Hypnotherapy in Ballina
Hypnotherapy based on neuroscience, not mysticism. I see clients at my Ballina clinic in Tamar Street, close to the centre of town, and on Friday afternoons at Riverside Gym. If you’re in Ballina, Lennox Head, Alstonville, Wollongbar, Wardell or Evans Head, you’re only a short drive away. In 17 years I’ve worked with more than 2,000 people on anxiety, smoking and vaping, alcohol, weight, phobias, confidence, stress and low mood, usually in two to four sessions.
Where to find me in Ballina
8/48 Tamar Street
Ballina NSW 2478
0403 740 054
Tamar Street is close to the centre of town, in the professional suites next door to Ballina Day Surgery. There’s no dedicated parking, so just grab a spot on the street.
From Lennox Head it’s about 15 minutes, from Alstonville or Wollongbar about 20, and from Evans Head about 35. Plenty of people from Lismore come to Ballina on a Wednesday or Saturday afternoon when the Goonellabah days don’t suit.
On Friday afternoons I can also meet you at Riverside Gym in Ballina, which suits people who are members there.
When I’m there
- Wednesday9am to 6pm
- Friday9am to 12.30pm
- Saturday2pm to 5.30pm
- Tuesday and ThursdayBy arrangement
Online sessions can be arranged any day if you’d rather stay home.
How I work
Most people expect to lie back and listen to a relaxing script. That kind of hypnosis works, but it’s slow. On one issue it usually takes six to ten sessions.
Most of what I do happens in conversation, or with hypnosis techniques that don’t need a formal trance. While we talk I’m working out how your brain does the problem. Your subconscious is running predictions based on old information, and my job is to find the faulty one and update it.
Because I’m looking for what’s underneath, most people need two to four sessions. Quitting smoking or vaping is usually 1 to 4. And often, when we change the pattern underneath, more than one thing changes with it.
I’m the person to see if you’ve done counselling and you still feel the same. If you’ve learned to manage your anxiety and you’re tired of managing it. If you want to quit smoking or drinking without white knuckling it. No crystals, no vibrations. I’m studying neuroscience at postgraduate level, and the work is built on how the brain actually generates anxiety, habits and low mood: its predictions. Change the prediction and the response stops.
You don’t need to know what’s causing it. That’s my job. You just need to book the chat.
What people say
“I went to Helen for hypnotherapy for smoking cessation over 2 years ago and have never looked back! It only took the single appointment and I haven’t smoked since – I was a smoker for 20 years. She is highly skilled and a lovely, warm person. Highly recommend! She has saved me thousands of dollars and probably my life.”
“This woman changed my life. I needed help with a personal problem and she guided me to a better way and showed me how to treat this problem. She is a wonderful counsellor, a professional that I feel so comfortable opening up to. Whenever I feel I need further guidance, I now turn to Helen for help. Thank you so much Helen!”
Results vary from person to person. Read more client stories.
What I help with
Not sure if I can help?
Book a free 15 minute phone chat. Tell me what’s going on and I’ll tell you honestly whether this is the right fit.