Do you want to extend your skill set?

BIH Diploma in Contemporary Ericksonian Hypnotherapy is designed for professionals already in related fields who want to incorporate hypnotherapy as a skill in their work with the adults. Examples include those with a background in social work, counselling, mental health, psychotherapy, psychology. Read more...

BIH Training Update

The BIH has recently formed an alliance with the Erickson Institute – London. This is a very meaningful step for the BIH in terms of the future training it is planning to offer.  The BIH is actively seeking those groups of professionals who, through the course of their chosen profession, would benefit from quality training.... Read more...

Alert: Professional Standards for the Asking

The BIH has just conducted a small survey which demonstrates that our registered practitioners rarely get asked by the public for evidence of their qualifications or credentials.    As a result, the BIH wants to emphasis to the public that this is standard practise and requesting such information should not present the practitioner with any difficulty. Very often.... Read more...

Public Protection

In the past decade, Public Protection has been a real focus for the hypnotherapy profession here in the UK. It started when the profession was presented with the need to regulate it's own practitioners, trainers and organisational structures and processes. Read more...

What is an Ethical and Competent Hypnotherapy Practitioner?

The Ethical and Competent Hypnotherapy Practitioner is: Qualified and experienced and offers his/her professional profile to all who are interested. A registered practitioner with a professional hypnotherapy organisation in the UK. Read more...

You’re Back In The Room!

The British Institute of Hypnotherapy and NLP wants to reassure the public that they condemn the use of hypnosis used in the recently aired ITV programme entitled “You’re Back In The Room” featuring stage hypnotist Keith Barry and presenter Philip Schofield. To clarify, the B.I.H is an organisation that registers professional hypnotherapists who are competent.... Read more...