Hypnotherapy for gambling urges — interrupting the loop that lives in anticipation, not in winning.
The pull of gambling sits in the moment before the result, not in the result. That anticipation is a state the nervous system learns to seek, and it survives losing perfectly well.
We work on the anticipation loop directly, and on whatever the chase is standing in for — escape, restitution, or the feeling of being about to be fine.
Sitting down with the part of you that wants the change and the part that keeps protecting the old behavior, and getting them to agree on terms.
The part chasing rescue and the part counting the cost are brought into one conversation.
A direct, layer-by-layer descent from the surface complaint to the original decision underneath it.
We trace the urge down to the specific relief being sought — usually not money.
Changing the meaning attached to an event or urge so the same facts stop producing the same reaction.
The near-miss is reframed so it stops reading to your nervous system as progress.
Rehearsing the new response in the exact situations where the old one used to run.
Payday, the app icon, the drive past the casino: each is rehearsed with a different ending.
It can help the behavior stop. Debt itself needs a financial plan, and we will encourage you to get one in parallel.
Sessions are online over Zoom in 30-minute increments between 8 AM and 8 PM Pacific Time, usually within the same week.
Sessions are held online over Zoom, run 45–90 minutes, and are billed at a flat $200. Your first session includes an additional 30-minute intake interview at no charge.
Hypnotherapy is not a substitute for licensed medical or mental health treatment. IBPH practitioners do not diagnose conditions or prescribe medication, and we work alongside your care team.