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If you are thinking about becoming a hypnotherapist, whether full-time, part-time as a second income, or even just as a rewarding hobby, you are in the right place!
Our Hypnotherapy Diploma course covers all the bases. Whether you have some knowledge of hypnotherapy already, or even if you know nothing about hypnotherapy at all, this course will provide you with all that you need to begin seeing clients and working as a professional hypnotherapist. This is one of the most comprehensive and practical hypnotherapy courses available in the UK and internationally!
When you complete training with us, you’ll develop skills in understanding how to remedy various issues and how best to create positive changes in challenging situations with a variety of different subjects. You’ll learn how to manage a hypnotherapy practice, how to market your business effectively and also to improve your communication skills and your confidence, which can benefit you in various areas of your personal and professional life.
If you’ve already checked out the course details below and you’re ready to apply for a place, simply click the button below to fill out a course application form. Otherwise, for full course information including course syllabus, course fees and upcoming dates, continue scrolling down and you can find full application instructions at the bottom of the page.
The Hypnotherapy Diploma & NGH Hypnotherapy Certificate course is a comprehensive hypnotherapy qualification that blends theory and practical applications, to give students a sound foundation of knowledge and practical experience on which to build their skills whilst practicing in a professional capacity.
This internationally recognised course meets (and exceeds) the requirements of the UK Hypnotherapy National Occupational Standards and Core Curriculum.
You will learn all about hypnosis; how to hypnotise, “deepen” the state of hypnosis and wake people up. Throughout the course we cover a diverse range of effective hypnotherapy techniques and theories, including: Analytical, cognitive, behavioural, Ericksonian, metaphorical and regressive approaches. Our aim is for you to be a confident, competent hypnotherapist upon graduation.
(for full course details see the Course Syllabus section below.)
Duration: 130 hours (20 days) classroom training over 9-10 months (actual course duration = 160 hours including breaks)
Total study time: 450 hours
Location: London (Embankment)
Cost: £2995
Qualifications included: ‘Hypnotherapy Diploma’ & ‘Hypnotherapy Certificate’
Qualification details: ‘Hypnotherapy Diploma’ is awarded by HypnoTC: The Hypnotherapy Training Company – ‘Hypnotherapy Certificate’ is awarded by the National Guild of Hypnotists (NGH)
Our Hypnotherapy Diploma course has been externally assessed and accredited at Practitioner Level by the General Hypnotherapy Standards Council (GHSC/GHR), to ‘Accredited Practitioner Diploma’ level with the British Institute of Hypnotherapy & NLP (BIH) and has been further accredited by the Federation of Holistic Therapists (FHT). Upon qualification, graduates of this course will be eligible to register with the Complementary & Natural Healthcare Council (CNHC), and to receive internationally recognised National Guild of Hypnotists (NGH) certification. For more information, see our accreditations & certification page.
We remain committed to teaching hypnotherapy to the highest possible standard so that students who successfully complete training with us are capable and confident to successfully use hypnotherapy in their own private practices and throughout their lives.
Our trainers have been active within, amongst other bodies; the National Guild of Hypnotists, the Complimentary and Natural Healthcare Council, the Federation of Holistic Therapists, the Professional Association of Clinical Therapists, the Society of NLP, the Association of Therapy Lecturers and the Royal Society of Medicine. To learn more about our trainers, visit the about us page.
Teaching is provided in a supportive classroom environment. Each tuition day will include theoretical lectures, presentations and discussions, together with practical demonstrations, group activities and practice of techniques taught. The course notes will be supplemented by additional online materials, according to the topics being covered. You can expect 20 full days (9am-5pm) in the classroom. Training days will be grouped into 10 separate training weekends over a duration of 10 months.
In addition to ‘class’ time, students are also required to complete directed and self-directed home study and homework assignments. Students are also advised to practice self-hypnosis daily and keep a reflective journal and coursework portfolio. Although personal study time varies from student to student, you should allow between 8 to 10 hours each week for homework completion. Homework is mandatory, and must be completed in order to receive your qualification / certification.
Total tuition and study hours (including classroom training and all homework assignments) are expected to be in the region of 450 hours. The UK Core Curriculum indicates that classroom (face-to-face) training must meet / exceed 120 hours and home-study must meet / exceed 330 hours, meaning 450 total learning hours as a minimum. Excluding breaks, our classroom training is 130 hours (160 hours including breaks).
In addition to the comprehensive student manuals and in-person classroom training, you will also have access to our library of 80+ hypnotherapy training videos in our online ‘Student Learning Centre’.
The Student Learning Centre videos have been specifically designed to work alongside the course manuals and topics covered in class, so that wherever a longer ‘lecture’ is required, it is delivered in video format. This means that we’re able to optimise classroom time for more practical and discussion based learning.
In addition, all of the practical hypnosis and hypnotherapy techniques that you’ll learn (and practice) on the course have video demonstrations too, so that you are able to re-visit any techniques as and when required.
These supplementary training videos have been specifically designed as a part of the HypnoTC diploma course and are an invaluable resource for use throughout the duration of the course.
*Plus additional (non-syllabus) information
Active listening
Addressing myths and misconceptions
Assessing delivery style (permissive, authoritarian, VAKOG)
BASICS assessment
Case History, client intake and consultation
Contra-indications and cautions
Counselling skills
Engaging and empowering the client
Gaining consent
Goal setting, management (and the GIFT technique)
Positioning and posture
Pre-talk (the introduction to hypnosis)
Rapport (influencing factors, development and maintenance)
Scaling (general, diagnostic, regression, SUD, VOC)
Session structure
Solution-focused questioning
Symptom management hierarchy
Treatment planning and phases
Awakening and re-alerting
Deepening (permissive, authoritarian, rapid, fractionation, physical, tactile, trigger)
Distraction management
Inductions (authoritarian, permissive, rapid, progressive, eye fixation, metaphorical, fractionation, physical, confusion, trigger, hyperempiria, Elman induction, Dr Flowers induction, use of accessories)
Resolving abreactions
Testing (suggestibility, hypnotisability, compliance, depth)
Dissociation approaches (General, parts therapy, stage dissociation, fast phobia technique)
Ideomotor Response (IMR) approaches (IMR installation, IMR questioning, IMR therapy)
Inner child (models and concepts, revisiting technique, forgiveness technique)
Insight gathering (automatic writing)
Metaphorical (Wise old person)
Analgesia and anaesthesia approaches
Breathing techniques
De-conditioning (Aversion, hypnodesensitisation, positive change technique)
Ego strengthening (direct, indirect and metaphorical)
Metaphorical (Re-write technique)
Mind-body (PNI) (Control room approaches, mind-body dissociation, Eslinger Pain to Comfort technique, pain diminishing technique)
Resource building and positive states (Anchoring)
Safe place and favourite place of relaxation
Sub-modality (Influences, change process)
Suggestion use and management (direct, indirect, Ericksonian, metaphorical, truisms, questions, use of the negative)
Acceptance and Commitment therapy
Archetypes and the Persona (persona switch technique)
Core values (identification and use)
Cognitive distortions (identification and management)
Mindfulness
Rational and Emotive Behaviour therapy (REBT)
Ericksonian hypnotherapy approaches
Ericksonian metaphors and the interspersal technique
Ericksonian language patterns
Boundary
Creating metaphors for therapy (the art of story-writing and story-telling)
Healing white light
Affect bridge
Age regression (various approaches)
Future pacing
Metaphorical regression approaches (Library, miscellaneous)
Past life regression
Preparing for time distortion and regression (diagnostic scale, clean language, Early learning technique)
Time distortion
Running self-hypnosis courses
Teaching clients self-hypnosis
Addictions
Allergies
Anger management
Anxiety
Assertiveness
Asthma
Bereavement and loss
Blushing and Erythrophobia
Bruxism
Conception and childhood (bed-wetting, childhood anxiety disorders, pregnancy, psychogenic infertility)
Confidence
Dental hypnosis
Depression
Dystonia
Eating disorders (Anorexia, Bulimia, Binge eating)
Headaches and migraines
IBS
Insomnia
Memory enhancement
Nail biting
OCD
Pain management
Panic attacks/disorder
Paranoia, psychosis, and neurosis
Performance anxiety
Phobias and phobic disorders
Psychosexual disorders
Skin conditions and dermatology
Sleep disorders (parasomnias)
Smoking cessation (phased reduction, Rory Z single session approach, Ron Eslinger programme)
Snoring
Speech impediments and stammering
Sport hypnosis
Stress management
Terminal illness and death
Tinnitus
Trauma and PTSD
Weight management (weight loss and weight gain)
Anatomy, physiology, and psychopathology
Developing linguistic variety
Glossary of hypnotherapy and associated terms
Historical, traditional and contemporary theories of hypnosis
Locus of control
Memory, the theories of
Nature of induction and influencing factors
Neuro-linguistic programming influences
Neuroplasticity
Phenomena
Psychological influences and key terms (Adlerian, analytical, behavioural, cognitive, eclectic, humanistic, integrative, Gestalt, psychodynamic, mechanistic, solution-focused, transpersonal)
Resistance and transference
The mind (conscious and unconscious mind, processes, and the mind-body connection)
Use of the breath
Use of voice
Audit, research and reflective practice (evaluating and reviewing treatment and therapist effectiveness)
Client management (accompanied clients, case management, therapeutic communications and professional relationships, client risk management, safeguarding, Bill of Rights, engaging and empowering the client, working with minors and vulnerable adults)
Consent, confidentiality, safeguarding and client risks (informed, implicit, explicit, competence to consent)
Engaging with research (evidence-based practice, practice-based evidence, understanding and using research, research good practice)
Ethics and codes of conduct
Group hypnosis (adapting approaches, group dynamics and roles within groups, running courses and single sessions)
Marketing and promotion (traditional, online, social media, website development)
Policies and procedures (employment, organisational, legislation)
Products (development, management, promotion)
Professional practice (development, management, scope of complementary medicine health care, record keeping, insurance, codes of conduct, professional associations and voluntary regulation; CNHC)
Session structure (planning and management)
Setting clients homework (tasking, activities and ‘contracts for action’)
Setting up and managing a new business
Therapist development (meeting the hypnotherapy core curriculum, the role of CPD, clinical supervision, sharing good practice, therapist wellbeing, study skills)
Case studies
Communication skills (development e.g. explanation of hypnosis; assessment e.g. record protocol and reflect on recording; voice development e.g. voice improvement exercises)
Creating protocols and outlines to address specific goals / symptoms
Creating scripts and suggestions
Practice assessment techniques
Practicing learned techniques and evaluating outcomes and any areas for improvement
Using the HypnoTC language cards in day-to-day situations
Engaging with other resources (e.g. books / research / YouTube)
Reading and revising notes
Watching videos and using resources in the Student Learning Centre
Development of business resources (e.g. leaflets, posters business cards, information sheets, handouts, website, social media)
Development of marketing strategy
Undertaking self-hypnosis for resource and resilience building and to address any identified issues or symptoms
Using learned techniques to address own issues / goals (where appropriate)
*Plus additional (non-syllabus) information
There are a range of theory assignments, assessed throughout the duration of the course, drawing upon literature, personal research and your individual application of learned skills. There is also ongoing assessment and feedback of your practical skill development.
Each weekend you are given homework assignments to support the material covered in class that weekend. Homework is individually marked and assessed. Completion of ALL homework is mandatory in order to pass the course and to receive your certification.
You must complete three ‘case studies’ before the final weekend of the course. These incorporate both single and multiple session models.
On the final weekend of the course there are examinations that must be passed in order for you to receive your diploma qualification. The pass mark is a minimum of 80%. The final examinations consist of three separate parts. There is a ‘short answer’ paper (1 hour), a ‘case history’ paper (1.5 hours) and finally a practical exam (25 mins).
You are given your exam results at the end of the final day, prior to the awarding of certificates.
This course is certified both by HypnoTC and the National Guild of Hypnotists (NGH). Upon successfully passing the course, your diploma will entitle you to use the letters D.Hyp after your name. In addition, the internationally recognised NGH certificate entitles you to use the letters CH after your name.
Here’s an example of both certificates:
You do not need to know anything about hypnosis, and you don’t even have to have any previous experience with therapy to join our hypnotherapy diploma course. In fact, complete beginners are more than welcome.
More important than experience with hypnosis/therapy is your willingness to learn, and also your life experience. As a therapist, your life experience and personality are what will truly set you apart as a great hypnotherapist.
There is an age restriction on our Hypnotherapy Diploma Course; you must have reached your 18th birthday prior to the exam date.
You will also need to be sufficiently emotionally mature, to be able to work with clients and listen to a broad range of topics (including sexual problems, trauma, phobias, stress, chronic conditions and perhaps even terminal illness).
There is no ‘upper’ age limit on this course – so if you’re a lively senior citizen, do feel free to sign up, people of all ages (18+) are welcome.
Before applying for a place on this course, please let us know if you have experienced or currently experience any psychological, psychiatric, medical, physical or neurological disorder, including:
To join the course, you must have a good working knowledge of the English language (both spoken and written). You must be able to speak English fluently and understand the majority of words used in everyday language. We are unable to make allowances if you cannot understand the language used within the training material / delivery.
(If you think this could be a concern, please speak to us directly).
We support learners with learning differences such as dyslexia. The course materials are supplied in black ink on white paper in a sans-serif font. Materials can be printed on pastel paper to suit the learners’ preferred learning approach upon request.
By booking a place on the course you are declaring yourself as ‘Fit to Practice’ – this encompasses your health as well as your ability to participate on the course. Upon joining the course, you will be asked to sign a ‘fitness-to-practice declaration’.
If at any point you are no longer deemed (by us) Fit to Practice, we reserve the right to withdraw you from the course – a proportional refund may be given.
PLACES AVAILABLE
Location: London (Whitehall), UK
Venue: The Royal Horseguards Hotel
Duration: Sept 2021-June 2022
Weekend Dates: 11/12 Sept- 16/17 Oct – 20/21 Nov – 18/19 Dec – 15/16 Jan – 19/20 Feb – 19/20 Mar – 16/17 Apr – 14/15 May – 11/12 June
Timing: Training days run from 9am-5pm
Useful Tip: Stick the above ‘Weekend Dates’ in your diary/calendar now, to avoid “double booking” these important weekends.
COMING SOON
Location: London (Whitehall), UK
Venue: The Royal Horseguards Hotel
Duration: Feb 2022 start
Weekend Dates: Dates TBA
Timing: Training days run from 9am-5pm
Useful Tip: Stick the above ‘Weekend Dates’ in your diary/calendar now, to avoid “double booking” these important weekends.
The course fee is just £2995 (all training materials & exams* included)
The fee covers: Twenty days tuition, ongoing support and guidance in between live training days, post-course email/telephone support, all training materials, all exams* and your diploma certificate.
10% Discount – If you are in the armed forces (or are ex-forces), you may be eligible to get 10% off the course fee.
(* see the ‘Extra Costs’ tab for information about additional ‘exam resit’ costs and the optional ‘NGH certification’ fee)
Course materials: All mandatory training material, examinations and diploma certification are included in the cost of the course.
International Certification Fee: In order to receive your international NGH certification, the NGH certification fee must be paid before the end of the course (details will be provided by your tutors). The current certification fee is $135 (USD) and also includes your first year’s NGH membership.
Insurance: We require that all students arrange suitable hypnotherapy student insurance (we will provide recommendations on weekend 1 of the course). Generally, this does not exceed around £35 (guideline).
Catch-up sessions: If you miss a day of the course, you will be required to have a private catch up session to cover the material missed. This is at an additional cost of £90 per day missed.
Over 3+ days missed: If you miss over 3 days (15%) of the course, the normal catch up day fee (£90) is then succeeded by an ‘hourly fee’ of £30. This is in order to make up your hours in line with the UK Core Curriculum requirements.
Exam weekend catch-up sessions: If you miss the exam weekend (or 1 day), you will be required to have a private catch up session to cover the material and exams missed. This is at an additional cost of £150 for the first day (Saturday), £210 for the second day (Sunday), or £360 for the full weekend.
Exam resits: We do allow students one free resit (in class time) for all exams, however, if you require further resits these will incur an additional fee. The fees are:
– Short question paper exam: £120
– Case study paper exam: £150
– Practical exam: £210
There are no other mandatory additional costs, but do remember to consider ‘incidentals’ (food, travel, accommodation, etc).
Optional extra: If you’d like to do some additional study before, during or after the course, we recommend that you take a look at our suggested Hypnotherapy Reading List. These additional books are not mandatory reading, and as such, you have the option to choose whether you’d like to read them or not.
Full payment is structured as follows:
£2995 at time of booking
All course payments are taken as standard by secure PayPal payment. If you would prefer to make a direct bank transfer, contact us to arrange this. (Direct bank transfer option only available for payment in full – instalments must be paid via PayPal payment).
Please note that course fees (& initial deposits) are non-refundable, and if you decide to cease your studies at any stage of the course before completion, the full course fee (if outstanding) will remain due, although consideration will be given for exceptional circumstances.
A payment-plan is available should you prefer to spread the course fee over a longer period. The payment plan is structured as follows:
Deposit; £645 at time of booking
1st instalment; £480 prior to weekend one
2nd instalment; £480 prior to weekend two
3rd instalment; £480 prior to weekend three
4th instalment; £480 prior to weekend four
Final instalment; £480 prior to weekend five
All course payments are taken as standard by secure PayPal payment.
Please note that course fees (& initial deposits) are non-refundable, and if you decide to cease your studies at any stage of the course before completion, the full course fee (if outstanding) will remain due, although consideration will be given for exceptional circumstances.
The payment-plan is subject to an additional £50 admin fee (included in instalment-price). You save £50 by paying in full.
Payment of all instalments is expected in a timely manner, at least 48 hours prior to the start of each respective course weekend.
Non-payment of outstanding instalment will result in your removal from the course.
Yes. All students are asked to obtain ‘student insurance’ before the start of weekend two. Details of our recommended insurance companies will be provided upon booking. Student hypnotherapy insurance is usually very affordable (around £30-45 per annum – guideline).
Once qualified you can upgrade to full hypnotherapist insurance (they’ll need to see evidence of your qualification). Those students with a pre-existing therapy insurance policy may be able to add hypnotherapy to said policy – check with your insurance provider directly for clarification.
Our diploma course is very comprehensive and you will be fully prepared for the final examination process.
Throughout the course you will be engaging with in-class activities, homework tasks and also a number of formal and informal mock exams. All of this practice will fully prepare you for your exams, and we’re here to support you all the way.
If it were to happen that you ended up requiring a re-sit, we’d give you the first re-sit absolutely free (additional re-sits, if required, would be at extra cost, as listed above in the ‘Course Fees’ section).
If, for any reason, you miss a course day or weekend, we have a 1-to-1 catch up facility, so that you can meet with one of our tutors (either online or in person) in order to cover the material that you missed.
Catch up sessions are mandatory in order for you to make up your course hours and cover the training materials, in line with the UK Core Curriculum for Hypnotherapy.
As mentioned above in the ‘Course Fees – Extra Costs’ section, catch up sessions are at an additional cost which is not included in the standard course fee. If you miss over 3 days (15%) of the course, the normal catch up day fee (£90) is then succeeded by an ‘hourly fee’ of £30. This is in order to make up your hours to ensure that your training meets the UK Core Curriculum requirements.
As mentioned above, completion of all homework is a mandatory requirement of the course. All homework activities must be completed (in a timely manner) in order for you to meet the UK Core Curriculum for hypnotherapy training and to receive your certification.
All homework must be completed and returned for marking before the final weekend of the course. If by the final course weekend, you still have outstanding homework (regardless of how well you do in the exam), you will not be eligible for certification.*
*Allowances can be made for students with exceptional circumstances.
Yes. The highly sought-after diploma qualification meets (and exceeds) the National Occupational Standards for Hypnotherapy and also the UK Core Curriculum for Hypnotherapy. The course has also been externally accredited by a number of professional organisations – click here to visit our Accreditations and Certification page.
For those who cannot make it to the main course (dates above), or who wish to undertake the course in an ‘intensive’ format, we offer a number of 1-to-1 training options. However, due to the duration, the 1-to-1 training fee is significantly higher than the standard course fee.
To learn more about our 1-to-1 hypnotherapy training options click here for details.
Yes. All students and graduates are able to access telephone and email support during and after qualification with us. We also have a private student forum, where students can engage with fellow students, past graduates and HypnoTC tutors for continued support and development.
We also advise our students and graduates to engage in supervision/mentoring and ongoing CPD (continuing professional development). This is not mandatory (by us), but some professional hypnotherapy associations require their members to do so. We have a number of supervision and CPD options available all year round. Check out the ‘Hypnotherapy Training’ tab on the main menu for more information.
We offer a 10% discount for members of the armed forces (and ex-forces).
If you have a question that hasn’t been answered on this page, firstly check out our full Training FAQs page. Then, if you still have a question, feel free to get in touch with us directly.
Don’t just take our word for how great this course is, take a look at these video testimonials to hear what some of our past graduates had to say about it (starting with the most recent graduates first):
Winter 2019 Graduates:
Summer 2019 Graduates:
Spring 2018 Graduates:
Winter 2018 Graduates:
Our application process consists of two steps, an initial application form, followed by a telephone interview. We like to know who is joining our course, and as well as ensuring this is the right course for you, we also like to make sure that you are right for the course. By enrolling individuals who are a ‘good fit’, we work towards creating a positive learning environment for all students (including you).
So, when you’re ready to begin the application process, click the button below and complete our Hypnotherapy Diploma Application Form – once that’s done, we’ll contact you directly to arrange a telephone interview:
