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by mike last modified 2008-10-01 18:10

Hypnotherapy is treatment in hypnosis in which practitioners believe that the critical faculties of the conscious mind are set aside allowing suggestions for cure to be more readily accepted by the subconscious mind. It may be light, medium or deep. Light trance is that which corresponds to reading a book and living its story, and when in a deep trance the patient may look as if they are sleeping. Deep or medium trance should only be used on a one to one basis with a competent practitioner.

Relaxation and Visualisation is a form of light patient alert hypnotherapy that does not use the deep or medium trances. It does not need one to one practitioner contact like mainstream hypnotherapy. It can be used in groups or with an audiotape or videotape where the degree of relaxation demanded is the same as any other use of those tapes (e.g. for entertainment or education). It involves relaxation with a series of guided images which contain suggestions for changing the way the user thinks about their problems, thus providing a new way to think about and solve them. It tends to be used in process therapies where the therapist hands the patient the tool and the patient uses that mental tool on a daily basis at home to change and alleviate their problems.

Types include "timeline" therapy and brief contact therapy.

Many hypnotherapists also use elements of neurolinguistic programming (NLP) in their practice.

 

Hypnosis Practitioner List

As the relationship between practitioner and the person consulted by them is a very personal one we would recommend that you check out their qualifications and, if possible, decide whether you have suitable empathy with them. This listing does not imply any special competence.

Practitioner lists for Hypnosis:-

Australia Canada Great Britain
India Ireland New Zealand
The United States of America    


 

How to Help your Practitioner

You will have certain questions that you want to ask your practitioner about the therapy or natural cure and your practitioner will have standard questions to ask you about yourself.

The "How to Help Your Practitioner" page for Hypnosis

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Hypnosis Blog

Add your contributions to the blog for this page. The button is at the bottom of the page or follow this link to the blog for this page. These can be absolutely anything related to this therapy or "natural cures" that needs an answer from other members of the community, or a space for you to complain about or comment on anything related to that topic.

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Hypnosis Practitioner Organisations

The qualifications and requirements for a practitioner to be registered may vary markedly from organisation to organisation. We would strongly recommend that you visit the organisation's website to ensure that your chosen practitioner is registered with an organisation which has requirements with which you approve.

The home country of the organisation is listed. Although their practitioner lists are likely to be limited to their own countries most will provide more information, advice, contacts and help wherever you live:-

Australian Association of Clinical Hypnotherapy & Psychotherapy Australia National
The Australian Hypnotherapists' Association Australia National
The Australian Society of Hypnosis Australia National
The Professional Board of Hypnotherapy Canada National
Association of Professional Hypnotherapists and Psychotherapists Great Britain National
Association of Qualified Curative Hypnotherapists Great Britain National
British Institute of Hypnotherapy Great Britain National
British Society of Clinical and Academic Hypnosis Great Britain National
General Hypnotherapy Register Great Britain National
The Hypnotherapy Society Great Britain National

Hypnosis Practitioner Schools

Various schools and colleges will train people to be practitioners of Hypnosis. Although their courses may be limited to their own countries some may provide international distance learning. Please check them out carefully to ensure they meet your requirements

Hypnosis Schools


Please email editor(at)shared-care.com with the name and URL of your suggestions for additional organisations.

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Lists of Practitioners and Practices

Please access the list of practitioners listed by therapy from the Therapies Home page

The practitioners and practitioners' organisations lists for the following countries.

Australia Canada Great Britain
India Ireland New Zealand
United States of America    

The full searchable practice list for the following countries.

Australia Canada Great Britain
India Ireland New Zealand
United States of America    



   

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"Of the five nationally recognized hypnotherapy trainings I have been certified in, my time with Jack Elias has been the most valuable. His gift to you is so much more than just hypnotherapy, NLP, or psychoanalysis. You are exposed to just about everything in hypnotherapy that is known to work with great heart, spirit, and humor."
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