Private & Group Hypnosis in the Heart of Toronto

In-person meetings and classes still matter: not every service needs to be delivered online. We’ve recently relocated to a large facility at 49 Elm Street, near SickKids Hospital, which includes the world’s only permanent venue dedicated to group hypnosis.

In our view, a hypnotherapist should practise hypnotism in its purest form, while thinking with the depth and clarity of a philosopher. We must embrace our own humanity when we help our clients to navigate the same human condition. We must value truth, reason and conscience when we claim to instill better thinking in our clients.

In order to meet your expectation of rapid breakthroughs, we cannot expect you to arrive at all the answers or solutions yourself. Nor can we plan for you to return for very many sessions. We do not want you to explore your history or speak about your problem at length, once we’ve gained an understanding of it. Instead, we provide strongly directive guidance for your inner world in ways that other professionals, such as doctors and therapists, typically do not.

Our guidance starts with the premise that there is such a thing as higher-quality thinking, that it’s the thought process of somebody who does not have your problem despite being in similar circumstances, and that long-term change happens once you’ve adopted their principles as your own. Normally, it’s a solid grounding in what’s truthful and reassuring, or truthful and empowering. Often, our clients who feel stuck simply have never received helpful guidance as to what to think.

“Let your great object be victory, not lengthy campaigns.”
— Sun Tzu, The Art of War

By definition, hypnosis requires you to suspend your usual mode of thinking and to listen to ours, which makes transparency paramount. The work that we produce for free, such as our video content and custom-written treatment plans, is to ensure that you understand what we believe “higher-quality thinking” entails before you agree to accept it for yourself. We would be pleased if you helped yourself to these resources: In our view, good ideas should spread widely, even if our personal attention comes at a cost.

In summary, we find that hypnotherapy works best when the client listens closely to the hypnotist’s sincere expression of helpful and principled thinking. We specifically reject technique-based, counselling-like and expressly spiritual approaches to hypnotism in favour of this “strongly directive, with prior informed consent” approach that makes rapid change the norm.

We’ve made it easy to take the first step. To schedule a relaxed, free initial consultation conducted either online through a private video call or at our office in downtown Toronto, call us at 416-556-4068 (in Toronto) or 1-888-HYPNO-24 (toll-free in the U.S. and Canada), or complete the form below. This complimentary hour-long meeting allows you to:

• Get the information that you need about how hypnosis works, what makes us different, and how we’re able to help you.
• Do a standardized suggestibility assessment, so that we can objectively predict how well hypnosis will work for you.
• Tell us about your situation and your goals, which will determine what your treatment plan will look like.
• Optionally experience a short, pre-recorded hypnosis session, in our hypnosis chair, so that you can experience relaxation benefits immediately.
• Take home a copy of The Skeptic’s Guide to Hypnosis, written by Luke Chao, founder of this centre. It’s a short read that describes his unique perspectives on hypnosis.

If we believe that we can help you, our practitioner will write a specific, detailed treatment plan, delivered to your inbox within 72 hours.

Our drop-in group classes are the best value in hypnotherapy in Toronto. They’re priced to make regular attendance possible, and no treatment plan or appointment is necessary. Here’s our schedule for the remainder of 2022:

Each seat is $50 plus HST. If you’re a health care worker, admittance is free (for the time being). For more information or to reserve a seat, please visit our events page.