The version of you that doesn’t want one.

Germany's Wissenschaftlicher Beirat Psychotherapie recognises hypnotherapy as a scientifically founded method for dependency and misuse, and smoking cessation is one of the two areas the recognition rests on. That isn't the same as a promise. Studies measure averages, and you're not an average. Not everyone is equally receptive to hypnotherapy. For this reason the 30-minute intake call is included. The purchase price will be refunded in full if we find out that our method isn't suitable for you.

Many hypnotherapists actually work with a single long session. I use two shorter ones with a gap, to better address the short-term aspects and current cravings (first session) and the long-term patterns and creating a smoke-free future for many years to come (second session). The 30-minute intake call beforehand is what makes both sessions specific to you.

You can ask me your question by email. I'm at contact@hypno4life.com and I reply within 2 business days. Please also note that the package includes a 30-minute intake call which is dedicated to get to know each other. Here, I find out how you started, what smoking does for you now, and where it sits in your day. Both sessions are built from that conversation. If we come out of it agreeing hypnotherapy isn't the right approach for you, I refund the package in full.

Assume not, and the reason is specific. German statutory insurers do fund smoking-cessation support, but only courses certified by the Zentrale Prüfstelle Prävention under §20 SGB V — a fixed, multi-week group curriculum. This is the opposite of that: one-to-one, two sessions, built around your own history rather than a syllabus. It isn't certifiable and it isn't trying to be. Worth checking anyway: several Krankenkassen and private health insurers run bonus schemes or health budgets you can spend as you like, and you'll have a proper invoice either way.

The hypnosis itself involves no substance, so there's nothing to metabolise and nothing to interact with anything you take. What you're really asking about is what quitting does. Nicotine withdrawal is real, and it's short. The weight question is the one people actually worry about, and it isn't automatic; it happens when the hand that reached for a cigarette starts reaching for something else instead. That substitution is a subconscious pattern, which means it's something we can work on directly.

Then you get your money back in full. If during the 30-minute intake call we both conclude this isn't the right approach for you, I refund the package. This applies to the H4L Quit Clean Package™ specifically and is deliberately more generous than the 14-day guarantee in my standard terms. To be precise about what it covers: it's about whether the method fits you, a judgement we make together on that call. It isn't tied to whether you stop smoking.