Hypnotherapy is a safe, powerful and evidence-based method for creating meaningful change by working with the subconscious mind — the part of the brain where core beliefs, protective patterns and long-held emotional responses are stored. This is where true transformation begins.
Rather than relying solely on conscious insight or willpower, Hypnotherapy helps shift the very patterns that drive our behaviour beneath the surface. Using therapeutic techniques grounded in neuroscience, it allows for realignment on a cognitive, emotional and physiological level — gently restoring balance where stress, trauma or negative self-perception have taken hold.
In everyday life, we operate mostly from the beta brainwave state — a heightened, analytical mode that can often tip into anxiety or mental fatigue. Hypnosis gently guides the brain into the alpha and theta states — the same slower rhythms experienced during deep meditation or just before sleep. As your brain shifts into alpha or theta state, your conscious mind begins to soften its grip, and your awareness turns inward, allowing you to become less distracted by the outside world and more attuned to your inner experience. In these slower rhythms, the subconscious mind becomes more open and receptive to therapeutic suggestion. The protective filters of the critical mind relax, allowing new perspectives, insights and possibilities to take root more easily — allowing for deeper integration and rewiring.
Appointments are available in-person in Woolloongabba and online Australia-wide. If this resonates with you, you’re welcome to book using the ‘Book’ button above.
With personalised therapeutic guidance and carefully crafted suggestions tailored to your goals, hypnotherapy supports your brain in forming new neural pathways — ones that reinforce calm, confidence and clarity. These sessions are not only deeply relaxing, but also profoundly recalibrating, helping the nervous system reset and allowing space for new, more empowering responses to emerge.
This is where the life you long for starts to take shape. When your thoughts change, your neural pathways begin to rewire. Your nervous system recalibrates and new possibilities unfold — from your inner world into your outer life.
I WAS DEALING WITH A CONFIDENCE CRISIS THAT WAS AFFECTING BOTH MY WORK AND MY PERSONAL LIFE.
“What I appreciated most was Tanya’s ability to integrate the science behind the subconscious with a deeply intuitive and supportive approach. I was dealing with a confidence crisis that was affecting my work and personal life. But I felt safe the moment I stepped into the clinic. HYPNOTHERAPY with Tanya helped me quiet the mental noise, reframe my inner narrative and build new neural pathways grounded in clarity and strength.
The impact has been lasting. It’s like I’m operating from a different level now — one that actually serves me.” — Vera, Woolloongabba
Each session begins by guiding you into a state of deep relaxation and focused attention. This is typically achieved through a combination of calming breathwork, gentle verbal cues and visualisation techniques — all designed to signal safety to the body and initiate a parasympathetic — rest and restore — response in the nervous system.
As your brain shifts into alpha or theta state, your conscious mind begins to soften its grip, and your awareness turns inward, allowing you to become less distracted by the outside world and more attuned to your inner experience.
From this calm and receptive space, I offer targeted, supportive suggestions tailored to your unique goals and challenges — whether that’s to release emotional tension, overcome fears, increase motivation, or reconnect with your inner confidence.
Unlike traditional talk therapy alone, hypnotherapy works at the subconscious level — where deep-seated core beliefs, unprocessed emotions and protective behavioural patterns are deeply held. By accessing this level of mind, we can gently interrupt old loops, release outdated programming, and create more adaptive and empowering internal pathways. In this way, hypnotherapy often support more rapid and lasting transformation than conscious-level intervention alone.
You are always in control. Despite popular misconceptions, hypnosis is not a form of mind control. You remain conscious, aware and able to stop the process at any time. Most clients describe the experience as deeply peaceful, insightful and empowering — similar to a guided meditation, but with a clear therapeutic intention.
Many people notice meaningful shifts after just one session — feeling lighter, clearer, more emotionally free and aligned within themselves. For others, transformation unfolds gradually over a series of sessions, as the mind and body continue to integrate and rewire in response to the new internal landscape being formed.
Hypnotherapy is an incredibly effective, rapid, versatile and powerful therapeutic tool — it’s a reminder that the mind can change, the nervous system can heal and lasting transformation is absolutely possible…when we begin working from the inside out.
HYPNOTHERAPY can assist you with…
- Stress Management
- Anxiety + Depression
- Burnout
- Building Resilience
- Limiting Beliefs
- Unhelpful Behaviours
- Stagnant Internal Conflict
- Stress + Overwhelm
- Emotional Blockages
- Stop Smoking
- Weight Loss + Gastric Band
- Pain Management
- Fear + Phobias
- Abusive Past Experiences
- Boosting Self-Confidence
- Trauma
- Psychological Wounds
- Grief and Pain of Loss
- Low Self-Esteem
- Obsessions
- Finding Relaxation and Overcoming Insomnia
- Self-Awareness + Understanding
- Making Changes + Transitions
- Healthy Mind Habits + Coping Tools for Life
- Improving Relationship Skills with Self and Others
- Gaining Clarity Over Life Decision
What People Are Saying
Each journey at The Healing Sanctuary is unique — and I’m honoured by the trust my clients place in me. Here are some of the reflections they’ve generously shared from our time together.
“Tanya’s Hypnotherapy sessions have been a profound part of my healing journey. As someone with trauma in my past, I’ve often found it hard to relax or trust people. But with Tanya, I felt deeply safe and seen. She guided me through the process with such care, helping me release old patterns and connect with parts of myself I’d forgotten. It wasn’t just relaxation — it was repair. I feel more whole now and more hopeful than I’ve felt in years.”
“I honestly didn’t realise how much stress my body had been carrying until I had a hypnotherapy session with Tanya. The shift afterwards was pretty incredible. I walked out feeling lighter, calmer and much clearer in my head.
From the moment you arrive, Tanya makes you feel really welcome. She’s super friendly and I felt relaxed straight away. She has a very calm presence and a way of getting to what’s really going on beneath the surface. Tanya explained what was happening in my brain and nervous system in a way that just made sense. You can tell she really knows her stuff and I appreciated her knowledge and wisdom. The whole experience felt relaxing, supportive and inspiring.
Since my sessions, I’ve noticed some really positive changes in how I feel day to day. I’m very grateful I found Tanya at The Healing Sanctuary and I’d happily recommend her to anyone who’s feeling stressed or wanting to get themselves back on track.”
“What I appreciated most was Tanya’s ability to integrate the science behind the subconscious with a deeply intuitive and supportive approach. I was dealing with a confidence crisis that was affecting my work and personal life. Hypnotherapy with Tanya helped me quiet the mental noise, reframe my inner narrative and build new neural pathways grounded in clarity and strength. The impact has been lasting. I feel much more confident within my own skin now. It’s like I’m operating from a different level now – one that actually serves me.”
“Tanya has a rare mix of skill, wisdom, insight and genuine care. She is so compassionate and non-judgmental and has helped me move through difficult times providing me with so much support. There’s something about her way of working that just makes sense. It’s grounded, intelligent and deeply human. I didn’t really know what to expect when I first started this work, but I was open to the process. Over time, through Counselling, Hypnotherapy and Neuro-Emotional Balance Therapy, I experienced shifts that were both subtle yet profound. My sessions gave me deep clarity on where I was stuck and the limiting patterns I had been running in the background for years. I began to feel calmer, more focused and more in tune with myself, just more comfortable in my own skin really.
The Facial Emotional Therapy and Reiki sessions were beyond anything I’ve literally ever experienced – deeply healing, restorative and transformative. They reconnected me with a part of myself I hadn’t felt in a long time and brought a profound sense of peace and renewal to my body, especially after navigating prostate cancer. I walked away from those sessions feeling not only lighter and more balanced, but genuinely and deeply cared for. The shifts I’ve experienced through her work continue to shape my life for the better.”
“I came to Tanya feeling overwhelmed, stuck and constantly on edge – like my nervous system had forgotten how to switch off. From our very first Counselling session, I felt something shift. She met me with such warmth and presence and somehow knew exactly how to help me make sense of the chaos I was feeling inside. What I appreciated most was how seamlessly Tanya blended neuroscience with a guided ‘vagus nerve calming switch’ breathwork practice to help settle my nervous system, followed by suggestive Hypnotherapy to gently build confidence and create space for lasting change. It was subtle but powerful – I left feeling much calmer, clearer and more anchored in myself.
I’ve worked with therapists before, but this felt different. More integrative, more empowering. Like I was finally learning how to regulate my system and rewire the patterns that were keeping me stuck. Session by session, I’ve found more clarity, more calm and a growing sense of self-trust I didn’t know was possible. I can honestly say this work is changing my life.
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“I came to Tanya wanting to quit smoking after years of failed attempts. Her Hypnotherapy sessions were nothing like I expected – they were calm, focused and surprisingly powerful. She helped me get to the core of why I was smoking and gently rewired the patterns that were keeping me stuck. Two sessions done and I’ve now been smoke-free for over a month. More than that, I feel clearer in my thinking and more in control overall. Highly recommend.”
— SESSION RATES —
– $145/1 hour Consultations
Hypnotherapy
Hypnotherapy: STOP-SMOKING PACKAGE (In-person)
1 hour, 30 mins
This Stop Smoking Package includes two deeply transformative hypnotherapy sessions for those who are 100% ready to become smoke-free. This is not a willpower-based program but an identity-level shift. It is designed for clients who are fully committed to quitting not just in behaviour but at the level of identity and core belief systems. Across two focused sessions, we work with the subconscious mind to release the emotional and neurological grip of smoking, shift the beliefs that keep the habit in place and strengthen the internal framework of someone whose brain has formed dependency patterns around cigarettes for coping, relaxation or belonging. Hypnotherapy addresses both the physical cravings and emotional drivers behind smoking, helping to rewire the brain’s associations and restore trust in the nervous system’s intelligence and resilience. These sessions are powerful, focused and designed to support lasting transformation — not just behaviour change but true identity-level freedom.
$390
Frequently Asked Questions
Why Hypnotherapy?
Hypnotherapy is a gentle yet powerful method that supports change at the subconscious level — where long-held beliefs, behavioural patterns and emotional responses are deeply stored.
Using calming breathwork and guided relaxation techniques, we guide your brain into either an alpha or theta brainwave state — the same state experienced during deep meditation or just before sleep. In this relaxed and receptive space, the protective filters of the critical mind soften, and your subconscious becomes more open to suggestion, insight and emotional recalibration.
Rather than forcing change through willpower alone, Hypnotherapy allows your nervous system to reset and your brain to form new neural pathways — so you can begin to respond to life with greater calm, confidence and clarity.
The number of sessions depends on what you’re working through and how deeply the pattern is rooted. While some clients experience a meaningful shift after just one session, most benefit from a series of 2 to 4 sessions to allow the changes to fully integrate and take root at a subconscious level.
Issues like phobias, performance anxiety or sleep disturbances may shift more quickly, whereas deeper patterns — such as long-standing self-worth issues, emotional trauma, or weight loss — often require a more layered approach. This is because we’re not just treating symptoms — we’re rewiring neural pathways, softening the nervous system’s stress response and upgrading subconscious beliefs. Each session builds on the last, creating greater clarity, inner stability and emotional freedom over time.
We’ll always work at your pace and together we’ll determine what feels right for your needs. There’s no pressure — only support, insight and space for lasting transformation.
Yes — Hypnotherapy is especially effective in helping to calm the nervous system, release emotional tension and shift patterns of overthinking or overwhelm.
Many of the symptoms we associate with anxiety or burnout — racing thoughts, fatigue, insomnia, irritability — stem from subconscious stress loops and unresolved emotional patterns that live beneath the surface. In session, we bypass conscious resistance and gently guide the mind and body into a state where these patterns can be safely acknowledged, softened and rewired. Over time, this process helps create a new internal landscape — one that feels more grounded, emotionally resilient and deeply supportive of your wellbeing.
Weight loss challenges are often about more than food or willpower — they’re connected to subconscious beliefs, emotional associations and protective behaviours stored beneath the surface.
Hypnotherapy can help uncover and release these deeper drivers — whether it’s stress eating, low self-worth, inner conflict or the fear of change itself. Through personalised, goal-oriented sessions, we gently rewire the patterns that have been getting in the way and install new, empowering beliefs that support long-term change.
For sustainable results, 3 to 4 sessions are typically recommended, as this gives your mind and body time to integrate the shifts and solidify new behaviours. Clients often report not just changes in eating habits, but a renewed sense of motivation, confidence and connection with their body.
Yes, absolutely. Despite common myths, hypnosis is not mind control. You remain fully aware, conscious and in control throughout the session. Most clients describe the experience as deeply peaceful and relaxing — similar to a guided meditation with a clear therapeutic intention.
You’ll never be made to say or do anything against your will. Instead, you’ll be gently guided into a focused, receptive state where your subconscious mind can more easily accept positive, empowering suggestions aligned with your goals.
Many people emerge from a session feeling lighter, clearer and more emotionally free — with subtle but powerful changes continuing to unfold in the days and weeks that follow.