Category Archives: Evidence-Based Practice
Certificate in Evidence-Based Clinical Hypnotherapy (London)
Information about forthcoming certificate courses in hypnotherapy based in London. Continue reading
Special Offer: The Register for Evidence-Based Hypnotherapy & Psychotherapy
Special offer from the Register for Evidence-Based Hypnotherapy & Psychotherapy (REBHP) Continue reading
Advertising Smoking Cessation Hypnotherapy
This is an article from 2007 which describes certain rules relating to advertising hypnotherapy for smoking cessation and provides an example of advertising copy approved by the Advertising Standards Authority. Continue reading
Evidence Against the Doctrine of Symptom Substitution
This short article reviews the debate surrounding the psychodynamic doctrine of “symptom substitution” and some of the evidence which led to its widespread rejection, beginning in the 1950s. Continue reading
Strategies and Applications of Cognitive-Behavioural Hypnotherapy
This article outlines some basic concepts and strategies employed in cognitive-behavioural hypnotherapy. Continue reading
Typical Subjective Experiences in Hypnosis
This short snippet reports some findings from an old study by T.X. Barber which measures some common subjective experiences among hypnotic subjects. Continue reading
Hypno-CBT(rtm) & Cognitive-Behavioural Hypnotherapy
Hypno-CBT(rtm) is a proprietary model of cognitive-behavioural hypnotherapy. This article provides a basic overview and explanation of this approach. Continue reading
Was Hypnotherapy the Original Psychotherapy?
The first references to “psychotherapy” (or “psycho-therapeutics”) are found primarily in the writings of Victorian hypnotherapists, especially the followers of Bernheim’s Nancy School. Hypnotherapy’s claim to be the original modality of psychotherapy are explored from a historical perspective. Continue reading
Scientific Definition of Hypnosis (APA)
The American Psychological Association definition of hypnosis provides a consensus view based on modern research and clinical literature. Continue reading
Philosophy and Psychotherapy: Video Interview on Stoicism
This is an excerpt from a longer interview in which Julian Evans asks Donald Robertson about the relationship between Stoicism and evidence-based psychotherapy, and the forthcoming book, Philosophy & CBT. Continue reading


