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END YOUR FEAR OF
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Specialist treatment for public speaking phobia, public speaking anxiety and stage fright in two sessions with the UK's leading fear experts.
Glossophobia treatment: how to overcome the fear of public speaking
Glossophobia — the fear of public speaking — is highly treatable. The main options are cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), gradual exposure therapy, and faster approaches such as the NLP fast phobia cure.
Which works best depends on how severe the fear is: mild nerves respond to self-help and practice, while intense avoidant glossophobia usually needs specialist therapy that targets the fear response directly.
Private 1-to-1 help · Two focused sessions · In-clinic or online · High success rates
You know what you want to say. But the fear gets in your way. We remove it.
In two sessions. Because you can do the rest. You already have the skills.
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"I did my talk today in front of 200 people and I nailed it. When I got up on the stage a sense of calm came over me and I delivered my speech better than I ever could have imagined. This is life-changing stuff. "
EJ
After two online sessions
THE OPTIONS
What are the treatment options for glossophobia?
There's no single treatment for glossophobia — the right approach depends on how deep the fear runs. Here's an honest look at what's available, what each is good for and where some fall short.
Self-help and practice
Preparation, rehearsal, breathing techniques and public speaking courses can steady mild nerves. But when the fear is a genuine phobia, the anxiety overrides these things. You can know your material perfectly and still freeze. Your breathing goes out of control. And despite having the skills, the fear still kicks in.
Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)
CBT works to restructure the negative thoughts behind the fear. It helps many people for manyissues, but for glossophobia it has limits: the emotional survival response can override what you rationally know, and the gradual exposure it relies on can feel overwhelming.
Exposure therapy
Facing feared situations gradually can reduce anxiety over time by teaching the nervous system that the threat never materialises. The difficulty: for severe glossophobia, each exposure can feel so distressing that people avoid it. Or if they don't avoid the exposure, they are frighten. In both cases the fear can be reinforced.
Medication
Doctors sometimes prescribe beta-blockers to dampen physical symptoms - such as a racing heart - before a specific event. Medication can ease symptoms in the moment, but it doesn't treat the underlying fear or dread beforehand. Any medical approach should always be discussed with your doctor.
The Fast Phobia Cure
Rather than managing symptoms or slowly desensitising you, this approach targets the fear response directly — reprogramming the unconscious patterns that trigger the panic. It's how we help most clients overcome glossophobia in just two sessions.
PRACTICAL STEPS
How to overcome glossophobia
If your fear is mild, these steps can genuinely help. If it's severe — if you avoid speaking altogether, or the dread starts days in advance — they may ease the edges but won't remove the fear. Knowing which situation you're in matters.
1 Understand what's happening
Glossophobia is a fight-or-flight response, not a flaw. Your nervous system has learned to treat an audience as a threat. Naming it as a conditioned reaction — not a personal failing — is the first step to acknowledging and getting help. And it is very common. So you are very far from alone.
2 Reframe what you are feeling
Nerves and excitement feel almost identical — racing heart, quick breath — so rather than fighting to calm down, some people relabel those sensations as excitement, which research shows helps you perform better. It won't dissolve a real phobia, but it can take the edge off ordinary nerves.
3 Remember it's not about you
The audience is far less focused on you than the fear insists — a bias called
The Spotlight Effect — where we massively overestimate how much others notice our mistakes or care. Shift your attention from how you're coming across to what you're there to say, and the pressure eases.
4 Know when to get help
If you've tried courses, tips, and repeated practice and the fear still controls your choices, that's the mark of glossophobia rather than ordinary nerves. At that point it's not about more self-help — it usually needs specialist therapy that targets the fear itself.
1-to-1 help · In clinic or online
High success rates · Fixed fee
"I did my talk today in front of 200 people and I nailed it. When I got up on the stage a sense of calm came over me and I delivered my speech better than I ever could imagine. This is life-changing stuff. "
EJ
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After two online sessions
WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY *
You know what you want to say.
But the fear gets in your way.
And that's where we come in.
We remove the fear.
In two sessions.
Because you can do the rest.
You already have the skills.
Have a conversation about how we can help you:
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“At the end of the public speaking session I feel weirdly confident: I could almost rush straight to Speakers’ Corner and let rip.”
Lucy Atkins
Daily Telegraph
"I absolutely nailed my presentation. Hugs from my CEO and Director who know I have avoided such situations all my adult life."
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"I had two of the online sessions and it worked! I’ve waited 7 months to write this testimonial to see if the results were long lasting. I’m pleased to say that they are. My confidence has grown and my public speaking nerves have disappeared."
Peter H
7 months later
IS THIS FOR YOU?
Does this sound familiar?
This program is for you if:
- You dread presentations days or weeks in advance
- You avoid opportunities — meetings, speeches, introductions — because of the fear
- Your mind goes blank, your voice changes, your heart races
- You fear humiliation, embarrassment, or “freezing”
- You know what you want to say but the fear gets in the way
- You replay speaking situations afterwards for hours
- You have the skills and you prepare obsessively but you still panic
- You know it's irrational but can't stop the anxiety
- You've tried courses, tips or breathing — and it hasn't helped
- You dread presentations days or weeks in advance
- You avoid speeches, meetings, calls and introductions
- Your mind goes blank, your voice changes, your heart races
- You know it's irrational but can't stop the anxiety
- You've tried courses, tips and breathing techniques — and it hasn't helped
Every one of those costs you something. Remove the fear, and you get all of that back. Presentations, meetings and calls stop being a big deal. They just become entries in your calendar and nothing more than that.
THE SOLUTION
How we remove the fear
We use a whole range of reliable evidence-based psychological tools to rapidly undo the patterns you've picked up and install calm patterns for the future allowing you to feel calmer, more confident and more in control when you are speaking.
Dedicated 1-to-1 treatment
Both 90-minute sessions are tailored to your unique fears, triggers, situations and goals— not a generic group program.
THIS IS ABOUT YOU
Two structured sessions
Most clients see a dramatic shift after session one. Both sessions completed in-clinic or over Zoom at times that suit you.
WEEKDAYS & WEEKENDS
High success rates
We have very high success rates even with long-standing and extreme glossophobia. Because we know what works.
LASTING CHANGE
WHY CHOOSE US?
We treat this every day
Most therapists treat a wide range of conditions: anxiety, depression, trauma, relationships. We treat phobias. Nothing else. For 21 years.
And public speaking is the most common phobia we help people with by a long way.
This means we know exactly what works, what doesn't, and how to get you to the other side as quickly as possible.
THE PROCESS
How it works
The process is simple and low-commitment:
01
Free call with a therapist
Speak with someone who treats this every day and understands exactly what you're experiencing. No obligation — just clarity.
15 MINUTES · 100% CONFIDENTIAL
02
Session one - removing the fear
A focused 90-minute session using brain-based therapy tools to break the patterns that drove your fear.
IN-CLINIC OR ONLINE
03
Session two - installing calm
Consolidate the changes and prepare you for real-world speaking situations. Most clients need no more.
HIGH SUCCESS · LASTING RESULTS
WHAT CHANGES
After two sessions our clients tell us they:
- Stood up in front of 200 people and felt calm for the first time.
- Nailed a presentation they'd been dreading for weeks.
- Stopped turning down jobs and promotions because of their fear.
- Gave the wedding speech they'd been terrified of — and enjoyed it.
- Speak up in meetings without the anxiety that used to consume them.
- Notice having more energy and feel better about themselves.
And almost all say the same thing: they wish they'd done it sooner.
"I have no idea why or how the sessions managed to change me in such a short space of time from a gibbering wreck to someone who, and I quote…. “spoke with great confidence and conviction” but I wish I had taken this step sooner. It would have saved me years of anguish and sleepless nights. "
Sharon I
After two online sessions
WHAT IT COSTS
Simple transparent pricing
A specialist treatment program delivered at a fixed fee.
The full program:
£500
£250 per session · paid before each one
- Two private 1-to-1 sessions
- 90 minutes per session
- No ongoing commitment
- No hidden costs
Not open-ended therapy
Most therapy for anxiety runs to months of weekly sessions at £80–£150 each — with no clear end point. We treat the cause in two sessions. You know exactly what it costs before you begin.
A free consultation call first
Before you commit to anything, speak to a therapist who treats this fear every day. No obligation — just a conversation about whether we can help and how the program works.
READY TO BEGIN?
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Speak with a specialist who understands exactly what you're experiencing.
No cost. No obligation. Just a conversation about how we can help. We'll give you an honest view on whether our program is right for you and what the best next step looks like.
Many clients tell us they feel relief just by making this first call:
Speak to a specialist
Or have a specialist call you
15 Minutes · No cost · No obligation
"I did my talk today in front of 200 people and I nailed it. When I got up on the stage a sense of calm came over me and I delivered my speech better than I ever could have imagined. This is life-changing stuff. "
EJ
After two online sessions
THE METHOD
How it works
We don't teach you to speak — you already have the skills. We remove the fear that gets in the way. Which is why it takes two sessions and not months.
Two structured sessions
Two focused 90-minute sessions with a specialist therapist. The first removes the fear. The second installs lasting calm.
PRIVATE 1-to-1 · IN-CLINIC OR ONLINE
High success rates
We have very high success rates because glossophobia is the fear we treat most — so we know exactly what works.
REAL RESULTS · LASTING CHANGE
Simple pricing
The full program is £500.
So no open-ended therapy, no ongoing commitment and no hidden costs.
A CLEAR TRANSPARENT FEE
READY TO BEGIN?
Speak to a specialist
No cost. No obligation. Just a conversation about how we can help. We'll give you an honest view on whether our program is right for you and what the best next step looks like.
Many clients tell us they feel relief just by making this first call:
Speak with a specialist who understands exactly what you're experiencing. No obligation — just clarity.
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QUICK ANSWERS
Glossophobia treatment FAQs
Quick answers
How can I overcome my fear of public speaking?
The fear is irrational: consciously you know the situation is safe, yet the unconscious mind triggers an automatic fear response based on learned patterns. To overcome it, those patterns need to be reprogrammed so the anxiety no longer triggers. This is exactly what specialist therapy does.
Does CBT help overcome glossophobia?
CBT can help by restructuring negative thoughts, but on its own it's often limited for glossophobia. Although you may know speaking is safe, the emotional survival response can override rational thought, and the gradual exposure CBT relies on can feel overwhelming for severe cases.
Read more: Overcoming Glossophobia: The Fast Phobia Cure v Exposure Therapy
Is there medication for glossophobia?
Doctors sometimes prescribe beta-blockers to reduce physical symptoms such as a racing heart for a specific event. Medication can ease symptoms short-term but doesn't treat the underlying fear, and should always be discussed with a qualified doctor.
How much is the treatment program?
The two-session program is a fixed fee of £250 per session, £500 in total.
Sessions are 90 minutes, delivered in clinic or online, with no ongoing weekly sessions or hidden costs.
This page is for general information and isn't a substitute for personal medical advice. As with all psychological interventions, there may not be a permanent cure in all cases, and individual results vary. Reviewed by Guy Baglow, Lead Therapist. Last reviewed: July 2026.