Hi, I'm John Lowson

Why I became a hypnotherapist

Some years ago I went through a bitter, unexpected divorce. The aftermath left me struggling with depression, anger and anxiety, and my life felt as though it was spiralling out of control.

When a close friend suggested hypnotherapy, I was the biggest sceptic you could meet. I went anyway, and it became the turning point. I rediscovered the positive parts of my life, rewired the negative thinking patterns that had taken hold, and began to look forward again. Today I'm the happiest I've been in a long time.

That experience changed the direction of my life. Taking a huge leap of faith, I walked away from a career of more than 30 years to start again, this time helping people who were facing the kinds of difficulties I had faced, and supporting them to change their lives.

The real shift came when I understood that I could use my brain to my advantage, and that the solution isn't necessarily tied to the problem. From then on I began to see things through a solution focused lens, and it shapes everything I do, not only with clients but in my everyday life.

I'm not a saviour, and I don't have special powers. I'm just me.

Halifax Hypnotherapy Clinic

While I was training, my partner Natalie volunteered to be one of my practice clients. The changes she experienced for herself inspired her to train as a hypnotherapist too, and she now practises as Natalie Anne Hypnotherapy.

In 2018 we founded the Halifax Hypnotherapy Clinic together, and in 2022 the clinic moved to its new home in Shelf. Today we both work one-to-one with clients, supervise other hypnotherapists, and lecture for the Solution Focused Training Academy.

It's a journey that has led me to some incredible clients, students and colleagues, and many former clients have gone on to train as hypnotherapists themselves.

What I stand for

This work isn't about me. Everything I do is for the person in front of me, whether that's a client, a student or a supervisee.

My values have always been fairness, honesty and transparency. That's why my fees stay affordable and clearly published. With my experience, time in practice and skill set I could charge far more, but I have no desire to. Good therapy should be within reach of the people who need it. And if my fees aren't affordable for you right now, I'll make sure you're signposted to another professional who can help.