Let’s take the stress out of IBS, say goodbye to bathroom anxiety, food fears and restrictive diets and ..
Hello to The Gut Brain Connection Method® a simple step by step process that resolves the root cause of symptoms so you can find relief from IBS without focusing on food.
An effective science-backed 12-week program that guides you step-by-step toward lasting relief from IBS symptoms by restoring balance to the gut-brain connection.
This holistic, mind-body approach will help you calm urgency, ease bloating, relieve pain, alleviate constipation, and reduce gut sensitivity—all without restrictive diets. Through a blend of expertly designed online resources, live sessions, and personalised support from Helen and her team, you’ll be guided by one of the UK’s leading experts in natural IBS treatment to regain, control and confidence in your daily life.
Investment: A one time payment of £1295 or 3 monthly instalments of £432
You've seen your doctor a hundred times, cut out dairy, gluten, spices, and the rest.
You’ve added prebiotics, probiotics, taken supplements and medications.
You’ve read every book on gut health.
You’ve tried it ALL and nothing has worked.
Life is still ruled by your tummy.
I get it, I understand the struggle, the anxiety, the limited support you have and just how hard it is to cope.
Each day starts with countless trips to the bathroom so you feel safe enough to leave the house. You have a mental map of toilets everywhere you go.
I want you to know it doesn’t have to be this way. Relief lies not in what’s on your plate, but in resolving the faulty nerve signals between your gut and your brain.
Irritable Bowel Syndrome is classified as a Disorder of Gut-Brain Interaction (DGBI) by the American Gastroenterological Association and Rome Foundation. Meaning IBS is a problem with the messages sent between the gut and the brain through the gut brain axis.
The miscommunication between the brain and the gut causes hypersensitivity within the gut along with altered motility. This leads to urgency, pain, bloating and bowel changes.
Long term relief is achieved by restoring gut brain communication. The Gut Brain Connection Method® is a unique approach that is grounded in science and guided by over 20 years of experience. This method gently guides your gut brain connection back into balance alleviating symptoms and guides you back to freedom and life without restrictions.
Imagine feeling truly free to go wherever you want—taking the tube, hopping on a flight, saying yes to plans without hesitation. You feel relaxed, confident, and able to trust your gut. No more planning life around the nearest bathroom or worrying about what the day might bring. Mealtimes become easy, comfortable, and enjoyable. Eating out? It’s finally a pleasure, just as it should be.
Client Reviews
★★★★★
"I now feel free to travel without my IBS stopping me and am excited for my future. Thank you Helen, you’ve really changed my life!" KW
Client Reviews
★★★★★
“Helen has had a hugely positive impact on my life over the last 12 weeks. Having suffered from IBS for a few years it was starting to hold me back from living a happy and fulfilled life. I feel so much better about myself, my IBS symptoms and my future.
Thank you Helen.” VW
So how does it get to be different?
Long term relief comes from going beyond the confines of dietary restrictions. My team and I offer an effective evidence based program.
Is a unique approach that addresses the root cause of IBS symptoms and helps you find relief even when diet and medication have failed. This 12 week programme delivers a comprehensive mind-body approach led by myself an IBS specialist and my team of experienced practitioners.
The system is broken
Approximately 1 in 5 in the UK suffers with IBS yet It’s a sad fact that our fragile healthcare system struggles to provide the support needed for those with IBS to truly thrive. Beyond diagnosis many are left without the knowledge & support they need to effectively manage their symptoms.
I see first hand the impact of living with IBS. It's not just the physical discomfort it causes, there’s an emotional toll too - feeling guilty because simple things like eating out, day trips or holidays with the family are just too difficult. Feeling bad for backing out of plans last minute. There's no doubt that living with IBS can be frustrating and lonely and all too often people are told to simply ‘live with it’ trying to figure it out alone, yet it really shouldn’t be that way.
It leads to frustration and further restriction
Trying to find relief through changing what you eat can be futile. Focusing on food is only managing a symptom of IBS and not resolving the underlying problem. When changing what you eat doesn’t bring relief it means added stress at mealtimes and can lead to food fears and restrictive eating. It’s a fact that Traditional dietary recommendations for IBS are estimated to improve symptoms in only 40% of individuals. (Rej, et al., 2022)
Resolve the root cause of symptoms
If you answer ‘yes!’ to 3 or more of these questions…
Have you had IBS for more than 18 months without seeing any significant reduction in symptoms?
Does the thought of traveling or being spontaneous make you anxious because of your IBS symptoms?
Have you tried numerous dietary restrictions/supplements but still suffer from unpredictable flare ups?.
Do you experience anxiety around bathroom access due to either urgency or constipation?
Have you found that medications or traditional treatments only bring temporary relief?
Are you a high achiever, very driven, or do you have perfectionist tendencies?
Do you struggle with food fears and have a very limited number of ‘safe foods’?
I’m Helen Brooks, founder of The Tummy Whisperer, a Multi Award-Winning Clinical Hypnotherapist. Recognised as one of the UK’s leading experts in the holistic approach to Irritable Bowel Syndrome. I hold an Honours Degree in Applied Psychology, and have thousands of hours of clinical practice.
Through a unique blend of evidence-based techniques and compassionate support, I empower my clients to move beyond the daily struggles of IBS and reclaim their lives. With the right guidance, targeted resources, and a supportive community, you can break free from the hold of IBS. I’m here to show you that IBS relief isn’t just possible—it’s achievable.
Inside, You’ll Learn:
How to Restore Your Gut-Brain Connection – Dive into powerful, science-backed methods for recalibrating the communication between your gut and brain, so you can experience calm and balance from within.
Simple Techniques to Regulate Your Nervous System – Discover accessible practices to reduce gut sensitivity and ease discomfort, allowing you to feel more in control, grounded, and resilient.
How to Retrain the Thoughts and Behaviors that Trigger Symptoms – Learn to break free from the stress-symptom cycle by gently reshaping patterns that keep you stuck, replacing them with habits that empower you to thrive.
Pathways to Lasting Relief Without Restricting Your Diet – Understand the role of the mind-gut connection in achieving symptom relief without the burden of constant food restrictions, freeing you to enjoy meals and social moments with ease.
A Mind-Body Approach to IBS Freedom – Embrace a holistic approach that addresses both mind and body, equipping you with the tools and insights needed to reclaim your life from IBS and enjoy lasting relief..
You Will Get Access To -
A simple step-by-step 12 week plan to ensure you always know the next step to reclaim your life from IBS
Access to your online portal with all the resources you need to relieve IBS at your fingertips including a library of powerful gut directed hypnotherapy audios.
Weekly live group zoom sessions with me, to answer all your IBS questions. All sessions are recorded so you can also catch up in your own time.
Personalised support and advice to help you keep moving forward in between zoom sessions.
Access to The Holistic Gut Club for bonus live zoom sessions on breath work, mindfulness, gentle yoga and more with my team of warm and welcoming practitioners.
Symptoms Tracked to ensure your progress and enjoy relief from difficult IBS symptoms - your results matter to me!
A supportive community of others on exactly the same path - no more going it alone.
Traditional one to one therapy
- 1 hour stand alone session per week
- No resources between sessions
- Not a specialist in IBS
- Going it alone
- No access to therapist between sessions
- Provides one type of therapy
The Gut Brain Connection Method
✓ 2 hours of sessions per week
✓ 24 hour access to resources in the online portal
✓ Specialist exclusively treating IBS
✓ Part of a supportive community
✓ Ongoing access between sessions
✓ Multi-modality approach
Unlike traditional one-to-one sessions, the programme offers up to 2 dedicated hours each week, exclusively led by myself and my team of experienced practitioners. Access resources, join a supportive community, and embrace a transformative journey that makes your path to IBS relief both enjoyable and effective.
“I want to say a massive thank you for helping me with my IBS. I’ve been on the verge of giving up on it many times before, and just accepting the status quo and living with the pain and inconvenience. I’m really glad I didn’t. I’m feeling better than I’ve felt in years” - Jonny
Join now for a one time payment of £1295 or 3 monthly payments of £432
The Fee for the 12 week programme is £1295 and can be paid in either one payment or 3 monthly instalments of £432
The programme is always running and I can accept new clients whenever there is space to join. What is lovely about this format is getting to see people's progress who are further along in the programme. You get to see what is possible.
You will never be asked to share anything that would make you feel uncomfortable. The weekly sessions with me are structured, there’s a different focus each week. One week I may be teaching eg. how the autonomic nervous system influences your gut and then opening out to questions, another week we may be celebrating the positive changes you are noticing, in another session we may be discussing how to manage difficult situations.
Having delivered 17 years of one-to-one therapy before moving to this format—I can verify these sessions are more impactful, with more opportunity for learning and peer support. The programme is a more immersive and comprehensive approach compared to traditional one-to-one sessions. People always comment at how valuable this part of the programme is and how great being part of the group is. You still get personalised support via the online portal where you can always ask me questions in the community space throughout the week or privately if there are things you don’t want to share.
You get lots of opportunity both within the weekly sessions and between sessions in the community space to ask Helen questions and receive advice and support. You can request additional support from Helen whenever you need it by reaching out through the online portal to get a personal response.
All sessions are online via Zoom so you can access specialist support wherever you are and from the comfort of your own home without the stress of travelling to appointments.
Sessions with Helen are on Wednesday at 4pm and 7.30pm GMT. You can choose whichever time suits you best. The rest of the team’s sessions are Tuesday at 7.30pm GMT. From Jan 2025 sessions with Helen will be on Monday’s.
All sessions are recorded and you can access the replays in your client portal. It’s common for people to skip a session or two so no need to worry.
The programme is 12 weeks and there is the option for further support beyond this for those who would like to continue.
Each day you will be advised to listen to your gut directed hypnotherapy audios and do a few minutes of breath work. There are 2 hours of live sessions per week. If you choose to join them. However you can tailor the programme to you. Some people commit to one hour a week and that is enough, some people watch the live sessions on replay
I work with lots of people who have tried apps unsuccessfully. This programme is much more in depth, more comprehensive and there is much more support. It's like trying to compare doing an exercise video with having a personal trainer. It's just not the same. In this programme you will benefit from my guidance and expertise.
Creating long term relief from symptoms isn’t as simple as doing meditation and yoga, although these are helpful practices they often don’t bring relief per se. You may have safety behaviours that need to be addressed through Cognitive behavioural therapy strategies I can draw upon. You also need to resolve the gut brain miscommunication and need the addition of gut directed hypnotherapy to restore the gut brain messaging. The Gut Brain Connection Method has been designed to give you everything you need for change.
It would be unethical to, since no one can guarantee results. However, I do offer a 14 day money back guarantee. This means that at any point between enrolment up until day 14 you decide that the programme is not for you. You can ask for a refund, no questions asked, no hard feelings. Please note I would not expect you to see changes to your symptoms until after this point. This is not to see ‘if it works’ but rather that you feel good about the experience so far.
No not at all, one of the best things about this programme is it is a non dietary approach so there is zero focus on food. As you go through the programme gut sensitivity will decrease and you will be able to tolerate a wider array of foods.
Yes absolutely, the reviews shared here are all clients own words.
Plus, research supports gut directed hypnotherapy as an effective treatment for IBS. Clinical trials show between 80-95% of those who complete a course of gut directed hypnotherapy benefit from a dramatic reduction in all IBS symptoms. (Whorwell PJ; Prior A; Faragher EB. Controlled trial of hypnotherapy in the treatment of severe refractory irritable-bowel syndrome.The Lancet 1984)
Further research has shown these results are long term, patients were followed for 5 years and symptom relief remained consistent. (Gonsalkorale WM, Miller V, Afzal A, Whorwell PJ. Long term benefits of hypnotherapy for irritable bowel syndrome. Gut. 2003)
A study by Monash University found a course of hypnotherapy to be as effective as The Low Fodmap diet.(S.LPeters et al 2016)
Gut-Directed Hypnotherapy has been shown to perform better than IBS medication without any of the related side effects. In addition, IBS hypnotherapy has been shown to improve other IBS-related symptoms, such as fatigue, insomnia and anxiety.
Hypnotherapy is only one component of the programme, I also draw upon cognitive behavioural therapy and many other modalities for a comprehensive approach.
Hypnotherapy is very safe. It is approved by the British Medical Association. There are no side effects and it cannot make your IBS worse. However it is important to ensure you see a fully qualified Hypnotherapist who is a member of a professional body like the General Hypnotherapy Register and who has specific experience in how to treat IBS through gut directed hypnotherapy. I have been a member of The General Hypnotherapy Standards Council for 20 years and have been awarded The Senior Qualification of Hypnotherapy Practice.
Yes, The National Institute for Clinical Excellence recommends hypnotherapy for people with IBS who do not respond to pharmacological treatments after 12 months.
In the free training you’ll discover the proven method that has allowed people across the world to finally find relief from IBS without worrying about what to eat.
