Hypnotherapy for Depression in Sydney
Sydney Clinical Hypnotherapist & Counsellor Samantha Jones can help you to work through your depression with our proprietary Optimal Evolution Hypnotherapy System™.

Depression: You are not alone
Depression seems to be increasing at a rapid rate.
Many clients of North Shore & City Hypnotherapy Sydney are dissatisfied with the pharmaceutical approach to managing their condition and would prefer a natural alternative, or adjunct to how they are already coping with it.
Hypnotherapy by Clinical Hypnotherapist & Counsellor Samantha Jones offers tremendous relief with no unwanted side effects.
Clients may present with persistent sadness, gloominess, lack of motivation to engage in life, fatigue, despondency, sleeping disturbances and insomnia, unresolved anger and many more symptoms.
Depression may also be accompanied by other issues, such as anxiety, social phobia, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) or Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), to name a few. It may be pervasive, or visit as ‘episodes’.
Depression varies from person to person.
The underlying causes are not clearly understood; however, experts assume that a combination of genetics, biochemical environment, unresolved psychological issues, and personal experience are contributing factors.
Some clients are highly functional, holding down a job and ‘going through the motions’ of life and others barely function at all.
While some take medication, others do not.
Some want to come off their medication, others expect to be medicated for life.
All clients who seek help from us want to feel better, feel happier, engage in life’s pleasures and genuinely live a fulfilling life.

The good news is that we can help you!
Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist & Counsellor Samantha Jones has more than 25 years’ experience in helping clients just like you.
We can help you explore what’s possible in regards to moving forward from the depressed state, with our proprietary Optimal Evolution Hypnotherapy System™.
We help clients with Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), and unipolar, bipolar, manic and postnatal depression.
Regardless of whether your condition is endogenous (biological) or exogenous (reactive), longstanding or brief, comes as episodes or constant, relates to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), a grief response or otherwise, entrenched or mild, and whether you are medicated or not, we can help you.

Optimal Evolution™: Hypnotherapy for Depression Tailored to YOU
Every client is different and every Session will be unique, depending on the goal, therapies and techniques used within our Optimal Evolution Hypnotherapy System™.
No two cases are the same.
Even if the symptoms appear similar, what is driving the behaviours and feelings is going to be entirely different because your life experience is unique.
Samantha will help you achieve lasting change quickly, effectively and comfortably with Optimal Evolution™, by customizing therapies and techniques best suited to you.
So how do we resolve your issue?
Easily and effectively!
Through hypnotherapeutic counselling, we take a comprehensive history and identify key areas that need to be resolved in hypnosis for you to feel better.
These encompass old beliefs that no longer serve you, as well as thought patterns, feelings and self-talk. In addition, we focus on healing and energizing the mind-body connection, optimizing the functioning of all body systems, so that the body and mind establish healthier ways of being, naturally.
We take you into hypnosis and use various therapies and techniques to:

ASK YOURSELF:
Does the benefit of investing in several Sessions with us to see how free of depression you can be, outweigh the ongoing costs of maintaining it?
You are just one click away from making a life-changing turnaround!
REVIEWS
Testimonials on Hypnosis / Hypnotherapy for Depression
* Individual results may vary.
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
Studies on hypnosis & hypnotherapy on depression are as follows.
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Hypnotherapy as Treatment for Depression: A Scoping Review (2024)
[Findings]
Most importantly, the majority of the studies found hypnotherapy to be effective in reducing symptoms of depression, with some studies suggesting it has superior effects to antidepressant treatment in areas such as overall health and vitality. This review highlights the potential of hypnotherapy as a viable treatment option for depression and highlights the need for further controlled studies to establish its efficacy.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Hypnosis in the Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder: A Randomized Control Trial (2024)
[Abstract]
We investigated whether adding hypnosis to CBT (CBTH) improved treatment outcomes for MDD with a two-armed, parallel-treated, randomized-controlled trial using anonymous self-report and clinician-blinded assessments. Expectancy, credibility, and attitude to hypnosis were also examined. Participants (n = 66) were randomly allocated to 10-weekly sessions of group-based CBT or CBTH. LMM analyses of ITT and Completer data at post-treatment, six-month and 12-month follow-up showed that both treatments were probably efficacious but we did not find significant differences between them.
Analyses of remission and response to treatment data revealed that the CBTH Completer group significantly outperformed CBT at 12-month follow-up (p = .011). CBTH also displayed significantly higher associations between credibility, expectancy and mood outcomes up to 12-month follow-up (all p < .05 or better), while attitude to hypnosis showed one significant association (r = -0.57, p < .05). These results suggest that hypnosis shows promise as an adjunct in the treatment of MDD but a larger sample size is required to fully test its merits.
The Effectiveness of Mindful Hypnotherapy on Depression, Self-Compassion, and Psychological Inflexibility in Females with Major Depressive Disorder: A Single-Blind, Randomized Clinical Trial (2023)
[Findings]
In conclusion, this study indicates that mindful hypnotherapy is an effective intervention for treating depression as well as reducing psychological inflexibility and improving self-compassion for patients with major depressive disorder.
