Hypnosis Certification Training Programs

ICBCH offers four levels of professional certification recognition in hypnosis and hypnotherapy.

The right level for you will depend upon your education and clinical practice experience.

All levels include an initial two-year ICBCH Membership and the corresponding Certification designation.
State Licensed professionals may also be eligible to receive approved CEU credits.

Certified Hypnotist (C.Ht.)

This title is reserved for associate members of the ICBCH and is the most basic level of recognition.

The requirements for associate membership and certification include completion of an ICBCH live or homestudy 20-hour certification program.

This level of certification is designed for those who are not licensed as mental health professionals, but have learned the 5-stages of the hypnotic process and use hypnosis primarily to enhance personal life goals and to help people achieve the physical and mental benefits of hypnosis.

To earn this certification, you must successfully complete a 20-hour ICBCH approved training course.

Certified Professional Hypnotist (C.P.H.)

This title is for those who intend to or are practicing hypnosis professionally but are otherwise unlicensed.

Requirements for this level of certification include completion of an approved basic 20-hour certification program, plus an additional 30 hours of ICBCH approved training (50-hours total).

Current Members of the ICBCH who are certified by another professional organization with substantially similar training requirements may apply for CPH status through reciprocity.

To earn this certification, you must successfully complete a minimum of 50-hours of ICBCH approved training coursework.

Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist (C.C.H.)
and Certified Advanced Clinical Hypnotherapist (CCH/AC)

In most states the practice of "therapy" or use of the word "therapy" is legally reserved for those with licensure or certification in a mental health, medical or healing arts-related discipline.

The ICBCH will award status as a 'Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist' only to those who are certified or licensed by a state or recognized national board in healthcare, medical, mental health professions, or another healing arts license or certification.

ICBCH members who complete an approved 20-hour homestudy or live certification and are licensed or certified by an acceptable organization or state licensing board will be designated as a Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist (C.C.H.).

ICBCH members who complete 50-hours homestudy or live certification and are licensed or certified by an acceptable organization or state licensing board will be designated as a Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist / Advanced Certification (CCH/AC).

Diplomate of the ICBCH

Diplomate status is reserved for those who are ICBCH certified as Clinical Hypnotherapists (CHT) or Professional Hypnotists (CPH) and complete 100 hours of hypnosis instruction through the ICBCH or another recognized provider.

OR

ICBCH Members with 200 clock hours of documented training in the science of clinical hypnosis AND 3 years of practical experience.

ICBCH Specialty Certification Program Details

50 Hours of NAADAC/NBCC/ICBCH Approved Continuing Education Credits Available

   

The 20-hour basic clinical hypnosis certification course of study will teach you how hypnotize others safely and effectively with confidence, and to assist clients with various difficulties by utilizing methods of clinical hypnosis.

The course content is intended to educate those who have very little or even no prior experience in creating effective hypnotic inductions or writing prescriptive hypnotic scripts that are designed to help clients with altering unhealthy patterns of behavior and thinking, leading to personal satisfaction.

Those with prior experience in clinical hypnosis will also benefit by refining skills and techniques and learning the suggestive therapy approach of Advanced Parallel Programming offered in this program.

This comprehensive hypnotist training program is designed to provide you with basic required skills, and help you learn how to actually implement hypnotherapy into clinical practice with real clients, with confidence!

The 30-hour advanced clinical hypnosis certification program will provide the experienced hypnotist with enhanced skills training, advanced practice assignments, increased confidence in performance, and expanded scripting techniques.

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NOTE:  All coursework in these ICBCH Approved Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy Certification programs has also been approved for professional continuing education CEU credit by most state and national mental health counseling, social work, chemical dependency, marriage and family and registered nursing Boards, such as NAADAC (National Association for Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors), NBCC (National Board for Certified Counselors), and the California Board of Registered Nurses, through PeachTree Professional Education, Inc, a leader in professional continuing education since 1994.

IF you are a state licensed mental or behavioral healthcare or nursing professional, you may qualify for approved CEU credits, at no additional charge. For a complete listing of approved CEU states and disciplines, Click Here.

> If you are not a state licensed professional, what the above information means is simply that the instructor of these courses is a state licensed master's level psychotherapist with advanced education and training in mental health and behavioral sciences, and the course content has been subjected to rigorous educational standards by respected national counseling regulatory organizations, and found to meet or exceed their requirements for continuing education credit approval for other licensed professionals.

Your Instructor:  Richard K. Nongard is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, a Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist and a Certified Personal Fitness Trainer. Richard has trained in psychotherapy and hypnotherapy in Canada, Germany and the US, and has instructed other mental and behavioral health care professionals around the world on how to better help their clients, for over 20 years. He is a frequent speaker on Professional Ethics at the European Branch of the American Counseling Association (EB-ACA), and has taught hypnotherapy skills at the ACA (American Counseling Association)'s annual convention in Hawaii. You will enjoy Richard's light-hearted, dynamic educational style, which helps facilitate functional understanding and practical application of concepts and skills learning.

The Certification Process

• Once you order a homestudy certification program, you will be sent all course study materials, via US Post Office shipping.
• These homestudy hypnosis certification programs are self-paced. Most people can easily finish the requirements in under a week, but if obligations keep you away from your studies, you can feel free to take all the time you need to complete the program.
  
  
• In addition to the course materials, you will also receive the Evaluation of Learning form.  This is the exam that you must pass in order to earn your certification (and CEUs, if applicable).
  > The 20-hour program exam is entirely True/False, but it is quite comprehensive and covers every aspect of the learning materials.
  > The 30-hour program exam is comprised of both True/False questions and brief essay questions, designed to help you demonstrate what you have learned.
  > You must score at least 80% in order to pass and receive Certification. Most people who study the material carefully have no trouble passing the first time. Should you not pass, we will notify you, and you will have another chance to take the exam, without cost.
  
  
• You will also receive the Application for Certification that you must complete and return to us. This form discusses your education and training experience and helps determine your Certification credentialing level.
• All course materials are yours to keep for your professional library.
  
  
• Once you return and we receive your completed documentation, grade your Evaluation of Learning exam and review your Application for Certification, we will award your Certification credentials and send you a Certificate of Achievement (suitable for framing) as well as your ICBCH Membership Certificate (also suitable for framing.) If you qualify for CEU credits, we will also send those Certificates.
  
  
• If you ever have any questions about the coursework, feel free to contact our office via email or by phone at (800) 684-9766.

ICBCH Hypnosis Training FAQ

Click Here to read student comments from Richard Nongard's ICBCH Approved live and homestudy clinical hypnosis certification programs.

• YES!  If you are already skilled in therapy and counseling or other helping and healing professions, you don't need a comprehensive class to teach you the foundations of the therapeutic relationship, empathy, or interviewing skills, as these are skills you already possess. 
  
  In fact, you also already possess the skills needed to induce hypnosis - because hypnosis is a natural phenomena, not a mystical state of altered consciousness.
  
  Therefore, it is entirely possible to complete a live 2-day course or the 20-hour homestudy program on the technical aspects of hypnosis, and then begin using hypnosis with your clients. 
  
  Hypnosis, like any other modality of method of helping people, is an ongoing educational process. This program is a starting point, one that will prepare you to embark on a new journey in healing, and a journey that will without a doubt include many experiential and educational opportunities in the future.
  

  Even though this class is a starting point, you will achieve the ability to actually hypnotize people and implement hypnosis into helping clients live life to the fullest potential possible.
  
  These intensive, accelerated classes are based on the principles of effective learning and provide a great deal of knowledge in a short period of time.

• YES!  Our homestudy course presumes that you already have an understanding of the therapeutic process, and it teaches the techniques of hypnotherapy didactically and through demonstration. One benefit of a homestudy hypnosis school course is that you get to keep the multi-media materials for your personal library to review over and over, at your own pace. Of course, live trainings are unique and provide a forum for hands-on practice with fellow students, but both methods of learning are beneficial. One therapist we know in Texas completed our homestudy course, and within a only few months reported that she was now doing 75% hypnotherapy and building an all-cash practice with very positive feedback from her clients.  We provide the practical knowledge and skills training to actually do hypnosis, not just a theoretical framework.

• In most states the answer is no.  If you are a state or nationally licensed or certified mental health professional, you are already licensed to use modalities of treatment for health and wellness, and hypnosis is a traditional method of helping, endorsed by the ACA, APA and AMA. 

• Florida is the only state we know of that requires licensed/certified professionals to complete a minimum of 50-hours of Board approved coursework to practice hypnotherapy, and Indiana is the only state we know of that licenses hypnotists. 

• It is true that in most states individuals without licensure can practice hypnosis, however our courses are primarily designed for those with a counseling, social work, medical or other professional helping industry background.  

Do you certify those who are not mental health professionals?

• Yes. Many unlicensed professionals use hypnosis for non-medical purposes and some hold unique expertise in their field that makes them more qualified to use hypnosis for certain applications than a therapist. 

• One example comes from the fitness field: Personal fitness trainers and coaches know their clients and utilize strategies to assist them with personal health-related goals or in competitive situations. They are not doing therapy, but they are helping people, and they should have access to clinically solid training. More examples: Golf pros use the skills of hypnosis to assist players in developing focus and concentration. Massage therapists use hypnosis to help their clients achieve greater relaxation and physical healing. Teachers and educational consultants may use hypnosis to help their clients relax and prepare for exams and improve memory recall during important testing situations.

• Furthermore, we recognize that when people who are interested in hypnosis are not allowed access to quality programs, they will find programs that are less than quality to teach them what they want to know.

• The International Certification Board of Clinical Hypnotherapy is a professional association that recognizes and hypnosis certification programs. It was created to set standards of excellence, and to promote clinical hypnotherapy and related fields of social science. Its broadest goals are to insure quality training opportunities and help enhance the standing of clinical hypnotherapy. Its narrower focus is to assist individuals and organizations in being recognized for achieving a level of quality within the field of hypnotherapy. The ICBCH certified professional is governed by a professional Code of Ethics.

ICBCH Clinical Hypnosis Certification Program Contents

Basic 20-Hour Homestudy Certification Program $369	Advanced 30-Hour Homestudy Certification Program $399
The Basic 20-hour certification course content is comprised of the following media formats and core educational components: 5 DVD Videos DVD 1: The History of Hypnosis Theoretical Approaches to Hypnosis Understanding Trancework How to Hypnotize Anyone Induction Styles and Techniques DVD 2: Hypnosis as a Therapeutic Tool Why and How Hypnosis Works Deepening Techniques How to Write a Good Script The Hypnotic Process DVD 3: Assessment of Client Strengths Directive and Nondirective Approaches Ericksonian Hypnotherapy Stage Hypnosis vs. Hypnotherapy Answers to Common Questions Contraindications of Hypnotherapy Weeding Out Pseudoscience: What Hypnosis Can and Cannot Do DVD 4: Treatment of Emotional Dysfunction Habit Control and Hypnosis Sexual Dysfunction and Hypnosis Stress Management and Hypnosis Pain Management and Hypnosis Medical Hypnotherapy Addressing Abreaction DVD 5: Ethical Issues in Hypnosis Practice The Business of Hypnotherapy Practice 2 Audio CDs CD 1: Sample Hypnosis Session CD 2: Hypnotic Methods Demonstrated Workbooks Hypnotherapy Manual 1.) Professional Practice Forms 2.) Client Assessment Forms 3.) Sample Scripts Textbook Inductions and Deepeners, Styles and Approaches for Effective Hypnosis by Richard K. Nongard, LMFT/CCH The Live 20-Hour Basic class contains similar course content, with the exception of hands-on in-class demonstration and practice, vs video demonstration in the homestudy version.	NOTE: You must have completed at least 20-hours of ICBCH approved coursework before taking the 30-hour Advanced program. This 30-hour advanced Certification course is based on two extremely impressive instructive clinical hypnosis textbooks, which are included in the price and will be shipped along with the course documentation materials:   Textbook 1 In "Hypnosis in Clinical Practice," Rick Voit and Milly Delaney help both newly trained and experienced mental health professionals become more comfortable and adept in using hypnosis in their clinical practice. Despite dramatic evidence of the effectiveness of hypnosis and its growing acceptance, only a small percentage of psychotherapists employ their hypnotherapy training in their practices. This under-use of hypnosis is due to exaggerated misconceptions about its power and the resultant performance anxiety therapists experience after their training. This text is designed to address therapist performance anxiety surrounding the use of hypnosis by exploring the myths of its power and therapeutic potential. The integration of a straightforward systematic hypnotic approach into therapeutic practice has value both in assessment and treatment, and the professional should be comfortable with its implementation. Textbook 2 "Trancework", by Michael Yapko, is perhaps one of the most influential new texts on the subject of clinical hypnosis. Yapko provides numerous practice exercises and assignments, and every therapist who wants to work hypnotically with clients should read this book. This course will build on your foundations as a clinical hypnotherapist. It addresses specific modalities of intervention, how to use them, and when. (Note: Some people question the cost of this 30-hour advanced certification program, simply because the coursework is comprised of only two textbooks. In addition to the heavy administrative requirements for processing exams and maintaining accurate student records, these books are actual textbooks - and if you've priced college textbooks lately, you know they are quite expensive - and we do not receive any discount when procuring and supplying them for your advanced education. ) ICBCH Advanced Certification We offer this 30-hour textbook-based CEU course in addition to our 20-hour basic Certification program, for two reasons: 1.) Most hypnosis practitioners desire to receive advanced continuing education training on clinical hypnotherapy (which we encourage, because the more training you have, the better services you will provide), primarily for the reasons stated above in the course descriptions, and to enhance their ICBCH Certification status. 2.) State of Florida licensed professionals must meet a 50-hour training requirement in order to practice "hypnotherapy" for therapeutic purposes, illness, injury or disease, under Florida Statute Regulations. Once you successfully complete the 20-hour program - and then this 30-hour program: If you are a Certified Hypnotist (C.Ht.), and have now completed a total of 50-hours of training, you may  advance your ICBCH Certification level to the Certified Professional Hypnotist (C.P.H.) designation.   Licensed professionals who have already earned the Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist (C.C.H.) recognition will then receive a new certificate denoting their endorsement of Advanced Certification (C.C.H./A.C.)   State of Florida licensed professionals will also have met the 50-hour training requirement for the State's "hypnotherapy" practice designation.
PREVIEW A FREE SAMPLE OF THE BASIC CERTIFICATION EDUCATIONAL CONTENT CLICK HERE for a .pdf instant e-book download - "Orientation to Clinical Hypnosis"
CLICK HERE to Order this ICBCH Approved 20-hour Basic Homestudy Hypnosis Certification Program = $369.	CLICK HERE to order this ICBCH approved 30-hour Advanced Homestudy Hypnosis Certification Program - $399.
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