Living with OCD can feel like a constant battle between your thoughts and your actions.
Whether you’re dealing with obsessive thoughts, compulsive behaviours, or a relentless need for control or reassurance, it can be mentally exhausting and emotionally draining.
Many clients describe feeling “trapped in their own head,” knowing their fears aren’t rational, but unable to break free from the loop. That’s where hypnotherapy for OCD offers a new path. By working with the subconscious mind, we address the emotional root causes and automatic patterns that fuel obsessive thinking and compulsive behaviours.
Through RTT® hypnotherapy, we can begin to create space between the thought and the reaction—helping you feel calmer, more in control, and no longer held hostage by your mind.
Understanding the Cycle of Obsessive Thoughts and Compulsions
OCD isn’t just about habits, it’s often rooted in deep-seated anxiety, fear, or a belief that something terrible will happen if you don’t act in a certain way. These thoughts feel intrusive and powerful, and the urge to “do something” to neutralise them can feel impossible to resist.
Even though part of you knows the compulsion won’t really solve the problem, the relief it brings is momentary—and the loop starts again.
Hypnosis for OCD helps reduce the anxiety that drives this cycle. By calming your nervous system and reframing beliefs stored in the subconscious, we can reduce the emotional charge behind the thoughts and stop them from taking over.
Does this sound familiar?
Repetitive thoughts that feel intrusive or disturbing
Mental rituals or repeated checking for reassurance
Anxiety that spikes if you try to resist a behaviour
Feeling ashamed, isolated or frustrated by your patterns
Struggling to concentrate or feel present in daily life
Compulsions that interfere with your relationships or work
Fear of losing control or harming someone unintentionally
About me
Change your story, change your life — fast and for good.
Hi, I’m Waqar. I’m a hypnotherapist and coach based in Harrow, specialising in RTT® (Rapid Transformational Therapy). I help people stop letting old fears, doubts, and habits run their lives. Whether it’s anxiety, low confidence, or patterns you don’t even realise are holding you back, I help you find them, challenge them, and shift them. This isn’t about endlessly analysing or repeating empty affirmations. It’s about uncovering the real stories beneath the surface and changing what’s driving you, because until that shifts, nothing on the outside will.
The result? You feel clearer, stronger, and more in control, not because you’ve “fixed” yourself, but because you’ve taken charge of what really matters.
Sessions are shaped around you and your individual needs
I use a mix of therapeutic techniques tailored to your goals
Noticeable, lasting change often within just 1–3 sessions
Expect fresh perspective, compassionate guidance and practical tools
RTT® (Rapid Transformational Therapy) is a powerful tool for shifting subconscious beliefs and emotional triggers, two core drivers of OCD. Rather than treating just the behaviours, RTT works with the root emotional responses that keep the cycle alive.
During session, we enter a relaxed hypnotic state to explore when and why the obsessive thoughts or compulsions began. Often, this takes us back to a moment of fear, powerlessness, or trauma that left an imprint on the mind. From there, we reframe that experience and introduce new, balanced beliefs that reduce the urgency of compulsive behaviours.
Clients often notice they feel calmer, more mentally spacious, and less emotionally attached to intrusive thoughts, even after just one session.
Signs OCD Is Affecting Your Daily Life
Constant mental chatter or looping thoughts
Fear of contamination, harm, or making a mistake
Need for things to be “just right” to feel safe
Need for things to be “just right” to feel safe
Avoidance of people, places, or objects that feel “unsafe”
Feeling exhausted by the need for control or certainty
Emotional distress when you can’t complete a ritual
Break the Cycle of OCD
Hypnotherapy for OCD helps you take back control, not by fighting the thoughts, but by changing how your brain responds to them. This isn’t about suppressing your experience or “fixing” you. It’s about accessing the calm, grounded part of you that already exists, and helping that version become your new default.
I’ll guide you into a deeply relaxed state to access the subconscious mind, the part of you that holds your fears, habits, and protective patterns. Through this process, we calm the overactive mind and install new, healthier ways of thinking, helping you reduce anxiety and step out of the compulsive loop.
You’ll also receive a personalised hypnosis recording to listen to between sessions, reinforcing the emotional calm and mental clarity we create together.
If you’re ready to stop feeling ruled by your thoughts, let’s explore how RTT hypnotherapy for OCD can help you feel more grounded, in control, and free from the cycle.
Testimonials
Recent reviews
Real feedback from our recent customers
I wasn’t totally sure hypnotherapy was for me. I’d tried loads of things for anxiety and nothing really helped long-term. But after the first session, something just shifted. I still get the odd wobble, but that constant heavy feeling isn’t there anymore.
Anne
Anxiety RTT Session
I came to see Waqar as I felt had stuck for so long, wanting to change careers but felt held back. I thought I was just lazy, but Waqar helped me realise it was something deeper. Things have changed so much since and I have this buzzing energy to get things done. Huge thanks Waqar!
Ravi P.
Procrastination RTT Session
I didn’t know what to expect, but it wasn’t this. The sessions helped me get to the root of things in a way nothing else has. My anxiety feels more manageable now and I’ve got space in my head again, massive weight lifted..thank you!
Understanding starts here, answers to your most common questions.
What is Rapid Transformational Therapy (RTT® )?
RTT® is a transformative therapeutic approach designed to create rapid and lasting change. It combines various therapeutic techniques to identify, understand, and reframe limiting beliefs and thought patterns.
What is the difference between hypnotherapy and RTT®?
Hypnotherapy is carried out under hypnosis, and it can cover a wide range of practices.
Through hypnosis, the therapist gains access to the subconscious mind and then, using suggestion and convincers, the therapist aims to make long-lasting change. Typically, this can take between 6-10 sessions.
RTT® is different from standard hypnotherapy because it uses hypnosis to find the root cause of the client’s issue. Once clients understand how and when negative beliefs and behaviors were formed, they feel empowered to make real change. This awareness and knowledge means that change can happen more quickly than with standard hypnotherapy, as the client does not need convincing that change is possible – they know it. It’s the ultimate empowering experience
How does it all work, and what’s the science behind it?
We know thoughts shape our reality, but let’s dive deeper. The secret lies in our subconscious. When thoughts pop up, neurotransmitters, those messengers in our bodies, start reactions before thoughts turn into feelings and perceptions.
These feelings can swing positive or negative, revealing the science behind the power of our thoughts. Even though we might downplay our inner chatter as “little voices,” they’re a potent force in our minds.
So, how do we turn this science in our favour?
Positive neuroplasticity lets the mind reshape the brain. With mindfulness, clarity, and the right tools from a Rapid Transformational Therapist, cells become a breeding ground for change.
We can make the changes we crave in our minds and see them reflected in our lives. It’s about replacing limiting beliefs with positive ones, challenging those sneaky subconscious thoughts that can mess with our mental health and confidence.
The results kick in fast and stick around, especially when paired with hypnotherapy to tweak habits and spot triggers.
