Train Your Brain to Manage Stress: Neuroscience Informed Hypnotherapy
Living with a brain tumour, or supporting someone who is, can place the brain under sustained pressure. Waiting for results, navigating treatment decisions and managing uncertainty can trigger cycles of stress, worry and mental overload.
This online introductory session explains how hypnosis works through the lens of modern neuroscience. We explore how the brain continually adapts to experience through neuroplasticity and how stress, anticipation and uncertainty influence attention, perception and emotional responses.
Participants are introduced to practical techniques that combine hypnosis with psycho sensory skills such as breath patterns, gentle touch and bilateral stimulation. These approaches help the brain move away from persistent threat responses and towards a more flexible and supportive state of thinking.
The aim of the session is not simply relaxation, but understanding how the brain works and learning simple tools that can help manage stress, support sleep and restore a sense of steadiness during challenging times.
Programme Participation
This workshop is primarily designed for new attendees who would like to learn the core skills of the programme. Previous participants are very welcome to revisit the workshop as a refresher, and many find returning once a quarter helpful for reinforcing their learning. Weekly Reset sessions run every week and all participants are welcome to attend these regularly – please contact hello@brainstrust.org.uk for more details. Participants may also join the ‘Hypnotherapy for Calmness and Confidence Through Processes’ and ‘A Dose of Neuroscience’ sessions whenever they wish.
About Louise Baker
Louise Baker MSc is an applied neuroscientist and hypnotherapist specialising in the neuroscience of stress, attention and emotional regulation. She holds an MSc in Neuroscience and the Psychology of Mental Health from King’s College London and works with brainstrust supporting individuals and carers living with brain tumours.
