Online hypnotherapy · Edinburgh
Online Hypnotherapy in Portobello
Change starts within.
Portobello's beach and promenade give it a distinct seaside character, and for residents here, online hypnotherapy means support that doesn't require leaving that quieter corner of the city.
Hypnotherapy in Portobello
Once a Victorian seaside resort, Portobello has become a popular residential area in its own right, drawing families, artists and people who simply enjoy living near the sea, while remaining a fair distance from Edinburgh's centre. Whatever brings someone to hypnotherapy here, be it anxiety, stress, sleep issues or a habit they want to change, the process is built around listening first.
Think Within operates entirely by video call, with Brandon Ross based in Buckinghamshire and working with clients across the UK, meaning there's no clinic to travel to from Portobello or anywhere else.
Every enquiry starts with a free consultation, an unhurried conversation about your situation, with no obligation to book anything further afterwards.

Online hypnotherapy from home
Online hypnotherapy isn't a compromise. Hypnotherapy is guided entirely through conversation - there's no physical contact involved at any stage - so a session over secure video runs exactly as it would in a consulting room.
What changes is everything around the session. You choose the space, you're already comfortable in it, and there's no journey to make in either direction.
- No travelling and no traffic
- No waiting rooms
- No unfamiliar clinic environment
- Greater privacy
- Comfortable, familiar surroundings
- More convenient scheduling
- Full one-to-one attention
- Easier to keep appointments
A seaside suburb, supported online
Getting from Portobello into central Edinburgh usually means a bus journey of half an hour or more each way, which adds up quickly if fitted around a working day. Video sessions remove that time cost altogether.
The promenade and beach give Portobello a genuinely relaxed pace that many residents value, and being able to have a session from home, perhaps after a walk along the front, tends to suit that lifestyle well.
What I help with
What can hypnotherapy help with?
These are the areas people most often get in touch about. Each page explains how the work is approached.
Quit Smoking
Stop fighting the craving and change the habit at the level where it actually lives.
Anxiety & Stress
Quieter thoughts, a calmer body, and practical ways to respond differently.
Confidence & Self-Belief
Show up as yourself - in the room, on the call, in the conversation.
Fears & Phobias
Flying, driving, needles, spiders - a measured way to change the response.
Habits & Behaviour
Nail biting, snacking, scrolling, procrastination - patterns you'd rather not repeat.
Performance & Motivation
Focus, drive and consistency for work, sport and the things you care about.
Why Think Within
Personalised work, not a one-size-fits-all script
Brandon Ross began working in hypnotherapy in 2020, during the pandemic, from an office in High Wycombe. Within the first six months he'd worked with hundreds of people, and the business was later shortlisted for a regional business award.
He trained with the Jacquin Hypnosis Academy, learning from Freddy and Anthony Jacquin, and has kept the same approach since: no two people are the same, so no two sessions should be either.
In practice that means the session you have is built around your situation, in plain English, without mystique or grand promises.
How it works
Getting started from Portobello
- 01
Book a free consultation
A short, no-obligation conversation about what you'd like to change and whether hypnotherapy is a sensible fit.
- 02
Your personalised online session
A one-to-one session by secure video, built around your situation and your goals rather than a standard script.
- 03
Move forward
We finish with practical ways to carry the change into everyday life, and agree any further support you'd find useful.
FAQs
Common questions from people in Portobello
Also available online for people in nearby areas
Ready when you are
Ready to make a change?
You don't have to figure it all out on your own. Start with a free, no-obligation conversation about what you'd like to change.