BRISTOL, UK. June 11th, 2026 – A newly established hypnotherapy service has begun operating in Bristol and Axminster, with the aim of making therapeutic hypnosis more widely available to people seeking mental wellbeing support.
Founded by clinical hypnotherapist Lisa Marchant-Keyworth, who holds a Diploma in Solution Focused Hypnotherapy, the Keyworth Practice delivers solution-focused hypnotherapy. This approach blends modern neuroscience insights with established therapeutic methods.
Lisa’s interest in hypnotherapy was first sparked through an unexpected early-life connection with a well-known figure in the field. “Hypnotherapy has come in and out of my life since I was about 15 or 16, when Paul McKenna moved in next door to my first boyfriend,” Lisa 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.’”
Lisa had been receiving outpatient medical support at the time to cope with family stress but did not find it helpful. Hypnotherapy, she says, was a turning point. “It was incredible – it was life-changing and I never went back to the psychiatrist after that,” she said.
In her 30s, Lisa returned to hypnotherapy during a difficult period as a new mother balancing work as a teacher. “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.”
When deciding on a new career direction, Lisa knew exactly what she wanted to do next. “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.”
Lisa’s practice is built around using clients’ own language to guide progress. “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 the power of trance to unlock clarity and elevate their performance, essentially to help them wake up and feel their best every single day.
“They come to me because they have an issue – it could be a fear or phobia of something like flying or spiders, or it could be that they have obsessive compulsive disorder, with intrusive thoughts. Maybe their sleep is an issue. Many people sacrifice sleep and label it as a by-product of success. But it should not be. You can be successful and sleep well at night. Everyone deserves to sleep well. Solution Focused Hypnotherapy achieves this, every time.”
Lisa’s approach prioritises future goals over past difficulties. “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 looking at where you are now, where you want to be and then working out the incremental steps that will get you there.”
Sessions typically begin with simple discussions about concerns, background, and daily life. “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 talking about where they are and what they want. The whole point of the talking therapy is it moves the issue from the primitive brain into the prefrontal cortex, which is the problem-solving part of the brain.
“At the end of the session, we use relaxation techniques to reset the neuropathways. It is like creating a clean slate, so limiting beliefs and anything that has held them back in the past is rewritten and they wake up with the motivation, happiness and drive to move forward.”
To find out more, visit www.keyworthpractice.com or call 07940 058 5588.
