Cancer Support (Nausea/Pain)
Professional hypnotherapy for cancer-related nausea and pain management, offering evidence-based complementary support for improved quality of life.
Hypnotherapy Conditions We Treat
Browse evidence-based resources for anxiety, habits, performance and more. Learn how our clinical hypnotherapy team supports lasting change across Australia.
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Conditions We Treat
Evidence-based hypnotherapy for mental health, habits, and performance. Each guide includes research, statistics, and treatment approaches. Launch a suburb-specific journey from any guide.
Medical Procedures
View all Medical Procedures conditions→Medical conditions that can be helped using Hypnotherapy
MRI Claustrophobia
Intense fear or anxiety experienced when undergoing MRI scans due to the confined, enclosed space of the machine, affecting up to 37% of patients.
Pre-Surgical Anxiety
Evidence-based hypnotherapy for pre-surgical anxiety. Reduce surgery-related stress and improve recovery outcomes through proven relaxation techniques.
Surgical Recovery & Healing
Accelerate surgical recovery and promote natural healing processes through clinical hypnotherapy. Evidence-based approach for pain management and faster recovery.
Anxiety, Stress & Phobias
View all Anxiety, Stress & Phobias conditions→Specialized hub for anxiety disorders, stress management, and phobias. This category signals deep expertise in a high-demand vertical with overwhelming clinical evidence.
Agoraphobia
Professional hypnotherapy treatment for agoraphobia, offering evidence-based intervention to overcome fear of public spaces.
Anxiety
Anxiety is persistent worry or fear that stays switched on after the situation has passed. In adults this often shows up as generalised anxiety (GAD): muscle tension, restlessness, and trouble settling the mind. Clinical hypnotherapy at Norwest Wellbeing treats the pattern in typically 2-5 sessions, in Sydney's Hills District or by Zoom Australia-wide.
Blushing (Social Anxiety)
Excessive blushing triggered by social situations, causing distress and avoidance behaviours. Professional hypnotherapy addresses the underlying anxiety patterns.
Claustrophobia
Professional hypnotherapy for claustrophobia using evidence-based techniques. Overcome fear of enclosed spaces with expert clinical treatment.
Dental Phobia
Dental phobia is an intense, irrational fear of dental procedures that causes severe anxiety and avoidance behaviour, affecting dental health and wellbeing.
Emetophobia (Fear of Vomiting)
Emetophobia is an intense, irrational fear of vomiting that affects daily functioning. Clinical hypnotherapy offers evidence-based treatment.
Fear of Driving
Fear of driving is a specific phobia affecting millions of Australians, causing intense anxiety and avoidance of driving situations through hypnotherapy.
Fear of flying
Fear of flying can turn travel into dread and avoidance. Clinical hypnotherapy at Norwest Wellbeing helps settle the nervous system response — in Sydney's Hills District clinic or via Zoom Australia-wide.
Fear of Heights
Fear of heights, or acrophobia, affects millions of Australians. Clinical hypnotherapy offers proven treatment in addressing this common phobia.
Health Anxiety
Persistent worry about having or developing a serious medical condition despite reassurance from medical professionals and normal test results.
Needle Phobia
Overcome needle phobia with evidence-based hypnotherapy. Professional treatment for injection fear, blood tests, and medical procedures in 2-5 sessions.
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
OCD is a loop of intrusive thoughts and the rituals used to settle them. Clinical hypnotherapy at Norwest Wellbeing is complementary to ERP and medical care, not a substitute. Paul and Rebecca Smith, Sydney Hills clinic or Zoom Australia-wide.
Overthinking
Overthinking is a pattern of repetitive, uncontrolled thoughts that interfere with daily life, causing anxiety and stress through excessive analysis and rumination.
Panic Attacks
Panic attacks are sudden episodes of intense fear or physical discomfort that peak within minutes, often with a racing heart, breathlessness, and a strong urge to escape. When attacks recur and lead to ongoing worry about future episodes, this is known as panic disorder. Hypnotherapy is a calm, structured option that many people use alongside or instead of medication.
Phobias (General)
Specific phobias can shrink daily life around avoidance. Clinical hypnotherapy at Norwest Wellbeing helps retrain the fear response — in Sydney's Hills District clinic or via Zoom Australia-wide.
Public Speaking Anxiety
Public speaking anxiety is an intense fear of speaking in front of others that goes beyond ordinary nerves. It can show up as a racing heart, a blank mind, a shaking voice, or avoidance of talks and meetings. Clinical hypnotherapy is a calm, structured option many people use alongside skills practice or other treatment.
Social Anxiety
Social anxiety disorder (social phobia) is an intense, persistent fear of being judged, embarrassed, or humiliated in social or performance situations. It goes beyond ordinary shyness and can lead to avoidance of everyday interactions. Clinical hypnotherapy is a calm, structured option many people use alongside or instead of other treatments.
Travel Anxiety
Travel anxiety involves excessive fear or worry about traveling, causing significant distress and avoidance of trips or travel-related situations.
Habit Modification & Freedom
View all Habit Modification & Freedom conditions→Goal-oriented hub targeting behavior change applications. Extremely strong, high-ROAS vertical for habits, addictions, and behavior modification.
Alcohol Reduction
Alcohol reduction is changing an automatic drinking habit so you drink less, or stop in specific situations. This is habit-level support, not a medical detox. If physical dependence is possible, speak with your GP first. Clinical hypnotherapy at Norwest Wellbeing is available in the Sydney Hills clinic or via Zoom Australia-wide.
Binge Eating Disorder
Professional hypnotherapy treatment for binge eating disorder. Evidence-based approach helping individuals regain control over eating patterns.
Emotional Eating
Emotional eating is eating in response to feelings rather than physical hunger: stress, boredom, loneliness, or the end of a hard day. Clinical hypnotherapy with Rebecca Smith at Norwest Wellbeing supports that habit change in the Sydney Hills clinic or via Zoom Australia-wide. Weight-return after a diet belongs on the weight loss page.
Gambling Habits
Compulsive gambling behaviour characterised by loss of control over gambling activities, resulting in personal, social, and financial consequences.
Hoarding
Hypnotherapy for hoarding disorder helps individuals overcome compulsive collecting and difficulty discarding possessions through targeted behaviour modification.
Insomnia & Sleep Issues
Insomnia is a sleep disorder involving ongoing difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep, or waking too early, despite having enough opportunity to rest. It often develops alongside stress or racing thoughts at bedtime and can leave people exhausted and irritable during the day. Hypnotherapy is an evidence-based, drug-free option that combines deep relaxation with subconscious reprogramming of sleep-disrupting thought patterns.
Nail Biting
Nail biting is an automatic habit of chewing the nails, often during stress, boredom, or concentration. Clinical hypnotherapy at Norwest Wellbeing supports that habit change in the Sydney Hills clinic or via Zoom Australia-wide. Skin picking and hair pulling belong on their own pages.
Quit Smoking
Quit smoking is the work of stopping cigarettes when the habit still fires from cues, stress, and automatic reach. Clinical hypnotherapy at Norwest Wellbeing targets those patterns in 1-3 sessions, in Sydney's Hills District clinic or via Zoom Australia-wide.
Quit Vaping
Quit vaping is the work of ending an always-on nicotine habit: a cue, an urge, a puff, then a louder cue. The device has no natural end point like finishing a cigarette. Clinical hypnotherapy at Norwest Wellbeing is available in Sydney's Hills District clinic or via Zoom Australia-wide, typically over 2-5 sessions.
Sexual Dysfunction
Sexual dysfunction affects intimate relationships and personal wellbeing through physical, psychological, or combined factors impacting sexual response and satisfaction.
Skin Picking (Dermatillomania)
Skin picking is an automatic habit of picking at skin, often during stress, boredom, or when a mark appears. Clinical hypnotherapy at Norwest Wellbeing supports that habit change in the Sydney Hills clinic or via Zoom Australia-wide. It does not replace GP or dermatology care. Hair pulling and nail biting belong on their own pages.
Sugar Intake Control
Professional hypnotherapy treatment for sugar habit and unhealthy food cravings. Evidence-based approach to overcome compulsive eating patterns.
Teeth Grinding (Bruxism)
Professional hypnotherapy treatment for teeth grinding and bruxism. Evidence-based approach to break unconscious grinding patterns.
Trichotillomania (Hair Pulling)
Professional hypnotherapy treatment for trichotillomania and compulsive hair pulling habits. Evidence-based approach.
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing
View all Mental & Emotional Wellbeing conditions→General mental health hub addressing a wide range of psychological and emotional states, forming the core of general therapeutic practice.
ADHD Management
ADHD can make focus, impulsivity, and emotional regulation harder day to day. Clinical hypnotherapy at Norwest Wellbeing supports practical change — in Sydney's Hills District clinic or via Zoom Australia-wide.
Anger Management
Anger can flare from stress, old triggers, and automatic reactions. Clinical hypnotherapy at Norwest Wellbeing supports calmer responses — in Sydney's Hills District clinic or via Zoom Australia-wide.
Breakup Recovery
Professional hypnotherapy treatment for relationship breakup recovery. Evidence-based approach to heal emotional wounds and rebuild self-confidence.
Depression
Depression is a serious mental health condition affecting mood, thoughts, and daily functioning. Hypnotherapy offers effective relief through neuroplasticity.
Grief & Loss
Professional hypnotherapy treatment for grief and loss. Evidence-based approach helping individuals process bereavement, loss of relationships, or significant life changes.
Guilt & Shame (Emotional Regulation)
Overcome persistent guilt and shame with evidence-based hypnotherapy. Professional treatment for emotional regulation and self-compassion development.
Jealousy & Insecurity
Professional hypnotherapy treatment for jealousy and relationship insecurity. Evidence-based therapy to overcome possessive thoughts and build confidence in relationships.
Nightmares
Disturbing dreams causing distress and sleep disruption. Clinical hypnotherapy offers effective treatment for nightmare reduction.
Relationship Issues
Hypnotherapy for relationship issues addresses communication barriers, intimacy challenges, and emotional blocks that impact personal connections.
Self-Esteem & Confidence
Low self-esteem and confidence issues affecting daily functioning, relationships, and personal achievement. Professional hypnotherapy provides evidence-based treatment.
Pain & Physical Symptom Management
View all Pain & Physical Symptom Management conditions→Evidence-based hub for physical conditions and symptoms. Built on the strongest foundation of clinical evidence, including Tier-1 treatments like IBS hypnotherapy.
Autoimmune Support
Professional hypnotherapy support for managing autoimmune conditions through stress reduction, immune system regulation, and symptom relief techniques.
Chronic Pain Management
Professional hypnotherapy for chronic pain management. Evidence-based treatment. helping reduce pain intensity and improve quality of life.
Eczema
Chronic inflammatory skin condition causing dry, itchy, red patches. Hypnotherapy helps manage stress triggers and improve symptoms in 75-85% of cases.
Fibromyalgia
A chronic pain condition characterised by widespread musculoskeletal pain, fatigue, and cognitive difficulties. Hypnotherapy effectively treats fibromyalgia symptoms.
Hypertension (High Blood Pressure)
Chronic condition where blood pressure consistently exceeds normal ranges, affecting cardiovascular health and increasing risk of serious complications.
Migraines & Headaches
Professional hypnotherapy for migraines and tension headaches. Evidence-based treatment addressing pain triggers, frequency, and intensity with proven techniques.
Misophonia (Noise Sensitivity)
A neurological condition causing intense emotional reactions to specific trigger sounds, creating significant distress and interfering with daily functioning.
Motion Sickness
Motion sickness causes nausea, dizziness, and discomfort during travel or movement. Hypnotherapy effectively addresses the psychological triggers.
Nerve Pain (Neuropathy)
Professional hypnotherapy treatment for nerve pain and neuropathy. Evidence-based approach to reduce chronic pain, improve quality of life and restore function.
Overactive Bladder
Overactive bladder causes sudden, urgent needs to urinate that are difficult to control, significantly impacting daily life and emotional wellbeing.
Restless Leg Syndrome
A neurological condition causing uncomfortable sensations in the legs and an uncontrollable urge to move them, often disrupting sleep and daily activities.
Tinnitus
Tinnitus is a persistent perception of sound in the ears or head without an external source, affecting millions worldwide. Professional hypnotherapy treatment available.
Vertigo & Dizziness
Professional hypnotherapy treatment for vertigo and dizziness. Evidence-based approach addressing both physical symptoms and psychological factors.
Personal & Professional Performance
View all Personal & Professional Performance conditions→Goal-oriented hub for clients seeking optimization and improvement. Captures valuable clientele seeking personal and professional enhancement.
Creativity Block
Overcome creative blocks and unlock your artistic potential with evidence-based hypnotherapy.
Driving Test Nerves
Performance anxiety specifically related to driving tests, characterised by intense nervousness, physical symptoms, and fear of failure during practical driving examinations.
Job Success & Career Performance
Professional hypnotherapy to overcome career blocks, boost job performance, and unlock your full professional potential with proven success techniques.
Memory & Concentration Issues
Overcome memory lapses and concentration difficulties with evidence-based hypnotherapy. Improve cognitive performance, focus, and mental clarity.
Motivation (Self-Improvement)
Transform your drive and ambition with clinical hypnotherapy. Evidence-based techniques to overcome procrastination, build unstoppable motivation.
Procrastination
Break free from chronic procrastination patterns through clinical hypnotherapy. Evidence-based approach to improve productivity and motivation.
Professional Confidence
Professional confidence challenges affecting workplace performance, career advancement, and leadership effectiveness through limiting beliefs and self-doubt.
Sports Performance
Enhance athletic performance and overcome mental barriers with clinical hypnotherapy. Evidence-based techniques to unlock your sporting potential.
Study & Learning Performance
Overcome study and learning challenges with clinical hypnotherapy. Evidence-based treatment for improved focus, memory retention, and academic performance.
Trauma & Past Resolution
View all Trauma & Past Resolution conditions→Specialized hub for trauma treatment requiring specialized care. Provides a safe, non-triggering entry point for clients dealing with past traumatic events.
Childhood Trauma
Childhood trauma can leave lasting patterns of fear, shame, or hypervigilance. Clinical hypnotherapy at Norwest Wellbeing supports gentle processing — in Sydney's Hills District clinic or via Zoom Australia-wide.
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
PTSD is a stuck stress response after a frightening event. Clinical hypnotherapy at Norwest Wellbeing is complementary to EMDR, TF-CBT, and medical care, not a substitute. Paul and Rebecca Smith, Sydney Hills clinic or Zoom Australia-wide. Lifeline 13 11 14.
Resolving the Past (Trauma)
Clinical hypnotherapy for processing past trauma and difficult experiences. Evidence-based treatment helping individuals safely resolve traumatic memories.
Women's Health
View all Women's Health conditions→Professional hub for medical conditions, women's health, and medical support applications. Includes fertility, menopause, cancer support, and surgical recovery.
Fertility Support
Evidence-based hypnotherapy to support fertility journeys, reduce conception stress, and improve reproductive outcomes through mind-body techniques.
Hyperemesis Gravidarum
Severe pregnancy-related nausea and vomiting that can lead to dehydration, weight loss, and hospitalization, affecting up to 3% of pregnant women.
Hypnobirthing
Evidence-based childbirth preparation technique using hypnotherapy to reduce pain and anxiety during labour, promoting a calm, positive birthing experience.
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
IBS is a gut-brain pattern of recurrent pain, bloating, and bowel change, even when standard tests look normal. Gut-directed hypnotherapy at Norwest Wellbeing is available in Sydney's Hills District clinic or via Zoom Australia-wide, typically over 2-5 sessions.
Menopause Symptoms
Clinical hypnotherapy provides effective relief for menopause symptoms including hot flashes, night sweats, mood changes and sleep disturbances through evidence-based therapeutic techniques.
Morning Sickness
Morning sickness affects 70-80% of pregnant women, causing nausea and vomiting that can significantly impact daily life and wellbeing during pregnancy.
Positive Pregnancy
Supporting expectant mothers through pregnancy anxiety, birth preparation, and maternal mental health with evidence-based hypnotherapy techniques.
Weight Loss
Weight that returns after diets is often driven by automatic eating, not a lack of information. Clinical hypnotherapy at Norwest Wellbeing works with that pattern, in Sydney's Hills District clinic or via Zoom Australia-wide.
Dedicated hub for children seeking non-invasive solutions. Covers developmental issues, school-related anxiety, habits, and neurodivergence support.
ADHD Management (Kids)
Evidence-based hypnotherapy treatment for childhood ADHD. Proven techniques help children develop focus, emotional regulation and coping skills.
ARFID (Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder)
A restrictive eating disorder characterised by persistent failure to meet nutritional needs, affecting children and teens with significant weight loss and social impairment.
Bed Wetting (Enuresis)
Bed wetting (enuresis) can leave children embarrassed and families exhausted. Age-appropriate hypnotherapy at Norwest Wellbeing is available in Sydney's Hills District clinic or via Zoom Australia-wide.
Bullying Recovery
Professional hypnotherapy treatment to help children and teens recover from bullying trauma, rebuild confidence, and develop resilience strategies.
Child Sleep Issues
Sleep difficulties affecting children including trouble falling asleep, staying asleep, nightmares, and bedtime resistance, impacting development and family wellbeing.
Dealing with Family Changes
Professional hypnotherapy support for navigating family transitions, relationship changes, and major life adjustments affecting family dynamics.
Exam Stress (HSC/Year 12)
Exam stress affects 75% of HSC students, causing anxiety, panic attacks, and performance issues. Hypnotherapy offers.
Fear of Vomiting (Kids)
Emetophobia in children is an intense, irrational fear of vomiting that significantly impacts daily life, causing avoidance behaviours and anxiety around food, illness, or situations where vomiting might occur.
Habit Cough (Psychogenic)
Habit cough is a persistent, dry cough without underlying medical cause that commonly affects children and teens, often triggered by stress or anxiety.
Hypnotherapy for Children
Evidence-based hypnotherapy for children addresses anxiety, behavioural issues, sleep problems, and emotional regulation through age-appropriate techniques.
Needle Phobia (Kids)
A specific phobia characterised by intense fear and anxiety about medical injections and needles, commonly affecting children and causing significant distress.
Night Terrors (Children)
Clinical hypnotherapy effectively treats childhood night terrors through deep sleep state modification and anxiety reduction techniques.
Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)
A behavioural disorder characterised by persistent patterns of angry, irritable mood and defiant, argumentative behaviour towards authority figures.
School Refusal & Anxiety
School refusal and anxiety affects children and teenagers who experience intense fear or distress about attending school, leading to persistent avoidance.
Selective Mutism
Selective mutism is an anxiety disorder where children and teens speak freely in some situations but remain silent in others, particularly school or social settings.
Separation Anxiety
Professional hypnotherapy for separation anxiety in children and adolescents. Evidence-based treatment helping young people overcome distressing feelings when separated from caregivers.
Starting School (Anxiety)
School start anxiety affects many children beginning their educational journey. Clinical hypnotherapy provides evidence-based support for smooth transitions.
Stool Holding (Encopresis)
Stool holding (encopresis) is a childhood condition involving deliberate retention of bowel movements, leading to constipation and soiling accidents.
Teen Social Media Habits
Clinical hypnotherapy for teen social media habit addresses compulsive screen use, digital dependency, and associated mental health challenges.
Thumb Sucking
Clinical hypnotherapy effectively treats persistent thumb sucking habits in children, addressing underlying emotional triggers and establishing healthy coping behaviours.
Tics & Tourettes
Comprehensive hypnotherapy treatment for tics and Tourette syndrome. Evidence-based approach reducing tic frequency and improving quality of life through relaxation and self-regulation techniques.
Teen Hypnotherapy
View all Teen Hypnotherapy conditions→Dedicated hub for teenagers seeking non-invasive solutions. Covers school-related anxiety, exam stress, screen addiction, and developmental support.
Driving Anxiety (Learners)
A specific anxiety disorder affecting teen learner drivers, characterised by intense fear and apprehension when learning to drive, leading to avoidance behaviours.
Exam Anxiety
Exam anxiety is a specific form of performance anxiety that causes intense fear and worry before, during, or after examinations, significantly impacting academic performance.
Parenting
View all Parenting conditions→Clinical hypnotherapy for new parents, perinatal mental health, children, teens and young adults.
Breastfeeding Anxiety
Clinical hypnotherapy for anxiety and stress around breastfeeding: worry about supply, feeding, or doing it right. Not lactation medical advice. Norwest or Zoom.
Child Anger Management
Professional hypnotherapy for childhood anger issues, emotional regulation difficulties, and behavioural challenges affecting children's wellbeing.
Child Anxiety
Professional hypnotherapy for child anxiety disorders. Evidence-based treatment helping children overcome anxiety with gentle, age-appropriate techniques.
Child Fussy Eating
Professional hypnotherapy treatment for childhood feeding difficulties and selective eating behaviours. Evidence-based approach for lasting results.
Child Misophonia
Professional hypnotherapy treatment for children with misophonia - sound sensitivity disorder. Evidence-based approach in helping children overcome negative reactions to trigger sounds.
Child Self Esteem
Professional hypnotherapy treatment for children struggling with low self-esteem and confidence issues. Evidence-based approach helping young people build resilience.
Child Teeth Grinding
Effective hypnotherapy treatment for children who grind their teeth. Proven techniques to reduce bruxism and promote better sleep patterns.
Fear of Doctors or Dentists (Children)
Medical phobia in children involving intense fear and avoidance of healthcare providers, causing distress and impacting necessary medical and dental care.
Parenting Anxiety
Clinical hypnotherapy for parenting anxiety, overwhelm, and the feeling that you are not coping. Sydney Hills clinic or Zoom Australia-wide.
Paternal Postnatal Depression
Clinical hypnotherapy for new fathers: paternal postnatal depression and anxiety, irritability, withdrawal, and the adjustment to fatherhood. Norwest or Zoom Australia-wide.
Postnatal Anxiety
Clinical hypnotherapy for postnatal anxiety: persistent worry, panic, or tension after birth. Complements GP and PANDA care. Norwest or Zoom Australia-wide.
Postnatal Depression
Professional hypnotherapy treatment for postnatal depression. Evidence-based approach in addressing maternal mental health challenges.
Teen Screen Addiction
Clinical hypnotherapy for teen screen overuse and social media habits: attention, sleep, and family conflict. Sydney Hills or Zoom Australia-wide.