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British Society of Medical and Dental Hypnosis
4 Kirkwood Avenue
Cookridge
Leeds LS16 7JU
Tel: 07000 560 309
E-mail: nat.office@bsmdh.org
Website: www.bsmdh.org
A national organisation of doctors, dentists and other health professionals trained in hypnosis and its use as a therapeutic tool in medicine and dentistry. Training courses are run by various branches throughout the UK and a small list of accredited members is available from the national office.
The British Complementary Medicine Association
PO Box 2074
Seaford BN25 1HQ
Tel: 0845 345 5977
E-mail: info@bcma.co.uk
Website: www.bcma.co.uk
Umbrella organisation that promotes complementary medicine and represents over 40 associations, 30 schools and 20,000 practitioners across the UK, with a common code of conduct. Website has details of hypnotherapy practitioners.
The General Hypnotherapy Standards Council
PO Box 204
Lymington SO41 6WP
E-mail: admin@general-hypnotherapy-register.com
Website: www.ghsc.co.uk
The GHSC acts as a link between the hypnotherapy industry and the Department of Health. Also represents over 120 professional bodies and training schools and in excess of 3,500 individual practitioners
via its General Hypnotherapy Register.
The National Register of Hypnotherapists and Psychotherapists (NRHP)
12 Cross Street
Nelson BB9 7EN
Tel: 01282 716 839 (Mondays to Fridays 9am-5pm)
Helpline: 0800 161 3823
E-Mail: nrhp@btconnect.com
Website www.nrhp.co.uk
Promotes professional and ethical standards of members and safety and well being of clients. Members are bound by code of ethics. Holds a database of qualified hypno-psychotherapists. Provides a public referral service, free of charge by phone, or send SAE for area listing. Member of the UK Council for Psychotherapy.
National Council for Hypnotherapy
www.hypnotherapists.org.uk
Holds one of the largest registers of independent hypnotherapists in the United Kingdom and strives to maintain the highest standards among its members. Can search for a local hypnotherapist online.
Psychotherapeutic or psychoanalytic hypnotherapists should be members of the following professional bodies:
The British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy
1 Regent Place
Rugby
Warwickshire CV21 2PJ
Information line: 0870 443 5252 (Mondays to Fridays 8.45am-5pm)
E-mail: bac@bac.co.uk
Website: www.counselling.co.uk
Can provide you with a list of private counsellors in your area, plus information on counselling and choosing a counsellor. Please telephone or send an SAE to the above address. Alternatively, you can search for a counsellor at the website which, along with an online directory of counsellors, contains details concerning membership and training, and an extensive publications list.
British Psychological Society
www.bps.org.uk
Offers some general advice and lists psychologists in its Directory of Chartered Psychologists (£36), available in most reference libraries and via the website.
websites
Hypnosis Online in the UK
www.hypnosis.org.uk
Extensive information on hypnosis — discussing what hypnosis is, its history, where to find and how to chose a therapist.
books
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Secrets of Hypnotherapy by Janet Fricker
Practical techniques supplemented by simple theory. Explains when self-diagnosis is appropriate or its best to consult a professional.
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Hypnosis for Beginners by William Hewitt
The author discusses how to self-hypnotise and hypnotise others safely and easily with simple techniques.
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Hypnosis: Theory, practice and application by Raphael Harold Rhodes
Discusses the techniques for inducing and maintaining hypnotic control, theory and therapeutic value of Hypnosis.
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Understanding Hypnosis by Dr Brian Roet (Piatkus Books, 2000)
A practical guide to the health-giving benefits of hypnotherapy and self-hypnosis. |
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(July 2002)
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