I’m Dan Regan, an award-winning anxiety therapist and hypnotherapist based in Ely, also working with clients in Newmarket and online.

Having struggled with anxiety and low self-esteem myself for many years, I know how much anxious thoughts and feelings can affect what you feel capable of doing, how you see yourself and how much you enjoy everyday life.

I also know how different life can become when those patterns change.

For over 15 years, I’ve helped people overcome anxiety, panic attacks, overthinking, social anxiety, fears and phobias, low confidence and other anxiety-related difficulties.

Alongside my work with individual clients, I regularly share practical information about anxiety and mental wellbeing through my Ely Standard column, regional media, online anxiety resources and The Dan Regan Hypnotherapy Podcast.

My work has also received recognition through local, Cambridgeshire and national business awards for innovation, service excellence and my work as a business owner.

This page brings together some of my awards, media contributions and other recognition.

In the Media – Anxiety & Mental Health

As a regular mental health columnist for the Ely Standard, I write about anxiety and the everyday ways it can affect people’s thoughts, feelings, behaviour and lives.

My aim is to make anxiety easier to understand and to share practical ideas that people can use, whether or not they ever choose to work with me.

My articles also appear across other regional titles, including the Hunts Post, Wisbech Standard, Peterborough Matters and Cambs Times, helping make practical anxiety information available to people across Cambridgeshire and beyond.

Recent Articles Include:

Anxiety and Avoidance: How Anxiety Quietly Makes Your World Smaller

How avoiding situations can bring immediate relief while inadvertently strengthening anxiety over time.

Why Anxiety Can Feel Worse During Hot Weather

Why physical sensations caused by hot weather can sometimes become confused with anxiety symptoms and increase anxious thinking.

Ely Hypnotherapist on Why We Care What People Think

Looking at approval seeking, fear of judgement and why trying to keep everybody happy can increase anxiety.

Why So Many People Feel Mentally Exhausted Right Now

Understanding how constant mental activity, worry and stress can leave you feeling exhausted.

Why Do Some Thoughts Stick In Your Mind?

Why unwanted thoughts can seem to become more persistent when you repeatedly analyse, fight or worry about them.

 Why Panic Attacks Feel So Frightening

Understanding what happens during panic and why becoming frightened of the symptoms themselves can intensify the experience.

Why Anxiety Often Feels So Physical

Looking at some of the physical symptoms of anxiety and why they can sometimes become another source of worry.

Award Winner Celebrates 15 years as an Anxiety Therapist in Ely

Marking 15 years of helping people overcome anxiety and other difficulties through my Ely hypnotherapy practice.

You can find more practical information and resources in my Anxiety Support Hub.

The Dan Regan Hypnotherapy Podcast

In 2026, I launched The Dan Regan Hypnotherapy Podcast in association with Spotted in Ely.

The podcast is another way for me to make useful anxiety information available beyond the therapy room.

Drawing upon my professional experience helping hundreds of people with anxiety, as well as my own previous experience of anxiety, episodes explain common anxiety problems in straightforward language and provide practical ideas listeners can use.

Topics have included understanding anxiety, overthinking, a racing heart and physical anxiety symptoms, and night-time anxiety.

Listen to The Dan Regan Hypnotherapy Podcast

Award-Winning Anxiety Therapy & Hypnotherapy

Over the years, my work with clients and the continued development of Dan Regan Hypnotherapy have been recognised through local, Cambridgeshire and national business awards.

As a small independent Ely business, I’m particularly proud that this recognition has covered different aspects of what I do, from client service to innovation and my work as a business owner.

2026 – Leading Social Anxiety Hypnotherapist (East of England)

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This recognition is particularly relevant to my specialist work helping people overcome anxiety, social anxiety, fear of judgement, overthinking and low confidence.

2026 – SME Cambridgeshire Business Awards

Finalist – Business Innovation, Service Excellence, Ely Business of the Year

Recognition across three categories covering innovation, client service and the development of Dan Regan Hypnotherapy as an Ely business.

2025 – SME Cambridgeshire Business Awards

Silver Winner – Ely Business of the Year

Recognition as one of Ely’s leading small businesses.

2025 – Best Hypnotherapist Service – Cambridgeshire

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Recognition of the hypnotherapy service I provide to clients in Ely, Newmarket and online.

2024 – SME Cambridgeshire Business Awards

Gold Winner – Anglia Ruskin University Business Innovation

Recognition for innovation within Dan Regan Hypnotherapy, including the development of different ways for people to access support beyond traditional one-to-one therapy.

2024 – SME Ely Business Awards

Gold Winner – Fraser Dawbarns Solicitors Ely Business Person of the Year

Recognition of my work developing Dan Regan Hypnotherapy and helping people in Ely and beyond overcome anxiety and other difficulties.

2024 – SME Ely Business Awards

Silver Winner – Thorlabs Business Innovation

Recognition for innovation in how hypnotherapy and mental wellbeing support are delivered.

2024 – SME National Business Awards

Business Person of the Year – Finalist

Recognition at national level as a finalist in the Business Person of the Year category.

Other Awards & Recognition

My other business recognition includes:

• 2025/26 – London & SE England Prestige Awards: Winner – Hypnotherapy Service of the Year
• 2025 – UK Enterprise Awards: Best Full-Service Hypnotherapy Treatments (Cambridgeshire)
• 2024/25 – SME Central England Prestige Awards: Best Hypnotherapy Service – Cambridgeshire
• 2024 – GHP Healthcare Awards: Best Anxiety Focused Hypnotherapy Practice Cambridgeshire
• 2023 – SME Cambridgeshire Business Awards: Service Excellence Finalist
• 2023 – SME Ely Business Awards: Silver Winner – Service Excellence
• 2022 – SME National Business Awards: Service Excellence Finalist
• 2022 – SME Ely Business Awards: Gold Winner – Fraser Dawbarns Service Excellence
• 2021 – SME Ely Business Awards: Silver Winner – Cambridge Building Society Service Excellence
• 2020 – Cambridgeshire Prestige Business Awards: Winner – Hypnotherapy Service of the Year Cambridgeshire
• 2018, 2019, 2024 & 2025 – Ely Hero Awards: Most Amazing Professional – Nominated
• 2014 – Hypnotherapy Business School Awards: Winner – Hypnotherapy Business of the Year

Together, these awards recognise different elements of the business I’ve developed, the experience and results I aim to provide for clients, innovation in making support more accessible, and the development of a small independent business in Ely.

Backed by Real Client Experiences

Awards and media recognition are welcome, but the most important measure of my work is what changes for the people I help.

Over the years, I’ve received more than 500 client reviews and testimonials, including more than 60 video testimonials where clients talk in their own words about their experiences and the changes they’ve made.

These include people who previously struggled with anxiety and panic attacks, social anxiety, fears and phobias, low confidence, stress, overthinking and other issues that had been restricting their lives.

Some had been struggling for years. Others had started avoiding situations, opportunities or experiences because of their anxiety.

Their stories show what’s possible when those old patterns begin to change.

Read real client experiences → Hypnotherapy Reviews in Ely

Watch client experiences → Video Hypnotherapy Testimonials

Previously Featured In

Over the years, my work and expertise have also been featured, published or referenced by national, regional and specialist media.

These have included:

BBC Radio • HuffPost • Mail Online • Hello! • Take a Break • Ely Standard • Hunts Post • Cambs Times • Wisbech Standard • Peterborough Matters • Cambridge News

I have also contributed to published work within the hypnotherapy profession. In 2015, I was invited to contribute a chapter to The Hypnotherapy Experts: Strategies from the ‘A’ List, a book aimed at hypnotherapy professionals. My chapter focused specifically on helping clients overcome anxiety and panic attacks. Read more: My contribution to The Hypnotherapy Experts

Anxiety Therapy and Hypnotherapy in Ely

The different awards, articles, podcasts and media contributions on this page all ultimately come back to the same thing that led me into this work in the first place.

Anxiety can change your life. But overcoming it can change your life too.

I spent years struggling with anxiety and low self-esteem myself. I know what it’s like to overthink situations, worry about what other people think and feel frustrated that logically you know you shouldn’t feel anxious, yet still experience those anxious thoughts and feelings.

Overcoming those difficulties ultimately led me to the work I do today.

For over 15 years, I’ve helped other people understand and change the patterns that have been keeping their anxiety going.

Today that support extends beyond individual therapy sessions.

It includes hundreds of free anxiety articles, hypnosis audios and streaming resources, podcast episodes, regular mental health articles through the Ely Standard and other regional publications, and more than 500 client reviews and experiences that can help other people see that change is possible.

My aim is simple: to help people become calmer, more confident and better able to get on with their lives without anxiety continually getting in the way.

You can learn more here:

• Anxiety Support Hub
• Anxiety Hypnotherapy in Ely
• Hypnotherapy Reviews in Ely

Or arrange a free initial consultation to discuss what might help.

To your health and happiness,

Dan Regan

Anxiety Therapy and Hypnotherapy in Ely and Newmarket

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