About me

Thanks for visiting my website. I’m Stef, the face behind Stef Gogna Hypnotherapy.

I’m a Paramedic (Bsc Hons) and Solution Focused Hypnotherapist (DfSFH) who specialises in weight management hypnotherapy - a subject very close to my heart. 

I help people find peace beyond the food noise, emotional eating, and the endless cycle of dieting & optimisation. Through my transformational programme; The Foundational Reset, you'll transform the way you feel about food, your body & stress - creating lasting change from the inside out. 

Why I do this...

As a paramedic, I’ve seen first-hand how chronic stress, disordered eating and difficulties with weight — from being underweight to living with obesity — can affect our health, wellbeing and quality of life.

But my understanding of the relationship we have with food, weight and control isn’t just professional — it’s personal too.

As a teenager and dancer, I experienced anorexia. I’ve now been over 20 years recovered from disordered eating, but I remember clearly what it feels like for food, weight and control to take up far too much space in your life.

I also know the freedom, joy and happiness that can exist on the other side of that too.

That’s why my approach to weight management is different.

I don’t believe you need another diet, more rules, more tracking or another way to control your food. 

Instead, I believe meaningful change starts by understanding what’s driving the habits in the first place.

Together, we can work to heal the root of emotional eating, rather than simply trying to control the behaviour on the surface.

Research shows that stress, emotions, habits, thoughts and learned patterns can all influence the way we eat. When we understand those patterns from a brain perspective and begin to change them, it becomes possible to step away from restriction, guilt and the constant mental chatter around food.

From food noise to food freedom.

For me, weight management isn’t about perfection, punishment or constantly trying to optimise yourself. It’s about finding a way of eating and living that feels sustainable, nourishing and freeing while reducing stress, improving sleep and improving self-esteem.

In a world that constantly tells us to optimise, do more and find the next solution, I want to bring it back to something simpler:

Finding peace away from diets and optimisation.

Helping you spend less time thinking about food and weight — and more time living (and loving) your life.

Helping you find your way back to yourself; learning to love yourself again — or perhaps, for the very first time.

Because ultimately, this isn’t just about a number on the scales.

It’s about freedom.

A Little About Me

In my free time, you'll mostly find me in nature — surfing, or hiking up a mountain — and not much beats a good matcha and a catch up with family and friends! I also love to travel! Most recently my husband & I have been honeymooning in Japan and Bali. 

Lastly, I’m fiercely passionate about mental and physical health, and above all else, neuroplasticity and our incredible ability to rewire the brain.

I Can’t Wait to Work With You

I look forward to supporting you through your foundational reset & seeing all the positive changes that will take place!

Stef