Testimonials Archive

Alina Tanase

How to Stop Anyone Smoking’ is a course that changed the way I think, feel and behave about smokers. It made me understand the habit from the inside and gave me a new mindset about them. I knew this course was good before I took it, because some of the materials they used to market it made me quit smoking. So, after I saw that it worked on me, and it was only one good crafted metaphor, I thought this is it, this is a course I must have. So I had. And it was a great experience, from the beginning till the end. It is a new and creative approach, and its knowledge expands even beyond the smoking habit. I am still learning from this course and I’m sure I’ll find new things again and again.

I’ve had only one client for stop smoking so far and it was a success, even if it didn’t seem like it when he left the session. Being my first client for this, I was so nervous and I used the material from the composite session to prepare myself. Before I made the appointment for the session, I sent him the ‘Get Ready to Quit Smoking’ material. Well, my client’s motivation was just curiosity about hypnosis and how could it make him stop. So, at least that’s what he said. He even told me at the beginning, ‘I have tried this and that for stopping, and it worked for a while. Now I want to try this hypnosis and if it doesn’t work, no problem.’ :)

The session took about 2 hours, pre-talk and hypnosis, and before he left I told him that some people are able to stop immediately after the session, and others need some more time, and I want him to give me a call and tell me that he had quit.

The very next day he left me a message that he is craving like crazy and I suggested we should meet again to talk about other stresses in his life. Well, as we approached the date of the next session, he left again a message telling me that after one day he couldn’t smoke, even if he wanted to. He had tried and the smoke made him feel sick. So, that’s my story and it made me feel good!

Mark and Roger are great teachers, I feel like they are around me when I need some inspiration. I look forward to the other courses on Uncommon U.

Janine Fowler

The course is very well put together, professional, and will appeal to all learning styles. My background is 20+ years in learning and development so it takes quite a bit to impress me! I would recommend this course to other therapy practitioners. It’s all good, assistance is easily accessible, Mark is welcoming and the materials are very professional.

Gaye Morgan

The course was extremely comprehensive and I’m not sure how it could be improved. Love the way it is set out – easy to navigate, no time-wasting. It is all excellent content. It is not just how to, but why, so it makes sense and is easy to adapt to the client’s individual needs. The live demonstrations are incredibly useful. I have learnt so much from watching Mark in action. I also very much appreciated having both audio and text versions to study the material.

I’ve found that most people only require one session with me using this material but it would be helpful to have even more ideas about how to deal with smokers who are particularly resistant.

One client, in particular, emailed me with this lovely feedback:

‘I visited you nearly two weeks ago for a hypnotherapy session to stop smoking and I thought I would send you a quick update before I head overseas.

The last two weeks has been very stressful, we sadly had to admit my father into a nursing home due to his dementia making him quite violent, abusive and delusional, work was chaotic due to going on long leave and having to hand over to someone who was covering my job (so having to make sure everything was in order/perfect for them not to have to stress) and also getting everything finalised for my operation.

I have not smoked a cigarette or desired a cigarette since my session with you. I am feeling really good and on top of the world.’

How is that for a feel-good story?!!

Kim Hansen

This course covered everything that a therapist needs to know in helping someone stop smoking. There is no need to wonder about the efficacy of what you are doing or to fumble with lots of bits of information that you have gathered from all different sources. It is a one-stop shop of quality resources. It really gives you the confidence to practice and know that you will get results in a very short space of time.

Recently, I had a particularly challenging new client, who presented with a number of complex issues. She was seeing a psychiatrist and psychologist, but wanted to see me to stop smoking. Initially looking at the client on paper, I was concerned that smoking was the least of her worries and I wasn’t at all sure that I could successfuly concentrate just on her goal to quit. The strategies I learned gave me the capabilities to focus in on the smoking and cover it from several angles. As an off shoot, she reported to her psychologist that she had significantly reduced her drinking as well. Bonus points!!!

Jim Colton

Having taught management and marketing for 25+ years, I was impressed by the course structure and pleased by its beautiful approach. I LOVED it, and it really works. The multimedia approach kept my interest throughout. I am enjoying working with my clients more, as I have eliminated my role as the “heavy.” I have used the idea of a lousy tenant and abusive partner to great effect.

Sonny Brady

I just loved the positivity of the whole course, as I have for the last 5 years always used negative suggestions to my clients. Not Good… It was great to learn especially when you finished the course and did the test then waited anxiously for the results then found that you could go onto the next lesson…That was my greatest expectation… about the course…Thanks Heaps…

Jeanette King

The course covered everything I needed to feel that I could confidently nail a quit smoking hypnotherapy session. I love the use of metaphor and emphasis on building rapport as such an effective therapeutic skill. I had a smoker quit in one session and refer a friend – couldn’t be happier.

Grace Jones

A very thorough and professionally presented course. The content was excellent and it was great that there were separate downloads for marketing! I liked the modular approach to the course – I was able to split my learning up to fit into the time available. It was great too to have different elements to the learning, watching client videos, listening to discussions and being able to read notes too made it a great and accessible course, catering for various learning preferences.

Edgar Louis von Nordeck

My results when I first started working with smokers who wanted to stop were hit and miss. After taking the course my approach changed and now I can Stop Anyone Smoking. I even worked with a married couple, each one at a different time on the same day, and both stopped.

Pamela Shook

Before this course, I had quit accepting smokers because very few quit, and there was so much resistance. But both smokers who have come to me since this course quit easily after one session with no resistance, and found it easier than they could imagine. I got a referral from my doctor before I even finished the course, so I had to schedule him far enough out to finish the course and review it all!

The first is in his mid-70’s and had smoked for over 50 years. He had tried hypnotherapy twice before with no luck, but his doctor referred him to me. He has emphysema and doubted he could quit, but he had to try something. He quit easily in one session and just passed 6 weeks smoke free. His doc says he is like a new man now and raved about me. So I know I will get more referrals from this doc.

The second has smoked for over 25 years, never going even a whole day without tobacco in some form or another. He also quit in one session and has just passed two weeks smoke free. As a bonus, he was having insomnia and nightmares, which have stopped due to some post-hypnotic suggestions I threw in. He has been posting his progress on Facebook and is so proud of himself.

I did employ the “rebel against the tobacco companies” strategy before, but just in passing. Now it is the heart of the session. Siding with the smoker more, and using the crossroads and mountain of cigarettes analogies is powerful too. I live in the mountains, so I give them the choice between the mountain of cigarettes or the ability to hike and enjoy our beautiful mountain scenery. As a result, both clients told me they suddenly want to spend time outdoors more (even though it is cold!). I have them tell me what their heart and their lungs would say, and what their adult self would say to the kid about to smoke for the first time. Boy, they use harsher words than I ever would, and it is coming directly from them.

The course was very user-friendly and easy to follow. I was dubious about the effectiveness of online hypnotherapy courses, and whether people could easily quit in one session, but this was well-written, easy to follow, and so far, the results have been just as promised. I appreciate the session for the therapist to have confidence, and I feel it has really helped during my consultations to have confidence in selling the session. Now I no longer need it, as I can see the results for myself! Smoking cessation has gone from being my least favorite session to my favorite, because the results are quick, tangible and, as you say, you literally save lives. It is incredible to watch the clients go from coming in scared and doubtful, to leaving so elated and excited for the future. The marketing materials are very well produced too. You have thought of everything! I would advise people to buy the hard copy too. It was useful to just review the highlights quickly before a session, especially at first and if time passes since the last smoker.

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