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Quit smoking with hypnotherapy, in English

You know why you want to stop. What usually gets in the way is what the cigarette does for you: calm, a reward, a break that belongs to you. Victor Elzo Kraemer works on that, in your own language.

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  • More than 30 years as a hypnotherapist and NLP practitioner
  • Accredited by BVAT, registered with RBCZ
  • Sessions in English, Dutch or Spanish, seven days a week, evenings too
Portrait of Victor Elzo Kraemer in a dark jacket

Willpower is not the missing piece

Most smoking is learned, not chemical. That is why it keeps coming back when you only leave the cigarette out.

Nicotine leaves your body within a few days. The links stay: the first coffee, the drive home, the drink after work, the moment a conversation gets difficult. Quit on willpower alone and you become a smoker who is not smoking, still negotiating with yourself every day.

Victor combines hypnosis and NLP with practical techniques for cravings. The work happens on three levels at once: the habit, the feeling underneath it, and how you see yourself.

  1. Free intake and demo

    30 to 45 minutes with Victor. You talk about how and why you smoke, and you experience a short hypnosis. No obligation.

  2. Your programme

    A single session or a programme of three, six or nine sessions, matched to the way you smoke.

  3. Your Final Cigarette

    The conscious moment you say goodbye to smoking. A decision about who you are, not one made out of fear.

  4. Aftercare that measures

    Short check-ins (ROM, routine outcome monitoring) show how strong cravings and relapse risk are, so Victor can adjust in time.

Programmes and prices

The free intake helps you choose. Most people start with Rookvrij Shift.

  • Single session

    One session, one to one

    • 60 to 90 minutes of hypnosis and NLP tailored to you
    • Built around your own question
    • Can be added to any programme

    € 197

  • Rookvrij Shift

    Three sessions over 90 days

    Suits most smokers
    • Three sessions on past, present and future
    • A personal hypnosis recording for home
    • 90 days of aftercare with short check-ins
    • A free repeat session within 12 months if you relapse

    € 397

  • Identity Shift

    Six sessions

    • For smoking that is tied up with emotion or with who you are
    • Works on causes, feelings and relapse prevention
    • Aftercare with short check-ins

    € 597

  • Transformation

    Nine sessions

    • Everything in Identity Shift
    • Three extra sessions on the core issue, trauma and old patterns

    € 997

  • Smoke-free assurance

    Relapse within 12 months after Rookvrij Shift and your repeat session is free.

  • Three instalments

    Pay any programme in three monthly instalments, at no extra cost.

  • No guaranteed result

    Nobody can guarantee that you quit. Victor does stay with you until it holds.

Rookvrij Shift keeps its Dutch name, the one you will see on your invoice and in the booking calendar. Prices are per programme, not per session.

Alongside your GP, honestly

Hypnotherapy is a complement to medical care, never a replacement for it.

Keep your GP in the loop

You can work with Victor on your own or alongside your GP (huisarts), psychologist or a quit clinic. Tell your GP you are quitting, especially if you take medication.

Combine it with proven help

Nicotine replacement and quit medication from your GP have strong scientific support. You are free to use them during your programme.

What the research says

A 2019 Cochrane review did not find convincing evidence that hypnosis works better than other quit support. That is why Victor promises no success rates, measures your progress instead, and adjusts when needed.

Health insurance

Hypnotherapy is not covered by Dutch basic insurance. Some supplementary policies cover part of it, so check with your insurer first. Victor is accredited by BVAT and registered with RBCZ.

Source: Barnes J. et al., Hypnotherapy for smoking cessation, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2019, cochrane.org (opens in a new tab)

Three practices, or from home

Pick the place that suits your week. Each practice has its own booking calendar.

Online. Sessions by video call work wherever you live, in the Netherlands or abroad. The aftercare is the same.

Start with a free intake

Tell Victor how you smoke and what you have tried. In a short demo you feel what hypnosis is like. Only then do you decide.

Choose a time in the calendar

The booking calendar is in Dutch. Prefer English all the way? Use the form.

Request your free intake

Victor reads it himself and replies within one working day, in English.

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