Take back control from drinking - with confidential, experienced hypnotherapy from The Therapy Lounge.
For many people, alcohol starts as social, celebratory, or simply a way to unwind after a demanding day. Over time, though, what felt optional can become something you plan around, hide, or feel unable to moderate - even when you know it is costing you sleep, mood, relationships, or self-respect.
The frustration is not a lack of information. Most people understand the risks. The difficulty is that drinking is rarely held in logic alone - it is held in stress, identity, routine, and the nervous system's old shortcuts for relief.
Perhaps you've managed a few dry weeks, only to slide back after a hard day or a big night. That isn't weakness. It's a well-worn pattern, and patterns can change.
At The Therapy Lounge, hypnotherapy is the primary approach we use for problem drinking - focused on updating the unconscious drivers behind the habit, not just counting units or white-knuckling through cravings.
Drinking often sits alongside stress, anxiety or low mood, and we work on those too where they're part of the picture. You might also find our pages on hypnotherapy for stress and hypnotherapy for anxiety helpful.
Some clients want to stop completely; others want to drink less and feel in charge of it again. We'll talk through what's right for you at your free consultation, and be straight with you about what we think is realistic.
Alcohol addiction hypnotherapy works by helping your unconscious mind loosen the associations that keep drinking on autopilot - stress relief, reward, social identity, or simply routine - and replace them with calmer, healthier patterns that still meet the underlying need.
In practice, that means looking at when and why you reach for a drink - the end-of-day reward, the social nerves, the feelings it numbs - and changing how your mind responds to those moments. We often bring in CBT and coaching alongside hypnotherapy, so you leave each session with something practical to use that evening.
You stay fully in control throughout. This isn't stage hypnosis, and nobody will ask you to do anything that doesn't feel right. Sessions take place at our Finchley office in North London or online by video, which works just as well and lets you do the work in private.
A note on safety: if you drink heavily every day, please don't stop suddenly without speaking to your GP first, as alcohol withdrawal can be dangerous. Hypnotherapy works alongside medical care, never instead of it.
We have no magic wands, but in over 40 years' combined experience we've helped over 500 people change their relationship with alcohol. For session numbers, prices and FAQs, see our main stop drinking page or our wider hypnotherapy for addiction page. When you're ready, book a free consultation.
What you can expect:
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is a form of therapy that emphasises the important role of critical thinking in how we feel and behave. CBT focuses on changing current thoughts and feelings rather than the past.
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Our NEW address for sessions with Steve is
Suite 8.7, Central House, 1 Ballards Lane, London, N3 1LQ. The office is opposite Finchley Central Tube on the Barnet Branch of The Northern Line. There is plenty of street parking and the Tube car park - all at a small cost - or the Tesco car park is free :)
"I can never thank you enough for what you’ve done for my husband and I Steve. Your hypnotherapy helped us see the world in colour again. We will always be eternally grateful."
"Today, I am loving myself again and I am no longer hurting myself. This is worth more than I ever thank Kirsten for"
"This man! Words alone do not give him enough praise. If you are looking for a kind, intelligent, caring, thoughtful, and brilliant hypnotherapist, Steve Burns is your guy."
