The Pros and Cons of Hypnotherapy 3

There seems to be a wasteland between basic training and advanced professional training.

Take Veronica.

Veronica called me after receiving her CH certification. She desperately wanted to make the transition from her current profession as a medical worker into hypnosis. And while she felt that she had found her calling, with hypnosis she recognized her training had not prepared her to work with ‘real’ clients.

She asked me to recommend a suitable advancement program.

It was quickly evident that Veronica lacked the basics. While she had earned the CH designation of a Certified Hypnotherapist, her training had focused almost exclusively on past-lives.

My best suggestion to Veronica was to take Gerald Kein’s Omni-Hypnosis Basic to Advanced Training Program. She had the option of either attending a live training in Florida or doing the distance-ed program; a program I had found very comprehensive and affordable.

I then suggested that, following the Omni-Hypnosis training, she consider the 5-PATH™ training with Cal Banyan.

Alternately, Banyan Hypnosis offers the NGH basic certification course prior to 5-PATH training. The ideal would be to allow herself time to integrate the basic course before moving into the rigors of advanced training, but if time and costs were a concern, she could take them back to back.

I stressed the importance of laying the groundwork for the advanced work.

Veronica, tight on funds and anxious to begin her new career, decided to skip the basics and sign up for the advanced training in 5-PATH™.

Several months later, Veronica called to give me an update following her 5-PATH™ training. She admitted that the course had been over her head. Unable to grasp the material, she floundered. The trip proved to be a disappointing waste of her hard-earned resources. 

I hate to say, “I told you so” …  

What Veronica needed was a solid foundation upon which to build her desired new career as a Hypnosis professional. What she needed was consistent information to guide her in acquiring the knowledge and skills necessary to practice.

And our profession let her down. 

How? By failing to provide basic standards for certification. 

Veronica had obtained her CH so technically she 'qualified' for advanced training while 'practically', she was grossly unprepared.

Result: Veronica gave up on hypnosis. And her dream.