Hypnotherapy for Depression

When you want to change – we help you do it quickly

Face to face appointments are available in the Cockburn Integrated Health Centre in Success, or at Dr.7 Medical Centre in Yokine.

Online sessions are available with Telehealth or Zoom.

We know depression is a serious condition that can lead to severe symptoms and even suicide. It affects people of all ages, genders, races and backgrounds. It can be caused by a variety of factors including trauma, life events and medications as well as other environmental factors. According to Beyond Blue, about 1 in 7 Australians will experience a depressive episode at some point in their life.

Many people are prescribed medication to treat depression, but very few respond well to medication. In fact, in one study of patients with major depressive disorder (MDD), only 44% responded to antidepressant treatment after 8 weeks. In any case, it is proven that depression is not due to any chemical imbalance in the brain. Many recent studies at Harvard and Oxford Universities have shown that medication is the least effective method of treating depression.

Some people may also experience side effects from antidepressants, such as nausea or weight gain. These side effects can lead some people to stop taking their medication altogether—and that can be very dangerous!

Hypnotherapy is proven to be be an effective alternative treatment option for those who don’t respond well to mainstream long-term therapies like antidepressants or psychotherapy because it doesn’t involve taking any medications or changing your lifestyle in any way.

We know that our minds store everything we experience in our lifetime in the mind’s databank, and it uses the information stored there to determine how you respond to everything around you.

While you are in a relaxed hypnotic state, you can change your mind’s responses by allowing it to re-evaluate those experiences or reasons for the depressive state. When that happens, the things that bothered, stressed, affected, or caused the depression, do not affect you in a negative way any longer, allowing you to respond with a much better mindset and cope with stressors in healthier ways, rather than shutting down when something goes wrong, as you might tend towards doing when depressed.

Although these changes can occur after just a few sessions, they can last a lifetime, making it a very cost effective therapy.

In addition to treating depression, hypnotherapy has been shown to be effective at treating anxiety disorders, eating disorders, addictions like smoking or alcohol abuse, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and at helping people deal with chronic pain. Hypnosis can also help you focus on your own self-care by teaching you how to manage stress in your life more effectively.