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Stage 1

Foundations in Integrative Hypno-Psychotherapy

What to Expect from Stage 1

Delivered over six months, this stage is the first you will encounter in your training where you are introduced to our relational, outcome-oriented and pluralistic approach to psychotherapy.

The focus is on developing a grounded understanding of our philosophical approach, the therapeutic relationship and creating hypnosis as a co-constructed and relational process.

Throughout the training, you will cultivate essential foundational skills in active listening and therapeutic communication, both within and outside of hypnotic states.

A pluralistic and collaborative approach to goal setting is introduced, along with an initial exploration of case formulation, laying the groundwork for further clinical and theoretical development in subsequent stages.

Stage 1 Components Breakdown

Module 1 - Introduction to the Pathway

  • Introduction to the pathway
  • Group contracting
  • Introduction to philosophical underpinnings
  • The hypnotic relationship
  • Understanding and creating hypnosis

Module 2 - Trance as a Co-Creation

  • Hypnosis in context
  • Deepening the hypnotic relationship
  • Co-creating hypnotic experiences
  • Deepening hypnosis
  • Understand frames of reference

Module 3 - Deepening Communication

  • The core conditions
  • Active listening
  • The relationship between active listening and hypnotic suggestions
  • Hypnotic communication
  • Ego-strengthening in hypnosis

Module 4 - Case Conceptualisation

  • Collaborative case conceptualisation
  • Working relationally with goals
  • The relationship between emotions, values and goals
  • Integrating hypnosis and goal setting
  • Monitoring progress

Module 5 - Therapeutic Story and Metaphor

  • Story and metaphor as healing approaches
  • Therapeutic stories
  • Client-centred stories and metaphors
  • Working with client stories
  • Reframing stories and metaphors
  • Perceptual positions and retelling stories

Stage 1 Assessments

  • One 2000-word individually tailored, critically reflexive essay
  • One single-session case study write-up
  • One practical assessment

Classroom Hours

  • 80 overall classroom hours
  • 64 live in person hours
  • 16 live (via Zoom) hours
  • 50+ (estimated) self-directed hours

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Stages of Training

Explore and overview of the stages of training

Stage 2

Integration and therapeutic flexibility

Stage 3

Advanced integration, pluralism and relational depth

Stage 4

Advanced clinical practice and accreditation

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