Lasting change for anxiety, trauma and burnout — resolved in two or three bespoke sessions.
I’m Barbara Slyne, a Registered Certified Hypnotherapist and Mind Coach. I work with stress, anxiety, unresolved trauma, burnout, hypnobirthing and confidence — in-person in Cabinteely, and online across Ireland and beyond.
Barbara Slyne
Hypnotherapist · Mind Coach
Hypnotherapy for the things that matter most.
Most clients arrive for one of these five. Sleep, smoking and phobias usually trace back to one of them too.
Stress & Anxiety
Settle a racing nervous system and re-pattern the responses underneath. Clinical hypnotherapy combined with NLP, CBT and EFT tapping.
Learn more → 02Unresolved Trauma
Reach what talking sometimes can’t. Gentle, multi-modal release work using EMDR, Somatic Healing and hypnotherapy.
Learn more → 03Burnout Recovery
Rebuild after the engine has run too long. Bespoke sessions that restore energy, calm and a sense of meaning — quietly, completely.
Learn more → 04Hypnobirthing
Calm, confident preparation for birth — for first-time mums and returning mothers. Available 1:1 in-person or online.
Learn more → 05Confidence
Connect with your confident, true self. Quiet the inner critic and step into work, relationships and public life with composure — using NLP, CBT and EFT.
Learn more →Also helping with sleep, smoking, phobias, cravings and chronic pain. Get in touch to ask about anything not listed.
Three things I do differently from how hypnotherapy is usually delivered.
And why clients tend to see real, lasting shifts within a few sessions — rather than needing endless ones.
Strategic, not scripted
I assess each client and ask the leading questions that get to what’s actually going on. Your session is built for you in the first 15 minutes — never delivered from a script.
Underneath, not on the surface
“I can’t sleep” is rarely just a sleep problem. “I can’t quit” is rarely just a habit problem. We work with what’s actually driving the pattern — and that’s where the lasting change happens.
Resolved, not patched
Most issues take two or three sessions to fully resolve and embed. Long enough to do the work properly and check the change is holding — never more than you need.
Hi, I’m Barbara.
Before I trained as a hypnotherapist, I spent over twenty years in corporate and legal work. I know what high-functioning, high-pressure looks like from the inside — because I built myself into a place of burnout doing it. That experience is what set me looking for something deeper than talk-based approaches, and eventually brought me here.
I’m a Registered Certified Hypnotherapist and Mind Coach based in Cabinteely, Dublin 18. The aim isn’t to manage your symptoms. It’s to find what’s underneath and resolve it — quietly, completely, in a way that holds.
- Sleeping naturally, often without medication
- A nervous system that finally feels settled
- Release of trauma the body has held for years
- Energy returning after long-running burnout
- A calm, confident pregnancy and birth
- Stepping into rooms you’ve been quietly avoiding
Trained in Clinical Hypnotherapy, NLP, CBT, EMDR, EFT Tapping and Somatic Healing. Each client gets a strategic blend chosen for what their situation actually calls for — not a one-size-fits-all script.
Six trained modalities, chosen per client.
Every client gets a combination tailored to them — never one tool used the same way twice.
Clinical Hypnotherapy
Working with the subconscious in a deeply relaxed, fully aware state. The core practice.
NLP
Neuro-Linguistic Programming — re-patterning the language and imagery that hold limiting beliefs in place.
CBT
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy — identifying and re-wiring the thought–feeling–behaviour loops underneath anxiety.
EMDR
Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing — releasing trauma the body still carries from old experiences.
EFT Tapping
Emotional Freedom Technique — gentle tapping on meridian points to settle the nervous system.
Somatic Healing
Body-based release work for what gets stored beneath words — particularly powerful for trauma and burnout.
In-person in Cabinteely. Online across Ireland.
South Dublin clients meet me in my Cabinteely practice. Everyone else works with me online, securely, from wherever they are.
Hypnotherapy in Cabinteely
My home practice in Dublin 18. A small, calm 1:1 room with free parking on site. The base of every in-person session.
Learn more → 8 min driveHypnotherapy in Foxrock
For Foxrock professionals and families. A calm, confidential practice minutes from the village.
Learn more → 5 min driveHypnotherapy in Cornelscourt
Just down the road. Easy access from Cornelscourt and the surrounding Cherrywood area.
Learn more → 10 min driveHypnotherapy in Killiney & Dalkey
Bespoke clinical hypnotherapy for the Killiney and Dalkey area. Coastal South Dublin’s calm room.
Learn more → 12 min driveHypnotherapy in Sandyford & Stillorgan
For Sandyford Business Park, Stillorgan and the wider professional South Dublin catchment.
Learn more → AnywhereOnline sessions across Ireland
Secure, encrypted 1:1 sessions for clients across Ireland and beyond. Many people prefer it.
Book a call →Clients also travel from Wicklow, Wexford and Kildare — most are home by the same evening.
A clear, supported path — from first hello to feeling like yourself again.
Free 20-minute call
A calm phone conversation so you can ask anything and decide if it feels right. No pressure, no commitment.
Your first session
90 minutes in Cabinteely or online. A guided conversation followed by deep, bespoke work tailored to you.
Two or three sessions
Most issues fully resolve in 2–3 sessions — long enough to root the change in and check it’s holding.
One-week text check-in
I text every client a week after our work, always — to see how it’s settled. Reply welcome, never required.
Not sure where to start? Let’s have a quiet conversation.
Free 20-minute phone call. No commitment, no script — just a chance to talk it through.
What change has looked like.
A dramatic shift in my mindset after just a few sessions. I genuinely didn’t expect to feel this different, this quickly.
I’d relied on sleeping tablets for years. After a few sessions with Barbara I’m sleeping naturally again — I didn’t believe it was possible.
My fear of heights had limited me for years. The change has stayed with me — I can’t recommend her enough.
I came in carrying so much and walked out feeling lighter and energised. Barbara has such a calming way about her.
Recent reading.
Longer-form articles on anxiety, trauma, burnout and how the work I do actually moves them.
The quiet burnout: how to recognise it before it breaks you.
For most of the high-functioning women and men I see in Dublin, burnout sneaks in disguised as resilience. Here’s how to spot it early.
How I workWhat actually happens in a hypnotherapy session — and why mine looks different.
A minute-by-minute walkthrough of a first session, and the reason my strategic, multi-modal approach lands so quickly.
More readingBrowse all articles.
Honest writing about anxiety, trauma, burnout, hypnobirthing and the strategic difference behind how I work — updated monthly.
Honest answers about how it all works.
Still wondering? Book a free 20-minute call and we’ll talk it through, no commitment needed.
What is hypnotherapy used for?+
I most commonly help with stress, anxiety, unresolved trauma, burnout, sleep issues, smoking, phobias, confidence and hypnobirthing — but hypnotherapy can support most challenges that have a strong emotional or subconscious driver underneath.
Will I be unconscious during hypnosis?+
No. Hypnosis is a deeply relaxed but fully aware state — closer to the focused absorption you feel when you’re lost in a great book. You stay in control throughout, can hear everything, and can end the session at any moment.
How many hypnotherapy sessions will I need?+
Most issues take 2–3 sessions to fully resolve and embed in. Sometimes more for long-standing patterns or layered trauma. I’ll be honest with you about what your situation calls for after our first session.
Do online sessions work as well as in-person?+
Yes. Many clients prefer online — you’re already in your own environment, which can help you relax more deeply. I use a secure, encrypted therapy platform with no app to download.
What if I can’t be hypnotised?+
Some clients don’t enter a deep trance — and that’s fine. I’m trained in NLP, CBT, EMDR, EFT tapping and Somatic Healing alongside hypnotherapy, and I’ll use whichever combination your nervous system responds to.
Is hypnotherapy safe during pregnancy?+
Yes — hypnobirthing is specifically designed to support a calm, confident pregnancy and birth. Many clients start from the second trimester onward.
Where in Dublin are you based?+
Cabinteely, Dublin 18 — easily reachable from Foxrock, Cornelscourt, Cherrywood, Killiney, Sandyford and the wider South Dublin area. Free parking on site. Online sessions available across Ireland and beyond.
The first step is always
a conversation.
Book a free 20-minute phone call. No commitment, no pressure — just a chance to talk through what’s going on and see if working together feels right.