Meet Bob Tait, anxiety therapist at Newcastle Hypnotherapy

Here's an introduction to Bob, one of our most experienced therapists and someone whose own journey makes him uniquely placed to help you.

An anxiety therapist who has been there himself

Bob didn't arrive in therapy by accident. Having experienced poor mental health himself in the past, he sought help, and the results surprised him. What he initially dismissed as "hippie-dippy stuff" turned out to be genuinely life-changing. That personal transformation set him on a path of serious training and eventually led him to leave a career in professional sport to do this work full-time.

"Having experienced poor mental health myself in the past, to now be able to do something and give back is the reason why, about four and a half years ago, I resigned from my job in professional sport to do this for a living."

— Bob Tait

Serious training behind the results

Bob completed a four-year NLP Practitioner and Master Practitioner training with NLP North East, an intensive, practice-based programme totalling hundreds of hours of hands-on experience. He has since continued training in a range of complementary approaches, building a broad toolkit that he draws on fluidly depending on what each client brings.

Rather than following a fixed script, Bob approaches every session fresh with no assumptions and no pre-packaged solutions. He specialises in working in the client's own language and model of the world, which means the work feels genuinely personal.

Why clients see results so quickly

Many clients arrive at Newcastle Hypnotherapy having already tried CBT, counselling, or talking therapies, sometimes for years, without lasting change. Bob's approach works differently. Instead of repeatedly revisiting the problem, he focuses on where the client wants to get to and works at both a conscious and unconscious level to help them get there.

"Energy flows where attention goes. We want to be putting the energy into how we'd rather be, instead of going round and round the negative stuff that's been in your head for years."

— Bob Tait

What Bob works with

Anxiety, stress, depression, addiction, low confidence, phobias, unwanted habits.

What clients say

Time and again, clients who start working with Bob arrive in a difficult place and leave five-star reviews within just a few short weeks. Bob finds this quietly humbling rather than something to shout about. As he puts it: "I'm just doing what I do. I help people." That understated dedication is exactly what makes him so effective.

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