Professional Bodies

When choosing a hypnotherapist it can be reassuring to know that they work to certain standards of good practice as a professional, as you will be placing a huge amount of trust in them. Not all qualified hypnotherapists are members of a professional body, however being a member means a hypnotherapist has met certain requirements set by their member organisation and must abide by a code of ethics and complaints procedure.

All professional bodies differ in their requirements for membership; some require very strict standards for all their members and others provide different categories for their members (e.g. Licentiate Member, Registered Member, Accredited Member). Hypnotherapists who are a member of a professional body will make this clear on their profile.

Accredited Hypnotherapists

Being accredited with a professional body means the individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.

To find out more information about accreditation visit the professional bodies’ websites below. Each will have information on their requirements. This list of professional organisations is not exhaustive.

Professional bodies include:

APHP - Association for Professional Hypnosis and Psychotherapy

BSCH - British Society of Clinical Hypnosis

GHR - General Hypnotherapy Register

HA - Hypnotherapy Association

HS - Hypnotherapy Society

IAPH - International Association of Pure Hypnoanalysts

NCH - National Council for Hypnotherapy

NRAH - British National Register of Advanced Hypnotherapists

UKCP - United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy

Here at Hypnotherapy Directory we recognise the value of being a member of a professional body, and for those of you who are wary about visiting a hypnotherapist we would suggest choosing a hypnotherapist on our site who is a member of a professional body. This way you know they are part of an organisation that offers a code of ethics.