Hypnosis to Quit Smoking in the Gatineau / Ottawa Region
Annie Mayrand sees clients in Gatineau, in Cumberland, and by video.
Cigarettes, vapes, cannabis: we help you quit for good, without fighting the urge every day, in English and in French.
Adults and teenagers: Annie also sees teens who want to stop vaping.
Quitting smoking: life in the Outaouais
The cigarette in the car in traffic on the bridges to Ottawa, the break outside the office building, the pack picked up at the dépanneur on the way home, the vape always in your pocket: in the Outaouais too, smoking slips into every moment of the day. And when stress rises, that is where you turn.
Many of our clients describe the same thing: they have already tried to quit, with patches, gum or willpower alone, then started again at a party or during a hard time. They come from Hull, Aylmer, Buckingham, Cantley, Chelsea and, on the Ontario side, Orléans, Rockland and Ottawa.
Tobacco, vaping, cannabis: what is going on
- Physical nicotine withdrawal is real, but it passes within a few days.
- Automatic habits last longer: the cigarette with coffee, in the car, on a break, tied to places and moments.
- The emotional role is often the hardest to let go of: smoking calms stress, fills boredom, serves as a reward.
Your doctor or pharmacist can offer you help to quit (nicotine replacement, follow-up); hypnosis can go alongside it and is compatible with it.
Vaping in teenagers
Vaping arrived early in many teens' lives: at school, with friends, at parties. It quickly becomes a habit, then a dependence, which also serves to manage exam stress or how others see them.
What hypnosis can do for you
Video transcript
How to quit smoking is probably the best-known use of therapeutic hypnosis and I would like to clarify how hypnosis will help you. Hypnosis to quit smoking is very efficient but not guaranteed. You will not quit smoking like magic, your motivation here is key. And I mean a very personal and deep motivation. Wanting to save money or doing it to make your significant other happy are not enough. I had this client who had smoked all her life, her worried kids gave her a gift certificate for Christmas with me, to quit smoking. Her motivation was inexistent and rather than waste her gift I gave her that day a very relaxing hypnosis! We will assess together your motivation and you might be surprised by your findings, good or bad.
You might be ashamed of smoking, hide it from loved ones. Your health, you as a role model for your children, the quality of your skin and hair, the smell of your surrounding and so many other factors will add to your motivation. The physical addiction to nicotine doesn’t last as long as you might think, your body will be fine within a few days. The tricky part is the psychological addiction, the strong emotional dependence. Smoking is not just a bad habit. It has become a part of your life, a part of your identity, sometimes a friend even. The beginning was mundane, as a client put it “It started out innocently”, often you wanted to be cool like your friends. Now smoking is helping you manage your stress, your boredom, it gives a rhythm to your day.
You may have already quit smoking for a few weeks, a few years. Good for you! You can do it again! And this time, for good! We will analyse what triggered your relapse and hypnosis will reinforce your will and help you manage temptations. Hypnosis will help you find ways to replace this bad habit by positive ones. Our work together will allow you to manage your stress better, develop your self-confidence, have a better life balance with more exercise, a better diet... Our clients often stop smoking after the first session or significantly reduce their consumption. A second session is helpful for reinforcement So are you ready to free yourself from tobacco? The team of hypnotherapists at Solutions Hypnose is here to help you. In person at our office near you or by video, both are equally efficient Make an appointment now to create your best life through hypnosis! See you soon...
Hypnotherapy is a complementary form of support and does not replace medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. If you have any concerns about your health, please consult a physician first.
Undoing the automatic habits
Hypnosis works where willpower alone runs out of steam: the automatic gestures and associations (coffee, the car, the break), so these moments no longer trigger the urge.
Handling cravings and stress without cigarettes
You leave with anchors and a self-hypnosis exercise to ride out a craving, ease stress another way and stay the course, including at a party or during a hard time.
With teenagers
Hypnosis speaks to them naturally: it draws on imagination, in sessions adapted to their age, so the young person takes back control of their vape without feeling judged. Parents are involved along the way.
Your hypnotherapist in Gatineau and Cumberland
Gatineau
111 boulevard de l'Hôpital, suite 103, Gatineau, QC J8T 7V1
Annie Mayrand: adults and teenagers.
Also sees clients in French.
Getting to the Gatineau office:
For clients coming from Hull, Aylmer, Cantley, Chelsea, Val-des-Monts, Buckingham, Masson-Angers or Ottawa.
By car
- From Hull or Aylmer: Highway 50 East (Autoroute de l'Outaouais), exit Boulevard de l'Hôpital, then south to number 111, near Boulevard La Vérendrye.
- From Buckingham or Masson-Angers: Highway 50 West, exit Boulevard de l'Hôpital.
- From Ottawa: Macdonald-Cartier Bridge, then Highway 5 North and Highway 50 East to the Boulevard de l'Hôpital exit.
By public transit
- STO network: several routes serve Boulevard de l'Hôpital; the De l'Hôpital / De Rouville stop is about an 8-minute walk away.
Cumberland (Ontario)
1159 Fieldown Street, Cumberland (Ottawa), ON K4C 1R7
In the east end of Ottawa, near Orléans.
- Annie Mayrand: adults and teenagers.
Also sees clients in French.
Getting to the Cumberland office:
For clients coming from Orléans, Rockland, Navan, Sarsfield, Clarence-Rockland, Bourget, Ottawa, or Masson-Angers across the river.
By car
- From downtown Ottawa (~25 km): Sir George-Étienne Cartier Parkway east, then Highway 174 East; in Cumberland, Old Montreal Road, Dunning Road, then Fieldown Street.
- From Orléans (~10 km): Highway 174 East, exit Trim Road / Cameron Street, then Old Montreal Road, Dunning Road and Fieldown Street.
- From Rockland (~15 km): Highway 174 West, then Old Montreal Road, Dunning Road and Fieldown Street.
- From Masson-Angers or Buckingham: the Masson–Cumberland ferry across the Ottawa River, then a few minutes' drive.
By public transit
- OC Transpo serves Orléans; beyond that, the Cumberland area is mostly reached by car.
What our clients say
« I consulted Annie to help me quit smoking and I'm entirely satisfied with the result! It was the little push I needed to get there! Very good service, attentive to her clients and above all no judgment! I recommend her without hesitation! »
Céline, client of Annie Mayrand
« I really enjoyed being hypnotised by Annie Mayrand. It worked for me (quitting vaping, and stress). I recommend this service. »
Anik, client of Annie Mayrand
« Excellent service! I recommend it to anyone who wants to quit smoking! »
Christophe, client of Annie Mayrand
« ANNIE is great, I haven't smoked for more than 6 weeks. Thank you so much 🌞 »
Michelle, client of Annie Mayrand
Sessions
Rates
- first session, about 1 hour 30: $185, taxes included;
- follow-up sessions, about one hour: $135, taxes included.
Same rate in person and by video.
Insurance receipts: RITMA (naturopathy)
Please note: receipts for helping-relationship services, the category our discipline falls under, are not accepted by Industrial Alliance or by the Canada Life federal public service plan. Check your coverage with your insurer before your first session.
Do you live far away?
Elsewhere in the Outaouais, in Eastern Ontario or further away, busy schedule: Annie also sees clients by video. Online sessions get results equivalent to in-person ones, and save you the trip.
Zoom, WhatsApp or Teams, over a password-protected connection. All about video consultations.
Frequently asked questions about hypnosis to quit smoking in the Gatineau / Ottawa region
Often few, and close together: one to three sessions are enough for many smokers, with a follow-up if a craving comes back. From the first one, you leave with a self-hypnosis exercise.
Not necessarily. The session also works on what replaces the cigarette: snacking, sugar, needing something in your hand. If weight worries you, say so from the start.
Yes. The work targets the same drivers: automatic habits, the emotional role and the moments that trigger the urge.
Yes. With teenagers:
- Annie Mayrand, in Gatineau and Cumberland.
$185, taxes included, for the first session, about 1 hour 30, then $135 for the following sessions, about one hour. We provide RITMA (naturopathy) receipts, which not every plan accepts: check with your insurer.
Yes, both. Annie also sees clients in English, and video gives results equivalent to the office, handy when the bridge or your schedule gets in the way.
We are not physicians, psychologists or psychotherapists. Our services fall under helping-relationship and wellbeing support: they constitute neither a diagnosis, nor treatment, nor psychotherapy (a reserved act in Quebec), and in no way replace medical or psychological care. If you are suffering psychologically, see a doctor or a psychologist — Info-Santé 811. In distress: 1-866-APPELLE (1-866-277-3553) or suicide.ca.
Page written by Annie Mayrand
hypnotherapist and NLP coach
partner at Solutions Hypnose.
English version reviewed by David Veilleux
Published .