Hypnosis to Quit Smoking in Montreal
2 hypnotherapists who see clients in English in Montreal, near the metro, and by video.
Cigarettes, vapes, cannabis: we help you quit for good, without fighting the urge every day.
Adults and teenagers: the team also sees teens who want to stop vaping.
Quitting smoking: life in Montreal
The smoke break outside the office door, stepping out of the 5 à 7 for a quick one, the pack picked up at the dépanneur on the way home, the vape always in your pocket: in Montreal, 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. Some switched from cigarettes to vaping without really breaking free.
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.
Our hypnotherapists in Montreal
On the island of Montreal, two members of the team see clients in English to quit smoking: David Veilleux in Montreal East / Anjou and Julie Rocque in Petite-Patrie, both also by video. Each works with the methods they have been trained in and, if needed, refers you to the colleague in the network best suited to your situation.
Our clients come from all over the island: Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, Westmount, Côte-des-Neiges, the Plateau, Rosemont, Hochelaga, Villeray, Ahuntsic, Saint-Laurent, Verdun, LaSalle, Anjou and Montréal-Nord.
Our 2 offices in Montreal where you can quit smoking in English
Petite-Patrie, near the Beaubien and Jean-Talon metros
Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie, near rue Saint-Denis
Between the Beaubien and Jean-Talon metro stations (orange line). The exact address is sent when you book.
Julie Rocque: adults, teenagers and children.
Also sees clients in French.
Getting to the Petite-Patrie office:
For clients coming from La Petite-Patrie, Villeray, Rosemont, Little Italy, Mile-Ex, the Plateau-Mont-Royal or Ahuntsic. The exact address is sent when you book.
By public transit
- Beaubien or Jean-Talon metro (orange line), a few minutes' walk from the corner of Rue Saint-Denis and Rue Saint-Zotique.
- STM buses along Rue Saint-Denis.
By car
- Highway 40, exit Boulevard Saint-Laurent or Rue Saint-Denis, then south on Rue Saint-Denis. Street parking in the neighbourhood.
Montreal East / Anjou
7360 avenue de Fougeray, Anjou, QC H1K 3K1
Honoré-Beaugrand metro (green line), then about ten minutes by bus (the 28 or the 141).
David Veilleux: adults, teenagers and artists.
Also sees clients in French.
Getting to the Anjou office:
For clients coming from Saint-Léonard, Mercier, Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, Montréal-Nord, Rivière-des-Prairies, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal-Est, or Repentigny via Highway 40.
By car
- Via Highway 25: exit Rue Beaubien or Rue Sherbrooke.
- Via Highway 40: exit Boulevard des Galeries-d'Anjou.
By public transit
- Green metro line to the Honoré-Beaugrand terminus, then about 10 minutes by bus (route 28 or 141) to the Châteauneuf / de Fougeray stop.
Sessions
Rates
- session of about one hour: $135, taxes included;
- first session: 1 hour to 1 hour 30 depending on the practitioner, $135 to $155, taxes included.
Each practitioner's exact rates are on their profile, under "Our Team".
Insurance receipts: RITMA or ANN (naturopathy)
Please note: receipts for helping-relationship services, the category our discipline falls under, are not accepted by every insurance plan. Check your coverage with your insurer before your first session.
Do you live far away?
Other end of the island, suburbs or a busy schedule: most of the team 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 Montreal
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. In English, with teenagers:
- David Veilleux, in Anjou;
- Julie Rocque, in Petite-Patrie.
$135, taxes included, for a session of about one hour. The first session lasts 1 hour to 1 hour 30 depending on the practitioner, for $135 to $155. We provide RITMA or ANN (naturopathy) receipts, which not every plan accepts: check with your insurer.
Yes, with results equivalent to the office. It is a practical option when the commute 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 Sabine Chapuis
hypnotherapist
partner at Solutions Hypnose.
English version reviewed by David Veilleux
Published .