Edmonton, Alberta
I’m Al Bravo
Certified hypnotherapist. I’ve spent more than twenty years helping people change habits that wouldn’t budge. No robes, no incense, no talk about your aura.
The short version
Why I do this
After twenty years, here is what I keep seeing. People almost never fail because they lack information, or because they do not want it enough. They fail because they are using willpower on a problem that does not live in willpower. Then they blame themselves.
Hypnotherapy was the first thing I found that worked at that level. I have been doing it ever since.
Training and background
Where the training comes from
Hypnotherapy is not a regulated profession in most of Canada, which means the training behind it matters more, not less. Here is the honest version.
Certification
I am a certified hypnotherapist. I trained in the Hypnosis Training Academy tradition under Igor Ledochowski.
Lineage
I trained in the Hypnosis Training Academy tradition under Igor Ledochowski. Conversational, client-led work. Not a script you sit through.
Experience
More than twenty years of this work. Quit-smoking is the main focus of the practice now.
I am a certified hypnotherapist. I am not a physician, psychologist, psychotherapist, or licensed mental-health professional, and I do not present myself as one. The work here is non-medical. It sits alongside your medical care. It does not diagnose, treat, or cure any condition.
What to expect
How I work
Your pattern, not a script
Two people who smoke a pack a day are usually not doing the same thing. One is managing pressure. One is managing boredom. One is protecting the only ten minutes of the day that belong to them. I start by finding out which one you are.
Nothing happens without an explanation first
You will be told what is about to happen and why before it happens, every time. There is no mystique to protect here, and people relax faster when they know what is coming.
I will tell you if it is not a fit
The free strategy session is so we can both find out. If I think something else would serve you better, or that the timing is wrong, I will say so. That is not a sales trick. It is cheaper for both of us than pretending.
Plain language throughout
No talk of energies, past lives, or unlocking your infinite potential. What happens in a session has a straightforward explanation, and you will get it in ordinary words.
Who I work with
Mostly people on their fifth attempt
Most of the people I see are between thirty and sixty. They have already tried to quit more than once. Patches, cold turkey, vaping, the app. They are not short of information or motivation.
What a lot of them are carrying is a quiet belief that they are the problem. That belief is wrong. Taking it apart is usually where we start.
Beyond smoking, I also work with people on weight control, stress and relaxation, habit change, comfort and wellbeing alongside their medical care, and fears and phobias.
Where sessions happen
There is no office. You do not come to Al. He meets you on Zoom, or he comes to you.
- Zoom from anywhere in the world, in English. This is the default.
- House calls in the Edmonton area, if you would rather do this at home
- On site for workplace and community group sessions, when Al comes to you
The next step
Have the conversation first
The free strategy session is where you find out if I am the right person for this, and I find out if I can help. No cost, no obligation, and no pressure at the end of it.