Hypnotherapy in Newcastle & Tea Gardens
Quit Gambling Hypnotherapy in Newcastle
If you have promised yourself this was the last one before, you are not alone, and it was never a lack of character. The urge fires below the level where promises are made, and that is the part I work with.
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.
Quit gambling therapy with me is one to one, in my rooms at Lambton or at Tea Gardens. Together we look at the moment the urge fires and at what your mind is expecting when it does, in a relaxed and focused state where the subconscious mind is more open to change. I work alongside financial counselling and Gambling Help rather than in place of them.
Why promising yourself it is the last one rarely holds
A promise is made by the conscious mind, on a calm afternoon. The urge arrives later, from a much older part of the mind that has learned what the bet does for you: the lift, the escape, the few minutes of being in with a chance.
Your subconscious mind prefers what is familiar, even when you consciously want something different, and it does not weigh what the habit is costing you the way you do when you sit down and add it up.
None of that is a personal failure. It is simply how the mind works, and it is the reason I work at the level the urge comes from rather than at the level of the promise.
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 sessions
One to one, in my own rooms, and what we cover depends on you
First
We talk first
What you play, when, how long it has been going on, what happens in the hour before, and what it has cost you. I am listening for the pattern underneath what you tell me, and there is nothing here you need to be embarrassed about.
Then
Then the hypnosis
You settle back in the chair and I guide you into that relaxed, focused state, and we work on the urge and on what it is chasing. You hear every word I say, you can talk to me, and you can stop whenever you want to.
Last
Then we talk about what comes next
The practical side, which matters here more than in most of my work: self exclusion, blocking the apps and the sites, and handing card access to somebody you trust for a while. Then the moments that may test you and what you might do instead.
Kind words from my clients
★★★★★
“After 45 years of smoking I walked out a non smoker and havent looked back... not even a craving.”
Andrew Ryan
Google review, February 2022
★★★★★
“I had been trying to quit smoking for many years... here I am two years down the track still a non smoker. It's not even hard, no internal battle... my only regret is that I didn't go sooner.”
Megzy Barr
Google review, May 2025
★★★★★
“The session helped me shift an old story I had been telling myself for years, opening the door for a new attitude to managing & earning money.”
Justine Thompson
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 have been 6 months smoke free now and no longer call myself a smoker - feeling great, health wise and financially. I will say the hypnotherapy doesn't do all the hard work for you but helps if your committed to stopping smoking.”
Kate Ormonde
Google review, July 2025
★★★★★
“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
Where I sit alongside the other help
Financial counselling is free in New South Wales and it is the right place for the money side of this. Gambling Help is on 1800 858 858, day or night. What I work on is the urge and what sits underneath it, and the people I see who do best usually have both halves going at once.
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 bet
People come to me about gambling and we frequently find ourselves talking about stress, or sleep, or a stretch of life that got very heavy, because the bet is very often doing a job for them somewhere else.
I have worked in health and wellness for over thirty years and I work with the whole person rather than with one habit 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 Hypnotherapy for Habits in Newcastle you are after, there is one on that, and my main page 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. Most people are apprehensive or even sceptical when they arrive, and I would far rather you were honest with me about that than pretending. Nothing said in the room leaves it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this confidential?
Yes. It is one practitioner in private rooms, with no reception desk and nobody else in the building who needs to know why you are there.
How many sessions will I need?
Between one and four, depending on how long it has been going on and what else is sitting underneath it. We talk about that at your consultation rather than committing you to a number up front.
Can my partner come with me?
Ask me when you ring. There are situations where it helps a great deal and others where you will speak more freely on your own.
I have tried to stop several times already. Does that count against me?
Most of my quit clients had tried a great deal before they came, and my honest view is that it counts for you rather than against you.
Will I lose control or say something I would rather keep to myself?
You remain fully aware and in control the whole time. You hear everything, you can speak, and you can bring yourself out of it whenever you like.
What if the debts are the urgent part?
Then start with a financial counsellor, which is free in New South Wales, and ring Gambling Help on 1800 858 858. I will still be here for the rest of it.
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.