How a phobia began is, for the most part, irrelevant. It’s the patterns and reactions you have now that are important. 

For driving phobia, it is usually quite clear when it started. But often the event can be quite mild, like feeling a bit odd when driving on a motorway one day. It doesn't have to be dramatic. People often think it must be some sort of accident that starts the fear, but that is not the case and an accident might lead to short-lived post-traumatic stress, but not to a phobia.

No. Keep taking any medication. If you experience the expected beneficial changes in your phobia and anxiety after undertaking the program you may then want to talk to your doctor, physician or healthcare professional about stopping medication under their supervision. So keep taking any medication until your healthcare professional advises you otherwise. 

You will find this program to be very different from other treatments. In our clinics we help many people who have tried other forms of therapy – sometimes long-term and painful therapy – for their driving phobia and are amazed that we can change things so quickly. Other therapists will deal with a whole range of issues – from weight loss to relationships – and may not have even dealt with a public speaking phobia before. We do this every day. It’s all we do. So we really understand phobias and what works and what doesn’t work. 

Yes, and it’s included in the program. If you need help and advice then feel free to email or call us and you’ll have direct access to our phobia therapists. 

Yes, everything we do is in the strictest confidence and privacy, not just in the sessions themselves but in and around our communications with you and the information you give us. You can find out more about this in our page on Limitations, data protection, terms & privacy.

The two-session in-clinic program is £300 a session, so £600 in total. The two-session online Zoom program is £250 a session, so £500 in total.

We ask you to pay for each session as you come in. Each session is 1½ hours but you should allow 2 hours in case of overrun.

You can pay securely online using your credit card, debit card or bank account via PayPal. You will receive immediate email confirmation of your payment. Your credit card or bank statement will only show 'MindSpa' as the payee so your privacy is assured. You will also have the assurance of PayPal’s buyer protection scheme in addition to standard credit card payment protection. Additionally, your card details are not held by us. All we receive is your name and e-mail address. We will not use these details in any way other than to contact you, should we have to, about your purchase.