With Our Professional Hypnotherapy Training You Will Learn:

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Beginning Your Training at the Institute

What is Hypnosis?

Hypnosis is defined as a natural, yet altered, state of mind marked by a high degree of suggestibility where there is communication with the subconscious mind. In this state we can help ourselves and others to tap into the incredible resources of our innermost being. Through the hypnotic state we can reprogram limiting behaviors, change old out-dated belief systems and resolve negative emotions. With access to the subconscious mind we can empower ourselves and those we work with to live much more fulfilling and successful lives. With this model of inner transformation we embark upon a true path of self-discovery and personal empowerment. Through the proper use of this amplified state of mind we are enabled to solve problems, resolve inner conflicts and reach goals otherwise unattainable.

What is Hypnotherapy?

Hypnotherapy is the art and practice of utilizing transformational techniques and principles in conjunction with hypnosis. In this model, the hypnotherapist serves as a "facilitator" who assists his or her clients towards moving into greater experiences of personal wholeness and well-being. A hypnotherapist utilizes his or her training and personal experience in the service of helping other people to experience greater states of health, happiness, prosperity and love.

Modern professional hypnosis has come a long way since the days of the early Mesmerists. Increasingly, hypnosis is becoming mainstream and widely accepted as a method for helping people to overcome addiction, relieve pain, reduce stress and to reach goals that were previously out of reach. While hypnotherapy is not intended to replace psychiatric or medical treatment, it has proven itself to be a powerful complimentary therapy when utilized by a highly trained professional.

Why train at the Florida Institute of Hypnotherapy?

Matthew Brownstein'straining program in professional clinical hypnotherapy at the Florida Institute of Hypnotherapy is considered an "advanced level course." This is not a weekend workshop, but rather is a hypnotism school licensed through the Florida Commission for Independent Education (License No. 3448) that offers training that meets and exceeds the American Council of Hypnotist Examiners standards for creating ethical and professional hypnotherapists.

Our training focuses on in-depth instruction of the most modern and powerful hypnotherapy methods available. Take the time to review our Programs as listed on our website and you will see just how diverse this education really is. Instead of just training you with a few hypnotic inductions and letting you read from a script, you will learn every component necessary for the mastery of this wonderful career. Not only are our graduates trained to very high levels of competence in the practice of hypnotism and hypnotherapy, but a very generous portion of the curriculum is spent on learning how to build, run and market a successful professional practice. Immediately after graduation you will be able to begin assisting people to reach their goals and resolve their inner conflicts as one of the most highly trained professionals in the field of hypnotherapy.

Many people are unaware of just what hypnosis is, and perhaps it could be said that even more people are unaware of just what a hypnotherapist is. We have all seen hypnotists on televeision or on stage making hypnosis appear to be a mere parlor trick. Yet the therapeutic uses of hypnosis are quite astounding and the use of hypnosis as part of a profession can be even more so. The decision to be a hypnotherapist is supported by the U.S. Department of Labor. In The Dictionary of Occupational Titles a hypnotherapist is defined as:

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"Hypnotherapist induces hypnotic state in client to increase motivation or alter behavior pattern through hypnosis. Consults with client to determine the nature of problem. Prepares client to enter hypnotic states by explaining how hypnosis works and what client will experience. Tests subjects to determine degrees of physical and emotional suggestibility. Induces hypnotic techniques of hypnosis based on the interpretation of test results and analysis of client's problem. May train client in self-hypnosis conditioning."

The Dictionary of Occupational Titles (D.O.T.) is a reference manual published by the U.S. Department of Labor.

At the Institute you will experience:

• Classroom hours learning all of the basics of hypnotism and hypnotherapy as well as many advanced techniques that take you far beyond what can be learned from a home-study course.
• Supervised clinical practice on your fellow students. You will induce hypnosis on others as well as go into hypnosis yourself many countless times throughout your training.
• A modern curriculum, designed to maximize learning, that pulls from many diverse traditions and sources of hypnosis, healing and wisdom schools.
• A caring, compassionate and supportive atmosphere that honors the sensitive nature of the process that you will be going through. We know that this is more than just an education. For you it will become a journey into personal transformation that shall be honored and respected.
• An environment that acknowledges that you already are gifted and have an incredible store of resources to offer your fellow classmates, instructors and the world at large once you get out into professional practice.

Benefits of Hypnosis

A wonderful quality of hypnosis is that you can be taught to use it alone, at will, and without complicated procedures. This fact makes many benefits readily available throughout your lifetime. Hypnosis can be used to further any human endeavor.

• With hypnosis you can:
• Develop and express awareness and intuition.
• Feel worthwhile, self-confident, zestful.
• Gain a happier home life; become a better husband, wife, parent, or friend.
• Acquire the ability to relax completely in any situation.
• Make better decisions.
• Improve concentration.
• Overcome procrastination.
• Increase the quality of your emotional expression.
• Reduce conflict and stress.
• Promote health and well-being.
• Regain your natural ability to sleep easily.
• Sell yourself, your ideas, and your services with confidence and enthusiasm.
• Increase your income.
• Attract and maintain worthwhile friendships.
• Discover your negative mental patterns and how they affect you.
• Free yourself from hostility, resentment, fear of rejection.
• Select your goals in life; chart your course for their realization.
• Program your mind with positive mental concepts and success attitudes.
• Develop the ability to construct mental images easily

What is the A.C.H.E....Why was it created...

In 1973, the Hypnotist Examining Council was created as a non-profit professional organization engaging in self-regulation of all who utilized hypnosis/hypnotherapy as an integral part of a professional practice. The primary focus was on formal and appropriate education and training followed by a comprehensive written examination and a practical demonstration of hypnosis skills before a Board of Examiners. A code of ethics and principles of practice were formulated and adopted.

Shortly afterward, Gil Boyne was elected President of the organization and, in 1980, he founded the American Council of Hypnotist Examiners, a national organization that now certifies more than nine thousand hypnotherapists worldwide, including numerous physicians, psychiatrists, psychologists and representatives of the healing arts, counseling and allied professions.