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New: Self-Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy Taster Workshop

You can now book immediately online for our new self-hypnosis taster workshop, simply by paying a small (£20) deposit to reserve your place securely online. The College will then invoice you for the remainder. This can either be taken as a stand-alone workshop or used as the first day of our certificate or diploma training in hypnotherapy. Continue reading

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Hypnotherapy Courses and Articles

This article contains some basic information on training courses in hypnotherapy run by The UK College of Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy as well as an introduction to some of the resources on our website. Continue reading

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Workshop: Intro to Cognitive-Behavioural Hypnotherapy

Details of our forthcoming introductory workshop on cognitive-behavioural hypnotherapy, held in London, 4-6 November, 2011 Continue reading

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Classical Psychoanalytic Theories of Hypnosis

An old article from 1998 describing the early Freudian psychoanalytic theory of hypnotism in some technical detail. Continue reading

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Braid on Hypnotism, Childbirth and Infants

Excerpts from The Discovery of Hypnosis, The Complete Writings of James Braid, dealing with childbirth and infants. Continue reading

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Articles on Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy from LondonCognitive.com

Recent articles on hypnosis and hypnotherapy from our LondonCognitive.com website. Continue reading

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“On Esdaile and Hypnotic Anaesthetic” from The Complete Writings of James Braid

On Esdaile & Hypnotic Anaesthetic”: Letter to The Medical Times (1847) Excerpt from The Discovery of Hypnosis: The Complete Writings of James Braid[This small study could be considered to show, at best, either 30% or 60% “success” for Esdaile’s Mesmeric … Continue reading

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Essential Hypnosis & Hypnotherapy Factoids

A short article addressing five common fallacies about hypnosis and hypnotherapy, still all-too-common among hypnotherapists. Continue reading

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Hypnotism versus Homoeopathy in the Writings of James Braid

Excerpts from the writings of James Braid showing the founder of hypnotherapy highlighting the contradictions between hypnotism and homoeopathy, which he attacks as a pseudoscientific and nostrum (“quack”) remedy. Continue reading

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Key Figures in the History of Hypnosis

Short article, with links to Wikipedia, with notes on some of the most influential figures in the history of hypnotism. Continue reading

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