I am a 54 year old mother of two and have been smoking for the past 39 years. I had gradually increased my habit to over 30 cigarettes a day and have wanted to kick the habit for several years now.

As any smoker knows, it is easier said than done to give up smoking. I have tried relentlessly to give up, using many of the products on the market but to no avail. I have also tried other one-to-one therapies which initially worked out but with the same end result. After a few days I became extremely agitated and the cravings persisted and I had to make the wee run to the shops! Disappointed and Disillusioned.

Through a friend, I heard about Mary Mitchell, although sceptical her talents would work on me, I made the decision to give hypnosis a go. I rang Mary and had an appointment within four weeks and received her prehypnosis package. The literature and tape I found very useful and even helped me on their own without seeing Mary.

Through reading Mary’s literature prior to my consultation, I felt Mary was the only person who could help me kick this addictive lifetime habit.

When the morning arrived I was filled with mixed emotions, fuelled with determination, yet nervous that I couldn’t see it through and the familiar cravings would get the better of me AGAIN!

From the minute I stepped foot inside the clinic, Mary’s presence seemed to relax me and when I left that evening I felt as if I had the strength and ability to finally give up smoking.

Under normal circumstances, on leaving the clinic, my initial reactions would have been to light up. However I felt totally relaxed and cigarettes were the last thing on my mind. Over the days that followed, the good feeling remained and has done to now. I am totally elated to have kicked the habit thus far, which has plagued me all of my adult life.

With hand on heart, I now believe that I am a non smoker, not a reformed smoker. I no longer have the need or desire to smoke.

With Mary’s help I didn’t have to go through an awful trauma to get free – it was a painless procedure. I now feel totally elated that I have given up my crutch and that I can continue with my normal life without cigarettes ruling me.

Edith Ramsey, Kilfennan, Co. Derry (March 2004)

Caroline Leahy, a former client (along with her husband and 2 other family members)

“ I had been smoking for 17 years and tried many times to give up, using chewing gum, patches and lozenges etc. but nothing seemed to work and I never had the willpower to see it through myself.

I then saw an ad in the local paper for the “One2One” clinic explaining how the hypnosis they use has a 95% success rate, so I rang up, made an appointment and have never looked back.

I have to say it has been one of the best decisions I have ever made. I now live a cleaner, healthier lifestyle and feel so much better for it.”

Caroline Leahy, Greysteel, Co. Derry (February 2004)