and Hypnosis

sex, lies and hypnosis
lisa and phil (4/4)
22.00–23.00

This fascinating series features warring couples who are in the midst of relationship crises. The couples undergo therapy with top UK hypnotherapist Ursula James, who uses her skills to unlock her subjects’ deepest secrets and reveal the raw truth about their feelings for one another. In tonight’s final programme, Lisa and Phil from Brampton come to Ursula as a last resort when their marriage reaches breaking point.

Intensive-care nurse Lisa and business manager Phil met five years ago via an internet dating site. They have since had two children, but their life together has not been as they had hoped. When their elder son was born four years ago, Lisa suffered a bout of postnatal depression and has been on prescribed medication ever since. Finding it tough to cope with his wife’s condition, Phil often stays late at the office, complaining that the tension at home has become unbearable. “It’s very difficult to love her when she’s the way she is,” says Phil. With their children now feeling the effects of the hostility at home, Lisa and Phil have come to Ursula James for help: “Hypnotherapy is the last resort for us,” says Lisa. However, the treatment will reveal the darkest moments from the couple’s pasts, and the experience will change their relationship forever.

sex, lies and hypnosis
linda and gary (3/4)
22.00–23.00

Bringing relationship hypnotherapy to the screen, this fascinating series features warring couples who are in the midst of relationship crises. The couples undergo therapy with top UK hypnotherapist Ursula James, who uses her skills to unlock her subjects’ deepest secrets and reveal the raw truth about their feelings for one another. The process forces them to confront the issues they have been repressing, with sometimes explosive results. Tonight’s programme focuses on Linda and Gary, a couple from Stevenage whose once passionate relationship is falling apart.

Gary and Linda’s four-year partnership is at an alltime low. Among their numerous problems, they list sex as the most damaging: while Linda has tried many things to keep her partner interested, none have worked, and an overworked Gary sometimes falls asleep during intercourse. Gary is also a compulsive teller of white lies, such that Linda and the children feel they cannot trust him. “Gary’s got all the traits that I hate,” says Linda. But Linda has quirks of her own, and spends much of her time obsessively cleaning the house. As a last resort, Linda and Gary have come to Ursula for help.

sex, lies and hypnosis
darren and antoinette (2/4)
22.00–23.00

Bringing relationship hypnotherapy to the screen, this new series features warring couples who are in the midst of relationship crises. The couples undergo therapy with top UK hypnotherapist Ursula James, who uses her skills to unlock the couples’ deepest secrets and reveal the raw truth about their feelings for one another. The process forces them to confront the issues they have been repressing, with sometimes explosive results. Tonight’s programme focuses on Darren and Antoinette, a couple trying to save their marriage before it has even taken place.

Drama teacher Antoinette and project manager Darren are due to marry in just four months, but they constantly bicker. A past incident the two dare not discuss has severely damaged their relationship, and they now find themselves at breaking point. They turn to Ursula for help, hoping that in the next 12 weeks, she can help them turn their relationship around. Their journey, however, is going to be something of a rollercoaster ride.

sex, lies and hypnosis
clair and woody (1/4)
22.00–23.00

Bringing relationship hypnotherapy to the screen, this brand new series features warring couples who are in the midst of relationship crises. The couples undergo therapy with top UK hypnotherapist Ursula James, who uses her skills to unlock the couples’ deepest secrets, and reveal the raw truth about their feelings for one another. The process forces them to confront the issues they have been repressing, with sometimes explosive results. In the first programme we meet Clair and Woody, a young couple who are living apart because of their ferocious arguments.

Clair and Woody have been together for four years and have an 18-month-old daughter, Casa. However, their once-happy relationship has been transformed by months of escalating fighting. With their relationship now at breaking point, Clair and her daughter have moved to escape the pressure of life with Woody.

Ursula James aims to tackle the root of the couple’s problems over twelve weeks of intense hypnotherapy and task-setting. She believes that by digging deep into their subconscious minds and unlocking repressed memories, she can help Woody understand his anger and Clair her need for control. “Sometimes,” she explains, “people don’t want to accept responsibility for their own problems. Hypnosis confronts them with the fact that it is their responsibility – so then they have a choice to do something about it.”