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Gut-directed hypnotherapy has one of the strongest research foundations of any clinical application of hypnosis. Since the pioneering work of Professor Peter Whorwell and colleagues in the 1980s, researchers have demonstrated that hypnosis can help people with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) experience improvements in gastrointestinal symptoms, quality of life and everyday functioning. Two approaches have been particularly influential: the Manchester Protocol, developed in the

Whenever I run a live HypnoIBS® course, there's usually at least one registered dietitian attending, in addition to the growing number of dietitians and nutritionists who choose to study online. It's encouraging to see this interest in gut-directed hypnotherapy, particularly as our understanding of the relationship between the brain and gut continues to develop. One of the things I particularly enjoy about teaching dietitians is exploring how easily some of the principles of

Weight loss hypnotherapy training needs to reflect the enormous changes we've seen in weight management over the last few years. The rapid rise of GLP-1 and related weight loss medications has changed what many clients expect from weight loss, their experience of appetite and fullness, and the type of help they may seek from a hypnotherapist. For practitioners, this doesn't make weight loss hypnotherapy less relevant. I think it makes good, up-to-date training more important.

For a long time, we have had a fairly fixed idea of what hypnotherapy looks like. The client comes into a therapy room, sits or lies down, perhaps closes their eyes, and the therapeutic work takes place within that controlled environment. Online hypnotherapy has changed the setting considerably, but in many ways we have simply recreated the therapy room on a screen. At the same time, something interesting has been happening more widely in therapy. Walk and talk therapy has be

Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (RDNs) and Registered Dietitians (RDs) play an important role in the management of irritable bowel syndrome. Dietary assessment and intervention can help patients identify triggers, maintain nutritional adequacy, manage symptoms and avoid the unnecessary restrictions that can develop when someone has spent a long time trying to work out for themselves which foods they can tolerate. But IBS symptoms can be influenced by much more than diet al

Think about some of the things you were taught when you first trained as a hypnotherapist. Perhaps you were encouraged to ask clients to close their eyes, relax and imagine themselves somewhere peaceful. You might use metaphor, invite someone to picture a scene in their mind, or deliberately use vague language that allows the unconscious mind to fill in the gaps. There is nothing inherently wrong with any of those approaches. But they all contain assumptions about how the per

An understanding of memory should form an important part of trauma hypnotherapy training, particularly because many of the ideas that have become familiar within trauma therapy are based on theories about how traumatic experiences are remembered. Practitioners may have been taught that traumatic memories are fragmented, poorly processed, insufficiently integrated or stored differently from ordinary memories. These descriptions have their roots in influential theories of post-

Weight loss hypnotherapy training is having to respond to a rapidly changing landscape. Over the last few years, increasing numbers of clients have used medications such as Wegovy, Mounjaro and Zepbound, often experiencing significant changes in appetite, fullness and their interest in food. Having seen the very rapid rise of weight loss jabs, I've equally witnessed a rapid change in what clients are seeking from hypnotherapy. Initially, that included people looking for an al

Hypnotherapy continuing education is what allows practitioners to keep developing after their initial certification. It might involve specialist hypnotherapy CE courses, advanced hypnotherapy training, learning to integrate hypnosis with other therapeutic approaches, or developing a deeper understanding of the clients and conditions you want to work with. I've been practicing hypnotherapy for nearly 20 years and have spent many of those years training other hypnotherapists. O

Hot flashes and night sweats are often among the main reasons women first seek out hypnosis during perimenopause and menopause. In my experience of working with women at this stage of life, it is often these very physical symptoms — the sudden heat, sweating, disrupted sleep and unpredictability of hot flashes — that initially lead someone to explore hypnotherapy. They are also extremely common. Hot flashes and night sweats, collectively known as vasomotor symptoms, are the m

If you’ve trained as a hypnotherapist but aren't getting enough clients, it can be difficult to know where the problem lies. You may have a website, post on social media, be listed on directories and tell people about your services, yet still find that enquiries are inconsistent or simply aren't turning into the number of paying clients you want. Getting more hypnotherapy clients isn't usually about finding one clever marketing technique. It's about making sure people can fin

One of the earliest enquiries I received when I first started practising hypnotherapy, nearly 20 years ago, was from somebody with back pain. They asked me a very straightforward question: did I specialise in back pain? I don't think I answered quite as confidently as I would today. I was a new practitioner, and although I already understood that as hypnotherapists we weren't treating a particular body part, I certainly didn't have the depth of knowledge about pain that I've

I've been practising hypnotherapy for nearly 20 years, and when I started, hypnotherapy was very strongly associated with stopping smoking. Smoking cessation was one of those areas that almost everyone seemed to connect with hypnosis, and changes in smoking legislation brought noticeable increases in the number of people looking for help to quit. Over the years, though, the picture has changed. Smoking rates have fallen, vaping has become increasingly common, and in recent ye

Gut-directed hypnotherapy is an evidence-informed therapeutic approach designed specifically to work with the relationship between the brain and the digestive system. It has developed a substantial research base in the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), but effective practice involves considerably more than giving a client a relaxation recording or using a few suggestions about having a calmer gut. For me, good gut-directed hypnotherapy starts with understanding. Pr

Continuing education in hypnotherapy is about so much more than simply learning new skills or techniques. It's about pushing yourself as a hypnotherapist, ethically and professionally, and taking your business to the next level. As part of our Advanced Hypnotherapy Training, which is designed for hypnotherapists throughout the world who are already qualified and practicing, you're asked to complete a Personal Development Plan. Continuing Education in Hypnotherapy Why It’s Imp

The Academy of the Inner Mind provides an advanced hypnosis course is for practitioners who want to move beyond running a protocol and start working with real confidence, clarity and professional judgement. This programme is validated by the General Hypnotherapy Standards Council (GHSC) and the ACCPH internationally, and it is designed at a degree-level standard. It is built for hypnotherapists who want deeper learning, stronger ethical reasoning, and a more mature way of thi

At this time of year, more and more of my client work naturally moves outdoors. As the light shifts and the days get longer, something often shifts in us too—our energy, our focus, what we’re ready to release, and what we’re ready to build. As I’ve been working outside more, I keep coming back to one theme: transitions—the in-between moments that quietly shape what happens next. Not only outside, but in any setting: in the therapy office, between one topic and the next, or be

One of my favorite takeaways from meeting up with other hypnotherapists are the conversations we have around from a recent Hypno Weight Loss Jab workshop wasn’t actually about how different hypnotherapists actually work with their clients. Over live training workshops, I've had discussions recently with a mix of long-time practitioners and newer graduates, and what became obvious very quickly was this: even when we’ve trained in similar places, we don’t all practice in the s

In clinical practice, it’s easy to settle into a small set of inductions and deepeners that feel dependable and easy to deliver. Familiarity is useful—until it quietly turns into a ceiling. When a client is highly analytical, highly motivated to “do it right,” or closely monitoring every internal shift, the usual “go deeper” approach can start to feel like pushing on a door that doesn’t open. Fractionation is often taught as a deepening method. Used well, though, it’s better

Scripts have their place. They can give structure, reduce performance anxiety, and help newer practitioners stay steady while they build confidence. Even experienced hypnotherapists sometimes like a well-designed protocol as a reliable framework. But advanced hypnotherapy rarely comes from delivering a perfect script. It comes from staying responsive to what the client is showing you right now and using that information as the pathway for change. In many trainings this is des