Quit Smoking Hypnotherapists in Burbank, CA

55 practitioners who work with quit smoking in Burbank.

55 practitioners found

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If you've tried to quit smoking before, you already know the problem isn't information. You know it's bad for you. You've read the warnings. You've probably white-knuckled your way through a few days or weeks before something pulled you back in.

That's because smoking isn't just a nicotine addiction. It's a behavior woven into your daily life. The cigarette with your morning coffee, the smoke break at work, the one you light when you're stressed. Nicotine patches can address the chemical piece, but they don't do anything about those deeply rooted habits and associations.

Why smoking is a dual problem

Smoking works on two levels. The first is pharmacological. Nicotine hits your brain's reward system fast, and withdrawal creates real physical discomfort. The second is behavioral. Over months and years of smoking, your brain builds strong associations between cigarettes and specific situations, emotions, and routines.

This is why many people can get through the first week of physical withdrawal but relapse when they hit a trigger situation. The coworker who smokes, the drink at the bar, the argument with a partner. The behavioral pull is often stronger than the chemical one.

How hypnotherapy addresses the behavioral side

Hypnotherapy targets those subconscious associations directly. During a session, your practitioner works with your mind in a focused, relaxed state to change how you respond to triggers.

Common techniques include:

  • Reframing the identity. Rather than seeing yourself as a smoker who is trying to quit, hypnotherapy helps you start thinking of yourself as a nonsmoker. This sounds simple, but identity shifts are one of the most powerful predictors of long-term success.
  • Breaking trigger associations. Your hypnotherapist will work on the specific situations where you reach for a cigarette, helping your mind respond differently when those moments come up.
  • Strengthening motivation. Hypnotherapy can help connect you to the reasons you want to quit in a deeper way than just listing them logically. When your subconscious mind is aligned with the decision, the follow-through gets easier.
  • Managing cravings. Many practitioners teach visualization or self-hypnosis techniques for handling cravings in the moment, so you have a tool ready when a strong urge hits.

What the research says

The research on hypnotherapy for smoking is mixed but generally positive. A meta-analysis in the Journal of Applied Psychology found hypnotherapy to be more effective than unassisted quitting. A Cochrane review noted that study quality varies and called for more rigorous trials, which is fair.

What the research consistently shows is that the combination approach, hypnotherapy plus nicotine replacement or medication, tends to outperform either one alone. This makes sense given that smoking is a dual problem.

What a quit-smoking session looks like

Most practitioners offer one of two formats. The first is a single extended session, usually 2 to 3 hours, that covers everything in one sitting. The second is a series of 3 to 5 shorter sessions over a few weeks.

Your session will likely start with a conversation about your smoking history: when you started, how much you smoke, what you've tried before, and what your triggers are. This helps the hypnotherapist personalize the session to your specific patterns.

The hypnosis portion involves guided relaxation followed by suggestions and visualizations tailored to your situation. You might visualize yourself in trigger situations responding as a nonsmoker, or work through the emotional reasons you started smoking in the first place.

Most practitioners also give you a recording to listen to between sessions or after a single session. Repetition strengthens the new patterns.

Being realistic about expectations

Hypnotherapy is not a magic switch. Some people walk out of a session and never smoke again. Others need multiple sessions and still find it challenging. The practitioners with the most honest track records will tell you upfront that it works for many people but not everyone.

What improves your chances: genuine motivation to quit (not just pressure from family), willingness to engage fully in the process, and combining hypnotherapy with other support if needed. What hurts your chances: expecting to be passive while the hypnotherapist "fixes" you.

The practitioners listed below are based in or around Burbank, California and have indicated quit smoking as one of their areas of focus. Some profiles are verified directly by the practitioner, while others are broader listings from public sources.

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Tina McKenzie
CHt
North Hollywood, CA
Anxiety ReliefPerformance AnxietyPhobiasSelf-Esteem+2 more
My father took a course in hypnosis when I was five. I grew up seeing him use it to help family and friends overcome personal problems and pain with astonishing success. This taught me the power of th...
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Cynthia Severson
MA,CHt
North Hollywood, CA
Anxiety ReliefGrief / LossPerformance AnxietyRelationship Issues+5 more
Cynthia “Cyn” Severson, M.A., CHt is passionate about helping others. She is a student of human behavior and the subconscious mind. Cyn believes that in order to change what is not working in our live...
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Jennifer Laplaca Levin
CHt
1.0(1)
Glendale, CA
Anxiety ReliefFertility / PregnancyGrief / LossPain Management+6 more
Jenn uses hypnosis to help her clients improve their love life, reach their health goals and achieve success in the entertainment industry.Before becoming a Hypnotherapist, Jenn spent over 20 years wo...
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Susanne Bech Simonsen
Hypnotherapist
Valley Village, CA
Sleep DisordersSmoking CessationWeight Management
I have many years of experience from my practice in Denmark of using a combination of counseling and professional clinicalhypnotherapy.I do ONLINE SESSIONS. Quit smoking - easy and without gaining wei...
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Matilda Sinani
CCHt
Sun Valley, CA
Anxiety ReliefGrief / LossPerformance AnxietyPhobias+5 more
I’m Matilda Sinani, a Certified Hypnotherapist, NLP Practitioner, and Therapeutic Imagery Master. I graduated from the Hypnosis Motivation Institute with Honors, and I’m a member of the American Hypno...
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Mario Pescatore
CCHt
Van Nuys, CA
Anxiety ReliefGrief / LossPain ManagementPhobias+5 more
Mario's passion for helping others achieve their maximum potential began many years ago. Through extensive studies of humanity from Psychology to Metaphysics, Spirituality to the Arts. From working at...
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Suzan Brittan
CCHt
Sherman Oaks, CA
Anger ManagementAnxiety ReliefGrief / LossPain Management+7 more
Suzan is originally from Upstate New York, and though she’s lived most of her life in Southern California, she’ll always have East Coast sensibilities: Honesty, Integrity, and family first.Her profess...
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Elaine Perliss
CCHt
Sherman Oaks, CA
PhobiasRelationship IssuesSmoking CessationSubstance Abuse
Elaine Perliss has a passion to help people discover their own passion, eliminate self doubt, increase self confidence and motivation, overcome fears of success/failure, set and achieve goals and deve...
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Saman Nasir
CCHt
Sherman Oaks, CA
Anxiety ReliefPhobiasRelationship IssuesSelf-Esteem+4 more
Samy has spent twenty years being professionally obsessed with one question: why do smart, capable people keep getting in their own way? That question led her from Fortune 500 boardrooms to the subcon...
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Alex Blevins
CCHt
Sherman Oaks, CA
Anger ManagementAnxiety ReliefPhobiasSelf-Esteem+3 more
Alex Blevins is a seasoned Hypnotherapist with a diverse and dynamic 20-year career spanning administration, management, hypnotherapy, meditation, government relations, leadership, stewardship, and sa...
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Paramjeet Kaur
CHt
Panorama City, CA
Anxiety ReliefFertility / PregnancyGrief / LossPain Management+8 more
Paramjeet is an Honors Graduate of HMI College of Hypnotherapy and has a private practice located in Tarzana, California. She is passionate about hypnosis and her dedication towards her profession is ...
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Panney Wei
CCHt
Beverly Hills, CA
Anxiety ReliefPhobiasRelationship IssuesSelf-Esteem+4 more
Be the Star of Your Life™! Being the star of your life means declaring who you are, discovering what's your purpose on this planet, and taking charge of your life. There's only one person on the plane...
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Tina McKenzie
CHt
North Hollywood, CA
Anxiety ReliefPerformance AnxietyPhobiasSelf-Esteem+2 more
My father took a course in hypnosis when I was five. I grew up seeing him use it to help family and friends overcome personal problems and pain with astonishing success. This taught me the power of the subconscious mind and established a life-long belief that we all have unlimited potential which we can access.After working in various aspects of television and film for years, I had a growing desire to do something that would make a difference for people – something that I really believed in.One day, the answer suddenly came into clear focus: I believe in hypnosis. Then things moved fast – a Google search, enrollment at HMI, a one-year course that I did nights and weekends while working two jobs – and I’ve been working as a Certified Hypnotherapist since graduating in May 2015.I’m grateful to my open-minded parents who taught me about the power of the mind. And I’ve named my business McKenzie Hypnosis because I feel like I’m carrying the torch that my dad handed off to me.Hypnosis is an amazing tool that can help you achieve what you want and live life more fully. I would love to help you achieve whatever is important to you.
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Cynthia Severson
MA,CHt
North Hollywood, CA
Anxiety ReliefGrief / LossPerformance AnxietyRelationship Issues+5 more
Cynthia “Cyn” Severson, M.A., CHt is passionate about helping others. She is a student of human behavior and the subconscious mind. Cyn believes that in order to change what is not working in our lives, we must first change our thinking. She believes that our thoughts are so powerful that we can manifest our hearts desires. However, we must first break the negative patterns that are associated with self-doubt, self-loathing and self-sabotage. Cyn uses hypnotherapy to help her client’s rewrite their subconscious life scripts.In Cyn’s Hypnotherapy practice, she combines her personal life experience with her many years of research in human communication and behavior. Cyn holds a Masters of Arts in Negotiation, Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding. She has trained internationally in the art of human relationships, behavior and conflict resolution. Her love for helping people solve their problems, while keeping control of their decisions, is what makes it possible for her client’s to achieve the success and change they so desire.As a Certified Master Facilitator of Therapeutic Imagery, Cyn is fully aware of the fact that our subconscious mind communicates in symbols and images. With her training and knowledge, she is able to assist her client’s to visualize and/or imagine the life they so desire and to help them manifest the results.
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Jennifer Laplaca Levin
CHt
1.0(1)
Glendale, CA
Anxiety ReliefFertility / PregnancyGrief / LossPain Management+6 more
Jenn uses hypnosis to help her clients improve their love life, reach their health goals and achieve success in the entertainment industry.Before becoming a Hypnotherapist, Jenn spent over 20 years working in the entertainment industry as a producer. Because she understands the stress and demands of the industry she helps her clients find work/life balance, release stress and perform at their peak, to get promoted quickly. After producing 7 seasons of The Doctors talk show, she knows how to find unique solutions to break bad habits and improve your health.Jenn is a mom of two girls under 5 and hosts weekly support groups for new parents called Brunch with Baby and Treats with Toddlers! She also offers a weekly Hypnosis for Joyous Labor and Childbirth workshop in Pasadena. Jenn studied under the mentorship of “Hypno Mom” Lisa Machenberg CHt
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Susanne Bech Simonsen
Hypnotherapist
Valley Village, CA
Sleep DisordersSmoking CessationWeight Management
I have many years of experience from my practice in Denmark of using a combination of counseling and professional clinicalhypnotherapy.I do ONLINE SESSIONS. Quit smoking - easy and without gaining weight. 1-2 sessions. I believe that if you change your thoughts, you can change anything in your life! Your history is never your destiny. With more than 35 years of experience in the field, I have treated people with all kinds of issues. My experience includes owning and running a drug and alcohol treatment facility with 300 inpatients. In my practice the number 1 priority is to let go of the past, sleep good, feel good and eat good from session 1 - this creates a good foundation for the further treatment. Session in your home is possible
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Matilda Sinani
CCHt
Sun Valley, CA
Anxiety ReliefGrief / LossPerformance AnxietyPhobias+5 more
I’m Matilda Sinani, a Certified Hypnotherapist, NLP Practitioner, and Therapeutic Imagery Master. I graduated from the Hypnosis Motivation Institute with Honors, and I’m a member of the American Hypnosis Association.With the mindset that we’re here to thrive, not barely survive, I’m offering my hypnotherapy services to individuals willing to transform. I facilitate my clients in their journey of overcoming barriers in their personal and career life leading them to reach their desired state in life and thrive.
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Mario Pescatore
CCHt
Van Nuys, CA
Anxiety ReliefGrief / LossPain ManagementPhobias+5 more
Mario's passion for helping others achieve their maximum potential began many years ago. Through extensive studies of humanity from Psychology to Metaphysics, Spirituality to the Arts. From working at his family's business at 12 years old in Philadelphia to a successful business owner in Los Angeles, Mario's experience has taken him to many places around the world.Using a lifetime of practical experience and a continuing thirst for knowledge and current breakthroughs in research science, Mario brings a special combination of knowledge, experience and understanding to his hypnotherapy practice.Mario believes that humor and patient understanding are cornerstones of a successful therapeutic approach. Easy to talk to, Mario's way of making everyone feel comfortable and at ease is something that can not be taught in an academic setting. It is a special quality that is inborn.The human mind operates in a language that utilizes symbols and imagery. Having a Master Certification in Therapeutic Imagery, Mario incorporates powerful Imagery techniques to help clients both achieve their desired goals and remove any and all blocks or resistance to making their goals a reality. Working with clients to eliminate unwanted behaviors and create new, positive outcomes through intrapersonal conditioning using proven techniques, has become the joy and focus of Mario's career in Hypnotherapy.
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Suzan Brittan
CCHt
Sherman Oaks, CA
Anger ManagementAnxiety ReliefGrief / LossPain Management+7 more
Suzan is originally from Upstate New York, and though she’s lived most of her life in Southern California, she’ll always have East Coast sensibilities: Honesty, Integrity, and family first.Her professional life has been twofold, half was spent as a performer in the arts and entertainment industry and the other half was spent climbing the corporate ladder. As a whole, neither fulfilled her. After taking stock of what truly made her happy, Suzan found that she feels best when helping others feel their best.Suzan combines her keen intuition with an innate ability to help clients confront and overcome self-sabotage and hidden issues that hold them back. In doing so, she makes way for profound breakthroughs and great results.With a background in arts, entertainment, and the corporate world, Suzan excels in transforming anxiety into confidence and guiding her clients to achieve their peak performance abilities. Whether you want to quit Vaping/Smoking, sleep soundly, build your self esteem, get rid of blocks, generally feel less anxious—Suzan can help.Suzan also has her certifications as a Breathwork Detox Facilitator and Sound Bath Practitioner.Trust in Suzan for sessions focused on bringing out the best in yourself. Her path forward as a hypnotherapist has already been a life-changing experience. Sharing her ability to guide clients through their trauma, anxiety, confusion, and phobias is a privilege.
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Elaine Perliss
CCHt
Sherman Oaks, CA
PhobiasRelationship IssuesSmoking CessationSubstance Abuse
Elaine Perliss has a passion to help people discover their own passion, eliminate self doubt, increase self confidence and motivation, overcome fears of success/failure, set and achieve goals and develop strategies for success in all areas of their lives. Elaine graduated with top honors from Hypnosis Motivation Institute, winning several of HMI's most prestigious awards including the Clinical Achievement, Professional Achievement and Director's awards.In her private practice, Elaine helps clients reach their highest goals - be it creating success in their career or relationship, achieving personal growth or finding relaxation, coping skills for living with an addict, serenity and peace of mind. "My passion is helping people discover their own passion, overcome any obstacles standing in their way and develop life long strategies for personal and professional success."Her approach, gathered from many successful personal beliefs and strategies plus over twenty years experience as an entertainment industry executive, includes harnessing the power of positive thinking and utilizing the learnings we already have to create positive results we desire. In her practice, Elaine sees clients in her Sherman Oaks and Tarzana Offices. In addition, she regularly conducts sessions with her clients all over the world via telephone.Elaine also enjoys her roles as a Instructor and Student Mentor, sharing her insight, experience and passion with students on their journey through their education and beyond.As Past President of the Hypnotherapists Union Local 472, Elaine continues to actively support the Union's goal of maintaining the Hypnotherapist's highest standards of excellence in both education and professionalism through her ongoing continued professional education and maintaining the highest level of professionalism with her clients.
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Saman Nasir
CCHt
Sherman Oaks, CA
Anxiety ReliefPhobiasRelationship IssuesSelf-Esteem+4 more
Samy has spent twenty years being professionally obsessed with one question: why do smart, capable people keep getting in their own way? That question led her from Fortune 500 boardrooms to the subconscious mind and she never really looked back.She’s a Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist and Honors Graduate of the Hypnosis Motivation Institute, an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist working with individuals, couples and families, and a PhD candidate in Transpersonal Psychology at Sofia University.Her practice is based in Los Angeles but her clients are everywhere which makes sense, because the things that keep people stuck tend to be pretty universal. Her specialty is the gap between who someone knows they could be and who they’re actually being and what’s living in that gap that nobody has looked at yet.
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Alex Blevins
CCHt
Sherman Oaks, CA
Anger ManagementAnxiety ReliefPhobiasSelf-Esteem+3 more
Alex Blevins is a seasoned Hypnotherapist with a diverse and dynamic 20-year career spanning administration, management, hypnotherapy, meditation, government relations, leadership, stewardship, and sales.In his private practice, Alex empowers individuals to achieve their aspirations, harness their personal power, and manifest success through transformative techniques like Imagery, Hypnosis, and the Mental Bank method.A graduate of Blackburn College with a Bachelor's in History and a minor in Philosophy and Religion, Alex furthered his academic journey with a Master’s degree in Legal Studies from Kaplan University. He is currently pursuing an LMFT with a focus on addiction, demonstrating his commitment to deepening his expertise in mental health and wellness. His leadership experience includes 14 years guiding high-performing teams for Fortune 500 companies, where he built a reputation for excellence.Driven by a passion for advocacy, Alex challenged systemic injustices by organizing a union against significant opposition, negotiating fair contracts, and becoming a recognized champion for workers’ rights.Alex’s involvement in Freemasonry further reflects his dedication to personal development and moral integrity, integrating its principles of fraternity, service, and spiritual growth into his work and life.Deeply connected to diverse spiritual traditions, Alex’s fascination with Gnosticism, Esoteric Spirituality, and Shambhala Buddhism inspired him to establish Pawo Mindfulness. This pioneering organization uniquely blends hypnotherapy and mindfulness with esoteric principles, accelerating healing and fostering transformation by aligning clients’ identities with enriched belief systems.Inspired by the mysticism of Celtic and Norse traditions, Alex has further expanded his offerings with Ulfhednar Awakening – a transformative course designed for both men and women to awaken their inner wolf. This program integrates ancient wisdom and modern therapeutic practices to foster empowerment, resilience, and a deeper connection to one’s primal instincts and spiritual essence.
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Paramjeet Kaur
CHt
Panorama City, CA
Anxiety ReliefFertility / PregnancyGrief / LossPain Management+8 more
Paramjeet is an Honors Graduate of HMI College of Hypnotherapy and has a private practice located in Tarzana, California. She is passionate about hypnosis and her dedication towards her profession is clearly visible in the way she helps others achieve their goals and live their best life with the power of hypnotherapy. She utilizes hypnotherapy as a ground-breaking tool, the ultimate master key to unlock the power within.Paramjeet offers in-person hypnotherapy sessions in English, Hindi and Punjabi languages at the HMI Clinic in Tarzana, California. Paramjeet also offers convenient remote Skype, Facetime and video call sessions for her clients.With her very diverse spiritual exposure and life experience extending from Northern India to the modern West, Paramjeet truly has a lot to offer her clients. She empowers her clients with a personalized roadmap to their own success, health, wealth and happiness to start manifesting the life they desire.Paramjeet believes that the life we seek is also seeking us and life energies all around us are anxiously waiting to grant us the fulfilled life we desire. She understands that although on the surface, making a life change appears very tough but it’s nothing but a self-imposed mental block. All it takes is the first step towards the desired life, from there she walks alongside her clients to the path of recovery and manifestation of prosperity and happiness they desire.Amongst her other expertise, Paramjeet is Certified in Therapeutic Imagery and offers effective solutions for weight loss, smoking, stress management, career enhancement, relationships and more. She also conducts career enhancement seminars, workshops, guided individual and group meditation and healing sessions.
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Panney Wei
CCHt
Beverly Hills, CA
Anxiety ReliefPhobiasRelationship IssuesSelf-Esteem+4 more
Be the Star of Your Life™! Being the star of your life means declaring who you are, discovering what's your purpose on this planet, and taking charge of your life. There's only one person on the planet just like you, and you owe it to yourself to discover who you are and what makes you happy and make your dreams come true! I am here to empower you to overcome blocks, give you tools to turn every challenge into a victory, and manifest the life you've always dreamed.Panney Wei, CHtPanney Wei is an award-winning writer, TV-Radio host, life coach, hypnotherapist, spiritual transformation teacher, and motivational speaker on leadership, achieving one’s potential, and using the power of your mind to achieve your goals, inspiring people with the wisdom and inspiration to create positive change and live the life of their dreams. She is a recipient of the NAAMBA-ASCEND “Global Emerging Leaders Under 40 Award”, named one of the “Outstanding 50 Asian Americans in Business”, a Rising Star nominee for the 2015 LA Journal’s Women Making a Difference Awards, a nominee for the 2015 SFVBJ's Women In Business Awards, an Honoree for Excellence in Arts & Literature for the 2010 Asian Heritage Awards, and named “100 Passionate People of 2010” by TaiwaneseAmerica.org. She is the on-air host of the show and podcast “Positive Changes with Panney Wei” ranked TOP 100 Best Podcasts on iTunes in Spirituality and Self-Help and BlogTalkRadio.com, broadcast to over a million listeners.Granddaughter to former Taiwan Senator Albert Liu and Great Great Grand-niece of one of China’s greatest military heroes, General Tso Tsung-Tang, immortalized in pop culture for the famous dish “General Tso’s chicken”, Panney follows in their footsteps as an activist in her community serving as State Secretary for the Asian Pacific Islander Caucus of the California Democratic Party, a member of the PBS SoCal Asian Pacific Islander Community Council responsible for programming diverse and unique stories in Southern California, and as a National Senior Advisor for several non-profits that focus on leadership, diversity, and personal and professional development in the Asian Pacific community including the National Asian Artist Project, The National Association of Asian American Professionals (NAAAP), NAAAP Toronto, LA, OC, and San Diego.Panney is also the founder and Founding National Director of the international women’s leadership program, Women in NAAAP (WIN!), featured in Forbes Woman, dedicated to empower and develop female leaders in the Asian Pacific Islander community. She is the CEO of Positive Changes Consulting™, her motivational speaker-hypnotherapy-coaching practice that provides personal and professional development workshops that empower corporations, non-profits, and individuals to achieve their potential, create positive change in their lives, and achieve their dreams!She is certified in several healing modalities including neuro-linguistic programming, therapeutic imagery, past-life regression, as well as being a Reiki Master. With her background in alternative medicine gained from surviving a near death experience with the life-threatening illness, bulimia, Panney has first rate knowledge about the power of the mind-body connection, living life with purpose and passion, overcoming obstacles, and using your mind to help you achieve whatever goal you want to achieve in life! Her world travels, studies, including her Chinese-American heritage offer a unique blend and perspective on personal transformation, healing, and achieving one’s dreams.Panney has appeared on countless radio shows nationwide and has worked with OWN, Discovery, NBC, Lifetime, CBS among others, and featured or authored in such publications as Pho for Life, Angel on My Shoulder: Divine Life Wisdom from the World’s Foremost Angel Experts, Enchant, Audrey, Jade, China Gate, China Daily News, LA Times, Woman International, and Hydrogen, and was the former Feature Editor for ASIAM. In the early part of her professional life, she worked in finance and as the Director of Business Development and Special Events for the LA Asian Pacific Film Festival, The Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts, and The Producers Guild of America before starting her own consulting business. Panney is working on her first book on attracting the love of your life, and is featured in the upcoming documentary, Quantum Wisdom, featuring experts sharing wisdom and tools to heal and transform your life, answering life's biggest questions. She is married to Endgame Entertainment Executive Vice President, Christopher Chen (who recently produced Looper starring Bruce Willis and Joseph Gordon Levitt and Linsanity, a documentary on NBA player, Jeremy Lin), and has a daughter, the other love of her life.In her private practice, she specializes in attracting the love of your life, healing from the past, sports hypnosis, personal and professional development especially for women, minorities, and children and teens from age 6 and up. For private sessions, by phone, Skype, or in-person, and for more info on Panney's upcoming workshops, keynotes, guest and TV appearances, go to PanneyWei.com.

Frequently Asked Questions

How does hypnotherapy help you quit smoking?
Smoking is both a chemical addiction and a deeply ingrained habit. Hypnotherapy focuses on the habit side, working with the subconscious associations that make you reach for a cigarette in certain situations. It can also help reduce the perceived intensity of cravings by changing how your brain responds to triggers.
How many sessions does it take to quit smoking with hypnotherapy?
Some hypnotherapists offer a single intensive session (2 to 3 hours), while others recommend a series of 3 to 5 shorter sessions. The single-session approach works well for some people, but research suggests that follow-up sessions improve long-term success rates. Ask your practitioner which format they use and why.
What's the success rate for quitting smoking with hypnotherapy?
Success rates vary widely depending on the study and how success is measured. A meta-analysis in the Journal of Applied Psychology found hypnotherapy was more effective than unassisted quitting, and some studies show quit rates between 20% and 45% at six months. It's not a guaranteed fix, but it compares favorably to many other approaches.
Can I use hypnotherapy alongside nicotine patches or medication?
Absolutely. Many people combine hypnotherapy with nicotine replacement therapy (patches, gum) or prescription medications like varenicline. Hypnotherapy handles the behavioral and psychological side of the addiction while NRT handles the chemical withdrawal. Your practitioner can work alongside your doctor's plan.