Lee Leonard-Embury Dip.Hyp HWHP

Lee is a qualified hypnotherapist & coach, with a passion for personal development and helping others find peace and self-fulfilment. He takes the lead on our well-being programs and inspired Cocoon's holistic approach. He developed an interest in well-being during his time working within the corporate sector as a coach, mentor, and people leader. He noticed that taking a holistic approach to developing his team resulted in happier, healthier colleagues who demonstrated high levels of commitment and empowerment.​ This helped him realise his true passion was helping others grow, build confidence and attain work/life balance. He also observed that many people struggled with their mental health and self-esteem as a result of societal pressures and limiting self-beliefs. Having overcome his own mid-life disenchantment, he was keen to help others find joy in their lives, feel good about their achievements, and re-evaluate what 'success' means to them. Lee has a professional interest in cognitive behavioural therapy, neuro-linguistic programming, and using visualisation techniques to help his clients rewrite negative subconscious scripts. He has a warm, non-judgemental style, using humour and sensitivity to put clients at ease.

Lee has over 30 years of experience in a range of public and private sector settings including Medical Regulation, Civil Service, Banking, and Telecoms. During this time, he has held a number of management roles and led large-scale change projects. He uses this experience to develop Cocoon's unique programs and strategies that deliver outstanding customer service to our clients.

Lee has a passion for working with those who want to bring balance to their lives, overcome self-limiting beliefs, and find fulfilment. Beyond his work with corporate clients, he specialises in helping people overcome phobias, fears, and addictions through his private hypnotherapy practice. Lee is responsible for the development of our digital content, including our innovative hypno-worm audio files. These bespoke recordings are created to aid the embedding of hypnotic scripts beyond a client's live sessions. each hypno-worm is recorded especially for them, so no two are the same. As a coach, Lee commits to the International Coaching Federation’s (ICF) code of ethics and aligns his continuous professional development with their core competencies. Alongside this, he commits to and undertakes regular 1:1 and group supervision for both his coaching and hypnotherapy practice. He holds the following memberships and accreditations: ​Practitioner Diploma in Hypnotherapy (GHSC & ACCPH accredited) Full Member of the Professional Hypnotherapy Practitioner Association ​​Hypnotherapy Practitioner Diploma (Achology Certified) ILM level 5 certificate in Coaching & Mentoring NLP Master Practitioner Accreditation (CTAA) ILM Certificate in Leadership & Management ​CBT Practitioner Diploma (IWA)