Resources
Hypnotherapy Organisations
British Society of Clinical Hypnosis, 15 Connaught Square W2 2HG
020 7402 90
Books
A selection of books on all aspects on hypnosis, hypnotherapy, self hypnosis and NLP is available at:
Waterstones, 82 Gower St, WC1
Compendium Books, 234 Camden High St NW1
Anglo American Book Company, Bancyfelin, Carmarthen, SA33 4ZZ
01267 211880
www.anglo-american.co.
Training in Clinical Hypnosis
If you are interested in training in clinical hypnosis, or wish to do a post graduate medical course in the subject, then consider the London College of Clinical Hypnosis (LCCH). It was founded in 1984 by Michael Joseph, who, if I remember correctly had no degree or academic background - but made up for it with experience, knowledge and charisma. He originally ran the organisation with people similar to himself at the helm. I think the chief trainer was an ex. salesman who'd only just graduated in hypnothyerapy the year before! I was studying for a PhD at the time and was surprised at how unacademic the whole thing was. It didn't matter in the slightest though because in fact, so much of hypnotherapy is an art, and is as dependant on personality and bedside manner as it is brain power. Getting someone to go into hypnosis at will is as much of an art as getting someone to laugh at loud at will. I'm not saying that comedy has anything to do with hypnosis, it's just that both are verbal skills that rely to some degree on naural flair and personality rather than just reciting a dry script. No amount of academic study or training can make a clinical psychologist able to tell jokes well and the same goes for being a good hypnotist.
The LCCH now run courses all over the country. I'm not sure how good the training is these days, but back then they offered a grounding in many of the various aspects such as Ericksonian Hypnotherapy and NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming), and you were also given a training in the basic art of hypnosis - lacking in certain other courses which were fashion conscious and jargonised. I found the practical approach was good. There are other large organisations so have a proper look round before making a decision. Make sure whichever course you choose has sufficient teachers with a genuine background in psychology and does not place too much emphasis on NLP or regression therapy.
Be warned that most hypnotherapy organisations give few client referals to their members - the elite of these organisations naturally keep most of them to themselves. Also be aware that the vast majority of those who train in hypnotherapy never go on to actually practice in a true professional sense. There is also a growing trend for the elite of many of these training organisations to make a considerable amount of money from ongoing professional development courses - in some cases compulsory. There is an irony here, because obviously some of those experienced hypnotherapists out there in the field are as good, if not better at the job than those who would make money out of insisting they constantly need further training.
You will find some hypnotherapeutic techniques, such as past life regressions are frankly, unscienific - and there is almost no scientific data to compare the effectiveness of one technique against another - so how can you justify making ongoing training compulsory? Unlike being say, a doctor or dentist, a hypnotherapist requires artistry, flair and natural talent as much as training and knowledge. Not only that, but there are so many diverse ways of using hypnosis in a therapy setting it makes standardisation impossible. Whereas with medicine, clinical psychology or even education - there is a considerable amount of new, scientific research constantly being carried out - and therefore a need for professionals to be kept up to date. In contrast, hardly any meaningful, new scientific research is carried out in hypnotherapy, let alone empirical research, and most of the top up training courses don't focus on this anyway. Instead they recycle the same old stuff that has been around for years.
In 2011, I reluctantly decided to leave the British Society of Clinical Hypnosis - after fifteen years membership - rather than face compulsory attendance of rehashed courses I'd already attended, or extremely dubious sounding new courses.
Hypnotherapy simply does not lend itself to compulsory regulation and the current attempt by some societies to do so, in the hope it will gain the profession more respectability, is a fiasco. For a start, nobody can even agree on what hynosis is, or whether it exists at all. Even those who claim to know what it is can't agree on the best ways of inducing people into hypnosis, or which way is more suitable or effecive in any given situation. It all gets ridiculously complicated - and this is even before deciding what kind of treatment should be used once the trance state has been achieved. It's all still very much in the developmental stage. There are as many styles and permutations of hypnotherapy techniques to choose from as there are say, approaches you can use in a football match. I'm not trying to compare hypnotherapy to football tactics, but imagine forcing Arsene Wenger to attend ongoing professional development after 20 years success! On arrival, it soon becomes obvious to him that some of those lecturing have hardly played the game themselves, let alone had much success in the real world.
I never imagined when I finished my training in 1996 that I would one day be treating some of the world's most famous people. Of course there was probably an element of luck. It started when a client introduced me to several top models - all household names. After that I treated the rich and famous - pop stars and their managers, TV soap actors, TV hosts and personalities, sports people, you name it. To my surprise they usually preferred to attend my little office in Ealing rather than the one I hired in Harley Street.
In order to be a truly effecive hypnotherapist, and have the genuine ability to hypnotise people at will, I advise you to also learn the art of stage hypnotism. Hypnotherapy organisations would do better to teach their students how professionals on stage get their subjects to go quickly and deeply into hypnosis - but most of them have an unwarranted suspicion of, and prejudice against individuals like Paul McKenna. Consequently, many hypnotherapy trainers have neither the skills nor training to take people deeply into hypnosis - and nor do their graduates.
| Selected Hypnosis Sites (Inclusion here does not necessarily imply endorsement) | ||||||
| Advanced Hypnotherapy in London - Steven Harold's informative web site for hypnotherapy, healing hypnosis, NLP, EFT and much more. http://www.hypno-therapist.com | ||||||
| Avanti Hypnotherapy clinic based in London - www.avantihypnotherapy.com | ||||||
| Brookside Center www.brooksidecenter.com | ||||||
| Calm Clinic - www.calmclinic.com - Quality information about anxiety and panic from Ryan Rivera | ||||||
| Cambridge Hypnotherapy - www.cambridgehypnotherapy.co.uk Using Hypnosis with advanced levels of NLP & Time Line Therapy. | ||||||
| Cognitive Hypnotherapy for Anxiety with Inspired Hypnosis - http://www.inspiredhypnosis.co.uk - Mark Davis treating smoking, anxiety, phobias, low confidence, IBS and much more. Trained in Hypno-CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy combined with Hypnotherapy). | ||||||
| Andrew Cunningham Clinical Hypnotherapist The Lewis Clinic Harley St london W1 Stop smoking and achieve your goals at Harley Street's top hypnotherapy clinic - www.hypnotherapyinlondon.co.uk | ||||||
| Custom Made Hypnotherapy CDs and Tapes www.robertmatthews.co.uk/hypnotherapycdsandtapes | ||||||
| Divinti Publishing Ltd UK - hypnosis tapes and CDs www.hypnosisaudio.com | ||||||
| Paul G. Durbin, Chaplain, Ph.D. Many articles on hypnotherapy www.durbinhypnosis.com | ||||||
| Gil Boyne - 'a true master' in the USA - http://www.gil-boyne.com/ | ||||||
| Grant Boddington's World of Hypnosis www.nzhypnosis.com | ||||||
| Healthy Hypnosis - Weight Loss Hypnosis - Stop Smoking Hypnosis - Boston, MA - HealthyHypnosis.com offers weight loss hypnosis sessions, helps you stop smoking through hypnosis, manage stress, improve public speaking, exercise, motivation and more from Boston, MA. | ||||||
| www.hypno1.co.uk - Possibly the world's largest site of FREE information on hypnotherapy . Originator practises in Leeds, UK. | ||||||
| Hypnosis Depot http://hypnosisdepot.com - Your storehouse for all things hypnotic | ||||||
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| Hypnosis MP3s and CDs - www.hypnosisaudiocds.com - Hypnosis MP3s and CDs for anxiety, insomnia, blood pressure, weight loss, interview mastery and much more. Free mp3 downloads available | ||||||
| Hypnosistoday.com: Powerful, Effective Hypnosis for Today's World We offer hypnosis books, hypnosis MP3's, and hypnosis music. FREE samples! www.hypnosistoday.com |
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| Hypnotherapy 2 Empower - Hypnotherapist in Cambridge www.hypnotherapy2empower.com | ||||||
| Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy - by Victoria Gallagher of Hyptalk.com - Hypnosis CDs and hypnosis Mp3s by Victoria Gallagher, C.M.Ht. (formerly Victoria Wizell) of Hyptalk.com. 100 hypnosis topics, including stress, weightloss, sex, money, and attraction. | ||||||
| http://www.hypnotherapy-hypnosis.eu/ - Hypnotherapy and hypnosis training courses in the UK (London, Exeter, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds) and Scotland (Glasgow) from the LCCH . Hypnotherapy and hypnosis training courses up to Practitioner Diploma / CPPD / PGDip / MSc level in the UK (London, Exeter, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds) and Scotland (Glasgow), Malaysia and Singapore delivered by the LCCH, providers of professional hypnotherapy training | ||||||
| Hypnotherapy in Liverpool, using advanced levels of Hypnosis, NLP and Time Line Therapy (tm). - www.LiverpoolHypnotherapy.co.uk | ||||||
| Information on hypnotherapy - Seek help via hypnosis or hypnotherapy. Get treatment for stress, anxiety, or maybe to stop smoking. Find all the information you need on this site. | ||||||
| Marx Howell - Forensic Hypnosis. Police use of hypnosis www.marxhowell.com | ||||||
| Masters Centre www.masters-center.com | ||||||
| Potential Technology www.potentialtechnology.com | ||||||
| Quit Smoking Clinic UK (London) www.quitsmokingclinic.co.uk | ||||||
| Robert Matthews Hypnosis CDs and Downloads www.hypnosiscdsdownloads.com | ||||||
| Roy Hunter's Website www.royhunter.com | ||||||
| Stop Smoking with the help of experienced London hypnotherapist Steven Harold, in just one, 90 minute session.Stop Smoking | ||||||
| The Surrey Institute of Clinical Hypnotherapy www.sich.co.uk | ||||||
| Wendi Friesen CCHT - http://www.wendi.com - Sacramento, California. The place to go when it's time to change your mind New BODY MASTERY hypnosis program | ||||||
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| Health and Self Improvement Sites | ||||||
| 1backpain.com - Info about Conditions, Therapies, Exercises, and Doctors who Treat Back Pain - www.1backpain.com | ||||||
| Asbestos.com - The leading Mesothelioma Cancer Resource | ||||||
| BPDWORLD - supporting those with ill mental health. | ||||||
| Blood Pressure and Hypertension - Easy to understand advice about high blood pressure and blood pressure treatment | ||||||
| Building Self Esteem - http://www.more-selfesteem.com - Building self esteem and self confidence with tips, free courses, recommended books and lots more! | ||||||
| Bursitis.org - Your Source for Bursitis information and Treatment Options - www.bursitis.org | ||||||
| Depression Alliance - http://www.depressionalliance.org - the leading UK charity for people affected by depression, working to relieve and to prevent this treatable condition by providing information and support services.Also campaigning to raise awareness amongst the general public about the realities of depression | ||||||
| ENcourage Connection - info and ideas re anxiety, panic and agoraphobia www.encourageconnection.com | ||||||
| Enhanced Healing Through Music - Relaxation music, positive affirmations and online counseling for reducing stress and anxiety, promoting health, wellness and healing and improving self-esteem | ||||||
| Hand Actuated Mental Conditioning - how to rewire your own brain www.hamr.com | ||||||
| Holistic Healthcare www.holistichealthcare.com | ||||||
| Lung Cancer Info Guide - A complete guide on small cell lung cancer, non small cell lung cancer, lung cancer diagnosis, lung cancer symptoms, lung cancer stages and lung cancer treatment - www.lung-cancer-info-guide.com |
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| Medicine Room - Dominique's herbalism site www.medicineroom.net | ||||||
| Positive Health www.positivehealth.com - comprehensive website with hundreds of illustrated articles on Alternative Medicine, research, links, shopping and much more | ||||||
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| www.social-anxiety.org.uk - information and community site about SA and related issues, good startng point for sufferers | ||||||
| Tendonitis.net - Your Source for Tendinitis Information and Treatment Options - www.tendonitis.net | ||||||
| Tinnitus Treatment and Help - 73% successful treatment for tinnitus, ear ringing and ear noise. Learn how to reduce, relieve or maybe even cure your tinnitus today. | ||||||
| Health and Hypnosis Directories | ||||||
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Alternative Health Resources - zhealth.info - Health resources with remedies A-Z for your alternative health needs. Information Site for the Natural Health Disciplines. Includes, Alternative, Essential Oils, Aromatherapy, Homeopathic, Holistic, Flower Remedies, Herbs, Chinese, Acupressure, Reflexology, Organic Gardening and other information. "Quality Determines Results" I have checked out this site and they have some interesting newsletters. Free essential oil cookbook. |
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| www.altguide.com - The Alternative Guide to Health and Healing in London and the South of England including local 'What's On' | ||||||
| Business Directory UK - Online UK business directory offering a business directory for UK businesses and companies | ||||||
| www.chisuk.org.uk - Complementary Healthcare Information Service - UK | ||||||
| Directory Healthy - Resource for health information www.directoryhealthy.com | ||||||
| health6.com - Designed to be your one-stop destination for anything you can think of that is about or related to health. | ||||||
| Health Directory - Directory of UK health providers and companies. | ||||||
| Health Treasures products for healthy living - www.healthtreasures.com | ||||||
| Hypnotherapy Directory -Information and support network of UK hypnotherapists | ||||||
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| WHC - Alternative & Complementary Health Directory www.worldwidehealthcenter.net | ||||||
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| Other interesting Sites | ||||||
| 3.2 years Life Cycles in Time and Synchronicity Coincidences www.life-cycles-destiny.com | ||||||
| UK College of Holistic Training ( formally Kadmon Academy of Human Potential-Distance Education) www.ukcollege-holistic.co.uk | ||||||
| UK Psychics.com - Britain's leading clairvoyants, astrolgers, mystics and healers www.ukpsychics.com | ||||||
