Hypnotherapy for Pain Relief in Stockport & Cheshire

About Pain Relief

Find Relief and Reclaim Comfort With Hypnotherapy for Pain Management

Living with ongoing pain can be exhausting — physically, mentally and emotionally.
Whether it’s chronic back pain, fibromyalgia, migraines, joint pain or pain linked to stress, the constant discomfort can impact your mood, sleep, mobility and daily life.

Pain isn’t only physical — our perception of it is shaped by the brain, emotions and thought patterns.
This is where hypnotherapy for pain management can offer powerful support, helping you create calmer, more balanced responses to pain.

From my practice in Poynton, I help clients across Stockport, Cheshire and Manchester break free from negative pain cycles and reconnect with a sense of control and relief.

How Hypnotherapy Can Help With Pain

Pain is complex — involving both the body and the mind. When pain becomes chronic, the nervous system may stay in a heightened state of sensitivity, amplifying discomfort even after an injury has healed.

Using a neuroscience-based approach, pain management hypnotherapy helps calm the nervous system, reduce stress, release tension and support the mind in shifting toward more manageable responses.

With hypnotherapy, you may find you can:

  • Reduce the intensity and frequency of pain

  • Manage flare-ups with more calm and control

  • Improve sleep and overall wellbeing

  • Lessen the emotional load of chronic pain

  • Reduce stress and anxiety linked to pain

  • Rebuild confidence in your body’s abilities

All sessions are personalised and can complement existing medical treatment.

An Evidence-Based Approach to Pain Management

Gareth’s approach is rooted in Solution Focused Hypnotherapy and modern pain neuroscience.
Instead of re-exploring past trauma or pain memories, sessions focus on strengthening positive pathways in the brain and helping you develop more balanced responses to discomfort.

With additional training in Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation, Gareth understands both the emotional and physical elements of pain — allowing him to support clients living with:

  • chronic pain

  • muscle tension

  • stress-related pain

  • fibromyalgia

  • migraines or headaches

  • pain flare-ups triggered by anxiety

Session by session, we replace panic and tension with calm, confidence and clarity.

Frequently Asked Questions About Pain Relief Hypnotherapy

Yes. Research shows hypnotherapy can reduce pain intensity by calming the nervous system and changing how the brain processes pain signals.

Most people benefit from 4–8 sessions, depending on the type and severity of the pain.

Yes. You remain fully conscious and aware throughout, able to pause or stop at any time.

Yes. Many clients with these conditions experience significant improvements, especially when stress and anxiety amplify symptoms.

Yes. It’s a gentle, drug-free method suitable alongside other medical treatments.