National Hypnotherapy Society

About us

The National Hypnotherapy Society is a Learned Society whose primary purpose is the advancement of the knowledge of hypnotherapy and the fostering of professional hypnotherapy expertise through training, accreditation and continued professional development of our members. The Society seeks to contribute to public wellbeing both through the use of hypnotherapy and by ensuring that hypnotherapists are safe, competent and ethical in practice.

The Society plays an important role within the profession of hypnotherapy in the UK and in 2013 the Society was the first (and to date the only) solely Hypnotherapy organisation to gain Accredited Register status with the Professional Standards Authority AR programme.

As an Accredited Register holder we meet the robust and exacting standards set by the Professional Standards Authority with particular emphasis on public safety and assuring that the best interests of the clients are protected.

The National Hypnotherapy Society believes that all Accredited Registers should be seen as equal. To this end, we were instrumental in gaining recognition within the NHS for all Accredited Registers. NHS Employers has added content encouraging the use and detailing the benefits of Accredited Registers.

We are a not for profit organisation and the high standards of our Accredited Register are externally verified by the Professional Standards Authority.

The organisation is bound by appropriate rules of governance including a constitution, codes of ethics, and a complaints procedure.

Our belief is that hypnotherapy is not a stand-alone therapy but one that fits within the wider community of 'talking therapies'. We support and promote hypnotherapy and hypnotherapists, offering a wide variety of benefits to our members and training providers. We also play a role in ensuring that the best interests of the clients of hypnotherapy are protected. We acknowledge that we have a duty of care to the public.

We acknowledge and encourage the diversity, creativity and range of training options that currently exist in our profession.

We seek to involve, encourage and work in partnership with our members at all levels – we believe this is the only appropriate way of running a hypnotherapy organisation.

The HS continues to play a significant role in all aspects of hypnotherapy and related therapies and to welcome members, trainers and members of the public seeking the services of an appropriate professional.

Join the National Hypnotherapy Society

We are a professional yet personable society, an organisation with heart; we avoid a needlessly complicated style of application in preference to a holistic approach based on your experience, practice and qualifications.

The National Hypnotherapy Society recognises the experience and skills that each individual can bring to our profession and this is reflected in our application process.

Join the Society today

Here is what you will stand to gain from joining our Society as an Accredited Member, Professional Member or Fellow and being on our Accredited Register:

• Registrants of the HS will be able to display the Accredited Register quality mark, a sign that they belong to a register which meets the Professional Standards Authority's robust standards
• Accreditation offers practitioners working in hypnotherapy a means of demonstrating their personal commitment to meeting high standards by joining The National Hypnotherapy Society accredited register
• Professionally you will be able to use the phrase ‘I am on a register accredited by the Professional Standards Authority'
• You will be able to tell potential clients that the Accredited Register programme was set up by the Government to improve standards and safety for the benefit of the public
• Enables you to emphasise that accreditation demonstrates your commitment to high professional standards, to enhancing safety and delivering a better service

There are a wealth of member benefits in addition to being on the HS Accredited Register.