I will answer this directly. I am Eteri McKenzie, a clinical hypnotherapist in Edinburgh with a degree in cognitive neuropsychology from the University of Edinburgh. That combination is rare in a field where most practitioners learn protocols without understanding why those protocols work. Understanding the neuroscience behind what I do changes every clinical decision I make, from the initial assessment to the specific intervention I choose for each individual client.
I developed the Freeze to Forward method because I kept seeing clients whose nervous systems were running a freeze state, not a fight-or-flight state, and who needed something different from standard anxiety hypnotherapy. Procrastination, overthinking, fear of visibility, feeling stuck, inability to rest, chronic low-level anxiety that never quite tips into crisis but never goes away either. These are freeze presentations, and I specialise in them. No other hypnotherapist in Edinburgh or Scotland works with the freeze response at this level of clinical specificity.
I offer a free discovery call to assess honestly whether I can help before you commit to anything. When something falls outside my scope, I say so and refer appropriately. I work in person in Edinburgh and offer online hypnotherapy sessions to clients across Scotland and internationally. The solution-focused approach I use is brief by design. Most clients see meaningful change in four to six sessions, and I do not extend treatment unnecessarily.
If you are looking for the best hypnotherapist in Edinburgh for anxiety, stress, phobias, overthinking, procrastination, fear of visibility, sleep, or the freeze response, I think those credentials and that approach are worth a conversation.