Clinical Referrals for Gut-Brain Therapy

Gut-directed hypnotherapy and CBT-informed support for IBS and disorders of gut–brain interaction

I provide structured, evidence-informed gut-brain therapy for adults, adolescents and children experiencing persistent digestive symptoms where nervous-system reactivity, symptom anticipation, anxiety or learned gut-brain patterns are contributing to the clinical picture.

Sessions are available online worldwide, with in-person appointments also available in the UK..

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Why Refer?

For many patients, medical or dietetic treatment addresses part of the picture, but symptoms can continue to be reinforced by gut–brain reactivity, anxiety, hypervigilance, avoidance and fear of flare-ups.

My role is to work with this part of the clinical picture.

I can work alongside GPs, gastroenterologists, dietitians and other healthcare professionals, providing focused therapeutic support without replacing appropriate medical care.

Referral may be particularly helpful for patients experiencing:

IBS or other medically assessed gut–brain symptoms
Urgency and toilet anxiety
Stress-related symptom flare-ups
Fear and anticipation around digestive symptoms
Food, travel or social avoidance
Persistent symptom monitoring or hypervigilance
Anxiety that is increasing the impact of their digestive condition

What Patients Receive

Treatment is structured around the individual rather than simply providing a course of generic hypnosis.

Depending on their needs, patients may receive:

Gut-directed hypnotherapy
CBT-informed strategies
Nervous-system regulation techniques
Personalised therapeutic audio recordings
Practical tools for urgency, anxiety and flare-ups
Worksheets and between-session exercises
Access to a private online support portal with additional resources and education
Strategies they can continue using independently after therapy

The aim is not simply to help a patient feel relaxed during a session, but to help them change the patterns that are maintaining the gut–brain response in everyday life.

Working Alongside You

Gut–brain therapy can sit alongside medical, psychological and dietetic treatment.

Where appropriate, and with the patient's consent, I am happy to communicate with the referring clinician and work collaboratively as part of their wider care.

This can be particularly useful where a patient has been appropriately investigated but continues to experience significant symptoms, anxiety, avoidance or disruption to everyday life.

Specialist Support for Adults & Young People

I work with adults as well as children and teenagers, adapting treatment to their age, presentation and individual needs.

For younger clients, parents are involved where appropriate and are given guidance to help support progress outside sessions.

Why Include Gut–Brain Therapy in the Care Pathway?

For some patients with IBS, appropriate medical and dietetic care is only part of the solution. Persistent symptoms can become increasingly influenced by altered gut–brain signalling, visceral sensitivity, symptom anticipation and learned patterns of fear and avoidance.

76.3% Responded

In a study of 448 patients with refractory IBS, 76.3% achieved the predefined response threshold of at least a 50-point reduction in IBS Symptom Severity Score following gut-directed hypnotherapy.

6 sessions

A randomised study found six sessions of gut-directed hypnotherapy were non-inferior to twelve, supporting the potential for meaningful treatment within a relatively focused intervention.

Recognised in UK guidance

NICE recommends considering psychological interventions including CBT and hypnotherapy for people with refractory IBS, while the British Society of Gastroenterology now classifies IBS as a disorder of gut–brain interaction.

Gut–brain therapy gives clinicians an additional evidence-based pathway for patients who have been medically assessed but remain symptomatic, restricted by their condition, or caught in persistent symptom–anxiety cycles.

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Self-Guided Gut-Brain Programme

$149

Simple Starting Point

A structured online programme for patients who are medically assessed, relatively stable and comfortable working independently.

Includes:

Gut–brain education
Structured CBT-informed exercises
5-Minute Magnet™ practices
Gut-directed hypnosis matched to the main symptom pattern
Practical tools for symptoms, urgency and flare-ups
Worksheets and guided between-session practice
Online programme access

Optional 30-minute review sessions are available for £75 where additional guidance or support would be helpful.

Best suited to: motivated patients with mild to moderate symptoms who would benefit from structured gut–brain support but do not currently require intensive 1:1 therapy.

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Specialist 1:1 Gut-Brain Programme

$795

Not Sure Which Pathway Is Most Appropriate?

I am happy to discuss the presentation before referral and help determine which level of support is likely to be the best fit.

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Professional Background

My specialist training includes:

Level 5 Hypno-CBT®
Rome Foundation GastroPsych training
Specialist IBS and digestive disorders training
Specialist Gut-directed hypnotherapist training
Paediatric hypnosis training
CBT-informed therapeutic approached

Professional Registration & Memberships

Registered with the Complementary & Natural Healthcare Council (CNHC)
Registered Member of the National Council for Hypnotherapy (NCH)
ICBCH Certified
Member of the Federation of Holistic Therapists (FHT)

Gut–brain therapy complements appropriate medical care and does not replace medical assessment, diagnosis or treatment.

My specialism in gut–brain therapy is also informed by lived experience, which has shaped my understanding of how persistent digestive symptoms can affect everyday life beyond the clinical presentation.

Refer a Patient

Patients can be referred directly or advised to contact The Gut–Brain Centre themselves.

If you are unsure whether a patient is suitable, I am also happy to discuss the presentation before referral.