Virtual Gastric Band
Hypnotherapy
The Inner Band Method
Feel satisfied with less; without willpower, restriction or surgery.
Online across the UK or face-to-face close to Stoke-on-Trent
Is this you?
You eat past the point of fullness without really noticing until afterwards
Your portions have crept up over the years and "normal" doesn't feel normal any more
You've tried calorie counting and portion apps, but the old habits creep back in
You don't binge or eat emotionally; you just eat too much, too often
You know what "enough" should feel like, but you rarely stop there
Restrictive diets feel like a fight with your own body
How The Inner Band Method Works
Your stomach can't tell the difference between what's physically real and what's vividly imagined under hypnosis. Using deep trance, we guide your unconscious mind through the experience of having a gastric band fitted; without the surgery, the risk, the recovery time, or the cost.
The result is the same signal that surgical patients report: you feel satisfied on less food, because your brain believes there's less room. No calorie counting. No forcing yourself to stop. Just a stomach that tells you "enough" sooner, naturally.
Free download: The Inner Band Method Guide
Discover why portion control apps don't stick, the science behind resetting your "enough" signal, and how four sessions can change what decades of dieting couldn't.
What makes THE INNER BAND METHOD Different
There's no shortage of virtual gastric band apps and downloadable audio scripts online.
Here's what's different about The Inner Band Method and working with me.
Clinical Sessions Designed To Meet Your Specific Needs
Generic virtual gastric band recordings play the same script to everyone, regardless of what's actually driving your overeating. Every session is live and tailored to your specific habits, not a one-size-fits-all recording.
Address The Habits Responsible For The Overeating
Overeating rarely comes from nowhere; eating too fast, eating in front of a screen, or finishing food out of habit rather than hunger all play a part. We use pattern interrupt techniques to break these specific habits, not just suggest a smaller stomach and hope the rest follows.
A Blended Clinical Approach, Not 'Just Hypnosis'
This isn't 'just hypnosis'. We draw on NLP techniques to reframe automatic eating habits, and EFT where cravings or urges need quicker more immediate attention between sessions.
Designed For The Long Term, Not Just A 'Quick Fix'
Across four sessions, we reinforce the new "feeling full" signal, adjust and fine-tune, and also teach you self-hypnosis techniques to keep it working long after we've finished.
The INNER BAND METHOD:
Four Sessions to Balance
We'll work together over four tailored sessions for between 4-6 weeks. Typically the first session lasts around 90 minutes and the rest up to one hour. Whilst the structure below is typical, the approach will be customised to your individual needs:
Session 1: Preparing the Ground
Before any band work begins, we address what's actually behind the overeating by identifying the automated habits that are driving the over-eating. No judgement, just clarity about your specific habits and practical tools to disrupt them, so the band work that follows installs smoothly.
Session 2: The Virtual Band Procedure
In a deeply relaxed hypnotic state, we'll guide your unconscious mind through an imagined experience of having a gastric band fitted. Your body responds to imagined experiences in exactly the same way as lived ones — so the 'gastric restriction' feeling installed here is genuine, but without surgery.
Session 3: Reinforcing and Adjusting the New Signal
We'll see how you've been getting on and fine-tune your new “full up” signal so it's just how you want it to be. You'll also learn some more pattern interrupt techniques to help with any lingering habits.
Session 4: Locking In Independence
This final session consolidates everything and teaches you simple self-hypnosis techniques to reinforce the band's signal whenever you need to. The goal is a stomach that runs itself; you shouldn't need to think about this again.
What about weight loss injections?
You've probably seen the headlines about Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro. They work by suppressing appetite — which sounds a lot like what The Inner Band Method does. So what's the difference?
The injections override your hunger signal chemically, from outside. The Inner Band Method resets it from within, using your own unconscious mind's response to the virtual band experience. One depends on an ongoing prescription; the other is something your body does on its own once the work is done.
Oxford University research published in the BMJ found that people on Wegovy and Mounjaro regain two-thirds of their lost weight within a year of stopping — because the moment the drug stops, so does the appetite suppression. There's no equivalent cliff-edge with The Inner Band Method.
That said, this isn't an either/or decision. Some clients use both — the injections for a head start, The Inner Band Method for a signal that doesn't depend on staying on the prescription. There's no judgement here, just clarity about what each option actually does.
The Inner Band Method
4 Session Programme £325
A one-off investment – not another ongoing subscription you'll still be paying for next year.
Change the 'still not full' signal driving overeating
Initial planning, consultation and breaking habits session
Virtual band installation session
2 further individually tailored follow-up 'fine-tuning' sessions
Self-hypnosis techniques for ongoing self-maintenance
Phone, text or e-mail support between sessions
The Alternatives
Gastric band surgery: £8,000-15,000 plus risks
Weight loss clubs: £20-30 per month indefinitely
Meal replacements: typically around £200+ per month
Personal trainer: £40-60 per session
Ready To Go Ahead?
You Know What "Enough" Feels Like — You Just Don't Stop There
The second helping you didn't really need. The plate that's always a little fuller than it has to be. The moment, twenty minutes later, when you realise you've overdone it again.
It's not that you don't know when you're full. It's that the signal telling you arrives too late to matter.
So you've counted calories. Tracked portions. Tried the apps. And for a while, it worked — until the old habits crept back in, the way they always do.
There's another way.
Not another app. Not more willpower you don't have. Not a diet that ignores how you actually eat.
Just four sessions that reset the signal itself
4 Session Programme £325
Full payment is taken on booking.
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before your session. After that, an £80 cancellation fee applies and the remaining balance will be refunded.
Occasionally a little more support may be helpful beyond the programme; if that's the case, additional sessions are £80 each.
Not sure this is the right fit for you?
If emotional eating, stress, or the guilt-restrict-binge cycle feel more true for you than a portion-size problem, The Rewire Method might be a better starting point. [Find out more →]
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