Dr Paulina Trevena is a hypnotherapist and researcher. After many years in academia, she discovered hypnosis and was hooked, leading her to train as a hypnotherapist. As someone with aphantasia, a lack of mental imagery, herself, Paulina found that most traditional hypnosis techniques did not work for her.

This inspired her to research how hypnosis can be adapted for people with aphantasia, and she now specialises in supporting them. Paulina is on a mission to raise awareness of aphantasia within the hypnotherapy profession and help hypnotherapists understand how to work effectively with non-visualisers.