Exclusive 5 Day Retreat at the Scottish Coast
Whether you're just starting out or you've been practising for years, building a hypnotherapy practice takes energy. There's always something else to work on — finding clients, developing your skills, improving your website, marketing yourself, coming up with new ideas or simply trying to work out what to do next.
And sometimes, the harder we push, the more stuck we become.
Your Next Chapter is about doing something different. Stepping away for five nights, giving yourself some space and putting yourself — rather than your to-do list — at the centre for a while. I’ll be there to support you every step of the way.
Because when you have time to think, talk, learn, experiment and reconnect with what you really want from your work, ideas start to flow differently. There's room for creativity, for greater confidence in how you work and for a clearer sense of where you want to go next.
All in a stunning location, with your own private room (no sharing!) and just four other hypnotherapists.
Five nights to invest in the most important part of your practice: you. Discover more in your retreat prospectus here.
Your Hypnotherapy Retreat
For five nights, you'll be staying in a beautiful farmhouse in the Ayrshire countryside, close to Scotland's west coast. You may even recognise the setting — the property was recently featured in Channel 4's Game of Wool: Britain's Best Knitter, hosted by Tom Daley.
Everything you need is here to settle in and feel properly looked after. All your meals and snacks are provided, with tea, coffee, herbal teas and soft drinks available throughout your stay. You'll have a fluffy bathrobe and slippers waiting for you, plenty of comfortable spaces to relax, and a hot tub for the end of the day — perhaps with a herbal tea or a glass of wine.
Getting here is easy
We're less than an hour from Glasgow by train. If you're travelling by public transport, we'll arrange for you to be collected from nearby Prestwick station and brought directly to the farmhouse.
If you'd prefer to be collected from Glasgow or Edinburgh, a private car transfer can also be arranged for an additional fee.
Arrive, settle in and let us take care of the rest.
Business Kickstart
There is no single right way to build a successful hypnotherapy practice. I’ll help you look honestly at where your business is now, where you'd like it to be and anything that's getting in the way.
We'll focus on building a practice that feels authentic to you — from the clients you want to work with to how you market yourself and create opportunities for growth.
Each day, you'll have a dedicated 30-minute intensive one-to-one coaching session with me, focused entirely on you and your business. Alongside this, there'll be small-group focused discussions & training, all led by me, as well as time to work independently on the things you want to get done while you're here.
That might mean improving your website, confidence on camera, getting clearer about your message, creating a new service, looking at your pricing or visibility, or finally tackling something you've been putting off.
We'll also explore what's been holding you back — whether that's confidence, uncertainty, feeling uncomfortable about marketing yourself, too many competing ideas, or simply not knowing where to start.
You'll leave with greater clarity about what you want, what needs to change and a realistic plan for moving your practice forward.
Advanced Skills
This is a chance to stretch yourself as a hypnotherapist. We'll look at advanced hypnosis techniques, different approaches to induction and deepening, language, metaphor, responsiveness and ways of adapting your work to the individual in front of you. We'll experiment, practise and explore what happens when a client doesn't respond in quite the way you expected.
Advanced practice isn't necessarily about collecting more techniques. It's about becoming more confident in knowing what to use, when to use it and why.
We'll explore how to work more responsively with the individual client in front of you. We'll look at language, induction, deepening, metaphor and different ways of using hypnosis, but always with a focus on understanding the purpose behind what you're doing and adapting your approach to the client's needs, responses and way of processing.
With only five people, there'll be plenty of opportunity to practise, ask questions, bring your own experiences and explore areas you're particularly interested in.
The aim is to deepen your understanding of hypnosis so that you can work with greater confidence, flexibility and responsiveness.
For More Details
Your Next Chapter Retreat will take place from Monday 13 September to Friday 17 September 2027, with the option to stay overnight on Friday and leave early on Saturday 18 September by prior arrangement.
The full cost of the five-night retreat is £3,500.
Book and pay in full by 31 January 2027 and the retreat is available for £2,995.
Credit card and Klarna payment options are available. Alternatively, you can spread the cost with monthly instalments of £500, provided the full balance is paid by 1 September 2027.
With only five places available, early booking is strongly advised.
Because this is such a small retreat, with accommodation and other arrangements made specifically for each participant, payments are non-refundable. We therefore strongly recommend taking out appropriate travel or holiday insurance when you book, so that you have cover should illness, travel disruption or another unexpected event prevent you from attending.
To reserve your place or ask any questions, please email info@academyinnermind.co.uk.
To find our more about the retreat, please download the prospectus here.
If Your Next Chapter feels like the space you've been needing, I'd love you to join me.