Iain Lightfoot

For more than a decade, my professional journey has centred around helping people unlock their potential and create meaningful change in their lives. My introduction to coaching was a turning point. As I worked with clients, I discovered the powerful impact that guided visualisation and relaxation techniques could have alongside coaching. Time and again, I saw individuals achieve greater clarity, confidence, and personal breakthroughs when deeper subconscious work was introduced into the process.

Recognising that many people were being held back not only by mindset, but by anxiety, habits, fears, and emotional challenges, I became determined to expand my skills so I could support clients on a more therapeutic level. With a strong belief in professionalism, credibility, and excellence, I committed to undertaking the highest level of Clinical Hypnotherapy training available.

What surprised me most was how naturally my coaching expertise enhanced my hypnotherapy work. My ability to listen deeply, build trust, and understand human behaviour became invaluable in helping clients create lasting, positive change. Clinical Hypnotherapy is more than a profession, it is work I genuinely care about, and I feel privileged to help people overcome personal barriers, regain control, and move forward with greater confidence, calm, and fulfilment.

For your complete peace of mind I am fully insured, experienced and qualified. All my qualifications and certification can be viewed upon request. I am proud to hold the following qualifications:

DCM - Doctor of Coaching and Mentoring from Oxford Brookes University

MSc (Distinction) - Increasing training effectiveness through motivation.

NFCE/HPD Diploma in Clinical Hypnotherapy.

SICH Diploma in Clinical Hypnotherapy.

SICH Certificate in Clinical Hypnotherapy

Postgraduate - Level 7 - Executive Coaching.

Postgraduate - Level 7 - Management Coaching.

Postgraduate - Level 7 - Coaching Supervision.

Postgraduate - Level 7 - Strategic Leadership.

Graduateship - Level 6 - Engineering and Management.

Graduateship - Level 6 - Human Resource Management.

NLP Practitioner Coach.

SICH NLP Practitioner Coach.

CTLLS (Certificate of Teaching in the Life-long Learning Sector).

Clinical Hypnotherapy; Hypnosis; Hypnotist; Hypnotism; Hypnotherapist; Executive Coach; Management Coach; Transformation; Behavioural Change; Supervision; Academic Research; Performance Enhancement; Confidence; Decision Making; NLP; Visualisation;

Addictions *

Alcohol abuse *

Anger management

Anxiety *

Blushing

Bruxism

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome *

Depression *

Eating disorders *

Exam stress

Fear of flying

Food addiction *

Gambling addiction *

Gastric band hypnotherapy

Insomnia *

Irritable bowel syndrome

Low self-confidence *

Low self-esteem

Obsessions and compulsions *

Pain management *

Panic attacks *

Phobias *

Post-traumatic stress disorder *

Public speaking

Quit smoking

Relationship issues

Relaxation

Sex addiction *

Sexual issues *

Sleep disorders *

Sports performance

Stress *

Stuttering *

Tinnitus *

Weight loss

If you are looking for support, you will be met with warmth, understanding, and a space where you can speak openly without fear of judgement. Therapy and coaching sessions are centred entirely around you, your experiences, your goals, your challenges, and the changes you want to create in your life.

You will be encouraged to explore your thoughts and feelings in a way that helps you gain clarity, confidence, and a deeper understanding of yourself. Sessions are designed to help you move beyond feeling stuck, overwhelmed, anxious, or held back by unhelpful patterns, so you can begin creating meaningful and lasting change.

Rather than simply being given advice, you will be supported to discover solutions that feel right for you personally. Through reflective therapy, coaching, and clinical hypnotherapy techniques, you can develop new perspectives, strengthen self-belief, and reconnect with the motivation and resilience already within you.

Every session is tailored specifically to your needs, because no two people experience life in the same way. You will experience an approach that is flexible, intuitive, and responsive to what will help you most in that moment.

The aim is for you to leave sessions feeling calmer, clearer, more empowered, and more in control — with practical ways to move forward positively in both your personal and professional life.