Hypnotherapy in Practice Diploma (HPD) and Diploma in Solution Focused Hypnotherapy (DSFH)
This hypnotherapy course is informative, interesting and provides everything needed to prepare you for a fulfilling and productive career as a hypnotherapist.
The Hypnotherapy in Practice Diploma (HPD) is a nationally taught course which is externally validated by the awarding organisation, the NCFE, and meets their high standards and requirements. The course includes a comprehensive range of topics such as psychotherapy and CBT, along with a module on how to successfully set up your business, including a website, marketing and business planning. The Diploma in Solution Focused Hypnotherapy (DSFH) teaches you a structured, clear approach to identify the client's goals and find a realistic and practical solution as quickly as possible. Mastering a variety of techniques with the HPD and SFHD allows you to individualise your approach for clients and significantly increases your success rate.
These qualifications will allow your prospective clients to verify your qualifications easily.
Two students practicing hypnosis – Sept 2023
What is Included in the Course
The course consists of 120 hours of face-to-face tuition in a group, held one weekend a month over 9 months. You will be given notes and scripts to help support you throughout the course.
You will build your skills and knowledge step by step each month with extensive supported practice within every module.
The Course Includes:
- In-depth techniques and strategies necessary for successful clinical hypnotherapy practice
- Extensive opportunities to practise hypnosis in a supportive environment
- Interactive, group and one to one focused learning and support
- 120 face to face contact hours which enables you to get insurance to practice and become a member of the main professional hypnotherapy organisations such as the National Council for Hypnotherapy (NCH), the Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council (CNHC) and the General Hypnotherapy Register (GHR)
- All course notes, scripts and handouts
- High level of tutor support
- Small class sizes with individual help
- Ongoing supervision and support as you begin working as a hypnotherapist
Comprehensive Curriculum
Everything you need to gain the skills and confidence to set up your own hypnotherapy practice as soon as you qualify is included in the course.
The modules cover:
- The history of hypnotherapy
- The key psychological theories and the main therapeutic approaches used in modern hypnotherapy
- Understanding the power and influence of the conscious and subconscious and how hypnosis is used to reprogramme the subconscious
- How to design and plan an effective client treatment programme
- A wide variety of hypnotic induction techniques for different clients and issues
- Deepening and testing the hypnotic trance
- Learning how to use different hypnosis techniques for therapeutic change, health, well-being and personal development. These include:
- Psychodynamic Hypnotherapy i.e. looking at the root cause and helping the client process this and move on positively
- Solution Focused Hypnotherapy i.e. looking at behaviours/emotions in the present day and moving towards the desired outcome
- CBT Hypnotherapy i.e. changing a client’s patterns of thinking and behaviour and therefore changing the way they feel
- A strong knowledge of all the major NLP techniques and how to apply these effectively in a therapeutic setting
- Self-hypnosis for the client and also how to use it for your own self-development
- In-depth understanding of communication skills, information gathering techniques, methods of assessment and measuring success
- How to create an effective therapeutic relationship with clients
- Creating long-term powerful change and new emotional and behavioural responses
- Ethical and professional guidance and standards and how to apply these in practice
- How to do online hypnotherapy effectively
- Practice management including setting up a website, insurance, tax, social media and advertising
- Reflective practice and Continuous Professional Development
Entry Requirements
This course is available to all and has no formal entry requirements.
Lauren Kolb
Director and Academic Principal
This course includes:
- In-depth techniques and strategies for clinical hypnotherapy practice
- Extensive opportunities to practise hypnosis in a supportive environment
- Interactive, group and one to one focused learning and support
- 120 face to face contact hours
- All course notes, scripts and handouts
- High level of tutor support
- Small class sizes with individual help
- Business set-up, website and marketing strategies
- Ongoing supervision and support as you begin working as a hypnotherapist