alternatives.com.au Dip CH MASCH ACA Guided Relaxation Sessions Hypnotic & Deep Relaxation CDs Hypnotherapy Sessions Registered Clinical Hypnotherapist Testimonials...... Hi Matthew, I'm very happy to report that my dad David, still remains smoke-free over a year later. A fantastic result considering he only saw you for one 1.5hr session (followed by using the CD). He now also rides his bike 20km or so a week and uses a new small home gym - some things I've never seen him enjoy previously.  He's also welcomed his first grandchild, which was a main quitting motivation. Thanks again for your part in helping him finally kick the habit. Michelle Hello Matthew, I would just like to say a big thankyou for helping me to stop smoking. I popped in for a few visits about 4.5 years ago, you worked your magic on me and I haven’t even had one cigarette since. In fact I cant thank you enough, I reckon I would be dead or at least seriously ill if I didn’t go to see you. Thankyou David Snelgrove Hi Matthew As you know, I'd tried unsuccessfully to quit smoking numerous times in the past including twice earlier this year, so I would like to thank you for your assistance in what is now finally a successful effort. The most noticeable difference I found between this time and the others in the past was that I have not had one single craving for a cigarette since the day you treated me. There has been no daily battle against the urge to 'sneak one in'. Even when indulging in activities that previously were triggers to smoke such as drinking coffee or alcohol, I feel no impulse to smoke. This has definitely been the best decision I've made for my health in a long time. The best thing about choosing hypnotherapy over other methods of quitting was that the results were instant. I walked out of your therapy and my smoking days were over. It was like I had never smoked. No urges or cravings, the problem had simply gone away. I didn't have to undergo months of weening myself off nicotine using some nicotine replacement device, I was cured of my addiction there and then. I tell all the smokers I know now to save their time and there money, patches and the like only treat the symptom, not the cause. That is why so many people go straight back to smoking after they finish using nicotine replacement products. I can, and do, recommend hypnotherapy to anyone who has seriously decided that they want to quit smoking as it has to be the easiest and most effective method available. This is because it treats the real causes of the problem; those subconscious triggers that make us do something regardless of the knowledge that it will kill us in the end. This is why hypnotherapy is so much easier and more successful than any other treatment. Matthew, I have a great deal to thank you for as I am now running 5 km a day, something I haven't done for years and my energy levels have increased by what seems like 200%. There is still room for improvement, but it wouldn't have got this far if I hadn't decided to come and see you. Wishing you the very best in all that you do. Chris Shannon Hi there Matthew,  Your hand written note ' sits in front of me now at my desk and brings a smile to my face when I read it. I have never felt more happier and surprise surprise I see the same in my family...THANK YOU! My weight is coming down and like you summed up very quickly that was not the issue. I'm still working on me. Best wishes to you and many many thanks for paving the way for me to grow. Thank you! Kerry Klemens Continued... Sydney Australia & Globally via Skype - 0416 272 142 Hi Matthew, My dad David, came to see you while you were here in Melbourne a few weeks ago.  I just wanted to send you a quick update and let you know that my dad has now been 16 days cigarette free with not too much effort shown.  Previously, he had tried alone and only reached lunchtime, so you can imagine how excited we all are.  Unlike previous attempts he hasn't been nervous or 'edgy' at all.  He has also inspired his step-daughter to quit also, which is great.  Fingers crossed it remains this easy for him.  Thanks again for your help, Michelle (David's appreciative daughter). A couple of months ago I decided that my casual smoking was going to ruin my life. I am a professional voice over artist working on TV commercials, radio ads, documentaries and more. And the fact that every time I was out and about having a drink with friends, that I smoked like a chimney was starting to take it's toll on my voice. Knowing that I was on the road to destroying my career I decided something had to be done. I hit Google and started to look for a hypnotherapist in Sydney. I'm glad I did. When I first came to visit Matthew Favaloro      I was a social smoker.  I signed up for the three required sessions hoping to nip smoking in the bud. I wasn't sure how effective the treatment would be, however keeping an open mind, I embraced it and decided to see what would happen. A half an hour chat was followed around twenty minutes of hypnosis. I was put into a trance state which could only be described as being half asleep. I was aware - but deeply relaxed. Following the session I spent the next couple of days without having a cigarette. I was happy so far. However the real test came on a Friday night over a couple of bottles of wine with some mates at a friends home. Surely enough after the very first glass of vino I found myself wrought with cravings for a cigarette. When one of my friends adjourned to the balcony for a smoke I was out there like a shot. My eyes fixed on it, the habit, the lighter - his every move. I knew what I wanted, and my body knew that a cigarette is what it needed. However it's what I COULDN'T do that in that crisis moment which will have been the turning point of my health forever. As much as I knew I wanted a cigarette I could not bring myself to ask for one.  I couldn't bring myself to want one. I couldn't bring myself to even THINK of having one - it was like I had forgotten how to smoke a cigarette. couple of hours passed by, and while in a bar I noticed that my cravings had started to fade. By 2am in a nightclub