Testimonials

After working with Abi a couple of years ago to overcome a phobia, I knew I could trust myself, Abi and the process to get the results I wanted.   Expecting my second child, I was feeling anxious about the impending labour and birth, after a slightly traumatic first labour. I knew I wanted the experience to go more smoothly. I heard Abi had qualified as a hypnotherapist, which included hypnobirthing so I immediately got in touch.   We covered relaxation techniques over 4 sessions, which really helped with my anxiety and general nerves leading up to the birth. I’m so glad I took the plunge to work with Abi again, as she helped and showed me how to feel more confident and dare I say it, actually enjoy my labour!   Thank you Abi!

I have struggled with my weight for many years and attended different slimming clubs. After attending the last one for eight years with no success I decided I was wasting my time and money. I've always thought I needed something that worked on my mind to change my way of thinking. I was sceptical when I decided to try Abi's virtual gastric band therapy. I really hoped I wouldn't be her first failure. But I wasn't.   I am now in a far better frame of mind where my eating is concerned. I am not buying the fattening things such as chocolate, crisps, biscuits and I am eating smaller portions. While I have not lost a lot of weight my clothes are fitting me better and yesterday a friend told me she could tell I had lost some weight. I am feeling more confident now that I can control my eating and lose more weight. Thank you Abigail you have worked wonders.

For several years my daughter had been doing all the things you hope as a parent they won’t do.  Mixing with a really poor peer group, becoming more and more reliant on recreational drug taking, skipping school and intermittently sleeping rough. It escalated after her 18th birthday and finally concluded in a way with a number of attempts on her own life.  In her words she was ‘done’ she’d had enough and she couldn’t see a pathway out of it.   She is an intelligent and articulate person, vivacious, generous and beautiful.  It’s very difficult to watch that kind of deterioration.  Her ‘friends’ fed off her generosity, were amused by her drug fuelled antics and [not so] graciously accepted the handouts she earned from her job. But, she was fortunate to have a wise and supportive manager, who saw potential and the possibility of recovery, so she managed to hold onto her employment.   In January 2020 she attempted again to kill herself.  There was a mental health crisis team, stretched to their limit with nothing immediate to offer and what appeared to be a dead end.  A friend of mine knew Abi Twomlow.  She called her and we met the next day with my daughter.  After an hour, for the first time in many many months, my daughter had a purpose, and a plan.  We started working with Abi once a week and by week six I had seen an amazing transformation.  So had my daughter who had stopped taking drugs, started going to work reliably, and was working towards a wholescale recovery.   We are a year on now.  She has been promoted, has not taken drugs since and lives independently ...with her two kittens.  If it hadn’t been for the time, support and encouragement of Abi, I very much doubt she would be still alive. Dramatic as it sounds, the rapid deterioration and dismal self worth she felt was not sustainable.   If you are reading this, it is likely that there is something in your life that is causing you to feel unhappy.  This can be where that feeling ends and a new bright future begins. You have absolutely nothing to lose and I cannot commend Abi to you enough.  It will change your life.  It absolutely changed ours.

Meeting Abi Last November was not at all what I expected. I had contacted Abi about a number of things that I was struggling with, self esteem, confidence and motivation. Even after the first walk and talk session, my eyes had been opened and some of the weight had been lifted off my shoulders. Over the following sessions, my whole perspective had changed for the better. Not only does this course change your life, but it also equips you to understand and help your family and children to have an extremely happy life. I would highly recommend this to everyone who has children. I can honestly say that I can now help my children with the way in which they view situations and help them to see the positives, but more importantly, to help them deal and process the situations that don’t go their way. Abi is an amazing lady and has changed everything for me.

I reached out to Abi and the Chanya course at a time of complete desperation following attempts of CBT for health anxiety and generalised anxiety. I was recommended the course, due to Abi's direct and focused approach of looking at the future and developing the skills required to build and maintain good mental health. The skills I have developed during this course are invaluable and I can now dip into my toolkit and give my head a wobble when needed, being able to recognise my triggers before spiralling into a state of anxiety.

I highly recommend this course to anyone looking to focus on changing for the future and strengthening their own toolkit to support their mental wellbeing. As Abi says, It is important to keep flexing our mental fitness just as we would keep exercising to maintain physical fitness.

I contacted Abi following a recommendation from a friend who had worked with her earlier in the year. I had just returned to work full time after my second child to a higher level role than I had worked previously, and was halfway through my Masters degree. I felt totally out of control of what was going on and was experiencing panic attacks, not sleeping, overeating and couldn’t see a way to make it stop. Abi’s course was both motivational and inspirational from week one, helping me to understand how to take control of my thoughts and see them for what they are: just thoughts not truth. Each session had homework that required me to implement changes week on week. Nevertheless, it was definitely worth the hard work. I haven’t had a panic attack since I started the course, I am sleeping better than ever and am getting control of my eating. I’ve handed in my notice at work and just about to start a part-time role that fits in with my life at the moment. I can’t thank Abi enough for her support (and challenge!) in pointing me towards a more healthy way of thinking, and I’d thoroughly recommend her.

After always believing I was just a “worried person”, I decided to contact Abi and see if I could do something about it. Even after the first chat I felt Abi was very easy to talk to and she reassured me that with a bit of work this is something I could change. It was very interesting to learn how the mind works and the power that it has but also how to change it. After completing the course I have noticed big differences in how I deal with different things and the way I perceive situations. I would not hesitate to recommend Abi to anyone, a great service!! Thank you so much

I've worked with Abi for the past 7 weeks over Zoom and can honestly say it has been a revolutionary experience. Having a plethora of unsuccessful therapy under my belt, I felt both disheartened and apathetic about any mental health service, and it didn't matter anyway cos I clearly "couldn't be helped". On the verge of defeat, I decided to contact Abi after a friend recommended her services, as her techniques were not something I had encountered formerly. After our initial consultation, Abi reassured me she would be able to teach me how to combat my mental health issues in just a few sessions as my behaviours were "nothing she hadn't seen before" (music to my ears). I was both sceptical and intrigued by this notion, as she hadn't even asked me about my childhood or any adversity I'd endured (something I had to relive again and again with previous therapists, and each time made me feel exactly the same: like I'd been made to pick off a scab then left to bleed without so much as a plaster), but Abi was different, her affable nature allowed me to ask all the questions I needed answering (and there are always a lot) and have honest, open two-way discussions. I am very data driven and found all of our sessions very informative, interesting and, perhaps strangely, comforting. Learning about the science of the brain and why I behave in the manner I do allowed me to compartmentalise my destructive behaviour patterns and lay a solid foundation from which to build new healthy ones. True to her word I now feel equipped with the tools to conquer my problems head on. Cannot recommend enough. Thank you for everything, Abi. X

I didn’t realise how much my anxiety was impacting my life until I met Abi and started this journey. I was struggling so much with everyday situations and I had tried self help but nothing was helping and my problems were getting worse. Fortunately, I came across Abi and she has helped me turn my life around! I have pushed myself and achieved so much in the two months I have been seeing Abi, it made me realise just how helpless I used to feel. When I first met Abi I didn’t think it would be possible to control my emotions but like I was told on day 1, it is possible if you put in the effort. I now feel like I can push myself into uncomfortable situations and control my thoughts and emotions allowing me to live my life to the full. My journey hasn’t finished but I know I have the skills now to cope when I feel anxious and take control of the situation. Thank you so so much Abi, I can’t express how much you have helped me and I couldn’t recommend you enough to others! Thank you so much!

Abi has helped me overcome my former self-destructive pattern of thinking. Having previously concentrated on personality traits that I believed to show shortcomings, tasks such as making a phone call or contributing in a group discussion became anxiety inducing. She provided me with the tools and knowledge to break the negative cycle that was affecting my day to day actions. I now feel so much more self- confident, assured and in control of my thoughts and have found there to be so many more opportunities in work and in life. I would highly recommend. Thanks Abi!

Abi has helped change the way I live my day to day life more than I ever imaged she could. As a woman who has spent a lot of her life with low self – esteem, making constant comparisons to others and generally not feeling good enough I felt it was time to take control of my life. Especially when I became a mum for the first time as these feelings were more pronounced than ever before. I was welcomed with empathy and compassion and taught a multitude of skills that I now use daily to empower myself and to take back control of my thoughts, emotions and behaviours. I have been able to change the way I see and value myself through positive affirmations and the opinion I have of myself and as a mother has improved considerably. I now feel I can use my time and energy on really enjoying motherhood.

After struggling with a worsening phobia of thunderstorms, I decided I didn’t want this fear to be passed onto my little one. I contacted Abi who offered to teach me an achievable skill set to help me overcome this, and we did this flexibly over Skype. I found her approach really struck a chord and I took a huge amount from each session. Until I started the programme, I never realised how much generalised anxiety I had. The well-researched advice and skills she taught have really helped me to perceive things differently – and for the better. The “homework” projects were both interesting and informative. Now I’m working hard to cope and tolerate storms in a more helpful way and teach/raise my little one to also have a healthy mindset too! Thank you Abi! You’re amazing! I would not hesitate to recommend ❤️

Abi supported and guided me when diagnosed with postnatal depression. I was being advised by the medical profession to take antidepressants of which I was worried would make me worse, but I was also deep in a hole I could not get out of. Abi reassured me she could help and guided me through changing my mindset and building up my confidence. Not only am I mentally better but also physically better. It’s hard to believe how you can make yourself ill and how simple you can also change that by changing thoughts and applying new strategies in everyday life. I cannot recommend Abi and her services enough.

The time I spent with Abi was a game changer for me. It’s like someone turned a light on. I know now that no matter what challenges life brings to my door, I have the power to choose how I respond to them and I have the ability to shape my own future. I would say to anyone thinking of contacting Abi; Life is too short to feel unhappy and out of control so make the decision to change things today. It will be one of the best decisions you ever make.