Hypnotherapy for Weight Loss / GLP-1

At Smart Thinking we recognise that to successfully lose weight, it’s first necessary to address any negative emotions that may have prompted the disordered relationship with food in the first place.

Hypnosis for weight loss is an effective and safe method for dealing with weight management issues, and we are pleased to offer Virtual Gastric Banding (VGB) as one of the latest techniques in achieving effective outcomes. Smart Thinking offer a fully accredited VGB Practitioner, trained in the method pioneered and taught by Sheila Granger of the UK.

VGB has the proven potential to achieve the benefits of conventional weight loss surgery without any of the associated risks i.e anaesthesia, surgical and post-operative complications and infections, plus overall hospital and recovery time at home.

As the cost of VGB therapy is only a fraction of the many thousands of dollars you would expect to pay for a full-scale surgical intervention, doesn’t it make sense to consider hypnotherapy for weight loss as the first port of call rather than the last?

Hypnotherapy and GLP-1 Medications: Getting the Most from Ozempic, Wegovy and Similar Treatments

GLP-1 receptor medications like Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro have changed the landscape of weight management. For many people they deliver real, significant results — but the medication alone doesn’t address why the weight was there in the first place.

Hypnotherapy works powerfully alongside GLP-1 treatment, and in preparation for life after it.

While taking GLP-1 medication, hypnotherapy can help you:

• Build new eating habits and portion awareness while appetite suppression makes change easier

• Address the emotional and psychological patterns behind overeating — stress eating, comfort eating, boredom — before the medication is stopped

• Strengthen your relationship with food, hunger signals, and your body

• Reinforce motivation and self-belief during the weight loss process

Preparing for life after Ozempic

This is where many people struggle. When GLP-1 medication is reduced or stopped, appetite returns — and without the underlying psychological patterns having changed, old habits can return with it.

Hypnotherapy prepares you for that transition. By working at the subconscious level to reshape the beliefs, emotions and behaviours that contributed to weight gain, we help ensure the results you’ve achieved are lasting ones — not dependent on staying on medication indefinitely.

The medication can change your body. Hypnotherapy changes your mind. Together, they give you the best possible chance of keeping the weight off for good.

For more details or to book an appointment contact us TODAY on 0467 961 919