Hypnotherapy
Hypnotherapy is a therapeutic technique that uses hypnosis to help individuals achieve a heightened state of focused attention and relaxation
Hypnotherapy is a type of psychological therapy that uses hypnosis (a meditative state, which one can learn to access consciously and deliberately, for a therapeutic purpose). Hypnotherapy is used to help treat mental and physical health conditions, as well as to change habits. You can train and specialise in hypnotherapy alone, however many mental health practitioners train in hypnotherapy as an additional skill to integrate into their practice.
Training
Although there's no compulsory training required in the UK, it is not recommended to treat clients without professional registration, which in most cases requires a Level 4 Hypnotherapy in Practice Diploma (HPD) accredited course. Completing an accredited course will mean you are eligible for professional registration.
Regulation
Hypnotherapy is not a regulated profession in the UK, however the National Hypnotherapy Society has a professional register accredited by the Professional Standards Authority that ensures registrants are safe, competent and ethical practitioners.
Professional bodies
Register with a professional body to keep up to date with ethical standards, new challenges in the field, and innovative solutions:
- National Hypnotherapy Society (NS)
- Association for Professional Hypnosis and Psychotherapy (APHP)
- Association for Solution Focused Hypnotherapy (AfSFH)
- British Association of Therapeutic Hypnotists & NLP Practitioners (BAThH)
- British National Register of Advanced Hypnotherapists (NRAH)
- British Society of Clinical Hypnosis (BSCH)
- Corporation of Advanced Hypnotherapy (CAH)
- Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council (CNHC)
- General Hypnotherapy Register (GHR)
- Federation of Holistic Therapists (FHT)
- International Hypnotherapy Association (IHA)
- National Council for Hypnotherapy (NCH)
- National Register of Hypnotherapists and Psychotherapists (NRHP)
- United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP)
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