
Come home to yourself
Finding safety, self-love and trust within.
London and internationally Online
- Since 2001
Advanced Clinical Hypnotherapy
and NLP with
Kirsten Dahlerup
Advanced Clinical Hypnotherapist,
Hypno-Psychotherapist
NLP Master Practitioner
Trauma Informed
Senior Member of the GHR

Many of the people who come to me feel anxious, overwhelmed or quietly exhausted from holding everything together. Others carry the lingering effects of childhood experiences, self-doubt, anger, relationship difficulties, phobias, childhood trauma or habits they have tried hard to change but haven't been able to shift.
My work is gentle, precise and grounded in emotional safety. I work at a pace and with a presence that allows space for genuine integration, rather than focusing simply on relieving symptoms.
When we feel safer within ourselves, it can become easier to see things differently, respond differently and make changes that feel more natural and sustainable.
With over 25 years of experience as a London hypnotherapist, I have come to understand that meaningful change rarely comes through force. It comes from creating the right conditions for a busy mind to quieten, for the Inner Child to feel safer, and for the adult part of ourselves to regain clarity and perspective.
It is always a privilege to witness clients reconnect with self-trust, emotional freedom and a steadier sense of inner calm.
I now work exclusively online with private and corporate clients across London and internationally. Having worked online for many years, I have found that many clients appreciate the comfort, privacy and familiarity of having their sessions in their own environment.
Whether supporting personal emotional wellbeing or workplace resilience, online hypnotherapy offers a calm and contained space for meaningful change - without the need to travel.
If you're curious to hear about other people's experiences, you can read my client reviews below - and if you feel ready to explore whether working together might be right for you, I'd love to hear from you.
Warmest wishes,
Kirsten
Featured as 'Best for The Overthinkers' in Tatler Magazine's Good Shrink Guide
Inner Child Therapy for anxiety and childhood trauma
Hypnotherapy and NLP for relationship patterns, anxiety, stress, grief, anger and much more.
My Approach
There is no single approach that works for everyone.
My work draws on Advanced Hypnotherapy, NLP and Buddhist philosophy, together with the experience I have gained over more than 25 years of working as a therapist with people.
I don't follow a rigid formula. Instead, I draw on different approaches according to what feels most appropriate for you and what you are experiencing.
The common thread is helping you understand yourself more deeply, feel safer within yourself and develop greater freedom in how you respond to life.
Hypnotherapy
Hypnotherapy provides a way of working with the deeper emotional and behavioural patterns that can influence how we think, feel and respond.
Many of the beliefs we develop about ourselves and the world around us are shaped by our experiences earlier in life. Sometimes, these experiences can continue to influence our responses as adults, even when we consciously know that we are safe.
This can help explain why we sometimes react strongly to situations that, objectively, are not threatening. A present-day situation may remind us, emotionally or subconsciously, of something from the past, triggering a familiar response.
Through Advanced Hypnotherapy, I can help you explore and change some of these patterns, so that you can experience yourself, others and life with greater calm, confidence and freedom.
My training includes Ericksonian Hypnotherapy, Hypno-analysis, Direct Advanced Hypnosis, Regression, Forgiveness and Parts Hypnotherapy.
Buddhist philosophy
Buddhist philosophy can help us cultivate awareness in a way that supports greater inner happiness and contentment.
We can learn to become more aware of the present moment, while calmly acknowledging our thoughts, feelings and bodily sensations without immediately judging or reacting to them.
Often, we are not fully present. We may be caught up in something that happened in the past, anxious about something that might happen in the future, or simply overwhelmed by the constant activity of our minds.
Perhaps you lie awake worrying about an upcoming presentation at work, go over and over something you regret, or find that your thoughts seem to run away with you while your body feels tense or unsettled.
Buddhist philosophy can help us develop a different relationship with our thoughts. Rather than automatically believing every thought or being carried away by it, we can learn to notice what is happening in the mind with greater awareness and perspective.
My work incorporates Buddhist philosophy alongside Advanced Hypnotherapy and NLP. I draw on these approaches to help you understand your mind, cultivate greater self-awareness and develop a stronger sense of calm, freedom and choice in how you respond to life.
NLP
NLP is based on the idea that we each experience and interpret the world differently. Our perception of an experience can influence how we feel, how we respond and the choices we make.
A simple example is overcoming a phobia, such as a fear of flying or spiders.
What has changed?
The spider is still the same. The aeroplane is still the same. What has changed is the person's experience of them - the meaning they attach to the situation and the emotional response it creates.
NLP explores the ways our thoughts, language, perceptions and patterns of behaviour influence our experience of ourselves, other people and the world around us. For example, the way we perceive our own abilities can influence our confidence, our choices and what we believe is possible for us.
NLP can provide practical ways of changing unhelpful patterns of thinking and responding, helping you develop greater flexibility, confidence and choice in how you approach life.

