Stop smoking hypnotherapy in Bournemouth

Ready to be free of it

Most smokers can name their cigarettes before they light them: the one with the first coffee, the one in the car, the one after dinner, the ones in a pub garden on a summer evening by the sea. Each is tied to a time, a place or a feeling, and the hand reaches for the packet before you've really decided. Vaping works the same way, with the added pull of a device that is always in your pocket. The links were learned, and in one session with me they are unlearned.

What happens in your session

Stop smoking work with me is one double session of two hours. There is nothing to prepare and no need to cut down first; simply arrive ready to stop. The session moves through clear stages.

1. Your smoking, mapped. I take you through when, where and why you smoke, and what each cigarette or vape has been doing for you: a break, a reward, a way to steady your nerves.
2. Better ways to get the same thing. Every job smoking did gets a fresh replacement, so nothing is left missing. A calm breath, a pause, a moment to yourself all become yours without the cigarette.
3. Hypnosis to dissolve the links. In a deeply relaxed, focused state, I use Ericksonian suggestion and NLP to disconnect your triggers from the urge, and to make the idea of smoking feel distant and unappealing.
4. An anchor for calm. You build a settled, in-control feeling and link it to a simple cue for any moment that used to mean a cigarette.
5. Rehearsing life as a non-smoker. You walk through your day, your week and your favourite places around Bournemouth, comfortable and smoke-free in every one.
6. Self-hypnosis to keep. A short technique for the weeks that follow, keeping you steady and proud of your choice.

In person or online, and fees

Your session takes place in person in Bournemouth (BH8) or online by video, and it is with me personally from start to finish. The fee for the double session is £350 in person or £250 online; see fees for everything else. First comes a free 15–30 minute consultation, where we check that you're ready and set a date.

Why choose me

I'm Tim Dunton. I've trained since 2004 and have over 20 years' experience, with hundreds of clients helped. Advanced and Ericksonian hypnotherapy and NLP sit at the core of my work: I'm an NLP Master Practitioner, trained by co-founders Richard Bandler and John Grinder, and I belong to the GHR. Celebrities, film producers, sportspeople and business leaders are among the people I've worked with. Find out more about Tim, see how it works, or explore what I help with.

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