Maria Sanders

About Firefly Hypnotherapy

I’m Maria, founder of Firefly Hypnotherapy and a Clinical Hypnotherapist and Coach based in Ingatestone, Essex. I see clients in person from my relaxing therapy room and also work online across the UK.

I help people who are struggling with anxiety, overthinking, stress and burnout, low confidence and self-esteem. I also have a particular interest in working with creatives whose overthinking, perfectionism, self-doubt or fear of judgement is getting in the way of their work or stopping them putting themselves out there.

Before becoming a hypnotherapist, I spent around 20 years working in the creative, media and wellbeing industries, across magazines, events, fashion, health and wellbeing. I ran The Vitality Show in London and later worked as a consultant for the mental health charity Mind. I have a degree in Sociology and have also studied Psychology, so understanding people and why we think and behave the way we do has always fascinated me.

I came to hypnotherapy through my own experience too. I’d struggled with overthinking and insomnia and later used hypnotherapy to help me with public speaking, confidence and fear of judgement. Experiencing the difference it made for me was a big part of why I decided to retrain.

I practise Solution Focused Hypnotherapy, which combines talking therapy with hypnosis and an understanding of how the brain works. I explain quite a lot of the neuroscience behind what you’re experiencing too. I find that simply understanding why your brain is doing what it’s doing can be incredibly reassuring.

I’m warm and down-to-earth in the way I work and sessions are relaxed, positive and practical. Everything is tailored to you and what you want to change.

Firefly Hypnotherapy has received more than 50 five-star Google reviews from clients I’ve worked with on anxiety, stress and burnout, confidence, sleep, phobias, performance and many other areas.

I hold the Diploma in Solution Focused Hypnotherapy (DSFH), Hypnotherapy in Practice Diploma (HPD) and General Qualification in Hypnotherapy Practice (GQHP). I’m fully insured, Enhanced DBS checked and a registered member of the Association for Solution Focused Hypnotherapy and National Council for Hypnotherapy.

If you’re wondering whether hypnotherapy could help you, I offer a free initial chat. It’s a chance to tell me a little about what’s going on, ask any questions and see whether I feel like the right person for you.