situations associated with panic
• Feel more confident and in control of your response to anxiety