Training for hypnotherapists
At present, anybody can set up in practice as a hypnotherapist, without undergoing any formal training. One way to ensure that your therapist has been properly trained is to ensure that they are a member of the National Register of Hypnotherapists and Psychotherapists (NRHP)

Training for NRHP members
All NRHP members have trained to the syllabus requirements of the National College of Hypnosis and Psychotherapy, or have equivalent (UKCP) training. The National College provides a thorough training in hypno-psychotherapy, with comprehensive coverage of hypno-therapeutic techniques integrated with a variety of psychotherapeutic approaches. The National College is the only institution of its kind externally accredited by the British Accreditation Council for Independent Further and Higher Education. Such accreditation has been acknowledged by the Secretary of State for Education as the only public guarantee of standards in independent institutions of further and higher education in the UK

United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy
The UKCP is a registered charity that aims to create a well regulated broadly based psychotherapy profession. UKCP expects its member organisations to adhere to and apply guidelines for standards of training and ethical practice intended for the protection of the public. As a leading national register of Hypno-Psychotherapists, the NRHP, like the National College, is a member of the Hypno-Psychotherapy Section of the UKCP.

NRHP members are strictly regulated in respect of:

  Qualifications (and their disclosure on request)
  Terms, conditions and methods of treatment
  Client confidentiality
  Professional relationships
  Research and publications
  Practitioner competence
  Personal and professional behaviour
  Post-qualification supervision

All National Register therapists carry professional indemnity insurance