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Certificate in Hypnotherapy
About the Course
The Chrysalis Certificate in Hypnotherapy (Cert Hyp) is Approved by the National Hypnotherapy Society. On completion, you'll get a recognised qualification.
You can complete the course in as little as 4 weeks - or just fit the course around your lifestyle and take as long as you like.
You'll have access to your assigned, expert tutor for as long as it takes to complete the course, with easy methods of communication.
You also get access to the online Student Coffee Shop where you can discuss topics with other students and with tutors.
The Certificate will equip you with a good knowledge of hypnotherapy: a starting point for practice if you're new to the subject, and a good knowledge base if you're an existing therapist. This course does not qualify you has a hypnotherapist.
As a recognised qualification, the Certificate in Hypnotherapy makes you eligible for full professional-level training and an exciting career.
You'll learn about hypnosis - its history, techniques, different approaches, and what it can be used for - as well as starting your own practical experience of hypnotherapy.
When purchasing the course, you have the option of purchasing a printed copy, of the module workbooks.
For full details of the course, please click on the tabs below.
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For further information, see Benefits below.
Recognised by the National Hypnotherapy Society
Benefits
The benefits of this course are:
- Complete in as little as 4 weeks - or take as long as you want.
- Get access to an expert tutor who really knows their subject.
- Get your own, easy to use online home page to do you work - or just use the post
- Use our online Coffee Shop to chat with other students and tutors
- Gain a clear understanding of the basic concepts and techniques of hypnotherapy.
- Learn about hypnosis and its many uses, including relaxation.
- Understand the history of hypnotherapy
- Learn useful skills for your own personal growth.
- Your first step to becoming a professional hypnotherapist.
Qualifications
Once you have completed this course, you will get:
- A recognised qualification, the Chrysalis Certificate in Hypnotherapy (Cert Hyp) approved by the National Hypnotherapy Society, featuring the Society’s logo
- Associate Membership of the National Hypnotherapy Society (fee applies) (higher levels of membership of the Society are eligible for membership of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health).
- 10% Discount on the Chrysalis Online Courses Advanced Certificate in Hypnotherapy.
- Guaranteed Interview for the Chrysalis professional Diploma in Hypnotherapy which is accredited by the Royal College of Nursing, Hypnotherapy Society, and approved by the Open University- and a 10% discount if accepted on the course.
- This qualification will not qualify you to practice as a Hypnotherapist but gives you a good insight into Hypnotherapy.
Syllabus
The syllabus consists of 3 modules:
Module 1 - An introduction to hypnosis and therapy
- What is hypnotherapy - a brief Introduction.
- Altered states of consciousness - a look at the most familiar altered states of consciousness.
- A History of Hypnosis.
- Exploring the myths about and uses of hypnosis.
Module 2 - Knowledge development and application
- The uses of suggestion in our society.
- What is stage hypnosis and how does it compare to the use of hypnosis in therapy.
- The Positive Therapeutic Benefits and Applications of Hypnosis.
Module 3 - Successful Relaxation, Deepening the State and Back
to the here and Now!
- Learning about relaxation including who to use to practice on and how to prepare yourself.
- The technique of Progressive Muscle Relaxation.
- How to deepen relaxation in a subject.
- How to bring your subject back to full awareness - counting the subject out of relaxation.



