StresslesswithValerie

21/05/2026

Many people with tinnitus are advised to simply relax or slow their breathing.

But sophrology offers practical tools that go deeper — helping to calm the nervous system, change your relationship to the sound, and regain a sense of control.

I currently offer both online support and small in-person courses for people living with tinnitus.

My next in-person Living Well with Tinnitus course begins on 2 June in Providero, Llandudno, and I also have an online course running in a small supportive format.

📩 Message me if you’d like more information or to see which option may suit you best.

Valerie Lewis – Sophrology for Tinnitus Relief
valerie-lewis.co.uk

14/05/2026

New course dates now open

6-week “Living Well with Tinnitus” Sophrology Course

This is a practical, supportive programme designed to help you change your relationship with tinnitus — not by fighting it, but by calming your nervous system and reducing its impact on daily life.

You’ll learn simple techniques for:
✔ reducing stress and overwhelm
✔ improving sleep
✔ easing anxiety around sound
✔ building calm into everyday life

📍 Llandudno in-person group
💻 Online option also available

Places are limited to keep the group supportive.

To book or ask questions, message me directly.

25/04/2026

While my evening 6-week course is currently underway, my next tinnitus daytime course will begin in June — and may be a helpful next step if you’re looking for support.

If you’ve tried different approaches and still feel stuck, you’re not alone — and there are ways to regain a sense of control.

I’m Valerie, a sophrologist with 10 years’ experience supporting people to feel calmer, sleep better, and reduce the impact of tinnitus.

Living Well with Tinnitus – 6-week small group course

📍 Providero Studio, 112 Upper Mostyn St, Llandudno LL30 2SW
📅 Tuesdays: 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th June and 7th July 2026
⏰ Time: 10:00 am – 11:00 am
👥 Group size: Maximum 6 participants
💷 £180 total (£30 per session)

This is a structured, practical approach that helps you:
• Sleep better
• Reduce stress and anxiety
• Feel less overwhelmed by tinnitus
• Build simple tools you can use in daily life

Small, supportive group — limited places available.

Book your place here: https://buy.stripe.com/9B64gtaLQ0dK8Rof0X5AQ00

22/04/2026

Does tinnitus ever feel louder when everything is quiet — especially at night?

What I often see is that the sound itself isn’t necessarily changing.

It’s more about how the brain is relating to it.

When something becomes more “noticed” or monitored, it tends to stay in awareness.

This is where habituation comes in — not about making it disappear, but about the brain learning it doesn’t need to keep focusing on it.

I’ve broken this down visually in the carousel below.

You’re not alone in this.

Has anyone else noticed this pattern?

12/04/2026

27/03/2026

Catrina’s Journey: Living with Long-Term Tinnitus

After 30 years of constant ringing, Catrina felt like tinnitus controlled her life. Stress, poor sleep, and difficulty focusing had become her daily reality.

When she joined my 6-week sophrology course, she learned gentle techniques to:
✅ Reduce stress before it spirals
✅ Improve sleep and wake feeling refreshed
✅ Boost attention and focus for daily tasks

After the course, Catrina said:
"I finally feel like I’m living with tinnitus, not being controlled by it."

If tinnitus is affecting your wellbeing, this course could help you regain calm, sleep better, and manage focus with ease.

👉 Spots are limited—DM me or click the link to reserve your place in Conwy or in Llandudno
https://valerie-lewis.co.uk/tinnitus-course/

29/01/2026

Tinnitus is rarely just a noise.

In my work, I see how much it can affect sleep, concentration and emotional wellbeing — especially when stress and anxiety are already present. The more the nervous system stays on high alert, the more intrusive the sound can feel.

I’ve written an article explaining how sophrology can help teach the brain to disconnect from tinnitus, using gentle, body-based techniques that calm the nervous system rather than fight the sound.

If you or someone you support is living with tinnitus, you might find it helpful.

👉 You can read the full article here:
https://tinyurl.com/sophrology4tinnitus

And if you’d like to talk things through, I also offer a free 15-minute chat — simply a space to see whether sophrology feels right for you. https://calendly.com/stresslesswithvalerie/bookings

02/01/2026

This quote says so much about healing.
With stress, tinnitus, or chronic pain, many people try to cope by shutting things down or pushing through. But real change often begins when the nervous system feels safe enough to respond differently.
This is the space I hold in my work as a sophrologist.

This could be the year you stop running and finally face yourself. The year you realize that the safety you've built in solitude has become the very cage keeping you from what you want.
You've gotten so good at protecting yourself that you've forgotten what it feels like to be truly met. So good at managing triggers that you've built a life small enough to never need anyone. So skilled at self-soothing that you've convinced yourself connection is optional.
But here's what happens when you stay: the right people don't feel like a threat to your nervous system—they feel like proof that it's safe to stop performing your healing alone. The vulnerability you've been avoiding becomes the very thing that sets you free. And the version of yourself you've been white-knuckling into existence finally relaxes into someone real.
2026 isn't about becoming someone new. It's about stopping the exhausting work of staying hidden and letting yourself be found. That's when everything you want stops feeling so far away.

15/12/2025

Living with tinnitus can be exhausting — especially when your mind won’t switch off.

My 8-week Living Well with Tinnitus course offers calm, practical, science-based techniques to help you feel safer, calmer, and more in control.

👉 Learn more here:
https://tinyurl.com/Living-with-Tinnitus

Learn gentle mind–body techniques to reduce tinnitus distress, sleep better, and feel calmer in this small, supportive group programme.