Hypnotherapy in Newcastle & Tea Gardens
Trauma Hypnotherapy in Newcastle
If something that happened years ago still has a say in your day, you are not alone, and it is not a sign that you have failed to move on. The mind stores an experience with the feeling attached, and that is the part I work with.
Start with a free consultation. Tell me as much or as little as you like, and I will tell you honestly whether I am the right person to help.
Why time on its own does not always settle it
When something overwhelming happens, the mind stores it quickly and with the feeling still attached, because its first job is to make sure you recognise anything like it again. That is protection rather than damage.
Years later the situation is long gone, and the reaction is still doing its work. A smell, a tone of voice or a particular kind of day can set it going before you have had a thought about it.
None of that is a personal failure. It is simply how the mind works, and it is the reason we go gently to where the memory is held rather than talk around 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 sessions
One to one, in my own rooms, and you stay in charge of the pace
First
We talk first, and only as far as you want to
What gets set off now, what you would like to be different, and what support you already have around you. You do not have to tell me the whole story for this to work, and I will not press you for it.
Then
Then the hypnosis
You settle back in the chair and I guide you into that relaxed, focused state, and we work at a distance you can manage. You remain fully aware, you can talk to me, and you can bring yourself out of it whenever you like. If needed, we can incorporate EMDR.
Last
Then we settle before you leave
We take time at the end so you are steady before you drive home, and we talk about the days after, who to lean on, and whether coming again would help.
Kind words from my clients
★★★★★
“In my first session I had a luxury of completely relaxing, so that I would be ready for the deep work of the second session... As a result I felt calmer, more centred and balanced.”
Joanna Lim
Google review, November 2022
★★★★★
“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
★★★★★
“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
★★★★★
“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
★★★★★
“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
★★★★★
“Her calm and reassuring presence helps create a safe space where people feel truly supported.”
Houry Ohanes
Google review, March 2026
Where I sit alongside the other help
If you are already seeing a psychologist or a counsellor, keep seeing them. What I do sits alongside that work. For support at any hour, 1800RESPECT is on 1800 737 732 and Lifeline is on 13 11 14, and I would rather you rang one of them than sat with it alone.
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 one memory
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 what you have read here is not quite it, Mental Health Hypnotherapy in Newcastle lists everything else I see people for, and there is a page on Hypnotherapy for Grief in Newcastle as well.
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
Will I have to relive it?
No. We work at a distance you can manage, and the point is to change how the memory sits rather than to put you back through it.
Do I have to tell you what happened?
You tell me what you want me to know. A great deal can be done without the details, and I will not press you for them.
How many sessions will I need?
That depends on what we find, and I would rather talk about it at your consultation than put a number on it before I have met you.
Can I keep seeing my psychologist?
Yes, please do. I am not a psychologist or a counsellor and what I do sits alongside their work rather than replacing it.
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 I get upset in the session?
That is allowed, and it is not a problem for me. We take the time we need at the end so you leave steady.
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.