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Pre-surgery & Medical Procedure Anxiety · Clinical Hypnotherapy in Randwick

Feel calmer before your procedure.

Surgery, scans, needles or the dentist. Hypnotherapy can help you go in steadier. Genie can help.

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Schedule a call-back time and Genie will ring you before your procedure date.

5.0from 76 Google reviews · In person in Randwick or online

You leave the specialist with a referral, book the appointment, and the worry starts. Hypnotherapy is a gentle way to prepare. In deep relaxation, Genie guides you to calm your body's alarm response, so you can walk in feeling more in control. Usually one or two sessions before the day, with a recording to listen to on the way in. Sessions are tailored to you.

What Genie helps with

Before surgery

Settle the nerves in the weeks before admission.

MRI and scans

Stay calm in the scanner without needing sedation.

Needles and blood tests

Take the edge off the dread.

The dentist

Feel steadier in the chair, including a strong gag reflex.

Anaesthetic worries

Ease the fear of going under.

Recovery

Rest and heal with a calmer mind.

Questions people ask

How soon before my procedure should I come?

Usually one or two sessions in the weeks before the day. If the date is close, Genie will tell you on the call what is realistic in the time there is.

Can this help with an MRI if I am claustrophobic?

Yes, and it is one of the most common reasons people come about a procedure. The work is on the alarm response to being enclosed, so you can get through the scan without sedation.

Will I get something to use on the day?

Yes. You get a recording to listen to, and most people use it on the way in.

Can sessions be online?

Yes, all of them, which suits people who are already travelling for appointments.

What clients say

Eugenie was a fantastic help in overcoming a longstanding phobia. Highly recommend

Scott · Google review

Genie has such a calming voice, as a first timer for hypnotherapy I had no idea what to expect. It was relaxing beneficial experience for myself and has helped me greatly with my relaxation needs. Thank you again Genie.

Alison · Google review

Eugenie is an absolutely stellar hypnotherapist and basically that's because she radiates an energy that allows people to be themselves and feel relaxed in a certain pleasant room that is homely and smells peaceful with the right sort of light for relaxation. As she guides you through your session you really can feel yourself sinking deeper and deeper into the couch and when you awake you feel refreshed and positive like a yellow warm light has passed over you.

Nick · Google review

Genie Pepper, clinical hypnotherapist, Randwick

Meet Genie

Genie Pepper has run her clinical hypnotherapy practice in Randwick for nine years and sees clients from right across the eastern suburbs, as well as online. Sessions are tailored to you, in a quiet room, and most people find them deeply relaxing whatever brought them in.

Eugenie Pepper — Psychotherapist and clinical hypnotherapist

Member, Australian Hypnotherapy Association

Trained in counselling at the Australian College of Applied Psychology, with a Diploma in Clinical Hypnotherapy & Psychotherapy. Genie supports people to achieve their goals through hypnotherapy, counselling and science-backed tools.

Qualifications

  • Master of Arts Administration, UNSW COFA. Leadership & Organisation Psychology
  • Clinical Hypnotherapy & Psychotherapy – Hypnotherapy Training College
  • Conscious Hypnotherapy, NLP & Coaching – 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 – 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 – University of Rochester

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What you can expect

Sessions are relaxing and focused on your procedure and your particular worries. Many people find they feel calmer before and on the day.

Take the first step

Schedule a call-back time and Genie will ring you before your procedure date.

Request a call back

Prefer to call now? 0412 352 429

Everything Genie works with

Anxiety

Constant worry, panic, health anxiety, sleep, burnout.

Sleep & Insomnia

A mind that will not switch off, and waking at three.

Menopause

Hot flushes, broken sleep, energy and confidence.

Fears & Phobias

Flying, driving, needles, lifts — a trigger you can name.

Quit Smoking & Vaping

For people who have already tried, often more than once.

Weight Loss

Emotional eating, snacking, night eating, autopilot.

Confidence & Performance

Speaking, interviews, sport, exams, self-worth.

Dependencies

Alcohol, gambling, phone and screens — the choice back.

Habits & Repetitive Behaviours

Skin picking, hair pulling, nail biting, clenching.

Pre-surgery & Procedures

Surgery, scans, needles and the dentist — go in steadier.

IBS

Gut-directed hypnotherapy for the gut–brain connection.

Relationships & Dating

After rejection or heartbreak, and dating again.