Hypnotherapy in Newcastle & Tea Gardens
Hypnotherapy for Depression in Newcastle
If everything feels heavier than it used to and you cannot point at a reason, you are not alone, and it is not something you have brought on yourself. What I can offer sits alongside your doctor's care rather than in place of it.
Start with a free consultation. Tell me where you are up to, and I will tell you honestly whether I am the right person to help, or whether your GP is.
This work with me is one to one, in my rooms at Lambton or at Tea Gardens. Depression is a medical matter and your doctor stays in charge of it. What I work on is the thinking that tends to travel with it, the old story about yourself, and the patterns that keep a heavy stretch heavy.
Why I say your doctor comes first
Depression is a diagnosis, and diagnosing it, ruling out the physical causes and prescribing for it are all your doctor's work rather than mine. I am a clinical hypnotherapist, not a psychologist, a psychiatrist or a GP.
What I can work with is the part of the mind that holds a belief in place. Several of my clients have described letting go of self talk that had been running for years, and one has written publicly that she had done psychology first and found this reached something different.
If you are on medication, keep taking it. Nothing I do requires you to change it, and any change in dosage is a conversation with the doctor who prescribed it.
What hypnosis is, and what it is like
The question I am asked most on the phone
How it feels
A relaxed, focused state, a bit like being deeply absorbed in something. In that state the mind is more receptive to suggestions that fit with what you already want for yourself.
You stay in control
You remain fully aware throughout. You hear everything I say, you can talk to me, and you can bring yourself out of it whenever you like.
Where it is used
Hypnosis is used these days in dentistry, in medicine, in law enforcement, in professional sport and in education, alongside therapeutic work like mine.
What we do in your session
One to one, in my own rooms, at whatever pace suits you
First
We talk first
How long it has been like this, what your days look like, who else is involved in your care, and what you would like to feel differently. There is nothing here you need to be embarrassed about, and you tell me only what you want me to know.
Then
Then the hypnosis
You settle back in the chair and I guide you into that relaxed, focused state, and we work gently with what has been sitting there. You hear every word I say, you can talk to me, and you can stop whenever you want to.
Last
Then we look at what comes next
What is worth taking back to your doctor, what you might do on the harder days, and whether coming again would help.
Kind words from my clients
★★★★★
“I have done psychology, but nothing has prepared for the impact hypnotherapy has done for me... Brenda helped me switch off my binge eating and with her wealth of nutritional knowledge and experience has been an amazing support.”
Leanne Martin
Google review, August 2026
★★★★★
“I felt very safe with Brenda. She took the time to clearly understand what I needed... I could let go of the self-talk that was holding me in such a contracted space.”
Christine du Fresne
Google review, July 2021
★★★★★
“She helped me restructure my thinking to help create a more peaceful inner me. My mind is calmer and the anger and resentment has dissipated.”
Kylie Morris
Google review, July 2025
★★★★★
“I was agitated, emotional and overworked beforehand. Now I am back feeling like my aligned self... We released grief and also emotions that were trapped in me where I really didn't feel like myself. I can't explain how at peace I feel now.”
Stacey Figueira
Google review, August 2025
★★★★★
“Her calm and reassuring presence helps create a safe space where people feel truly supported.”
Houry Ohanes
Google review, March 2026
★★★★★
“Brenda is very skilled at listening for what is not said, has great insight, a warm demeanour and very professional.”
Denise Ball
Google review, December 2021
If today is a bad day
Please ring Lifeline on 13 11 14. They answer day and night, and there is no situation too small to call them about. If you are worried about someone else, the same number is the right one to ring.
Your part in it
Hypnotherapy is not something that is done to you. You play an active part in it, and it takes determination and commitment on your behalf. When it goes well, we have achieved that together, and the part you played in it is a real one.
All you need is an open mind, to be able to follow simple instructions and want the change for yourself, not because someone else wants the change.
Often it is not only about the mood
People come to me about one thing and we frequently find ourselves talking about sleep, or stress, or grief, or a stretch of life that got very heavy, because these things rarely sit on their own.
I have worked in health and wellness for over thirty years and I work with the whole person rather than with one symptom in isolation. If there is something else going on for you, bring it with you and we will look at it together.
If it is really Anxiety Hypnotherapy in Newcastle you are after, there is one on that, and the wider mind work I do has all of them.
About Brenda Faugere
Owner of Holistic Health Hypnotherapy
- 30 Years Experience in Wellness Industry
- Clinical Hypnotherapist
- Certified NLP Practitioner
- Certified Reiki Practitioner
- Certified Weight Management Coach (Virtual Gastric Band Surgery)
- Certified Quit Smoking Specialist
I see people one to one, in my own rooms at Lambton. My diploma covered clinical hypnotherapy, NLP, life coaching and counselling modules, as well as trauma therapy, EMDR and psychotherapy and I have spent over thirty years in health and wellness. I am not a psychologist or a counsellor, and where your doctor is the right person I will tell you so.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can hypnotherapy treat depression?
Depression is a medical matter and your doctor treats it. What I work on is the thinking and the patterns that often travel with it, alongside their care rather than instead of it.
Should I speak to my GP first?
Yes, please, if you have not already. It is the right first call, and I will say the same thing on the phone.
Do I have to come off my medication?
No. Keep taking what your doctor has prescribed. Any change is a conversation with them rather than with me.
How many sessions will I need?
That depends a great deal on what we find, and I would rather talk about it at your consultation than put a number on it now.
Will I have to talk about everything that has happened?
No. You tell me what you want me to know, and we can work with far less detail than people expect.
What if I need help today?
Ring Lifeline on 13 11 14, or your doctor. If someone is in danger, ring 000.
Where are your rooms?
Suite 5, 115 Elder Street, Lambton NSW 2299, and I also see people at Tea Gardens.
Is hypnotherapy covered by Medicare?
No. Medicare doesn't cover hypnotherapy, and it can't be claimed on a Mental Health Treatment Plan. Whether your private health fund pays anything back depends on your fund and your extras cover, so it's worth checking with them before you book. If you'd like to talk it through first, book a free phone call with me.
Where to read more
These are independent Australian health and professional bodies. They are not connected to this practice and they do not endorse it.
Get in touch with me
The consultation is free. Pick a time in my calendar and tell me where you are up to, and if I do not think I can help you I will say so.
Book your free phone call
Pick a day and time that suits you, and I will call you then.