About Purley Oaks Hypnotherapy

At Purley Oaks Hypnotherapy, our aim is to help you feel more like yourself again, whatever that means for you. For some, it’s feeling calm in situations that used to trigger anxiety. For others, it might be letting go of unhelpful habits or thoughts.

Once we understand what you’re hoping for, we’ll work with you gently and respectfully to move in that direction together. Sophie and Simon each bring different areas of experience, so we’ll always suggest the best person to support you with whatever you’re facing.

Whichever of us you work with, you’ll be met with kindness, curiosity and respect. Together, we’ll help you tap into the deeper patterns that drive your feelings and behaviours — so real change becomes possible.

Purley Oaks Hypnotherapy

Sophie Everitt – Purley Oaks Hypnotherapy

I began my career in natural health, training in complementary therapies like Reflexology, Massage, Aromatherapy and Chiropody. I’ve always enjoyed working one-to-one, but over time I realised that many people’s struggles went deeper than the physical problems they first came in with.

Years later, I turned to hypnotherapy for myself, and it was life-changing. It helped me shift long-standing patterns and gave me a sense of confidence I never knew I had. Having always thought of myself as shy and uncertain, I suddenly found myself teaching dance fitness to large groups with ease, feeling energised instead of anxious.

To this day, I still notice how different I feel walking into new situations. Where I’d once be tense or on edge, I now feel calm, open, and able to enjoy the moment.

When you learn to trust your own mind again, everything starts to change. Hypnotherapy gave me that gift, and it’s something I now love passing on.”

Sophie Everitt

When Simon and I met, one of the first things we connected over was our shared experience of hypnotherapy. We soon realised that we both had the right qualities to support others in this way, and so we trained together.

At Purley Oaks Hypnotherapy, I now specialise in anxiety and weight management, two areas I feel a strong connection to through both personal experience and seeing how deeply they can affect the people around us. Hypnotherapy is such a powerful tool for gently shifting the inner blocks that keep people stuck, and I feel lucky to witness those changes in the people I work with.

Simon Everitt – Purley Oaks Hypnotherapy

My background is in property maintenance, a career I enjoyed for over thirty years, not so much for the work itself, but for the people I got to meet along the way.

I’ve always found people endlessly fascinating. What drives us, what holds us back, and the beliefs we carry about ourselves, these things have always captured my attention.

So when I made the choice to train in hypnotherapy, it felt like coming home. Being a therapist suits me. Helping people help themselves is both a privilege and a deeply rewarding way to spend my time.

I specialise in smoking cessation and building self-confidence. In fact, I believe a lack of self-confidence often sits at the root of many other struggles. When we don’t feel good enough, those beliefs can grow into phobias, anxiety, or self-sabotaging behaviours that quietly take over.

When you change the belief, the behaviour follows. Hypnotherapy gives people the space to make that change for themselves.”

Simon Everitt

What I love about working at Purley Oaks Hypnotherapy is its simplicity and focus. A client comes in with a particular challenge, we talk it through, explore solutions, and use hypnosis to help that solution settle deeply. It’s a focused, collaborative process, and it works.

That’s why I chose this path. Because the results can be felt, and lives can change. So if you think the help you need might be here at Purley Oaks Hypnotherapy, I’d be glad to meet you.