with Adam Cox

Stop smoking and vaping with hypnotherapy

Most smokers don’t need another lecture about the risks. They already know. What keeps them smoking is the pull of the routine: the first one with a coffee, the one after a meal, stepping outside when work gets tense. That pull is what we work on.

You’re not alone in wanting to stop. Around 4.9 million adults in the UK smoked in 2025, and just over half of smokers say they intend to quit. Vaping has now overtaken smoking in Great Britain, with around 5.4 million people using e-cigarettes (ONS, October 2026).

Signs the habit is running the show

You reach for a cigarette or vape without deciding to
You plan your day around when you can next smoke
You’ve stopped before, sometimes for weeks, and slipped back
Stress, boredom or a drink makes the urge much stronger

How hypnotherapy helps

A habit like smoking runs on autopilot. In hypnosis you’re relaxed and focused, which makes it easier to change the automatic link between a trigger and the urge to smoke. We also work on the reasons you smoke, so the habit isn’t simply replaced by another one.

Hypnotherapy works best when you’ve decided you want to stop. It doesn’t do the work for you, and nobody can honestly promise a result. What it can do is make the choice to stay smoke free feel far less of a battle.

Free NHS support

Your local NHS stop smoking service is free, and so is the NHS Quit Smoking app. Both work well alongside hypnotherapy, and so do nicotine patches, gum and other stop smoking aids. Find NHS quit smoking support

Common questions

How many sessions will I need?

Many people choose a single 90 minute session for smoking. If you’ve smoked for a long time, or you’ve stopped and started many times, three sessions gives us room to deal with the situations where you usually slip.

Does it work for vaping too?

Yes. The habit and the triggers are much the same, whether it’s a cigarette or a vape. We work on whichever you use, or both.

Do I still need willpower?

You need to want to stop, and you’ll still make choices every day. The aim of the sessions is to make those choices easier, so you’re not white-knuckling your way through every craving.

How do sessions work?

We meet one to one over Zoom. Each session is built around your own triggers and routines, and you get a recording of the hypnosis to listen to afterwards.