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Strategic Hypnotherapy for Dependency in Canberra
Dependencies can feel like they’re running your life, whether it’s alcohol, cigarettes, food, vaping, or another habit that seems impossible to break free from. What might start as a coping mechanism or a source of comfort can spiral into something that takes over your thoughts, your time, and your sense of control. You may find yourself relying on it to get through the day, even as it chips away at your confidence, relationships, and overall wellbeing.
The cycle of dependency can leave you feeling stuck, as if no matter how hard you try, you can’t escape its grip. But there is hope. At Navigating Calm, we use Clinical Hypnotherapy and Strategic Psychotherapy to address the underlying patterns driving your dependency. Together, we can help you take back control, rediscover balance, and move forward with a renewed sense of freedom. You don’t have to face this alone—we’re here to support you every step of the way.
FREE 20 MINUTE SESSION
We know that trying something new can be challenging, especially when you are already feeling worried about a dependency, so we have made it easy by removing the risk for you. We will provide you with a FREE 20 minute session over the phone or via zoom so that you can decide, obligation free, whether this is right for you. If, for any reason, you decide during that session that it isn’t right for you, we can stop straight away, no questions asked and you don’t have to pay anything. You have nothing to lose! Call now!
Hi I'm Theresa
Your local Strategic Clinical Hypnotherapist and Psychotherapist in Canberra
Hello and welcome to Navigating Calm in Canberra, Bungendore, and online. I’m Theresa, and I’m here to help you break free from the grip of dependencies. Whether it’s alcohol, food, vaping, or another habit that feels like it’s taken control, we’ll work together to help you reclaim your life and rediscover your freedom.
Every treatment is tailored to your unique needs because I know your experience is personal and deeply individual. Our sessions will focus on uncovering the underlying patterns driving your dependency and equipping you with the tools to build a future free from its hold.
Having faced my own struggles, I understand how consuming it can feel. The techniques that transformed my life are the same evidence-based methods I now use to help others create meaningful, lasting change. My approach has supported clients in breaking free from destructive cycles and reclaiming control over their wellbeing. I work with adolescents, teenagers, and adults, offering a compassionate and understanding space for anyone ready to move forward.
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Why a Combination of Clinical Hypnotherapy and Strategic Psychotherapy is More Powerful for Treating Dependencies
My approach to treating dependencies combines Strategic Psychotherapy with Clinical Hypnotherapy to engage both your conscious and unconscious mind. Hypnotherapy helps you enter a deeply relaxed state where your mind becomes more receptive to positive change. In this state, we can uncover and transform the underlying thoughts and patterns that fuel your dependency, replacing them with healthier, more empowering behaviours.
Strategic Psychotherapy adds a focused, goal-driven dimension to this work. Your treatment is tailored to your unique experiences, addressing the specific triggers and habits that keep your dependency in place. Rather than simply discussing your challenges, we actively work to dismantle the patterns that have been holding you back. Whether your dependency is linked to stress, trauma, or a sense of needing control, this approach is adaptable to meet your needs.
Research supports the effectiveness of hypnotherapy in addressing dependencies, showing that it can help you break unhealthy cycles and achieve significant, lasting results. By combining this with Strategic Psychotherapy, we work not just on the surface habits but on the deeper factors driving them.
I’ll guide you through techniques that reduce cravings, shift emotional responses, and equip you with practical tools to regain control of your life. You’ll notice a growing sense of freedom and strength as the hold of your dependency loosens. This isn’t just about managing behaviours—it’s about creating lasting, meaningful change so you can reclaim your wellbeing and live with confidence and clarity.
Effectiveness of Hypnotherapy vs Other Forms of Therapy
Source: Psychotherapy Study by Alfred A. Barrios, Ph D. Published in American Health Magazine Volume 7
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Frequently Asked Questions
Not sure yet? Here are the answers to some common questions
Clinical hypnotherapy is the use of hypnosis to address problems or concerns in a therapeutic setting.
Strategic hypnotherapy is a powerful technique that combines hypnosis and therapy to help individuals overcome challenges and achieve their goals. By accessing the subconscious mind, strategic hypnotherapy allows for deep transformation and personal growth.
Strategic Psychotherapy is a therapeutic approach that helps individuals understand and manage their emotions, thoughts, and behaviors. Through one-on-one sessions with a trained psychotherapist, clients can explore their concerns, gain insights, and develop effective coping strategies. This is different from other forms of psychotherapy as it is focused on the perceptual filters that clients have developed throughout their life. In showing clients how to change those filters, the possibility of change becomes a reality.
Yes, strategic hypnotherapy can be highly effective in alleviating dependencies. By addressing the root causes of these issues at the subconscious level, hypnotherapy can help individuals develop healthier coping mechanisms and experience a greater sense of calm and control.
Yes, we offer in-person sessions at our locations in Canberra (Belconnen) and Bungendore, as well as telehealth sessions for individuals who prefer the convenience of online therapy. Our goal is to make our services accessible and convenient for all.
Yes, we offer both in-person sessions at our locations in Canberra (Belconnen) and Bungendore, as well as telehealth sessions for individuals who prefer the convenience of online therapy. Our goal is to make our services accessible and convenient for all.
Unlike the hypnosis shown on television and in movies, clinical hypnosis does not involved you doing anything against your will. In fact the power of clinical hypnosis and strategic psychotherapy comes from the client making their own choices from the suggestions that the therapist provides.
A Clinical Hypnotherapist uses hypnosis to achieve a state of mental, physical and emotional relaxation. When in this state, the conscious mind (that busy, critical, analytical part of the mind) takes a rest. Hypnosis allows people to tap into the information that lies in the subconscious mind and make positive changes to thought patterns, habits or behaviours that are having a negative mental or physical impact.
The experience of hypnosis will be different for each client. For some, it is a heightened awareness; for others, a profound relaxation. Sometimes the client hears every word the hypnotist says, and other times the voice fades in and out or becomes completely inaudible. In strategic hypnotherapy and clinical hypnosis the client is always free to alter the hypnotic experience or awaken at will.
Hypnosis is a normal, naturally occurring, healthy state of mind. There are no known documented cases of clinical hypnosis resulting in harm. (Analysis of known studies.)
Hypnosis feels like complete physical and mental relaxation. Everyone will experience it differently, based on their own circumstances. It has been likened to daydreaming, or the state of mind just before drifting off to sleep. The hypnotic state of relaxation allows the busy mind to quieten, and the stored resources of the unconscious mind to be accessed and used to create new pathways.