20 Hypnotherapist courses

The NCCH Convention 2025 – Elevate Your Hypnotherapy Practice! Date: Saturday, November 8th & Sunday, November 9th 📍 Location: Crown Hotel, Harrogate – Bronte Room 🎟 Admission: FREE for Students and Trance Tribe Members Join us for the Northern College of Clinical Hypnotherapy Convention, a dynamic two-day event designed to enhance your skills, expand your network, and inspire your practice. Featuring expert-led workshops, hands-on learning, and guest speakers, this is the perfect opportunity to deepen your knowledge and connect with like-minded professionals. 🔹 Convention Highlights ✅ Live demonstrations of hypnotic inductions, deepening techniques, and ideomotor signaling ✅ Practical workshops on Parts Therapy, Compassionate Inquiry, and experiential learning ✅ Guest speakers covering hypnotherapy business strategies and audio production for hypnotherapists ✅ Hands-on training to refine your techniques and boost client engagement ✅ Networking opportunities with fellow hypnotherapists, trainers, and industry experts Note: All sessions include refreshments. Attendees are encouraged to bring business cards for networking opportunities. The Northern College of Clinical Hypnotherapy Convention Schedule. Saturday, November 8th 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Registration & Welcome Check-in and networking with fellow attendees. Refreshments available. 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Session 1: Hypnotic Inductions Explore various hypnotic induction and rapid induction techniques to enhance client engagement. 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Session 2: Deepening Techniques Learn effective methods to deepen the hypnotic state for optimal results. 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch Break Enjoy refreshments and network with other practitioners. 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Session 3: Ideo-Motor Signaling and EAM demo with Nicola Barragry. Discover the art of ideomotor signalling for subconscious communication. 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Guest Speaker: Zoe from Build It Brilliant Topic: Hypno Business Strategy Masterclass Gain insights on building a successful hypnotherapy practice. 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM Q&A Session with Zoe Open floor for questions and discussion with the guest speaker. The Northern College of Clinical Hypnotherapy Convention Schedule Sunday, November 9th 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Welcome Back & Refreshments Gather for the second day of learning and networking. 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Session 1: Advanced Techniques - Compasionate enquiry & Parts Therapy Delve into parts therapy and its application in hypnotherapy. 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Session 2: Practical Application of Compassionate Inquiry and Parts Therapy Hands-on practice in small groups to implement techniques learned. 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch Break Refreshments provided; continue networking. 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Session 3: Experiential Learning Engage in experiential exercises to deepen understanding of advanced techniques. 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Guest Speaker: Unlock your audio potential with a special session featuring hypnotherapist trainer and audio expert Louise Frank! Learn the basics of Audacity, from setup and interface navigation to capturing high-quality audio and editing techniques, take your audio skills to the next level with 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM Closing Remarks & Networking Opportunity Wrap up the convention with final thoughts and a chance to connect with peers.

SFTA is an innovative and professional Solution Focused Hypnotherapy Training Course. We offer 6-month in-person training for those people eager to become Clinical Hypnotherapists. The course is delivered over six months. Upon successful completion, graduates received two recognized and accredited awards, SFHD and HPD. We offer a unique training experience with a comprehensive syllabus, engaging lectures and innovative hypnosis equipment. At SFTA, we prioritise the well-being of all our students. Our course includes self-care elements. We believe maintaining positive well-being enhances your ability to excel in education and professional pursuits.

Group Hypnobirthing course, in a beautiful venue in Oulton, Leeds. Learn how to feel calm, comfortable, confident and in control of your birth. I can help you to go from feeling anxious to excited. We finish each session with a lovely pregnancy relaxation, which has huge benefits for Mum and baby. My Hypnobirthing courses are for birth partners too, helping them to also prepare for birth and understand their role during labour.

IHT Exeter Hypnotherapy Training in Exeter offers a fully Accredited hypnotherapy training course over a 10 month period leading to a Diploma in Clinical Hypnotherapy.

Inspiraology Hypnotherapy Training (IHT) Leicester is a national hypnotherapy training course offering fully accredited hypnotherapy training at level 4 HPD, which is considered the gold standard for hypnotherapy training in the united kingdom.

Inspiraology Hypnotherapy Training (IHT) Plymouth is a hypnotherapy training course set in the city of Plymouth. The course is designed to take you to level 4.

Essential skill for all mental health professionals This 2-day workshop gives you the opportunity to see demonstrated, experience, and practice the steps of this powerful technique in a small group under the careful guidance of our expert tutor… Accredited CPD Certificate : 12 hours Length 2 days (9:30am - 4:00pm) Excellent course. A brilliantly encouraging and supportive environment in which to learnHARRIET, WORKSHOP PARTICIPANT Life-changing! A great weight has been lifted off my shoulders.NURSE (PREVIOUSLY TRAUMATISED BY A CAR ACCIDENT) Why take this course We have over 20 years of experience in teaching the rewind technique to health and welfare professionals – we’ve drawn on that experience to develop a course which gives you enough time to thorough absorb and practice the technique, understand why it works and to experience it yourself, so that you leave confident in your ability to use the rewind safely and effectively. The Rewind Technique* is an effective psychological intervention for successfully treating trauma and phobias and one of the most important skills you need to master to be able to work successfully with any anxiety disorder or condition which may have developed as a result of unresolved trauma. Even the most severe phobic and post-traumatic stress (PTSD) symptoms can be successfully addressed using the the rewind technique taught on this 2-day course, which has been refined* in line with understandings from neuroscience to make it as safe and reliably effective as possible. An essential therapeutic technique to have in your therapeutic ‘toolkit’, it is important to learn and practice it under the careful guidance of our expert tutor – you will leave the course knowing how to use the rewind technique safely and effectively having watched live demonstrations, had plenty of time to practice the steps involved with fellow students, the opportunity to experience the technique yourself and more. Our workshop has limited numbers so you will have plenty of opportunities for asking questions and the tutor, who has extensive clinical experience. Using the rewind technique you can, often surprisingly quickly, detraumatise bad memories, stop flashbacks and other PTSD symptoms, cure phobias, banish nightmares and reduce anxiety so you can help the victims of abuse, rape, violence, car accidents, fire, terrorism and panic attacks, heart attacks and other life-threatening experiences. Another key benefit of this technique is non disclosure – there is no need for people to repeatedly revisit or talk about specific details of the events that have traumatised them. This helps avoid embedding the trauma further and making the situation worse – as can sometimes inadvertently happen in other therapeutic approaches to treating trauma – and helps prevent the therapist or counsellor being vicariously traumatised by what they might hear. It is also invaluable when working therapeutically with people who have suffered persistent physical or sexual abuse, and people with OCD. People suffering from other conditions, such as depression, addictions or uncontrollable anger, may have experienced a traumatic event, which needs to be successfully detraumatised in order for them to move on with their lives. As a result of our training in the rewind technique – which we have been delivering for over 20 years – our graduates have brought relief to literally thousands of people (eg. case history / PTSD Resolution). Please note This is a powerful technique, which needs to be implemented with care – we recommend you take the time to learn it in person in a small group with a skilled and highly experienced tutor who can guide you through the important steps involved, oversee you as you practise them, answer your questions and give you crucial direct feedback. The version of the rewind technique* you will learn on this course has been refined in line with understandings from neuroscience to make it as safe and reliably effective as possible. The course is taught over two days to ensure you have enough time to thoroughly absorb and practice the steps involved so that you are confident in using it and know how to do so safely and effectively with clients. You will also learn when it is NOT appropriate to use this technique and how to ensure you avoid embedding any trauma further, or making a phobia worse. Guided imagery and visualisation skills form an essential part of the rewind technique, which is why they are a requirement for attending this course. This has huge potential to change people's lives for the better. I can't wait to put what I've learnt here to good usePSYCHIATRIC SUPPORT WORKER What will you learn How to detraumatise people quickly and safely The necessary skills to treat even severe phobias Why this version of the rewind technique is so effective, and how it works Under careful guidance from the tutor, you will: revisit key skills for relaxing clients in order to successfully work using the technique walk and talk through a step-by-step breakdown of the rewind technique see a live demonstration of working with a phobia or trauma practice each stage of the rewind technique in pairs practice the entire process, with other course participants, under supervision You will also gain: Vital tools for psycho-education – both adding to your own understanding and to pass on to clients A clear understanding of the fear response and how PTSD and phobias develop The detrimental impact traumas and phobias can have on a person’s life The crucial role of the pattern-matching processes in the brain in triggering phobic responses and post traumatic stress symptoms How the main treatment techniques for treating post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), sub-threshold trauma and phobias (including EMDR, EFT and CBT) work – their advantages and disadvantages Why the rewind technique draws on the innate ability we all have to recover from trauma Pre-disposing factors for suffering a problematic post-traumatic response (or developing a phobia) Why critical incident debriefing increases the incidence of PTSD How this version of the rewind technique has been modified to make it safer and more reliable Trauma-focused rewinding: the psycho-biological reason why this refined rewind technique works so consistently well A step-by-step breakdown of the essential stages of the rewind technique The chance to see a live demonstration of working with a phobia or trauma You will leave with: The confidence to begin using the technique ethically and safely A clear understanding of the advantages of using a non-intrusive psychological technique to treat trauma, PTSD and phobias (where the client does not have to go into details about or repeatedly ‘revisit’ what has traumatised them) What to do if a client as an abreaction Important information about when not to use this technique – and what can be done instead An understanding of how the rewind technique can be used to work with Complex Trauma and cases involving ‘freeze’, shutdown or dissociative responses How you can carefully apply this technique to relieve a huge range of anxiety disorders Greater confidence in dealing with anxiety disorders and distress caused by trauma, phobias and flashbacks An understanding of how rapidly transformative this technique can be; on the last afternoon we view a filmed therapy session (and follow up) in which Joe Griffin uses the rewind technique to relieve a young man of his severe shark phobia There is also plenty of opportunity for you to ask questions and to experience and practice, under careful guidance, the various stages of the rewind technique yourself. Who is this course suitable for? Anyone working with distressed, phobic or traumatised people, who has already taken our Guided Imagery and Visualisation workshop (and ideally the Therapeutic Power of Language workshop too) as these skills are essential components of the rewind technique. If you help traumatised people (including children) or people suffering from any form of phobia or anxiety disorder – this includes: psychotherapists, counsellors, mental health nurses, OTs, health visitors, social workers, psychiatrists, GPs, clinical psychologists, midwives, welfare officers, youth workers, hypnotherapists and those working with traumatised members of public services, such as: firefighters, police, paramedics and military personnel – you will find the rewind technique and associated skills hugely helpful. Course requirements Guided imagery, relaxation and visualisation are an integral component of the Rewind Technique – if you don’t already have experience in using these skills therapeutically with others you must complete our Guided Imagery and Visualisation for Therapeutic Change workshop before attending this course (this is always run the day before our rewind technique training). This is to ensure you get the most out of this 2-day course and also have the necessary skills for practising the rewind technique safely and effectively. You would also find it useful to attend the Therapeutic Power of Language workshop beforehand if you can. All 3 workshops count towards Part 1 of the HG Diploma. Ros Townsend’s live online training Trauma: Patterns of the past is also useful for anyone working with or supporting someone suffering from unresolved trauma, or who would like to understand their own experiences of trauma better. She also runs a workshop on working with Complex Trauma. *About the Rewind Technique The Rewind Technique originated from one developed by Richard Bandler, one of the founders of NLP, when it was called the Visual/Kinaesthetic Dissociation protocol. A variant of this was developed by Dr David Muss, who called it the Rewind Technique. The version of the Rewind Technique you will learn on this 2-day course was refined by Joe Griffin and Ivan Tyrrell, co-founders of the human givens approach, to make it as reliably effective and safe as is possible by aligning the method with their insights into how trauma and phobias are processed in the brain. HG Therapists now follow a specific Rewind Protocol which follows the essential steps of the process that Griffin and Tyrrell set out. Course format This intense 2-day training proceeds through a blend of talks, live demonstrations, skill-developing exercises, practice sessions (under careful guidance) and deconstruction of filmed examples of the technique being used, including one with a severely traumatised young woman. There is also plenty of opportunity for networking and discussion during the breaks. The course was previously entitled: The fast phobia and trauma (PTSD) cure – a 2-day workshop in the rewind technique This course has been independently accredited by the internationally recognised CPD Standards Office for 12 hours of CPD training. On completion of this training you’ll receive CPD certificates from the College and the CPD Standards Office.

Yes, you can do it. Take the 7-day challenge. Alternatively, consider hypnotherapy. Evidence shows hypnosis is far and away the most effective technique of all for stopping smoking and quitting for good - as summarised in New Scientistin 2010 (Lynn, Green, Accardi, & Cleere). Especially when it is carried out with an element of counselling. That is the therapy part of the word hypnotherapy, and why Richard talks about hypnotherapy for stopping smoking and not just hypnosis to quit. Take away a seven-step guide to quitting and, more importantly, the commitment to quit. During the session you will have the opportunity to: Explore why we find it difficult to quit Learn the seven key steps that can help you quit on your own Discover why some people prefer hypnotherapy

Essential skills for successfully treating a wide range of conditions – such as trauma, addictions, anxiety and depression – as well as making long-lasting behaviour changes and much more… Accredited CPD Certificate : 6 hours Length 1 day (9.30am - 4.00pm) This has been a priceless experience. Life-changing. Brilliant, simply brilliant!COUNSELLOR / EX IT SERVICE MANAGER Why take this course Strong emotions focus and lock attention – keeping people trapped in problem behaviours. Therapeutic change cannot happen until the emotional arousal is reduced. This is why all health and welfare professionals need to know how to induce the relaxation response in their clients. Guided imagery and visualisation not only reduce emotional arousal quickly but can be used to reframe life circumstances through metaphor and to rehearse in the imagination any required changed behaviours and/or feelings, which dramatically increases the likelihood of those changes taking place in ‘real life’. If you want to be able to help people effectively, this is a key course to attend – guided imagery is an essential skill required for removing phobias, curing PTSD, lifting depression and overcoming addictions or self-harm, and is also useful for raising self-confidence and increasing motivation. When you become confident in using these skills, you can begin to bring patients out of the emotionally-driven trance states of a wide range of conditions such as anxiety disorders, addiction, anger, stress overload, trauma, depression, chronic pain and much more. That is why guided imagery is one of the most powerful psychotherapeutic tools available to us – and one you need in your ‘toolkit’. Fascinating way of working with clients – relaxation techniques very powerful. Extremely relevant to practice. Good techniques and strategies learnt to use with clients to help them problem solve and move forward.HEALTH VISITOR What will you learn Powerful new ways to improve treatment outcomes Training and practice in using one of the most effective psycho- therapeutic tools available for treating a wide range of emotional and physical conditions Invaluable ways to motivate people, reframe life circumstances and instigate changes in behaviour Insight into how the mind/body communication system works Greater confidence when working with a wide variety of conditions Supervised practise in generating healing trances The core skills you need to acquire for the rewind technique for treating PTSD and phobias A variety of ways to help people relax Ways to reduce pain, including in childbirth Increased understanding of trance states and their role in everyday life Effective skills for helping people improve their performance – sports, public speaking etc. The opportunity to experience relaxation, guided imagery and visualisation yourself A scientifically-sound knowledge of why the various techniques and skills you will gain are so valuable And much more Good to know The skills you will learn on this course are an essential pre-requisite for taking the The Rewind Technique – Effective treatment for trauma (PTSD) and phobias course. You will also need them for the following courses too: Brief Therapy for Stopping Addictions How to Lift Depression Overcoming Self-harm Further guided imagery techniques can be learnt and practised on our NEW workshop: Guided Imagery 2 – essential techniques Course Programme The ‘Guided imagery and visualisation for therapeutic change’ course starts at 9.30am and runs until 4.00pm. From 8.30am Registration (Tea and coffee served until 9.25am) 9.30am What guided imagery is and why it works 11.00am Discussion over tea/coffee 11.30am The essence of all relaxation inductions: an easy way to start 1.00pm Lunch (included) 1.45pm Why it is important to be flexible: a range of techniques 2.45pm Discussion over tea/coffee 3.00pm Guided imagery and counselling: the essential steps 4.00pm Day ends Who is this course suitable for? Anyone who wants to help people effectively and for the long-term, particularly those involved in mental and physical healthcare would benefit from attending Psychotherapists, counsellors and mental health workers – these skills are essential to have to work with a wide range of conditions and for ensuring long-term behaviour change (see list below) Trained hypnotherapists looking to extend and build on their existing skillset and understanding The information and skills taught are extremely useful for dealing with: Stress; addictions; agoraphobia; allergies; anorexia; anger; asthma; bed wetting; blood pressure; bulimia; depression; lack of confidence; chronic pain; eczema; frustration; guilt; grief; hay fever; inhibition; insomnia; irritable bowel (IBS); relationship/marital difficulties; migraine; nightmares; obsessions (OCD); pain control; panic attacks; phobias (all kinds); sexual difficulties (impotence, premature ejaculation and vaginismus); shyness; skin disorders and trauma (PTSD); flashbacks; ulcers; warts and worrying. You can also control blood pressure, stimulate the immune system, promote healing of damaged skin tissue and bones and give birth easier using guided imagery and visualisation. This course has been independently accredited by the internationally recognised CPD Standards Office for 6 hours of CPD training. On completion of this training you’ll receive CPD certificates from the College and the CPD Standards Office.

The guided imagery and visualisation techniques you will learn on this workshop are essential for helping people successfully overcome depression, addictions, anxiety and more…. Accredited CPD Certificate : 6 hours Length 1 day (9.30am - 4.00pm) Why take this course This new workshop delves deeper into this essential therapeutic skill’s power and flexibility – you will learn a variety of guided imagery techniques that are highly effective at helping people move on from problem behaviours, reframe life circumstances, lower emotional arousal, make therapeutic lifestyle changes, increase resilience and more. Building on the skills learnt on Guided Imagery and Visualisation for therapeutic change (‘Day 1’), this second workshop focuses specifically on the techniques that allow clients to move forward from depression, overcome anxiety and combat addiction. We also look at how to introduce helpful new understandings to clients in a way that overcomes resistance. Strong emotions focus and lock attention keeping people trapped or stuck – so this hands-on training also gives you the opportunity to further develop your therapeutic abilities to help people rehearse in their imagination any desired change to their behaviours and/or feelings, which dramatically increases the likelihood of those changes taking place in ‘real life’, and then being maintained in the future. Guided imagery, as taught on Day 1 is one of the most powerful psychotherapeutic tools available to us; Day 2 will allow you to develop your ability to use it flexibly and successfully in a range of different client presentations. These are essential skills to have in your therapeutic ‘toolkit’. * Please Note: counter-conditioning was previously taught on our pre-2023 Stopping Addictions workshop. Ros has a lovely delivery style that’s very inspiring and left me with so many ideas going forward...MARY FLYNN, GUIDED IMAGERY AND VISUALISATION FOR THERAPEUTIC CHANGE What will you learn How to use the brain’s powerful internal ‘reality generator’ to enable clients to make desired change in their lives Invaluable ways to enable a client to approach situations with confidence and overcome situational anxiety Powerful ways of using this skill to help a client take the ‘first steps’ out of depression An effective technique (counter-conditioning*) which increases likelihood of success when working with clients struggling with addiction Understanding of how to use guided imagery effectively when supporting a client with behaviour change of any kind The use of metaphor within guided imagery; how to craft powerful extended metaphors which take into account a client’s individual model of reality Training and practice in using these techniques Greater confidence in working flexibly with this technique so as to respect each individual client’s model of reality Powerful ways to introduce helpful ideas to a resistant client without breaking rapport Supervised practice in specific techniques for work with a range of presentations How to use healing trance states to reframe difficult life circumstances and build hope using the client’s own resources Specific techniques that can be used to manage pain, or work with anxiety or any other strong state of distress Increased understanding of trance states and their role in everyday life A scientifically-sound knowledge of why the various techniques and skills you will gain are so valuable A range of ways to help people improve their performance – sports, public speaking etc. The opportunity to experience for yourself specific new techniques within guided imagery and visualisation Dates and venues Good to know To attend this course you need to have plenty of experience in using guided imagery and visualisation for relaxing clients or to have completed our Guided Imagery and visualisation for therapeutic change (Day 1) course. (If you are taking the HG Diploma, you will need to attend both days, as both count towards Part 1 of the Human Givens Diploma.) The additional skills you will learn on this second day are introduced on the following courses as integral to effective treatment for the conditions they cover: Stopping Addictions: effective treatment and recovery How to Lift Depression Overcoming Self-harm Please note: The counter-conditioning technique was previously taught on our ‘Stopping Addictions’ workshop. This changed from January 2023. Course Programme The ‘Guided Imagery and Visualisation Additional Techniques’ course starts at 9.30am and runs until 4.00pm. From 8.30am Registration (Tea and coffee served until 9.25am) 9.30am Reality Generator: a powerful way of rehearsing new behaviours and feelings 11.00am Discussion over tea/coffee 11.30am Introducing new, more helpful patterns and overcoming resistance 1.00pm Lunch (included) 1.45pm Working with addiction and behaviour change 2.45pm Discussion over tea/coffee 3.00pm Working with addiction and behaviour change – continued 4.00pm Day ends Who is this course suitable for? Anyone who has already attended Guided Imagery and Visualisation for Therapeutic Change (Day 1) or who has experience in using guided imagery and visualisation to induce a relaxed state in their clients Anyone, with the above skills, who wants to help people effectively and for the long-term, particularly those working in mental and physical healthcare, or with addictions or self harm Psychotherapists, counsellors and mental health workers (who also have the above skills) who work with a wide range of conditions and would like to ensure long-term behaviour change Trained hypnotherapists looking to add these techniques to their existing skillset. This course has been independently accredited by the internationally recognised CPD Standards Office for 6 hours of CPD training. On completion of this training you’ll receive CPD certificates from the College and the CPD Standards Office.