Overcome Body-Focused Repetitive Habits Naturally
If you’re struggling with Trichotillomania (hair pulling disorder), Dermatillomania (skin picking), or other repetitive habits, you’re not alone.
Many people experience body-focused repetitive behaviours (BFRBs)
that feel automatic and hard to control.
The good news? With the right approach, these patterns can change.
Why Choose Hypnotherapy for Trichotillomania and Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors
This approach works directly with the subconscious patterns driving the behaviour.
Address Root Causes
Target emotional triggers and subconscious patterns that drive the urge to pull or pick
Sustainable Results
Achieve lasting results by interrupting the automatic habit loop
Natural & Effortless
Develop healthier responses and support a calmer, more regulated nervous system
What I Help With
Experience transformation beyond just weight loss.
Trichotillomania treatment (Hair Pulling Disorder)
Support to reduce hair pulling urges and develop healthier coping strategies.
Skin picking treatment (Dermatillomania)
Help to break compulsive skin picking cycles and support emotional regulation.
Nail biting and chronic habits
Support to reduce long-term habits and replace them with healthier responses.
Eyelash and eyebrow pulling
Gentle support to reduce pulling behaviours and restore a sense of control.
Lip and cheek biting
Support to manage stress-related oral habits and build healthier coping patterns.
Body-focused repetitive behaviours (BFRBs)
Gentle support for managing body-focused repetitive behaviours and building healthier coping responses.
Why It’s Hard to Stop
These behaviours are neurologically wired coping patterns linked to anxiety, stress, boredom, or overwhelm. They follow a loop: Trigger → Urge → Action → Relief → Repeat. This is why willpower alone often doesn’t work.
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Success Stories
Meet Your Therapist
Eugenie Pepper
Eugenie is the co-founder of Key Hypnotherapy and Key Mindfulness. Eugenie supports people to achieve their goals and find solutions to make positive changes in their life through hypnotherapy, counselling, coaching and incorporates the application of science-backed psychology, tools and strategies.
Qualifications & Certificates
Qualifications
- Organisational Psychology, COFA Master A.Admin. UNSW
- Clinical Hypnotherapy & Psychotherapy, Hypnotherapy Training College
- Coaching, Conscious Hypnotherapy & NLP, The Life Coaching College
- Counselling, Australian College of Applied Psychology
Certificates
- The Science of Well-Being, Yale University
- Clinical Skills for Healthcare Providers, Yale University
- Motivational Enhancement Techniques: Working with Substance Use Disorders, University of Virginia
- Positive Psychology, University of North Carolina
- Positive Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Sydney
- Positive Psychology: Applications and Interventions, University of Pennsylvania
- Self-Determination Theory: Motivation, Development & Wellness, University of Rochester
Qualifications & Certificates
Qualifications
- Organisational Psychology, COFA Master A.Admin. UNSW
- Clinical Hypnotherapy & Psychotherapy, Hypnotherapy Training College
- Coaching, Conscious Hypnotherapy & NLP, The Life Coaching College
- Counselling, Australian College of Applied Psychology
Certificates
- The Science of Well-Being, Yale University
- Clinical Skills for Healthcare Providers, Yale University
- Motivational Enhancement Techniques: Working with Substance Use Disorders, University of Virginia
- Positive Psychology, University of North Carolina
- Positive Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Sydney
- Positive Psychology: Applications and Interventions, University of Pennsylvania
- Self-Determination Theory: Motivation, Development & Wellness, University of Rochester
Featured on
Registered therapist Eugenie Pepper has been featured across some of the biggest publications in Australia, such as The Guardian, The Sydney morning herald and the Daily Mail.
Frequently Asked Questions
Explore some of our most frequently asked questions!
Body-focused repetitive behaviours (BFRBs) are automatic, compulsive habits directed at the body, such as hair pulling, skin picking, nail biting, eyelash pulling, and lip or cheek biting. They are neurologically wired coping patterns often linked to anxiety, stress, boredom, or emotional overwhelm, and follow a cycle of trigger, urge, action, and temporary relief.
BFRBs are deeply ingrained neurological habit loops, not simply bad habits. They follow a trigger-urge-action-relief cycle that operates largely below conscious awareness, which is why willpower alone often fails. Hypnotherapy addresses these patterns at the subconscious level, making it easier to interrupt and change the cycle.
Trichotillomania (hair pulling disorder) is a recognised mental health condition affecting millions worldwide. According to the TLC Foundation, it affects approximately 1-2% of the population. By addressing the emotional triggers and automatic habit loops behind Trichotillomania, hypnotherapy helps reduce urges and supports the development of healthier coping strategies, without relying on willpower alone.
Yes. Hypnotherapy can help break compulsive skin picking cycles by targeting the subconscious triggers linked to anxiety, stress, or overwhelm. Sessions focus on emotional regulation and replacing the automatic picking response with calmer, healthier habits.
Yes. Hypnotherapy is effective for long-standing habits like nail biting by working with the subconscious mind to reduce the urge and replace the behaviour with healthier responses. Many clients experience significant improvement even after just a few sessions.
Yes. Hypnotherapy is a natural, non-invasive approach that supports a calmer and more regulated nervous system. Sessions are guided by a qualified clinical hypnotherapist. You remain aware and in control throughout the process, hypnosis is simply a state of deep relaxation and focused attention.
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