Our Vision

We envisage a future in which hypno-psychotherapy (i propose we change this to cognitive behavioural hypnotherapy until we have the psychotherapy learning routed mapped out) is widely recognised by the general public, media, and other professions, as the original and most fundamental modality of psychotherapy.

We expect high quality research on hypnosis to continue to provide validation for its essential concepts, strategies and techniques.

We aim to encourage the development of a highly trained and scientifically-oriented profession of hypno-psychotherapy which is better adapted to meet the needs of clients.

The public have a right to be able to expect that the therapy they receive will be based on the best contemporary evidence, and skills training, and we believe that goal is both realistic and achievable.

Mission Statement

The Register’s mission is as follows:

To encourage evidence-based practice in the fields of hypnotherapy and hypno-psychotherapy.
To facilitate high quality, research-oriented hypnotherapy training.
To provide a means for regulating the practice of therapists and a source for referrals.
To disseminate information on contemporary research and best practice in the field of hypno-psychotherapy.
To serve and protect the public interest by providing a system for accreditation and monitoring complaints and reports of bad practice.
To help shape the formation of a scientifically- led profession of hypno-psychotherapy.