Deborah Foster

Deborah Foster

I offer gentle, restorative hypnotherapy designed to help you slow down, reset, and reconnect with yourself.

I work with people who feel overwhelmed, mentally exhausted, or caught in cycles of stress and overthinking. If life has started to feel like constant “doing” without space to breathe, this is a place where your mind and body can begin to soften, settle, and feel safe again.

My work is especially shaped by both my lived experience and professional background, and I specialise in supporting parents experiencing burnout, particularly those navigating the unique and often unseen challenges of raising children with SEND. This is a space where you don’t need to explain everything or hold it all together.

My approach is calm, grounded, and deeply human. I combine hypnotherapy with simple, practical techniques that support nervous system regulation and emotional awareness. Together, we gently guide your system out of survival mode and into a place that feels steadier, clearer, and more balanced. Every session is led at your pace, always in a way that feels safe, supportive, and manageable.

I am a trained clinical hypnotherapist with a Psychology BSc and a PGCE, and I bring over 17 years of experience in education, from working as a primary school teacher to my current advisory role within the Local Authority for SEND and Inclusion. This experience has given me a deep understanding of the realities families face, and the emotional load that often goes unspoken.

My packages are structured 6-session journeys. Which includes gentle psychoeducation around the nervous system and emotional regulation, drawing on models such as the Window of Tolerance and Dan Siegel’s Hand Model of the Brain. Each session  includes hypnotherapy focusing on creating calm and supporting regulation, followed by space for reflection and journaling to help integrate the work.

This isn’t about quick fixes or pressure to “get better.” It’s about creating the conditions where real, lasting change can happen, quietly, steadily, and in a way that feels right for you.

Whether you’re struggling with stress, anxiety, sleep, or simply feeling stretched too thin, this work is here to help you find more calm, clarity, and ease in your everyday life.