Hypnotherapy for Menopause & Perimenopause

Menopause and perimenopause can bring hot flushes, broken sleep, low energy and a dip in confidence, often all at once. Clinical hypnosis is one of the non-hormonal approaches recommended for hot flushes by The Menopause Society (2023). In deep relaxation, Genie guides you to calm your body's response and feel more settled day to day. Sessions are tailored to you and can sit alongside whatever your doctor recommends.

What Genie helps with

Hot flushes and night sweats

Ease how often they come and how strong they feel. The heat that arrives without warning, in a meeting or at two in the morning. The work is on how your body responds, and on the braced feeling of waiting for the next one.

Sleep

Get back to sleep after a night sweat wakes you. Sleep is often the first thing to improve, and it makes everything else easier to carry.

Energy and focus

Feel clearer and less drained through the day. The word that will not come, the thread you lose halfway through a sentence. Tiring, and for a lot of women quietly frightening.

Mood and anxiety

Feel steadier when your emotions run high — reacting in ways that do not feel like you, and then being hard on yourself about it afterwards.

Confidence and body image

Feel more at ease in yourself. A body that has changed without being consulted, and the habit of apologising for it.

Intimacy and connection

Feel more comfortable, and more like yourself with the people closest to you.

Questions people ask

Is there evidence for this?

Clinical hypnosis is named by The Menopause Society (2023) among the non-hormonal options for hot flushes. Genie will talk you through what it does and does not do on the first call.

Can I do this as well as HRT?

Yes. It is a support, not an alternative, and anything to do with medication stays with your doctor.

How long does it take?

Usually a few weeks, with a recording to use at home between sessions.

Can sessions be online?

Yes, all of them, and many women choose it.

What clients say

Best decision I made in my life! Genie is amazing! Caring warm and fantastic at her job. She has changed my life for the better and I am forever grateful. Thanks Genie

Tania · Google review

Eugenie is extremely professional , very warm and kind but also great at directing you back to the objectives. Her generosity is remarkably and her ability to highlight the best in people is a gift. I'm not only blessed to have met her but to have her professional guidance is a privilege. I gained so much just in the first session and look forward to working with her moving forward to push through personal barriers and be my best self. I cannot recommend her more highly.

Rebeccah · Google review

Genie was very helpful in getting to the root cause of my bad eating habits and helping restore better lifestyle habits to achieve my goals of vitality and good health.

Caroline · 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 · Member, Australian Society of Clinical Hypnotherapists

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.

Membership

Member, Australian Hypnotherapy Association
Member, Australian Society of Clinical Hypnotherapists

Education

Dip. Clinical Hypnotherapy & Psychotherapy — Hypnotherapy Training College
Life Coaching & NLP — The Life Coaching College
Counselling — Australian College of Applied Psychology
Conscious Hypnotherapy — ICHS
Master of Arts Administration, UNSW COFA. Leadership & Organisation Psychology
Hypnobirthing Australia Practitioner Course — HPCE

Certificates

The Science of Well-Being — Yale University
Positive Psychology — University of North Carolina
Mental Health and Positive Psychiatry — University of Sydney
Positive Psychology — University of Pennsylvania
Addiction Treatment: Clinical Skills — Yale University
EMDR Therapy (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing)
Neuroscience for Personal Development
Drug & Alcohol Recovery Hypnosis — Trainer Tracey O'Keefe
Motivation Enhancement Techniques — Virginia University
Standard-of-Care Relief for Physical Pain — Australian Hypnotherapy Association
Self-Determination Theory: Motivation, Development & Wellness — University of Rochester

See Genie's full qualifications →

What you can expect

Sessions are relaxing and supportive, usually over a few weeks, with a recording for home practice. Many women notice fewer, milder hot flushes and better sleep. Hypnotherapy is a support, not a substitute for medical advice, so please speak to your doctor about your symptoms.

Take the first step

Schedule a call-back time and Genie will ring you for a confidential chat.

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.

Feel more like yourself through menopause.