Alison Burton - Hypnotherapist and OT

17/06/2026

In the past I’ve seen a lot of clients to help them successfully quit smoking with Hypnosis. I’ve recently tweaked my website to include va**ng after helping several clients with this. If you know anyone still smoking or va**ng (and they’d like to quit) then feel free to send them my way. I’m now working in Ringwood East.

Stop Smoking or Va**ng Program Everyone knows that smoking or va**ng is not good for you. And 70% of smokers or people who v**e want to quit. So why do people continue? Well, a lot of smokers or v**ers don’t want to go through the withdrawal symptoms, or they don’t think they have the will power...

07/08/2022

I spotted this yesterday on the back of a bathroom door. So true!

21/06/2022

05/05/2022

An interesting article that rings very true for me.

So many of my clients struggle with self worth and self acceptance.

Praising children can train them to become dependent on what others think of them. Their self esteem is measured by how others see them. They modify their behavior to gain love and acceptance. As adults they may then get stuck trying to please everyone and struggle to be authentic. They may even struggle to know what they really want, think or feel.

Ever since my children were very young I’ve done my best to avoid calling them “good”. One very influential parenting book I read was “Your Chlid’s Self Esteem”. The author wrote that when you call a child a “good boy” or “good girl” for something they’ve done they may then believe they’re “bad” when they don’t do that thing. Talking with them instead about how THEY feel about what they’ve done can teach them to connect with their own sense of self.
That’s much more empowering.

But that’s just what I think. What are your thoughts?

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