Stop Smoking

Hypnosis can be highly effective for eliminating bad habits such as smoking, and can greatly reduce or stop the withdrawal symptoms usually associated with quitting.

Don't light that butt! Have you ever been so desparate for a cigarette that you have dug around in the ashtray to find a butt you could still smoke? Don't put off quitting any longer - sign up for the Stop Smoking Now program today! As a librarian working in the health services research field, I regularly read up on the latest research about smoking, and incorporate successful techniques into my program.

Stop Smoking Now! $325

This is a five-session program designed to support you in becoming a non-smoking, fresh-air breather. Using a variety of techniques, you will learn self-hypnosis and deep breathing techniques to support you along the way as well as some useful tips and tricks to build motivation and reduce stress. This package includes a self-hypnosis CD to use at home.

Session 1: This includes an intake interview to find out your reasons for smoking, and more importantly your reasons and motivation for quitting. It also aims to bring to conscious awareness any internal conflict you have regarding smoking, i.e. "part of me wants to quit but part of me really enjoys smoking." You will be given some "homework" to do.

Session 2: This session involves a number of hypnotic techniques to help you resolve any internal conflict before starting the program proper. At the end of this session you will choose your "quit date" and will schedule your next hypnosis appointment for the following day, when you will have been tobacco free for 24 hours.

Session 3: You may only progress to this session if you have been tobacco-free for 24 hours. If you are unable to take this step, you are not ready for this program and should review your motivation for quitting, and start again when you are ready. This session includes creating an aversion to cigarettes, meaning that tobacco will be associated with unpleasant feelings from now on. This session builds on your good work, reinforcing the benefits of not smoking, and focuses on anti-stress techniques, how to deal with cravings, and building up your motivation and will-power even more. You will receive a self-hypnosis CD to use at home for relaxation and dealing with stress.

Session 4: At this point you will have been tobacco-free for one week. This session will continue to reinforce your new healthy behaviors.

Session 5: This is a reinforcement session that focuses on your new healthy behaviors. You may schedule it any time from 1-6 weeks after Session 4.

Ten good reasons for you to stop smoking today!

1. Smoking related diseases claim an estimated 450,000 American lives each year.
2. Cigarettes contain at least 43 distinct cancer-causing chemicals.
3. Secondhand smoke is classified as a known human carcinogen, responsible for at least 3,000 lung cancer deaths annually.
4. 20 minutes after a smoker quits, the pulse, blood pressure and temperature of the hands and feet become normal.
5. 8 hours later blood oxygen increases to acceptable norms; carbon monoxide levels go down.
6. 48 hours later there is an improved ability to smell and taste; nerve endings start to re-grow.
7. 2 weeks to 3 months later walking becomes easier, circulation improves, lung function attains a 30% gain.
8. 1 year later the excess risk of smoking-related heart disease drops by 50%.
9. On average, a smoker spends $125-$250 per month on cigarettes. My program will cost you $325. Think how much money you will save in one year.
10. The IRS will let you write off your stop smoking program as an approved medical expense deduction on your Federal income taxes. (See their entry under Stop Smoking Programs). I will provide you with a detailed receipt.