Quit Smoking

Smoking Cessation Therapy is an evidence-based clinical approach designed to address both the physical dependence and psychological habits of tobacco use. Delivered by certified practitioners, counselors, and medical specialists, it provides structured strategies to manage cravings, identify triggers, and prevent relapse.
The professional you will be working with may use any of the methods below to help you quit smoking:

Types of Evidence-Based Therapies

1. Clinical Hypnotherapy: Uses guided relaxation, deep focus, and targeted subconscious suggestions to reframe craving-related thoughts, alter subconscious associations with smoking, and strengthen resolve.

2. Behavioral & Psychological Counseling:
   A. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Identifies personal smoking triggers, reframes urge-driven thoughts, and develops practical coping strategies to manage stress without tobacco.
   B. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Teaches mindfulness techniques to help individuals accept physical cravings and emotional discomfort without acting on the urge to smoke.
   C. Motivational Interviewing (MI): A patient-centered counseling style that resolves ambivalence and builds internal motivation to commit to quitting.

3. Pharmacotherapy (Prescription is only by medical doctors):
   A. Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT): Delivers controlled doses of nicotine via patches, gums, lozenges, inhalers, or nasal sprays to minimize physical withdrawal symptoms.
   B. Prescription Non-Nicotine Medications: Oral prescription medications like Varenicline (Chantix) or Bupropion (Zyban) that reduce cravings and block the rewarding effects of nicotine in the brain.

As an adjunct treatment alongside standard medical care, combining evidence-based behavioral and mind-body therapies with pharmacotherapy significantly increases long-term quit rates, helping individuals rebuild healthy routines under the guidance of certified practitioners.

How this card works: after you buy it, we match you with a practitioner for this service and you book a time with them. Until you are matched, practitioners see only your age, area, sex and ethnicity (if you have added them in Arcadia), never your name or contact details.