Accreditation

British Society of Hypnotherapists (1950)

The British Society of Hypnotherapists (BSH) was founded in 1950 and is a prestigious organization that is the longest-surviving body for hypnotherapy in the UK.  Principal aims of the BSH include the dissemination of information about hypnotherapy, support of research, development and regulation of professional standards among its members and promotion of the highest quality practical and theoretical training in hypnosis.  The Society is a not-for profit body.

The Society and its personnel are widely regarded and quoted in the media and elsewhere as authorative sources of information on hypnosis and the practice of hypnotherapy.  It operates a Code of Ethics, Standards of Practice and a Complaints Procedure.  The Society operates a Continuing Professional Development (CPD) policy and has guidelines on supervision of therapists and personal therapy for therapists.  Membership of the BSH is open to individuals who have undertaken extensive training in hypnotherapy.  Approved trainer status is available to those members of the Society who have acquired the necessary clinical experience and fulfill other requirements of the Society. The Society accredits only those training course that include a minimum of 200 hours of classroom teaching exclusively dedicated to hypnotherapy education.