Hypnosis Training and Certifications

While hypnosis is generally regarded as safe, when delving into the subconscious most healthcare professionals recommend the assistance of a skilled and well-trained practitioner. Just because someone is practicing in the state of Arizona does NOT mean they are either skilled or well trained!

Through my patients I have heard of local hypnotherapists whose only training was over the Internet, hypnotherapists who do not specify their training or education in the field--who may have only attended a weekend workshop in hypnosis--plus a hypnotherapist who claimed he had never been hypnotized himself! And, one well-known hypnotherapist who claims to be certified as a CCHt, yet the certifying organization confirms that they have NOT certified her and have tried to get her to remove that false claim!

In contrast, I am a certified clinical hypnotherapist-the highest certification by an accrediting organization in the United States. A graduate of the Colorado School of Counseling Hypnotherapy where I was personally trained by Zoilita Grant, MS, CCHt, the Director of the school. She has been a presenter at international hypnotherapy conferences, was President of the Colorado Association of Psychotherapists, Vice President of the American Council of Hypnotist Examiners, chosen Educator of the Year (2000) by the International Medical and Dental Hypnotherapy Association, and wrote and published 27 books in the field. I have been certified by the International Medical and Dental Hypnotherapy Association and hold a current certification from the prestigious American Council of Hypnotist Examiners. Both organizations only certify graduates of approved schools, and both require extensive training and passing of a written examination before certification is granted.