Most people who smoke or vape have already tried to stop — often several times. That’s not a lack of willpower. Nicotine use is a habit loop wired into stress regulation, routine, and identity, which is why white-knuckle quitting so often fails and why support that addresses those layers can make the difference.
Andrew Maillet offers clinical hypnotherapy for smoking and vaping cessation at Naturology Centre in Moncton, as part of a natural mental health practice focused on habits, stress, and nervous-system regulation.
The Quit Smoking & Vaping Program — $549
The structured path: an initial consultation plus 4 hypnotherapy sessions planned around your quit date — a $759.95 value booked separately, offered as a program for $549. No tax is added to naturopathic services, and receipts are issued per visit for insurance. A pack-a-day habit costs more than this program roughly every two months.
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A More Complete Approach to Quitting
Nicotine hooks into three systems at once:
- The habit loop — cues (coffee, driving, breaks, stress) trigger the urge automatically, before deliberate thought gets involved
- Stress regulation — smoking and vaping become a fast, reliable way to change state, so removing them leaves a genuine gap
- Identity and routine — “smoker” or “vaper” quietly becomes part of how the day is structured
An approach that only targets the chemical side leaves the other two untouched. That’s where mind-body work comes in.
How hypnotherapy is used for cessation
Clinical hypnotherapy uses focused attention and therapeutic suggestion to help you rehearse different responses to cravings and cues, reduce the stress that drives reaching for nicotine, and strengthen your reasons and identity as a non-smoker. It is collaborative — you remain aware and in control throughout — and it is practical, not theatrical.
When stress regulation is part of the pattern, sessions also draw on HeartMath HRV Biofeedback and simple between-visit practices, so the change is supported in daily life rather than only in the appointment.
What to Expect
Your first visit explores your history with smoking or vaping, previous quit attempts, personal triggers, stress patterns, and reasons for wanting to stop. From there, Andrew develops a personalized plan, with four focused hypnotherapy sessions structured around your quit date.
Quitting can feel very different when the automatic habit, stress response, and personal triggers are addressed together. Your sessions are tailored to the routines, situations, and emotional patterns that have kept smoking or vaping in place, helping you approach your quit date feeling prepared, confident, and increasingly in control.
Throughout the program, you will develop practical ways to respond differently to cravings and familiar cues, strengthen your identity as a non-smoker or non-vaper, and carry that progress into everyday life.
Booking and insurance
Appointments are at 7 Alma St, Moncton, NB E1C 4Y2. Insurance note: clinical hypnotherapy visits are billed as naturopathic services — many extended health plans include naturopath coverage. See Pricing, Insurance & Booking.
Frequently asked questions
How can hypnotherapy help me quit smoking or vaping?
Clinical hypnotherapy works with the automatic cues, thoughts, routines, and stress responses connected with nicotine use. Your sessions are personalized to help change old associations, strengthen your motivation, and mentally rehearse responding confidently in situations that previously triggered smoking or vaping.
The structured program supports you before, during, and after your quit date, so you are not relying on willpower alone.
Can I combine hypnotherapy with other cessation supports?
Yes. Hypnotherapy can be used on its own or alongside cessation options recommended by your physician or pharmacist. Your sessions are adapted to complement the approach you choose.
How many sessions are needed?
The program is built around a consultation plus four sessions planned near your quit date, then reassessment. Some people need fewer, some more.
Does this work for vaping too?
Yes — the habit-loop and stress-regulation patterns are essentially the same, and sessions are adapted to vaping-specific cues and routines.