When Clients Can’t Find Evidence of Self-Worth

A Strengths-Based System for Anchoring Confidence and Self-Belief in Ourselves and our Clients

Almost every client I work with, regardless of age or background, carries some version of the belief “I’m not enough.” And, if I’m honest, many of us as clinicians have felt this too. This session was born from my own experience of that limiting belief, and from discovering a way to answer it.

In this live, guided session, I will share my unique Strengths Unlocked approach, a strengths psychology-based system developed over the past decade that now forms the foundation of my clinical hypnotherapy practice. I loved the deep impact strengths-based analysis had on me so much, that I developed a way to use it with every client, from children as young as six, to clients in their seventies.

Participants will be guided through the Strengths Unlocked process themselves, discovering their own unique strengths, values, and energisers. This creates a felt sense of “enoughness” that does not rely on performance, outcomes, or external validation, but can be returned to during moments of doubt, pressure, or comparison.

From there, I will show how the same framework can be used powerfully with clients. In my experience, transformational change happens more quickly and with greater ease when clients first recognise who they are at their best, before addressing symptoms, patterns, or protective behaviours.

I will openly share the tools I use in practice, enabling attendees to integrate this approach immediately into their work with clients.

Cat Williams is a Clinical Hypnotherapist, ex-Physiotherapist, Author, Strengths-Psychology Coach and Professional Speaker specialising in alleviating anxiety and restoring confidence and self-belief. Known as The Stallion Mind Speaker, Cat blends knowledge of hypnotherapy, strengths psychology and physiotherapy with powerful storytelling and metaphors; she is the current Regional President of the UK's Professional Speaking Society. Drawing on lived experience, including 26 years as a military wife, and over 25 years of therapeutic practice, Cat delivers practical and engaging insights that resonate with both clinicians and clients alike.