The incredible thing about the subconscious mind is this: once it sees a new door, it doesn’t forget it’s there.
- Profile Overview
Meet Lorna
I’ve always been fascinated by the brain — partly because of my own experience living with Cerebral Palsy, and partly because of watching my grandad live with Alzheimer’s for ten years. That curiosity has grown into a lifelong passion for understanding how the brain works, and how we can use that knowledge to heal, grow, and navigate whatever life brings. My training in Applied Hypnotherapy has allowed me to turn that passion into a career I love, focusing on confidence, communication and connection.
- What is hypnotherapy?
A Big Bold Beautiful Journey – and the Power of Applied Hypnotherapy
When I watched A Big Bold Beautiful Journey, it struck me how closely the story mirrors what happens in applied hypnotherapy.
In the film, Sarah and David discover mysterious doors that transport them back to defining moments in their past. They can’t change what happened — but by stepping through, they begin to see those memories differently. Old wounds soften, patterns reveal themselves, and what once felt fixed starts to shift. They realise that the present is stitched together from those earlier experiences, and that by understanding them, new possibilities begin to open.
Applied hypnotherapy works in much the same way. Together, we create a safe space to revisit the moments, beliefs, and emotions that have shaped your life. Instead of carrying them as heavy, unspoken burdens, you begin to see them clearly — and with that clarity comes choice.
You don’t erase your past, just as Sarah and David didn’t. But you learn to hold it differently. What once felt like a weight becomes something you can stand on, something that gives you strength and perspective.
That’s the beauty of applied hypnotherapy: it’s not about escaping, it’s about unlocking. The past is still part of your story, but it no longer decides your future.
Like the film, it’s about taking a bold, beautiful journey — one that helps you step through the doors of your own mind, and discover the freedom that’s waiting on the other side.
Sliding Doors – the power of Applied Hypnotherapy
Do you remember the film Sliding Doors? It shows two versions of the same woman’s life, all because of a single missed train. One small change, and suddenly everything is different.
That’s exactly how our thoughts work. Most of the time, we don’t notice them — we just follow the same track we’ve always been on. But one thought, one belief, one decision can send us in a completely different direction. Applied hypnotherapy helps you spot those “sliding doors” moments in your own mind — the ones that keep you stuck, and the ones that can set you free.
It isn’t about magic, and it isn’t about pretending life is perfect. It’s about giving yourself the chance to walk through the door that leads to something better.
Because the smallest shift in thought can change your whole story.
Applied Hypnotherapy Packages
Ongoing support: Once your sessions have started, you can contact me at any time if you have questions.
All packages include:
- Full 75-minute session (consultation + hypnotherapy + debrief)
- Personal audio recording for home practice after each session
- Clear instructions for home practice
- Follow-up call at the end of the last session to review progress and answer any questions
Important: Each recording is designed to be listened to daily for 21 days. To allow this practice to be completed, sessions are scheduled a minimum of 22 days apart.
Smooth Wheels
Book description
Meet Top Hat Tom – a resourceful, creatively abled youngster who refuses to let life’s obstacles slow him down. From hospital gowns to high-flying stunts at the local skate park, his journey is packed with humour, heart and a touch of mischief. With his loyal sidekick Wheelson—who’s far from your ordinary wheelchair—and a vibrant crew of friends, including the spirited Christina, the artistic Jadey and the effortlessly cool DD, Tom discovers that every challenge can turn into an adventure.
7 Questions
Book description
This manifesto offers a personal and professional reflection on living with disability and what it is like to navigate your way within the care industry, whether as a recipient or provider of care services. It is about the language around health and social care and the need to pay attention to it. The manifesto was written to encourage discussion, enhance choice and open opportunities for positive changes in how disability is perceived for future generations.
My Story
I have always wanted to understand the brain — partly because of living with Cerebral Palsy meant I grew up asking questions about how my mind and body worked together. I wanted to know which parts of my brain were working harder, which were compensating, and how I could make the very best of what I had.
That fascination only grew when my much-loved grandad was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. For ten years I watched the illness slowly change his memory and his personality, and I wanted to understand why. By the time he died, when I was 18, I knew the brain would always be at the centre of my life.
During lockdown, I finally gave myself the space to study it more formally. I completed a diploma in neurology, achieving a Distinction — something that gave me the academic grounding to match what I had been learning through lived experience. Later, when I trained in counselling, my determination only grew. I had found an excuse to talk about the brain every single day, and I loved every minute of it.
For me, understanding the brain has always been both personal and professional. It helps me make sense of my own disability, and it allows me to support others as they navigate whatever challenges or scenarios they bring with them. Along the way, I even studied the psychology of dogs, which gave me yet another lens on how brains adapt, communicate, and form bonds.
I knew I was never going to be a neurosurgeon, but training in Applied Hypnotherapy gave me a way to bring all of these threads together — neurology, psychology, counselling, and lived experience — into a career I truly love. It means I can spend my days working with the most extraordinary organ we have: the human brain.
At the heart of my work is a simple belief: people move forward more easily when they feel understood and less alone. Through one-to-one applied hypnotherapy sessions, we can work together on areas such as mild anxiety, communication difficulties, loneliness, or building confidence.
Alongside individual work, I also will be offering online group sessions via Zoom in the future. These gatherings are designed to gently bring people together, share experiences, and build a sense of connection — supporting your hypnotherapy journey in a wider, more human way.
Vision Behind Lorna Marsh Hypnotherapy
At the heart of my work is a simple belief: people find it easier to move forward when they feel understood, connected, and less alone. Communication is key — it’s how we create safety, share experiences, and build meaningful connection.
Throughout my life and career, I’ve worked with many different pathways of communication. This has included supporting autistic individuals through dance and creative expression, helping people find their own way to be heard and understood. Whether through public speaking, one-to-one work, or writing, my focus has always been on helping people feel seen.
Through one-to-one applied hypnotherapy sessions, we can work together on areas such as mild anxiety, communication difficulties, loneliness, or building confidence to move forward. Applied hypnotherapy can help shift perspective, release internal blocks, and strengthen your connection with yourself and others.
As confidence and connection grow through individual work, clients will also be invited to be part of community gatherings — beginning online via Zoom, with face-to-face connections being something we are intentionally building towards in the future.
This is why generational connection matters so deeply to me. When people of different ages, backgrounds, and life experiences come together, support becomes more natural. Stories are shared, understanding deepens, and people realise they are not alone in what they feel. A chosen community begins to form — one where everyone has something to offer, and everyone gains from belonging.
My books, Seven Questions and Smooth Wheels, reflect this same intention. They explore communication, difference, and belonging in accessible ways and sit alongside my hypnotherapy work as part of a wider vision: creating conversations that reduce isolation and increase connection.
Lorna Marsh Hypnotherapy is being intentionally developed as more than a practice. It is a vision rooted in communication, learning, and shared experience — where change is supported not only by the subconscious mind, but by connection with others.
Hypnotherapy opens the door; community helps keep it open. Let’s create connections that last.