Hypnosis and Alcoholism | Brisbane Livewell Clinic

If you're looking to understand why you drink and how to regain control, this page explains how Hypnotherapy works, what happens in a session, and how Jeremy Walker uses subconscious change techniques to help patients reduce or stop alcohol use. You’ll also learn how triggers form, what to expect from therapy, and what options are available online or at Wavell Heights.

Last updated on 2 January 2026 by Brisbane Livewell Clinic Editorial Team

Wondering How Hypnosis and Alcoholism are Linked?

Ready to Break Free from Alcohol? If alcohol is interfering with your health, relationships or peace of mind, you’re in the right place. Hypnotherapy offers a structured approach to help identify and change the patterns driving your drinking.

What Is Hypnosis for Alcoholism?

Hypnosis for alcoholism uses guided techniques to help you access and change the subconscious beliefs, memories and emotional responses behind your drinking.

Many people drink to manage discomfort, including stress, anxiety, trauma, shame or boredom. These responses often become automatic. Hypnotherapy works to break that pattern by helping you build new emotional and behavioural responses from within.

How Hypnotherapy Works with Alcohol Habits

Each session is targeted to help reduce the influence of triggers and restore control over drinking.

Common techniques include:

Reframing beliefs such as “I need alcohol to relax”
Addressing unresolved emotional drivers
Strengthening confidence and resilience
Practising new reactions to old triggers

Subconscious Triggers and Emotional Patterns

Alcohol is often used to avoid emotional discomfort. Over time, the mind creates connections between stress and drinking, social settings and alcohol, or boredom and substance use.