About hypnotherapy
Relaxed, focusedand in control.
What hypnosis is, what hypnotherapy does, and how it helps you stop smoking.
You’ve beenhere before.
Hypnosis is a natural state that most people drift in and out of every day.
Think of driving a familiar route and arriving with no memory of the journey, or being so absorbed in a book that you don’t hear your name. Your conscious, analytical mind relaxes, and your subconscious becomes more open to new ideas.
What is hypnotherapy?
Hypnotherapy uses this relaxed, focused state to help you make a change you’ve chosen.
Habits are run by the subconscious, which is why willpower on its own so often fails. In hypnosis, suggestions that support the change can reach the part of your mind that holds the habit.
You stay aware of what’s happening throughout, and you can’t be made to do anything you don’t want to.
My approach
Solution-focused hypnotherapy
My approach is solution-focused.
Rather than going back over the past, we concentrate on what you want: how you’ll think and feel as a non-smoker, and what will be different in your day. It’s a brief, practical approach that builds on the strengths you already have.
How it helps you stop smoking
Your session is shaped by your own habits and reasons for stopping.
- 01
The habit
Smoking gets tied to coffee, breaks, stress and drinks with friends. Your session works on those links, so they lose their pull.
- 02
The drive
We work on the subconscious drive to smoke, rather than relying on willpower to fight cravings.
- 03
The non-smoker
The aim is for you to think and feel like a non-smoker, not an ex-smoker who still misses cigarettes.
Questions about hypnosis
Will I lose control?
No. You’re aware of what’s happening throughout, and you can’t be made to say or do anything you don’t want to.
What does hypnosis feel like?
Most people describe it as deeply relaxing, like the moment just before you fall asleep. You can hear everything, and many people are surprised by how ordinary it feels.
Can anyone be hypnotised?
Anyone who is willing to relax and follow simple suggestions can experience hypnosis. It works best when you want to change and are open to the process.
Is it like stage hypnosis?
No. Stage hypnosis is entertainment, with volunteers chosen because they’re happy to perform. Hypnotherapy is a private, confidential session aimed at a change you have chosen.
Start with a conversation.
Tell me about your smoking or vaping and what you’d like to change. I reply within 24 hours.