PRIVATE ONLINE HYPNOTHERAPY FOR CLAUSTROPHOBIA
Feel Calm in Elevators, MRIs and Tight Spaces — Even If Nothing Has Worked Before
You don’t need more willpower, and you’re not a “difficult case.”
This is private, online hypnotherapy for claustrophobia – easy-going, focused work that switches off the automatic panic, so the scan, the elevator, the flight simply stop being a big deal.
Most people feel a real difference after the very first session.
It’s a relaxed 20-minute chat about your situation and what you want — no pressure, no obligation. You don’t need any preparation. Prefer to email a question first? That’s fine too.
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Certified Hypnotherapist
Member – National Guild of Hypnotists
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I rode an elevator for no reason. Amazing!
Is Claustrophobia Running Your Life?
- You take the stairs - six flights if you have to - rather than face the squeeze of an elevator.
- You scan every room for the exit, and keep the door unlocked in public restrooms, just in case.
- There's an MRI or CT scan you've been putting off - and the dread of that narrow tube outweighs the worry about your health.
- Flights mean days of anxiety beforehand and white knuckles the whole way.
- You've quietly turned down trips, jobs, or plans, and blamed something else.
- And you carry it mostly alone - a little embarrassed, wishing you could just switch your brain off.
If this sounds familiar, there is a reason. Many of my clients used to experience the same thing, day in and day out. It is a surprisingly common fear, one that is difficult, if not impossible, to fight using willpower alone. Claustrophobia is an unconsciously learned pattern of behavior that runs automatically. To change it, you have to to change the unconscious pattern.
Nothing Seems to Work
You’ve probably already tried to push through this on your own – so if it hasn’t worked, it isn’t for lack of trying. Most approaches simply miss the one thing that actually drives claustrophobia: the automatic, unconscious reaction that fires before you can think.
Exposure therapy – often so uncomfortable that people give up before it has a chance to work.
Talk therapy & CBT – valuable, but fear isn’t logical, so logic alone rarely switches it off.
Medication – can ease symptoms for a while, but doesn’t resolve the underlying trigger, and brings side effects.
Relaxation & Mindfulness – genuinely helpful, but usually not enough on their own.
Daily coping techniques – constant coping can quietly signal your brain that the situation really is dangerous.
This Brand of Hypnotherapy Was Built for Someone Like You
If one of these is your world right now, you’re in the right place.
Facing an MRI or CT Scan
There’s a scan on the calendar and you’re dreading the tube more than the results. You need to be ready – and soon.
Elevators & Small Spaces
Lifts, tunnels, windowless rooms – you map your whole day around avoiding them, and it’s quietly exhausting.
Nervous Flyer
You want to say yes to the trip, the wedding, the family visit, the job interview – without dreading the sealed cabin for weeks beforehand.
Everyday Triggers
Crowds, back seats, the dentist’s chair – you just want your world to feel open and yours again.
IMAGINE THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS
Imagine Just Not Having to Think About It Anymore
You step into the elevator while writing a text. You get an MRI scan, thinking only about the results. You book a trip and you know you will go and have a great time.
You don’t have to plan your life around exits and excuses. You don’t have to explain anymore. You just have the ordinary, everyday freedom that most people take for granted.
All that is possible when you make some small unconscious shifts.
People Who Were Exactly Where You Are
They arrived with the same fear and the same doubts. Here’s what changes.
Took the Elevator
Recently I was diagnosed with a medical condition where I was going to require a series of CAT scans and MRIs. As a lifetime sufferer of claustrophobia, I was more worried about the tests than I was about the illness and the illness is life threatening. Elevators, planes, CAT scans and MRIs are the bane of my existence. Even one-person public rest rooms were extremely difficult for me. I honestly thought of not getting the tests because my fear was so extreme…
So did it work? Well after the third session I had a Dr appointment on the 1st floor. But I was so eager to test my new “tools” I actually got on the elevator to the 2nd floor for no reason! That was something I never thought I’d do. EVER! I rode an elevator for no reason. Amazing. Read Full review
Mark Grimaldi
Artist
Smooth MRI experience
“My experience with Shawn was really positive and the session with him truly helped me a lot to face a fear of claustrophobic environment for MRI. Shawn puts you really at ease during the session and provides you with the right tools for facing certain difficult situations. As a result, I had a super smooth MRI experience, quite different from previous ones.”
Teresa Zotti
Engineer
Frequently Asked Questions
Will I lose control?
You are in control the whole time. It only works if we work together. You are always aware and can ask questions or open your eyes any time. You actually gain control of yourself, maybe for the first time in a long while.
What if it digs up something I'm not ready to face?
We’re not digging things up unless you want to. It is not necessary to dig up trauma to get over a phobia. But if a trauma is bothering you, we can gently take away its power if that is what you want to do.
What if I can't be hypnotised?
If you have a phobia, you have already been hypnotized for a long time. What we would be doing is un-hypnotising you. You don’t go deep into trance or anything like that. I simply ask you to imagine certain things. It is up to you to do it or not. I’m not asking you to forget your name or bark like a dog.
What if I get stuck in a trance?
Contrary to hilarious movies like Office Space, it is impossible to get stuck in a trance. In the rare cases where people have stayed in a trance longer than usualy, they always say afterwards that they were feeling so good they just didn’t want it stop.
What if it changes me into someone I don't recognise?
Losing a phobia is like losing an aching baby tooth. You don’t change because you lose a tooth. You are still you, just without that one annoying pain. You are much more than your phobia, I can assure you!
What if the fear comes back?
Once you lose an illogical fear, it is hard to get it back. You might remember what you had to imagine to have that fear, but that would be a conscious choice.
I'm Shawn - and You're the One Who Makes the Change
If you’ve spent years quietly working around this fear, I want you to know:
I understand. My job isn’t to be the hero of your story – it’s to be the guide who helps you become the person who steps into tight spaces without a second thought.
For five years I’ve helped people quiet the fear claustrophobia creates – getting the MRI they’d been putting off, taking the lift without thinking, finally booking the flight. I also know how isolating it feels, and how maddening it is when “just relax” is the best advice anyone offers. So my approach is different: private, respectful, and completely led by you. I guide the process – you stay in control the whole way.
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Meet me and see exactly how the sessions work, so it feels familiar and safe long before we ever talk.
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Free Discovery Call
Free
– 20 minutes
A relaxed Zoom call to talk about your goals and decide together if this is right for you. New to Zoom? I’ll walk you through it. No sales. No commitment.
- Talk through your specific fear
- Ask me anything, honestly
- Decide if we're a good fit - no pressure
THE UNCONSCIOUS UPDATE
Four Sessions
$740
(CHF 590)
The complete programme – four one-to-one sessions built around your situation, taking you from where you are not wo walking into tight spaces feeling calm.
Money-back guarantee if you’re not completely satisfied
- Four tailored sessions of 60-90 minutes each
- Techniques you learn and keep for life
- Delivered online, or in person in Luzern
- Direct support between sessions
- Pay by card, TWINT or bank transfer (cash in person)
Contact
+41 76 831 8402
shawn@shawnrobertsonhypnosis.com
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