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Some hypnotherapy centres or hypnotherapists hold group sessions for those who wish to quit smoking.  Advantages of the group sessions are mainly for the pocket as they are much cheaper for the attendees.  For the hypnotherapist, it usually guarantees a weekly slot and there will be those who keep coming back.

However, the success rate in group stop smoking classes is generally lower and there are a few reasons for this.

Firstly, some attendees may not relax as they would in a private setting, hence hypnosis is slightly more difficult to achieve.  It may take a couple of sessions to achieve it and in the meantime, many may give up believing that they should only need one or two sessions or that hypnotherapy ‘doesn’t work for them’.

The hypnotherapist cannot tailor the session to each individual and dependent upon the individual’s circumstances, a personalised session may be required.

What works for one person may not work for another and a trained hypnotherapist can personalise a session for an individual.  For that reason, group smoking cessation classes are often not much more successful than using a self-hypnosis CD from home.