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Is now a bad time to be considering a career in hypnotherapy
Hi, I'm new here, so go easy on me!
I'm interested in taking a training course in hypnotherapy with a view to setting up my own practice in the next few years. My son is 1 and I would like to be seeing an average of 3 clients a day by the time he starts school at 4/5.
But in my research, I have read more and more that there may be a possibility in the not-TOO-distant future that hypnotherapy will be much more tightly controlled. This could suggest that any qualification I obtain now will not be held in any regard compared to a new properly regulated/accredited qualification available in the close future. It would therefore be very hard for me to attract clients to my practice as I wouldn't have a recognised qualification or much experience, or mean that I would have to fork out more money for more training to do this new qualification.
Also, it appears that the NHS is beginning to take hypnotherapy more seriously and it might be the case that students with more 'serious' medical qualifications also study hypnotherapy and it would therefore be THOSE students who would find work in any future openings in the NHS this new acceptance of the therapy might make. This would also make others without those credentials (and without much experience like a new hypnotherapist such as I) be unattractive options to clients seeking therapy.
All thoughts on this matter would be very gratefully received, as I am in a position where I need to make a decision about my professional future and I can't make it purely based on doing something that I am interested in and would like to work in, it has to be economically viable (I am a single mother, this will be my sole income).
I am also aware that many established hypnotherapists aren't keen for more people to set up practices and take away potential clients - so if you could try to be objective and give me an honest opinion that would be truly appreciated.
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Permalink Reply by London Victoria on -
Great, thanks Lindsay. That puts my mind at rest. I'm very much like you, I'm not at all into the more spiritual/past life side of things.
The HPD is where I started out looking, and actually Quest say that although the course is their own 'Cognitive Hypnotherapy' syllabus, you take the HPD qualifying exam at the end of it anyway.
I'm still weighing up between those three, but I'm definitely clearer that I would be happy with each of them, and will contact them to have a chat. Now it's more a logistical issue of timing and travel to consider. But you guys can't really help me with that one.
Thanks for all your help, I can see this is a good place to come for airing thoughts.
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Permalink Reply by Jonathan Chase on -
I give a satisfaction guarantee and mentor my students for life after their training. Hypnotherapy is unregulated and largely unrecognised, certainly in the UK from the established medical side. ALL hypnotherapy training is on a level with any other lay approach and a lot has no or little bearing on client expectations. There are some who give NVQ and one now which gives a BSc qualification but in 30 odd years I've never been asked for my qualifications from anyone except other hypnotists and even then rarely.
The fact is anyone can teach and practice under the hypnotherapy banner with little or no training or experience and I would suggest that before you invest your money you investigate the people people have trained. -
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Permalink Reply by sugaluv121 on
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Hi, I am in a similar situation to you and am currently exploring courses too. Which one did you choose in the end?
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