Emetophobia Counselling Services Melbourne

The fear of vomiting or being in a situation where you witness vomiting is a common phobia called emetophobia. The fear of being around vomit or of vomiting can impact your daily life. Avoidance of social situations, of visiting family or friends in hospital, and other areas of your life can be avoidedas well.

Symptoms of this condition include: being afraid of food poisoning, avoidance of eating in restaurants, avoiding travelling, and not visiting family or friends who are ill out of fear of witnessing them being sick as well as general anxiety regarding the very thought of vomit. This can impact people of all ages: adults, mothers, children, fathers…but you can find Emetophobia treatment.

It's sometimes hard to understand what might be causing such an intense and specific phobia. But it's important to recognise that emetophobia does not arise out of the blue, as just any old fear. In fact, the cause can seem to have nothing to do with food or vomit, which is why so many sufferers don't know why they have emetophobia. It therefore requires thorough uncovering and treatment of the deeper cause.

The trained psychotherapists at Bayside Psychotherapy can help you overcome emetophobia. Our training and knowledge puts us in a unique position to help you better cope with situations that would set off your emetophobia and we can help you reduce feelings of panic, anxiety, and fear related to food issues.

Don’t let emetophobia rule your life and steal your happiness!

Call us on (03) 9530 6353 or use our contact form to book your confidential appointment.

How can we help you with your fear of vomit?

Whether you prefer to address your fears in a traditional counselling setting at our Melbourne clinic, or receive assistance from the comfort of your own home with online counselling sessions, our psychotherapists can help. Self hypnosis can also be a valuable tool and you can download recommended hypnosis recordings further down this page to help you overcome emetophobia by simply listening.

Let’s work together to help you overcome Emetophobia.

Fears and anxiety not only restrict what you want to do, but they can impact relationships too. People with this phobia have trouble caring for others and have trouble leading their lives because of the continuous fear that insinuates itself into daily life. And the frustrating thing is often the more you or others tell yourself, "don't worry" the worse you feel. The good news is that counselling and mindfulness therapy help can work and help you overcome your phobia without medication. It can often be managed by neuro linguistic programming, desensitization, and through changing habitual thoughts and responses.

When will I start feeling better?

Many people start to feel better as soon as they take the first step toward treatment. The act of taking control of your situation (instead of continuing to let it control you) is empowering enough to make a vast difference.

How is Bayside Psychotherapy's emetophobia treatment different?

Treatment types and timelines will vary based on the individual. Our therapists don’t subscribe to “one-size-fits-all” solutions. Instead, we offer a number of treatment options based on extensive training and expertise and we tailor our approach to your unique situation. A combination of treatments and measurable results help us to help you overcome phobias, anxiety attacks, and feelings of panic.

Our therapists help you look beneath the surface to address the real issue. They can apply a combination of counselling, Buddhist Mindfulness Meditation exercises, Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, Dream work, NLP, Hypnotherapy and other such methods. 

If you aren’t in the Melbourne area you can set up online counselling via Skype. You can also get a great jump-start on treatment by downloading a recommended Emetophobia recording. If you are willing to address your underlying issues, you could regain control, and enjoy life again.

Please call us on (03) 9530 6353 (Melbourne) or use our contact form to see if we can help you overcome the source of emetophobia. Your call is completely confidential, and there's absolutely no obligation.