Hypnotherapy Training Courses in the UK
The Successful Hypnotherapy Training Course - is the most undertaken Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy Training Course in the UK and Europe, as well as being the most comprehensive and empowering hypnosis and hypnotherapy training course in the world! On top of that, the IAPH is the ONLY organisation that trains it's own Members.
Please read on to find out why this course is so unique..

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Course Introduction
What will you gain from this training course?
What do the course materials consist of?
What subjects are covered in the course modules
What is different about this course, as opposed to any other?
Frequently asked questions about our training course
Course Fees
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Hypnotherapy Training Course Introduction
The Successful Hypnotherapy Diploma Course has been producing great hypnotherapists since 1981, and we have now trained over 7000 hypnotherapists and hypnoanalysts worldwide.

Apart from the inspiring and empowering content of the training course, which covers all types of hypnosis, hypnotherapy and our very own 'Pure Hypnoanalysis' in great depth, the easy way in which the course is put-together is also inspired,,,

Every single student undertakes our home-study course, which they then supplement by attending our 'hands-on' training seminars and workshops. How much 'hands-on' training you need depends entirely on your previous experience: many hypnotherapy students come from a therapy, psychology, mental health, medical, sales or similar background, and hence bring with them skills and insights very useful to a hypnotherapy career. (Non UK residents can obtain their hands-on training in their own Country, or with our DVD home-study Seminars.

On successful completion of the home-study course (and the appropriate amount of hands-on training) you will be awarded the Diploma in Hypnotherapy and 'Pure' Hypnoanalysis. This Professional Diploma, is the main entrance criteria for Membership of the IAPH, and it will also gain you Membership of almost all the other hypnotherapy organisations the world over.
Everything you could possibly want to know about this course, can be found on this page....sometimes there are 'click here for more info' type links, that will give you more detail about the paragraph you have just read. Once read, click you back arrow to return to this training course homepage. I am certain you will agree, after reading these training pages, that this course is totally unique, and the very best on offer.

Further information about hypnotherapy training
If you have any questions at all please don't hesitate to Call the Course Director, Rob Kelly, on Freephone 0800 7831038 or email him at info@successfulhypnotherapy.com

"With our Diploma in Hypnotherapy you can join any professional hypnotherapy organisation in the UK, and most of the international organisations"

What you will gain from this amazing hypnotherapy training course

• A unique training program that isn't expensive, will train you for private practice, and is recognised the world over by many different hypnotherapy organisations, including all of the UK 'registers' and associations.
• A comprehensive understanding of people, and what makes you, and them, 'tick' - you will be able to asses a persons 'personality type' within a few minutes of meeting them (this is very important if you are trying to decide how to help them most effectively - an example of this would be ... a person consults you with thoughts/compulsions to vomit - you need to know whether they are 'obsessing' or being 'compulsive', because it makes a difference to how you will treat them.
• An insight into 'human nature' that isn't available elsewhere; you will learn what GENUINELY motivates and drives people - REAL cases will be discussed and examined. This is about what REALLY goes on in a persons subconscious mind - and isn't about our 'interpretation', it is about genuine motivation.
• Expert knowledge of hypnosis - what it is; how to use it; how to hypnotise safely. The different depths of hypnosis will be discussed and how we achieve these different states. Does a person need to be deeply hypnotised to act upon a suggestion? How can we tell how 'deep' a person is in the hypnotic state? What type of induction suits which type of person?...
• Advice for setting up your own practice: advertising, premisies, website, support, the law, ethics of private practice, how to get clients, subsidised practice insurance. All the help you need in order to establish your own private practice in hypnotherapy.
• Details of how to use understand and practice 'Pure' Hypnoanalysis - the most effective and liberating therapy in the world today! This amazing therapy has to be seen to be believed!
• A clear understanding and appreciation of anxiety, phobias, depression, eating disorders and other symptoms - what REALLY causes them, and why? Why do some people get angry, and some get even? Why do some people put on loads of weight, whilst others become anorexic? How come most women who stop smoking (by willpower) put on weight? How is it that a brother and a sister can have a very similar upbringing, yet one is happy, positive and healthy, while the other is perpetually sick and depressed?
  

What do the hypnotherapy training course materials consist of?
The written element of the course is contained in twelve key modules (detailed below) The modules are written in 'plain english' and are very easy to read and assimilate. Premium quality, pre hole-punched paper is used, for easy placement into the the two course ringbinders (supplied)

• 20 Audio lectures, on pre-printed CD's. (for details of each lecture, see 'course modules' below. The Audio Lectures supplement the written course modules, and help bring insight and understanding into the therapeutic process. The Audio Lectures are contained in two 'presentation' CD boxes
• 20 Audio lectures, on pre-printed CD's. (for details of each lecture, see 'course modules' below. The Audio Lectures supplement the written course modules, and help bring insight and understanding into the therapeutic process. The Audio Lectures are contained in two 'presentation' CD boxes.
• 9 hours of training video, supplied on 4 DVD's (The DVD's are 'multi-region', and will play on any DVD player, or PC/MAC with DVD drive) The video was shot at a recent IAPH Advanced Training Course: 'Easy Smoking Cessation' The course includes two genuine anti-smoking sessions, with REAL clients!

"95% of what a practicing hypnotherapist and hypnoanalyst needs to know in order to be able to practise safely and effectively,
he can learn inexpensively, at home..."

What subjects are covered in the hypnotherapy course training manuals?

Module 1 : The Practitioner

• The Therapist and The Law
• The pros and cons of home practice or consulting room
• The Therapist's Duty of Care to his clients
• Insurance, Rating and Planning Laws
• How and where to Advertise, advertising controls/standards
• The History of Hypnosis from Mesmer to the present day
• The Therapist's potential motives for seeking to be a Therapist are conjectured and explored

• Describes in depth three main "Character Types" (into one of which all human beings can be classified) and explains which type of character is prone to what symptoms - and what those symptoms are. e.g. What sort of person is pre-disposed to smoking, over eating and nail-biting? Why do some people brood and worry over things, so much so that they create illness? How come some people remain calm at the scene of an accident, while others become 'hysterical' ?
• Compulsions, obsessions, hypochondria, anxiety, phobias and other symptoms are discussed and explained. How are they formed? Where do they come from? What purpose do they serve? (includes a list of over 300 phobias)
• The doctrine of CAUSE AND EFFECT and the creation of psycho-somatic symptoms is introduced. Why does the subconscious mind create symptoms? How does 'it' do it? How can we get rid of these symptoms?
• Anxiety generally, and the anxiety state in particular, is expounded. What is a 'panic attack'? Why does it feel so bad? How does 'it' know when to happen?

• Early development and the making of our characters and predispositions is explained in detail. The most important years of our lives - from age 1 day to ten years. How we emotionally, psychologically and physically develop into adults is explained. Why do some children take longer to develop than others?
• What happens when children feel very emotional and can't deal with the feelings?

• A link between sexuality and many anxieties states is explained.
• The case for Analytical Therapy (remove the cause of the problem) as opposed to the use of pure Post-Hypnotic Suggestion (control of symptom) is expounded.
• The Oedipus Complex (a child's emotional attachment to a parent or caregiver) is explained in an understandable and matter of fact way
• Our sexual formation and predisposition's are discussed in a frank and natural manner.

• Not just Hypnotic or Post-Hypnotic Suggestion, but our overall responsiveness to suggestion is elaborated.
• Coue's Law of Reversed Effort and Bernheim's Rules Governing Suggestion are clarified, and Chevreul's Pendulum explained.

• Word for word account of what to ask, what to say and how to greet and reassure a client.
• What the client wants and expects - what the Therapist aims to do. The likely outcomes of Therapy.
• NLP Techniques discussed.

Accompanying audio lectures: Relaxing piano music which has post-hypnotic suggestions for calmness and confidence "concealed behind" the music in the form of subliminal perception material (the Therapist's voice taken up the frequency range working in a similar way to a dog whistle; your subconscious hears the message - your intellect doesn't). Talk including Demonstration Hypnotic Induction.

Module 7 : Pure Hypnoanalysis

• Step by step, session by session, using a real case as illustration - what to do, how to do it, what to expect, when to expect it.
• Special mention is made of Migraines and also of children and their responsiveness.
• Clearly shows that Pure Hypnoanalysis need not be a protracted affair but can be accomplished in just six sessions of Therapy and the results can be astonishing

• The amazing phenomena of "Transference" is discussed in depth.
• More mention is made of symptoms which can now be further categorised as "Direct" or "Indirect".
• The Client's own unconscious "resistance" to the Therapy is explained.
• Narcissism is described; homosexuality is discussed; fetishes are explained.
• The relationship between Client and Therapist is expounded.

• Includes "Waking Hypnosis" and the differing states within Hypnosis.
• Also symbolism, parapsychology and meta-psychology (including "past life" regression), auto-writing techniques and the ideo-motor response.

• Now the student realises that ALL the other Lessons had been about Hypnosis too!!
• Methods of Induction are explained and thirty three observable (or detectable) signs of the person's entry into the state of Hypnosis are detailed.

• Dream interpretation with examples.
• The "wish fulfillment" theory of Dreams is touched upon.
• The intervention of relatives into therapy and other problems likely to arise are explained.

• Two cases which epitomise the preceding writing are written up as Case Reports. From start to finish - two real cases that you can follow through and see how hypno-analysis removed the cause of their anxiety

What is different about this course, as opposed to any other?

1. The bulk of the studying can be undertaken in the comfort of your own home - saving you up to £5000 on 'classroom costs'

2. This is the only course in the world, that teaches an amazing powerful type of hypnotherapy called 'pure hypnoanalysis'... this therapy can help people to REALLY change their lives - instead of just 'plastering over the cracks'

Frequently asked questions about The Successful Hypnotherapy Diploma course

Do I need any previous knowledge or experience?
No, the course is very thorough and covers all aspects of hypnosis, psychology and hypnotherapy. No previous experience, or training is required.

What does the course comprise of?
The course is a combination of distance learning, with help from tutors, and practical hands-on courses and advanced seminars.

Can I sample the course without paying full fees?
Yes, you can pay for just a couple of modules to see what the quality of the course material is. Alternatively, you can take advantage of our current 'special offer' of the free DVD Training Course knowing that you have 14 days to make up your mind whether you want to keep the course or not: you can change your mind, for any reason at all, within 14 days of receiving the course, and get a FULL REFUND

Are there any hidden costs with the course ?
No. The course you receive is complete. You do not pay any more money to have your examination marked, to receive your Diploma, to receive support or guidance, to receive course updates (they are free and downloadable) or anything else. There is a recommended reading list with the course - a list of five books which are all easily available from your local library - SHOULD you wish to buy these books instead of borrowing them, they will cost you less than £10 each.

Will the course be enough to equip me in a private practice?
Yes, the course provides detailed information on therapy and business. Thousands of people who have studied now run successful full-time practices. There are also many one and two day seminars every month that provide extra training and help with your therapeutic skills and business.

Do I get any support or mentoring?
Yes. One of the main criteria (apart from the uniquness of our hypnotherapy training course) that sets us apart from other training schools, is the huge amount of support and guidance given to students - both during and after they qualifyThere are private online support groups, access to experienced tutors and the Council of Management. Free monthly regional meetings and get-together's. Most students 'speak' on a daily basis to the course tutors - via the online support groups.

Can I take the course without setting up as a hypnotherapist?
Yes. Many people just study for personal insight and self-improvement.

Can I sample the course materials without paying the full fees?
Yes, you can pay for the modules in stages allowing you to 'test the water' so to speak. Please see course fees for details.

Does the course cover all aspects of hypnosis and hypnotherapy?
The Course is very thorough - to the extent that the qualified student should then possess a greater knowledge of Hypnosis than the average Stage Hypnotist, and a greater knowledge of character and behavior formation than the average Doctor.
Many different techniques of Hypnosis and behavior remedial therapies utilizing Hypnosis are covered - the predominant one being the use of Analysis under Hypnosis to discover and remove the cause of nervous disorders.

Who can study, and do I need previous experience?
No special academic or other qualifications are necessary - just a genuine desire to learn, and an interest in people. Your race, color or creed are incidental to your studies - Ministers of Religion have enjoyed the Course - likewise many Nationalities.

Can I make a reasonable income in private practice?
Any student progressing into Private Practice in the UK ought to confidently expect an income of at least £30,000 p.a. if working part time for a couple of hours per day, and obviously considerably more than that figure if he/she devotes themselves full-time. Attracting clients is not generally a problem: because our therapy is so effective, the word soon spreads that there is successful hypnotherapist in town.

Is there any communication with tutors and practicing therapists?
As soon as you are registered on the home-study part of the course, I will add you to our online support group - where you can talk to other students and experienced therapists (most students use this facility on a daily basis),and I will also put you in touch with your nearest regional support group. You can also contact Rob Kelly, the course director, at any time.

What happens when I pass the final exam?
You will be proposed for Membership of the International Association of Pure Hypnoanalysts (and any other professional organisation you wish to join), who will also arrange Professional Indemnity Insurance for you. You will also be given all possible advice and assistance in establishing a private practice - as well as any ongoing counselling necessary. (The final examination is a written paper that you complete at home, and send into the IAPH Head Office for marking)

Hypnotherapy Training Course Course - Fees

All prices include VAT and are in UK sterling. There is a surcharge for posting course overseas (see below)

Pay for the Training Course in full
Receive the entire course (all twelve modules), including the amazing 'Easy Smoking Cessation DVD Course' FREE!

Cost: £995 (Course will be despatched via first class post, anywhere in the world. DVD seminar available seperately for £295) This way, you can study at your own pace, because the entire course will be sent to you in two big parcels.

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Pay for the course in installments
Pay £170 with application then 5 further payments of £165 - total cost £995 each payment ensures dispatch of next 2 lessons. When paying for the course via installments, you do NOT receive the DVD's of the two-day training course. These can be bought seperately though for £295 for the set. You do not incur a debt by paying by this method, nor are you obliged to complete the whole course: you can purchase as many (or as few) of the training modules as you desire.

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Joint Study Fees
Where two people living at the same address wish to undertake joint study, the extra person can enrol on the course as well, for an additional one-off payment of only £135. Each applicant should submit a separate application form, together with one single rate fee (£995), and the extra £135 as a 'one-off' payment for the second person. You cannot pay for the course via installments, when taking advantage of the joint study option: the course must be paid for in full. Each Student is separately assessed.

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Non UK adresses
The Course is mailed to any Country of the world, but a postal surcharge is made to the overall fee for other than the UK : Europe & Eire - £25. Other Countries - £65 (Air Mail).

Unsure of which method to choose? Then give us a call on Freephone 0800 7831038, and we will be happy to help.


Training with the IAPH is fun, interesting, and very friendly. No other organisation offers the levels of support and friendly guidance that we do. When other professionals come to our advanced seminars, they are often amazed at the family atmosphere that exists. We believe that this type of atmosphere is essential, in promoting safe, supported practitioners.