My Journey to Helping Others Thrive

When you’re looking for support, you want to know the person guiding you understands real pressure, real challenges, and real change. My journey has been anything but ordinary — spanning entertainment, business, and personal adversity — but one thread has run through it all: helping people feel stronger, more confident, and more in control of their lives. Today, I bring that experience together as a Clinical Hypnotherapist and Mental Wellness Coach, supporting clients from every walk of life to make lasting change.

A Career Built on People
From leaving school I stepped straight into performing — first in theatre, then as a radio DJ, entertaining audiences across commercial, hospital, and even pirate radio stations Including visting legendary Radio Caroline.

For many years I travelled the UK as an MC, host, and entertainments manager at major holiday parks. Along the way, I trained as a magician and children’s entertainer, becoming one of the most booked performers in East Anglia, before writing and touring my own full-length theatre production, Charlie & the Jelly Factory, which played to sold-out audiences nationwide.

I went on to found one of the UK’s leading entertainment agencies, managing major comedians and staging large-scale events including festivals with 50+ international acts. I even brought wellness through laughter to corporate settings — arranging company sessions at Google’s UK headquarters. At its peak, the business turned over more than £1 million and was the subject of two major BBC documentaries. All of these experiences taught me to connect with people of every age and background — whether performing to children, entertaining thousands on stage or accross the airwaves & TV screens, or working behind the scenes with household names. That ability to truly connect is now at the heart of my work as a therapist.

A Turning Point
I qualified as a Clinical Hypnotherapist in 2012, after four years of study, alongside training in NLP and Mental Wellness coaching.

In 2015, during a complex spinal operation, a surgical mistake left me unable to eat or swallow. For months I lived with uncertainty, not knowing if I would ever recover. My wife had to liquid feed me through my nose via a surgical tube. It was a very frightening time, but also the moment I drew deeply on the skills I had already trained in. Using hypnotherapy and NLP on myself gave me focus, strength, and resilience — tools I still use to this day.

That personal experience deepened my compassion and gave me an unshakable belief in the power of modern hypnotherapy to help people overcome even the toughest challenges.

Expanding Support Worldwide
In 2025, I launched the EnglishTherapist Wellness YouTube channel, sharing free hypnotherapy and wellbeing resources. The channel has since grown to over 5,700 subscribers worldwide, helping thousands of people access support and tools they might not otherwise receive.

Why I Do What I Do
I’ve been fortunate to work with people from every corner of society — NHS staff, teachers, carers, civil servants, army and police personnel, delivery drivers, parents, teenagers, entrepreneurs, CEOs, and many celebrities.

Some arrive in despair, saying “life feels pointless” — and within just two or three sessions, they rediscover confidence, hope, and joy. Others seek peak performance, from company leaders to professional performers, trusting me to help them thrive under pressure.

Whatever your role in life, my mission is the same: to meet you without judgement, use proven techniques that work, and guide you toward lasting change.

Today
Now at 58, I bring decades of experience into every session. I am fully accredited, DBS checked, and a proud member of leading professional bodies that uphold the highest ethical standards. My work is clinical, confidential, and focused entirely on your wellbeing.

This is not stage hypnosis. You’ll never be asked to do anything silly or lose control. Instead, sessions are designed to help you feel safe, empowered, and fully in charge of your own change.

This is modern hypnotherapy — safe, supportive, and designed to help you feel in control. Every step is about empowering you to create the changes you want in your life.

If you’re ready to take the next step, I’d love to help. Together, we’ll make lasting change happen.

Studio & Location

My studio, which is a clean, bright, airy & relaxing space, is based at the Wivenhoe Business Centre. There is also a waiting area and Female & Male toilets situated on the same floor. Choosing to visit a professional business premises for therapy ensures a more discreet, private, safe, secure and respectful experience for you the client.

Ian Franklin Hypnotherapy

31, Wivenhoe Business Centre,

Brook St, Wivenhoe,

Colchester

Essex CO7 9DP

Free Parking On Site.

Wivenhoe Train Station is a pleasant 5 minute walk to the studio. The nearest Bus stop is 3-4 minute walk to the studio.

There are numerous cafes/patisseries/Art galleries in Wivenhoe & the estuary front is 1 min walk from the studio.

The Beautiful front of Wivenhoe is 1 minutes’ walk from the studio

If you haven’t been to Wivenhoe before or are travelling a distance please allow yourself the pleasure in seeing why Wivenhoe's was named the most desirable place to live in the East of England by the Sunday Times in 2024/25