BRISTOL, UK. June 11th, 2026 – A newly launched hypnotherapy clinic is now operating in Bristol and Axminster, aiming to make structured hypnotherapy support more accessible to people seeking mental wellbeing improvements.
The Keyworth Practice, created by clinical hypnotherapist Lisa Marchant-Keyworth, offers solution-focused hypnotherapy. The approach integrates neuroscience principles with established therapeutic techniques to encourage positive behavioural and emotional change.
Lisa first encountered hypnotherapy in her teens through an unusual personal connection. “Hypnotherapy has been part of my life on and off since I was about 15 or 16, when Paul McKenna moved in next door to my first boyfriend,” she said.
“He used to come over and hypnotise us at dinner parties, but he also used to do a more serious side of hypnotism, it was at a time when my parents were splitting up – it was a very acrimonious divorce – and he saw me one day and he said: ‘You look really down, Lisa. What’s going on?’ I told him about my parents and he said, ‘Let me try some hypnosis on you.’”
At that point, Lisa was under outpatient care but did not feel it helped her. Hypnotherapy changed her outlook completely. “It was incredible – it was life-changing and I never went back to the psychiatrist after that,” she said.
Years later, as a new mother returning to teaching, she faced similar challenges and returned to hypnotherapy. “My boy was a couple of months old and I was struggling with being back at work,” she said.
“I stood up to do an assembly, and I forgot what I was going to say. More to the point, I didn’t care. I was so tired with juggling being a parent and going back to full-time work.
“I went back to hypnotherapy and that sorted me out. I got my work/life balance back, got my anxieties down, everything. Then I started using hypnotherapy as a vehicle for promotion when I wanted to do well at work, when I wanted to be clear-thinking and do well at interviews. That is when hypnotherapy really started to take off.”
Her career change followed a clear personal realisation. “I wanted to achieve two things: help people and have something with longevity, and it just hit me like an epiphany – I need to do hypnotherapy.
“So, I retrained – I graduated just over a year ago now and I have been practising whilst training and ever since.”
The Keyworth Practice focuses on helping clients move forward using their own goals and language. “The Keyworth Practice is primarily solution-focused clinical hypnotherapy and psychotherapy, branching in towards Neuro Linguistic Programming,” she said.
“What I do is to help people through trance work to build clarity and improve performance, helping them feel more balanced and in control every day.
“They come to me because they have an issue – it could be a fear or phobia of something like flying or spiders, or obsessive compulsive disorder with intrusive thoughts. Sleep difficulties are also common. Many people accept poor sleep as part of modern life, but it does not have to be that way. With the right approach, people can sleep well and function at their best.”
Lisa’s sessions are structured around future-focused thinking. “We talk about their preferred future, it is always about looking forward,” she said.
“Of course, if a patient wants to talk about what has gone on in the past, that is absolutely their prerogative, but the focus is on where they are now, where they want to go and the steps needed to get there.”
Sessions begin with open dialogue around concerns, life history, and daily pressures. “I talk about why they are feeling the way they are and about how the brain works in relation to whatever issue they have come to me with.
“It is not me putting words in their mouths. Therapy is about patients expressing where they are and what they want. The purpose of talking therapy is to shift focus from the primitive brain to the prefrontal cortex, which is responsible for problem solving.
“At the end of the session, relaxation techniques help reset neural pathways. It creates a sense of renewal so limiting beliefs are reduced and clients leave feeling more positive, motivated and focused.”
To find out more, visit www.keyworthpractice.com or call 07940 058 5588.
