Phobia Hypnotherapy
Do you suffer from irrational fears which impede your ability to enjoy everyday life?
Are you doing everything to avoid being exposed to your fears?
Do you have even more than one phobia?
Phobia Hypnotherapy Gold Coast
Many Australians suffer from phobias, and worryingly, most of them never seek help. Overcoming a phobia is a daunting idea, as it involves coming to grips with the things you fear most in this world. Thankfully, phobia hypnotherapy is a proven and effective method to treat phobias; resulting in long-term relief from these debilitating fears.
Phobias are a fear of an object, animal, situation or even places, which can be debilitating and very real for the sufferer. As opposed to normal and rational fear, which keeps is safe and helps us to avoid dangerous situations, phobias are irrational in nature and can prevent sufferers from living a full and happy life. Phobias are actually an anxiety disorder, which results in an extreme fear, and can be effectively treated with hypnotherapy.
As many as one in ten Australians suffer from phobias – in fact, some sufferers exhibit multiple phobias. These phobias are difficult to live with, and can sometimes make it difficult to interact with family and friends, go to work, and even leave the house. If left untreated, phobias can develop into even more severe conditions, and even lead to depression and self-harm.
Sufferers of phobias are often aware that their fear is irrational and yet they are unable to do anything about it. Those around them might be dismissive of the sufferer’s fear, and tell them simply to ‘not be silly’ and try to rationalise the fear. The difficulty is that phobias are irrational and persistent by their very nature. No amount of rationalising from friends and family can help someone who has a true phobia.
Common Phobias
Phobias can range from mild fears such as fear of spiders, to more severe conditions such as agoraphobia or fear of open spaces. There are many real and very troubling phobias which most people have never heard of before. Here are some common ones:
- Ophidiophobia – The fear of snakes
- Acrophobia – The fear of heights
- Agoraphobia – The fear of open or crowded spaces
- Cynophobia – The fear of dogs
- Astraphobia – The fear of thunder/lightning
- Claustrophobia – The fear of small spaces
- Mysophobia – The fear of germs
- Aerophobia – The fear of flying
- Trypophobia – The fear of holes
- Carcinophobia – The fear of cancer
- Thanatophobia – The fear of death
- Enochlophobia – The fear of crowds
- Anthropophobia – The fear of people
- Aquaphobia – The fear of water
- Autophobia – The fear of abandonment
- Hemophobia – The fear of blood

Personalised Phobia Hypnotherapy Programs
At Integrated Health Specialists, we have developed a targeted and effective phobia hypnotherapy programs, which are aimed at dealing with the unconscious causes behind your fears. Phobia hypnotherapy is a safe and effective method developed for treating the root causes behind phobias, by addressing the conscious and unconscious thoughts and behaviours which lead to the development of a phobia. By putting the sufferer in an extremely relaxed state, hypnotherapy can help to manage the fear, and ultimately overcome it.
There are 3 steps involved in your personalised phobia hypnotherapy program:
- Identify the specific phobia that you want to change.
- Schedule 3 hypnotherapy sessions about 1 week apart.
- A personalised hypnosis recording will be prepared for you to take home after the third session for maintenance.
Our phobia hypnotherapy programs have helped countless sufferers to address and overcome their phobias, and go on to live fulfilled lives free of their previously debilitating fears. CONNECT WITH US TODAY to find out more!
Michelle van Namen is a registered Psychologist, Clinical Hypnotherapist, Life Coach and Integrative Health Practitioner with over 30 years of experience working with human behaviour and improving mental health. Michelle has been trained in a broad range of evidence-based therapies. She has worked in a variety of roles within private practice, corporate organisations, education, research, and community crisis support. Established in 2006, Integrated Health Specialists is her psychology practice located on the Gold Coast, providing individual and couples therapy for adults. Michelle focuses on providing a warm, authentic and non-judgemental therapeutic space to support clients and facilitate healing and personal growth. Read more about Michelle.
BA (Hons) in Psychology: University of Wollongong, 1995
Registered Psychologist with the Psychology Board (AHPRA) PSY0001395059
Member of the Australian Association of Psychologists Inc (AAPI) 15525
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