Hypnosis to Quit Smoking Locations Locator Map and Directory

A hypnotherapist is typically certified (or should be) and has specific training in techniques that help you relax and achieve your goal, such as quitting smoking. The hynotists will guide you using specific images and words that help with smoking cessation. Some hypnotherapists will offer a one-session Quit Smoking program, while some may suggest multiple sessions.

Hypnosis works to help a client quit smoking through general reduction in stress, and through changing attitudes, beliefs and associations the client has with smoking. These changes, produced by hypnosis, can enable a client to quit smoking for good.

From Wikipedia

Hypnosis (from the Greek hypnos, "sleep") is "a trance-like state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject."

The technique is used for medical purposes to relieve anxiety or otherwise improve or alter behaviour.

Hypnotherapy is a term to describe the use of hypnosis in a therapeutic context. Many hypnotherapists refer to their practice as "clinical work". Hypnotherapy can either be used as an addition to the work of licensed physicians or psychologists, or it can be used in a stand-alone environment where the hypnotherapist in question usually owns his or her own business. The majority of these stand-alone certified hypnotherapists (C.Hts in the U.S., Diploma. Hyp in the UK) today earn a large portion of their income through the cessation of smoking (often in a single session) and the aid of weight loss (body sculpting).