Online Hypnosis Sessions

With Deborah McKenna, ICBCH Certified Professional Hypnotist

I'm Deborah McKenna, an ICBCH Certified Professional Hypnotist, and I help people create lasting change from anywhere in the world. I'm Deborah McKenna, an ICBCH Certified Professional Hypnotist, and I help people create meaningful change both from my Peoria-area office and online. Virtual sessions make it possible to do this work conveniently from home, while in-person appointments remain available for appropriate services.

Whether you're ready to become a nonsmoker, release weight for good, calm your nervous system, or work through something harder to name, the first step is simply a conversation.

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Become a Nonsmoker and Chew Free

Without Weight Gain and Withdrawal

Let Go of That Smoking or Chewing Habit for Good

If it were just about seeing a picture of a black lung or gritting your teeth through willpower, you would have already quit smoking or thrown out your chew. But it's not, and I think you already know that.

Let's address the habits, behaviors, and emotions underneath the surface, so you can surprise yourself with how easy it is to become a nonsmoker and chew free.

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What Would It Be Like If Smoking or Chewing Had Never Been Part of Your Life?

One of the biggest problems I see when people try to quit smoking permanently on their own is that they focus only on willpower and ignore the subconscious patterns that actually drive the habit.

This becomes an even bigger challenge because the subconscious mind continues to associate smoking with:

Stress relief

Social connection

Routine comfort

This makes conscious efforts to quit feel like a constant battle against yourself.

You've probably already tried conventional methods to quit, like nicotine patches, gum, or the cold turkey approach, and maybe you even saw some results. But it's often a short lived outcome, because those methods address the physical addiction while leaving the deeper psychological and emotional triggers completely untouched.

For anything to be effective, I believe it takes three things:

Reprogram the subconscious associations, so your mind naturally views cigarettes as unnecessary and unappealing instead of fighting constant cravings.

Install new stress response patterns, so your body and mind automatically choose healthier coping mechanisms when you're triggered.

Align your conscious goals with your subconscious beliefs, so every part of you is working toward the same outcome instead of staying in internal conflict.

Hypnosis helps you become a permanent nonsmoker by working directly with the subconscious mind, where all habits and automatic behaviors are stored, so you can transform your relationship with cigarettes from the inside out.

My passion is helping you remember that you already have everything you need within you to succeed. Hypnosis simply helps you access and activate that natural ability.

If you're nervous about losing control or being manipulated during hypnosis, this is exactly why the process works the way it does. Cigarettes have been hypnotizing you. We're going to de-hypnotize you from the grip the nicotine industry has had on your mind, and I'll address those fears and misconceptions directly while making sure you remain completely aware and in control throughout the entire process.

Quitting smoking through hypnosis is about helping you take back control over your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors around cigarettes or chew, so that you quit easily and effectively, and you might even find yourself enjoying the process this time.

Your Smoke-Free and Chew-Free Program Will Be Customized to You

Your specific triggers, cravings, and challenges shape everything we do together.

Learn my Subconscious Reset Method, so that quitting smoking finally becomes easier instead of another failed attempt.
Discover how to handle cravings, so that even smoking a pack a day doesn't mean this is out of reach for you.
Learn how to stay smoke free at parties, so that always smoking socially stops being the exception that undoes your progress.
Understand why willpower is the least effective method to quit, so you can stop blaming yourself for the times it didn't work.
Learn the truth about withdrawal, so that it becomes far easier to move through than you expect.
Know exactly what to do if you relapse or if stress triggers you, so a hard moment never has to mean starting all over again.
Understand why the biggest breakthroughs have nothing to do with willpower alone, so you can stop relying on the one tool that was never going to be enough on its own.
Learn why cold turkey may produce some results, but often leads to relapse, so you can finally choose an approach built to last.
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Real Clients. Real Results.

What Others Are Saying About Me

"Quit smoking for ten years"

I have known Deborah over 30 years. She has worked with me to quit smoking successfully more than 10 years ago now. She is wonderful at doing all she can so your time with her ends with a successful outcome.

Grace S.

"Non smoker and no weight gain"

Mrs. McKenna was amazing. I totally have been smoke free for 2 1/2 weeks and continually staying smoke free!! My second session visit was about eating healthier and that is helping as well? I highly recommend this process!! Excellent services and very friendly environment!!

Tammy O.

"Quit Chewing"

I was successfully able to without any problem quit the chewing habit. I was very surprised at how easy it was. Deborah makes you feel at ease right away and you already feel like a success before you even leave the office.

Charles C.

Lose Weight with Hypnosis

Without the Fad Diets and Missing Out on Life's Deliciousness

Let Go of Weight for Good

If it were just about calories in and calories out, you would have already reached your ideal weight years ago. But it's not, and I think you already know that too.

Let's address the habits, behaviors, and emotions underneath the surface, so you can surprise yourself with how easy it is to release weight naturally.

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What Would It Be Like If Weight Had Never Been Part of Your Life?

One of the biggest problems I see when people try to lose weight permanently on their own is that they focus only on food and exercise, while the emotional triggers driving overeating in the first place go completely unaddressed.

This becomes an even bigger challenge because the subconscious mind often uses food for comfort and stress relief, so every diet feels like deprivation and every workout feels like punishment.

Conventional methods like:

Calorie counting
Restrictive diets
Excessive exercise

may produce some results, but it's often short lived, because they create a battle between willpower and deep rooted emotional eating patterns, without ever addressing the underlying psychological cause.

For lasting weight release, I believe it takes three things:

Rewire food triggers, so that you develop natural appetite control instead of white-knuckling your way through every meal.

Transform stress eating, so that food becomes fuel instead of comfort, and stress stops automatically sending you to the kitchen.

Align your identity with your goals, so that you see yourself as naturally healthy, and your actions effortlessly match that self-image instead of fighting against it.

Hypnosis helps you release weight by working directly with your subconscious mind, where eating patterns and emotional triggers are stored. It transforms your relationship with food from within, helping you access the natural wisdom and ability you already have to be healthy.

You already have the wisdom to be healthy within you. Hypnosis simply helps you access and trust that inner knowing, so you can reach your natural weight.

If you're nervous about failing again or depriving yourself, this is exactly why hypnosis is the solution I recommend. We address those concerns directly while helping you release the past, build a healthier self-image, and develop a mindset where healthy choices feel like freedom, not limitation.

Your Weight Loss Program Will Be Customized to You

Your specific triggers, cravings, and challenges shape everything we do together.

Learn how to stop emotional eating, so that eating when you're stressed, bored, or sad no longer runs the show.
Discover my Mind Body Reset Technique, so that weight release becomes much easier and your entire relationship with food transforms.
Understand why the biggest breakthroughs have nothing to do with fad diet plans or gym memberships, so you can stop cycling through programs that were never built for you.
Learn why willpower is the least effective method to release weight permanently, so you can stop measuring your worth by how hard you tried.
Learn the truth about food and sugar cravings, so managing them finally feels manageable instead of impossible.
Know exactly what to do if you hit a plateau, a setback, or a specific trigger, so it never has to derail everything you've built.
Understand why willpower is the least effective method for maintaining your ideal weight, so long term success stops depending on constant self-control.
Learn why dieting may produce some results, but often leads to rebound weight gain, so you can finally choose an approach built to last.
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Real Clients. Real Results.

What Others Are Saying About Me

"Shock over fast food order"

I couldn't belief it when I went to go order food and instead of a greasy hamburger, I said give me the Grilled chicken sandwich in wrapped in lettuce. Obviously something got into my stubborn brain. Can't wait to see my transformation.

Donna C.

"No more food noise"

The food noise in my head wasn't there anymore. I was able to eat when hungry and not out of emotion. It was good to finally put the past connections with food in the past.

Michelle

"It wasn't magic"

She explained it wasn't magic you had to be ready. I began to see how events from the past led to my eating habits. Once I was able to see the connections, I was able to release and replace with healthier habits. It began to feel like magic.

Steve

More Ways I Can Help

Personalized Hypnosis for Whatever You're Ready to Release

Smoking and weight are far from the only places hypnosis can create change. Here are a few more areas I work in, so you can see if one of them speaks to what you're facing right now.

Test-Taking Anxiety

If your mind goes blank the moment the test begins, no matter how prepared you actually are, hypnosis can help you access the knowledge you already have, so that anxiety stops standing between you and the grade, score, or certification you've worked for.

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"Passed my board exam" — Shelby C.

Visited with Deb for test anxiety. I found the hypnotherapy very helpful and I was able to pass my board certification exam! I'm glad I tried this

Stress Management

If you're stuck in a constant state of tension no matter how much you try to relax, hypnosis works directly with your nervous system, so that calm becomes your natural state instead of something you have to fight for at the end of every exhausting day.

"Breathe again" — S.Y.

I never thought I could relax with a simple method. Deb taught me how to step back from the crazy. I would highly recommend Deborah Mckenna

Pain Control

If chronic pain has taken over more of your life than you'd like to admit, hypnosis can help change the way your mind processes and responds to pain signals, so that you experience real relief and reclaim the parts of your life pain has been quietly taking from you.

"Release" — Kelly D.

Deb explained the process and took away my fears. I was able to utilize some of the techniques to numb the pain safely. She assures you that your body knows when to pay attention and when to let go of the discomfort. It took care of the What if it is serious and I ignore fear.

Grief and Loss Coaching

If grief has left you feeling stuck, numb, or unsure how to move forward, I can help you process loss in a way that honors what you're carrying, so that you find your footing again without feeling rushed or told to simply move on.

"Loss" — Mary T.

I was struggling with loss of my child. She was able to help me put my grief into tangible way to honor them and help someone else avoid the same fate.

Here Is What to Do Next

This process begins with you, so let's take the first step together, from wherever you are.

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Deborah McKenna, CH Author | Hypnotist | Life Coach Serving In-person in Peoria, Illinois and online

Phone: (309) 691-2089

Email: Deborah@DebMcKennaHypnosis.com

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