Consultations in clinical hypnosis offered at the HUG are intended for patients who were, are or will be monitored at the HUG.Requests can be sent to the Administrative Office for the HUG Hypnosis Program via email or by phone (Ms. Dominique Girardin, 022 372 5577, between 1:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.). Please provide the following information: last name, first name, date of birth; problem, reason for the request for consultation; contact info (tel. no.).
Typically, the first consultation is a checkup (discussion, definition of expectations and objectives, confirmation of the usefulness of treatment with hypnosis, etc.) carried out by a doctor or a psychologist. Following this checkup, the patient will be cared for by the same practitioner, by another HUG practitioner or possibly referred to a practitioner outside of the HUG.
Other patients are invited to contact a hypnotherapist outside of the HUG.
Among the many therapists practicing hypnosis in the city, we specifically work with the following therapists. All are certified by the French-speaking Swiss Institute of Hypnosis (IRHyS) and can be contacted to request a consultation.
HYPNOTHERAPIST PHYSICIANS:
- Dr. Sheila Ardigo, Internal Medicine
- Specialties: endocrinology/diabetology, medical hypnosis (SMSH/SHypS)
- Adults
- French, Italian, English
- Eaux-Vives, contact
- Dr. Edith Brandao Farinelli, Anesthesiology
- Specialties: pre- and post-surgery, acute and chronic pain, phobias related to care
- Adults
- French, Portuguese
- Carouge, contact
- Dr. Vanessa Cartier Faessier, Anesthesiology
- Specialties: pain, examination preparation, anxiety, needle phobias
- Adults
- French, English
- Grangettes, contact
- Dr. Emmanuel Clivaz, Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
- Specialties: psychotraumatology, analytical psychotherapy, medical hypnosis
- Adults
- French
- Plainpalais: contact
- Dr. Stefano Colombo, Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
- Specialties: psychological disorders, medical hypnosis (SMSH/SHypS)
- Adults
- French, German, Italian, Swiss German
- Carouge: contact
- Dr. Phillippe De Saussure, Internal Medicine (President of the French-speaking Swiss Institute of Hypnosis (IRHyS)
- Specialties: gastroenterology, medical hypnosis
- Adults
- French, English
- Corraterie: contact
- Dr. Florence Emery, General Internal Medicine
- Specialties: medical hypnosis (SMSH/SHypS)
- Adults
- French, German, English
- Champel: contact
- Dr. Alain Forster, Family Medicine, Anesthesiology
- Specialties: medical hypnosis (SMSH/SHypS) - fears, pain
- Adults
- French, English
- Jonction: contact
- Dr. Lucien Gamba, Internal Medicine, Psychotherapy and Psychosocial Therapy
- Specialties: hypnosis in movement, finding the body's innate automatisms to restore inner balance
- Adults
- French, English, Italian
- Bernex: contact
- Dr. Chantal Gaudin, Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
- Specialties: systemic therapy, medical hypnosis
- Couples and families
- French
- Eaux-Vives: contact
- Dr. Magali Guetty-Alberto, Oncology-Hematology
- Specialists: somatic problems, palliative care, preparation for complicated medical treatments, anxiety disorders, self-esteem disorders, examination preparation
- Adults
- French, Italian
- Adrien-Lachenal or Genolier Clinic, contact
- Dr. Charles-André Haenggeli, ENT
- Specialties: ENT, medical hypnosis
- Adults
- French, English, German
- Chêne-Bougeries: contact
- Dr. Mélisande Kelley, Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist
- Specialties: all except smoking cessation
- Adults
- French, English
- Eaux-Vives: contact
- Dr. Daniele Lefebvre, General Internal Medicine
- Specialties: stress, anxiety, panic attacks, phobias, sleep disorders, psychosomatic disorders, depression, pain, tobacco addiction
- Adults
- French, German, English
- Versoix: contact
- Dr. Nelly Loayza, Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
- Specialties: anxiety disorders, surgery preparation
- Adults, children
- French
- Lutry: contact
- Dr. Miguel Marset, Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
- Specialties: medical hypnosis (SMSH/SHypS) - addictions
- Adults
- French, Spanish
- Terrassière: contact
- Dr. Clémentine Micheli, General Medicine
- Specialties: stress, anxiety, phobias, sleep disorders, psychosomatic disorders, pain, addictions, eating disorders
- Adults
- French, English, Italian
- Jonction: contact
- Dr. Denis Rentsch, Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
- Specialties: medical hypnosis (SMSH/SHypS)
- Adults
- French, German, English
- Champel: contact
- Dr. Line Restellini-Vuarambon, Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
- Specialties: medical hypnosis (SMSH/SHypS) - pain, trauma, addictions
- Adults
- French, Italian
- Confignon: contact
- Dr. Alain-Nicholas Reymond, General Medicine
- Specialties: sleep disorders, anxiety, panic attacks, smoking cessation, warts, chronic pain, migraine, palliative care
- Adults
- French, English
- Cologny: contact
- Dr. Phillipe Taramarcaz, General Internal Medicine, Allergies
- Specialties: medical hypnosis
- Adults
- French, German, English, Italian
- Terrassière: contact
- Dr. Lydia Vasquez, Dental Medicine
- Specialties: oral surgery and dental care under hypnosis
- Adults, children
- French
- Carouge (Evi-dent Office): contact
- Dr. Jean-Claude Volant, General Medicine
- Specialties: stress, burnout, panic attacks, relationship problems, conflicts, smoking
- Adults
- French
- Coppet: contact
- Dr. Lakschmi Waber, Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
- Specialties: stress problems, sexual problems, smoking cessation, pain management, phobias, trauma, psychosomatic problems, difficulties related to pregnancy/motherhood/newborn care
- Adults
- French, English
- Varembé: contact
- Dr. Roxane Yvernay, Anesthesiology
- Specialties: Pre-operative hypnosis (preparation for surgery or examinations). Pain, stress, phobias
- Adults
- French, English
- Champel, contact
- Dr. Gilles Zanoni, General Medicine
- Specialties: anxiety disorders, self-hypnosis, tobacco weaning, pain management, phobias (planes, elevators, etc.)
- Adults
- French, English, Spanish, Italian
- Jonction: contact
DENTAL HYPNOTHERAPIST PHYSICIANS:
- Dr. Valérie Dormeval, Dental Medicine
- Specialties: dental care under hypnosis
- Adults, children
- French
- Mézières: contact
- Dr, Pierre-Georges Hacpille, Dental Medicine
- Specialties: dental care under hypnosis
- Adults
- French
- Champel: contact
- Dr. Katarina Korkodelovic, Dental Medicine
- Specialties: dental care, fears or anxieties
- Adults
- French
- Plainpalais: contact
- Dr. Christophe Sabev, Dental Medicine
- Specialties: dental care, all indications
- Adults
- French
- Rive-Rhône: contact
HYPNOTHERAPIST PSYCHOLOGISTS:
- Ms. Myriam Aïssaoui, Psychologist specializing in Psychotherapy.
- Specialties: anxiety, addictions, sleep disorders, weight loss.
- Adults, children 8 years and older.
- French, English
- Plainpalais: contact
- Ms. Nicole Cuddy Pierre Humberti, Psychologist specializing in Psychotherapy
- Specialties: all, including attention disorders;
- Trainer in the HUG Pediatric Hypnosis Program
- Children and adults
- French, English
- Chêne-Bougeries: contact
- Ms. Catherine Haenni Chevalley, Psychologist specializing in Psychotherapy
- Specialties: smoking cessation, sleep disorders, stress management, preparation for childbirth, eating or self-esteem disorders, chronic diseases
- Adults
- French
- Carouge: contact
- Ms. Martine Oswald, Psychologist specializing in Psychotherapy.
- Specialties: addictions
- Adults and adolescents
- French, Spanish
- Nyon: contact
- Ms. Helena Tombeur, Psychologist specializing in Psychotherapy
- Specialties: traumatology
- Adults, couples, families
- French, English, Dutch
- Malagnou: contact
- Ms. Ghila Zoutter, Psychologist
- Specialties: assisted reproductive technology
- Adults
- Trainer in the HUG Pediatric Hypnosis Program
- French, English, Italian
- Carouge: contact