Therapeutic Hypnosis for Anxiety
An Evidence-Based Approach
Expand your clinical skillset.
Work beyond the conscious mind.
Support nervous system regulation at a deeper level.
A practitioner training within the OnTrack Training framework
A Body–Mind Approach to Clinical Change
At OnTrack Training, we focus on how change actually happens — not just cognitively, but neurologically and physiologically.
This training introduces a structured approach to therapeutic hypnosis that integrates:
• Nervous system regulation
• Somatic awareness
• Subconscious patterning
• Evidence-based hypnotherapy
It is designed for practitioners who want to move beyond surface-level change and work at the level where patterns are maintained.
THE CLINICAL GAP
Many practitioners are working with clients who:
• Have strong insight
• Engage well in therapy
• Understand their patterns
And yet continue to experience:
• Anxiety that feels automatic
• Emotional reactivity
• A dysregulated nervous system
This reflects a key limitation:
Most therapeutic work remains at the conscious level.
Trauma, Anxiety & The Nervous System
Within the OnTrack framework, anxiety is understood as a nervous system response — not simply a cognitive issue.
Trauma is stored within the body and nervous system, not just in memory.
As outlined in the training material:
• Clients may cycle between activation (fight/flight)
• Or shutdown (freeze/disconnection)
• Without the ability to return to regulation
This is where deeper, body-based approaches become essential.
WHY HYPNOSIS WITHIN
ON TRACK TRAINING?
Hypnosis is used as a clinical tool to:
Regulate the nervous system
Access subconscious processes
Support somatic release
Introduce new patterns at a deeper level
Rather than working against the mind, this approach works with the natural mechanisms of change.
Hypnosis session at the March On Track Retreat.
THE ON TRACK APPROACH TO HYPNOSIS
This is not generic hypnosis training.
Within OnTrack Training, hypnosis is taught as a structured clinical process:
Regulation → Access → Reorganisation → Integration
Regulation – creating safety in the nervous system
Access – working with subconscious processes
Reorganisation – updating patterns
Integration – stabilising change
This allows practitioners to work with clarity, safety, and precision.
What You'll Learn
Guide a safe and effective hypnotic state
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Work with the subconscious mind
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Recognise nervous system responses in real time
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Apply hypnosis to anxiety presentations
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Guide clients through somatic relaxation and release
Structure sessions with confidence and clarity
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Clear clinical framework
Training Pathway
This training is Level 1 within the OnTrack Training model.
Level 1: Foundations of Therapeutic Hypnosis
Focus:
• Nervous system regulation
• Foundations of hypnosis
• Working safely with anxiety
• Structured session delivery
This level provides a clear, usable framework that can be applied immediately in clinical practice.
Continuing Development
For practitioners wanting to deepen their work further, Level 2 training will expand into:
• Trauma-informed hypnosis processes
• Working with deeper emotional material
• Somatic release and integration
• Subconscious pattern reorganisation
• More complex clinical presentations
Details for Level 2 will be shared with participants following completion of Level 1.
PRACTICAL APPLICATION
This is not theory-heavy training.
The day includes:
Clinical framework and understanding
Live demonstration
Guided practice
Supervised integration
Participants will practise throughout the day and begin integrating hypnosis into their work immediately.
WHO THIS IS FOR?
Psychotherapists | Counsellors | Coaches | Social workers
Practitioners working with anxiety and trauma
No prior hypnosis experience is required.
HOW THIS ENHANCES YOUR PRACTICE
Practitioners who integrate this work often:
• Work more effectively with anxiety
• Support clients who feel “stuck”
• Move beyond purely cognitive approaches
• Access deeper emotional material safely
• Create more sustainable outcomes
It also provides a clear point of difference within your practice.
About
OnTrack Training
OnTrack Training is the professional development arm of OnTrack Therapy, focused on equipping practitioners with evidence-based, body–mind approaches to therapeutic change.
The training integrates psychotherapy, neuroscience, and somatic work to support deeper, more effective clinical outcomes.
About Annelie
Annelie Peusschers
Psychotherapist & Clinical Hypnotherapist
Annelie works at the intersection of psychotherapy, somatic therapy and hypnosis, supporting clients with anxiety and trauma. Her work focuses on helping both clients and practitioners understand how change occurs at a deeper level — beyond cognition and into the body and subconscious mind.
Therapeutic Hypnosis for Anxiety
An Evidence-Based Approach
If you are ready to expand your clinical practice
and integrate a deeper, body–mind approach: