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Hypnosis For Music Performance Anxiety

A proven approach for professional musicians  when confidence disappears under pressure.

Christina Cooper - The Fearless Musician

Discover what's holding your confidence back and how to begin transforming it:

You already have the skills.

Hypnosis removes the mental interference that stops you accessing freedom and flow when it matters most.

This approach is for experienced musicians who already know how to perform, but find that pressure changes everything.

If your confidence fluctuates depending on the stakes, the environment, or who’s watching… you’re not broken.


You’re experiencing predictable subconscious patterns that can be rewired.

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Play Your Best Under Pressure

Performance anxiety feels so destabilising because it interferes with your natural state of flow.

Even when your physical ability isn’t affected, your experience of performing changes.

Focus fragments. Self-trust wobbles. Enjoyment disappears.

 

Nothing about this is random.

Under pressure, your system shifts into self-protection — not because you’re incapable, but because something inside you is responding to perceived threat.

And the harder you try to think your way back into control, the further away flow can feel.

Until you understand what's triggering your nervous system, traditional tips like breathing, mindset or preparation only go so far.

How Professional Musicians Transform Performance Anxiety Into Flow

In my work with professional musicians, I see the same five subconscious mental patterns show up again and again under pressure.

These subconscious performance anxiety patterns show up consistently across musicians — from audition stages and concerto performances to high-stakes recordings.

 

​They act like internal triggers — switching you out of flow and into self-protection mode at the exact moment you need freedom.

Because these mental triggers operate beneath conscious awareness, trying to “think your way out” of performance anxiety rarely works.

Once you know which patterns are driving your response to pressure, everything changes.

I’ve created a short quiz to help you identify your dominant performance anxiety patterns — and understand exactly what needs to shift for you to access consistent flow on stage.

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Hi, I'm Christina

I understand the pressures of performing at the highest level — on not one, but two different instruments.

I’ve performed in the world’s most iconic concert halls, from Carnegie Hall to the Royal Albert Hall; in front of royalty, on live TV and radio, and recorded at Abbey Road Studios. I’ve played to audiences of twenty thousand and performed live at the BBC Proms.

And like many professional musicians, I also know what it feels like when pressure tips into anxiety.

The humiliation.
The frustration of letting yourself down.
The self-blame — despite knowing you’re more than capable.​

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For a long time, I tried to manage my nerves by pushing harder, thinking differently, and expecting more from myself. It never addressed what was really going on beneath the surface.

When I finally understood the subconscious patterns driving my anxiety, everything changed.

Now, I help musicians like you remove the mental interference that disrupts confidence under pressure — so performing feels grounded, free and enjoyable again.

Rewire Music Performance Anxiety With Hypnosis

I was at breaking point as a musician when I discovered how performance anxiety could be rewired at its root.

I’d searched everywhere for help — and while some approaches offered temporary relief, none addressed the subconscious response that kept activating under pressure. Trying to think my way out of anxiety became exhausting.​​

Eventually, I followed my intuition towards hypnotherapy.

Working with my therapist, I uncovered the subconscious patterns driving my fear response and reprogrammed the way my nervous system reacted to performance pressure.

The impact was profound.
My relationship with performing changed completely.

 

Confidence and flow didn’t need to be forced — they returned naturally once the interference was gone.

That experience led me to qualify as a hypnotherapist and specialise in music performance anxiety. I’ve since worked with countless musicians to help them transform their experience of performing from fear to freedom.

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Here's how to transform your performance experience, step-by-step — with options that match your goals and preferred pace:

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Fearless Foundations

Rewire core performance blocks (self-paced programme)

A structured, self-paced programme designed to help you understand and rewire the core mental patterns that disrupt confidence in performance.

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Fearless Musician Thrive

Deepen confidence & consistency (self-paced programme)

 

An advanced self-paced programme for musicians who want to deepen their work and stabilise flow under pressure.
Optional private 1:1 hypnotherapy support is available for those who want personalised guidance alongside the programme.

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Going Solo 

Bespoke private programme for persistent or complex challenges

For musicians experiencing more persistent or complex performance anxiety, private work offers highly personalised hypnotherapy support to address subconscious patterns at their root.

No matter which path you choose, the intention is always the same:
to remove the mental interference that disrupts performance — so confidence and flow return naturally.

How I Work

There isn’t a one-size-fits-all approach to performance anxiety — especially for musicians who already have a high level of skill and experience.

That’s why I offer a clear, structured pathway, designed to meet you where you are and remove the subconscious interference that disrupts confidence under pressure.

Most musicians begin by identifying their dominant performance anxiety pattern through my free quiz. From there, you can choose the level of depth and support that feels right for you.​​

The Fearless Musician Pathway

Hypnosis-based performance anxiety pathway for professional musicians

You can move through this pathway at your own pace — choosing the level of depth and support that’s right for you.​​

What My Clients Say

I worked with Christina before having to step out of my comfort zone for upcoming concerts. The results were amazing and still are. Physically my playing is now the most relaxed it's ever been and apparently I now smile when I play my viola....and for people who know me that's pretty miraculous!

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If you’re ready to understand what’s driving your performance anxiety — and remove it at the root — you’re in the right place.

 

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