Ready to quit smoking?
Hypnotherapy to quit smoking or vaping in Bardon, Brisbane, in person or online.
Smoking usually meets a real need, such as coping with stress, taking a break or earning a reward. Hypnotherapy helps you create distance from the urge, so cigarettes or vaping lose their pull. It also helps you meet that need in a better way.
Free 15-minute discovery call.
$170 a session or 3 sessions for $435
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Why willpower alone doesn’t work
Most people who smoke know the risks. Knowing doesn’t stop the urge, because smoking is rarely just about nicotine. It’s also a break, a reward, a way to cope with stress, and a ritual built into your day. If you take the cigarette away and nothing replaces what it gave you, willpower runs out.
For example, smoking combines a physical nicotine loop with a ritual that offers a break, a moment of control, a reliable hit of calm and, for some people, clearer thinking. It often serves as fast, short-term relief from stress or overwhelm that the person hasn’t yet found another way to manage. Understanding it as a solution, not a flaw, changes everything about how you get free of it.
Hypnotherapy works differently. Instead of fighting the habit, we work with your unconscious mind to find out what need it’s actually meeting, then build a new, healthier way of meeting that same need, one that feels good enough to make the old behaviour unnecessary. The goal isn’t to grit your teeth through cravings. It’s to feel your way out of the problem, until the habit simply stops serving a purpose.
How hypnotherapy helps
In sessions we work out what smoking does for you: the triggers, the moments and the need behind them. Hypnotherapy then helps you create distance from the urge and find a better way to meet that need, so the cigarette or vape stops having a job to do.
Sessions are calm, collaborative and paced to suit you. You stay aware and in control throughout.
We work together on:
Identifying the thought processes around your habit or addiction
Enhancing your motivation to change
Identifying the triggers and cues that lead to the behaviour
Managing the stress that comes with stopping and giving you tools you can use immediately away from our sessions.
Identifying the unmet need that may be driving the behaviour and meet it in another way.
Everyone’s relationship with smoking or vaping is different. Together, we’ll quickly work out where you are, then tailor your sessions to match.
Meet Teresa
I’m Dr Teresa Hayfield. I’m a registered specialist dentist in special needs dentistry and I now work as a clinical hypnotherapist based in Bardon, Brisbane. After more than 30 years caring for people, I know how anxiety and discomfort can feel from both sides of the chair, and that no two people are the same.
I trained in clinical hypnosis at University College London (Diploma, 1995) and completed a Diploma in Modern Hypnotherapy with The Mind Academy in 2020. I’m a Professional Member of the Australian Hypnotherapists Association. Today I help adults who are ready to quit smoking or vaping, in a way that is collaborative, compassionate and paced to suit you.
Frequently Asked Questions
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It depends on where you're starting from. If you've made the decision and just need the right support, one session is often enough. If you've tried to quit before, feel anxious about it, or know it'll be a harder process for you, more sessions are likely as this gives you the time and support that tends to work better for a more entrenched habit.
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Struggling before doesn't mean you're incapable of change, it usually means the part of you that didn't want to stop was never properly addressed. Instead of pushing harder against that part, we work with it, so change stops feeling like a fight you keep losing.
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Yes. The same approach that works for smoking applies to vaping, since both usually involve the same underlying habit or dependence patterns.
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Research on hypnotherapy for quitting smoking is still mixed. A 2019 Cochrane review found no clear evidence that it works better than other approaches, though the studies were limited. Some trials have been more encouraging: a 2024 trial of 360 people found hypnotherapy achieved similar quit rates to CBT after 12 months. Results tend to be stronger with more sessions, which is why the number of sessions is tailored to you.
Sources:
– Cochrane review — Hypnotherapy for smoking cessation (Barnes et al., 2019): https://www.cochrane.org/evidence/CD001008_does-hypnotherapy-help-people-who-are-trying-stop-smoking
– RCT — Hypnotherapy more effective than nicotine replacement therapy (Elkins et al.): https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24559809/
– RCT — Hypnotherapy vs. CBT for smoking cessation (2024, Frontiers in Psychology): https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1330362/full
– Meta-analysis — Hypnotherapy and quitting smoking behaviour (2022): https://www.researchgate.net/publication/366012984_Meta-Analysis_Hypnotherapy_and_Its_Effect_on_Quitting_Smoking_Behavior
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No. Like other allied health professionals such as psychologists and physiotherapists, hypnotherapists don't offer guarantees of outcomes — doing so would breach ethical and professional standards, including the guidelines of the Australian Hypnotherapists Association that I practice under. What I can offer is a proven, evidence-based approach, tailored to whether you have a habit or a physical addiction, and a discovery call upfront so we can honestly assess whether you're ready and whether this is the right fit before you commit to a program.
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One slip doesn't undo the work. If it happens, get in touch — we can look at what triggered it and reinforce the change, rather than treating it as a failure.
Not sure where to start?
I offer a free discovery call — a no-pressure conversation where you can talk through what's really driving the habit, ask questions, and get a genuine feel for whether hypnotherapy is the right next step for you.
Confidential | Compassionate | No commitment