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HTISB was founded by Lisa Lang CHT, to offer the general public a hands on training program that can be used to achieve certification as a clinical hypnotherapist.

What is hypnotherapy?

Like other forms of therapy, hypnotherapy helps people become aware of, and take control over, the unconscious assumptions and belief systems that affect their everyday behavior. What makes hypnotherapy superior to traditional therapy is its ability to create rapid change. Hypnotherapy uses a dramatic intervention process that can reshape someone's feelings of inadequacy and inability into feelings of competency and capability. Through hypnotherapy everyone can realize that they are responsible for our own realities and have the power to change them.

What are the benefits of having a certification in hypnotherapy?
Why study hypnotherapy?
What is the Hypnotherapy Training Institute?
What are the requirements for becoming an ACHE hypnotherapist?
What is the American Council of Hypnotist Examiners?
How are the trainings conducted?
Who conducts these trainings?
Where are these trainings conducted?
When are the trainings offered?
What is the cost of each training?
How do I get started?

What can I do with a certification in hypnotherapy?

I can supplement my existing career.
I can have a fulfilling career helping other people.
I can use it for my personal growth.
I can use it for my own achievement.
I can practice self hypnosis.
I can use it to complement my existing career.
I can hypnotize groups of people.
I can be my own boss.
I can set my own schedule.
I can work from home.
I can teach hypnosis to other people.

Why study hypnotherapy?

The practice of hypnotherapy benefits the therapist as well as the client.

Understanding hypnosis will help you achieve your goals and understanding hypnotherapy will allow you to help other people achieve their goals.

Hypnotherapy is a tool that will allow anyone to become aware of, and take control over the fears and unconscious assumptions that affect their everyday behavior. These pre-cognitive issues not only limit someone’s potential, they also keep them locked in destructive behavior patterns. Mastery over these patterns will make it possible for anyone to realize their unlimited potential. Hypnotherapy is the key to personal growth and lasting change.

Most people make decisions in their lives based upon what they know is true. At the same time, they spend their lives wishing that they could make their decisions based upon what they want to be true for them. Hypnotherapy is a process that helps someone to realize that; what they know is true, is actually only what they believe to be true. This realization makes it possible for anyone to change what they want to be true, into what they actually know is true for themselves.

What is the Hypnotherapy Training Institute?

HTI offers comprehensive training programs in Hypnosis, Hypnotherapy and Clinical Hypnotherapy. Our training programs are designed to facilitate your personal, mental and spiritual growth as you prepare for a career in hypnosis / hypnotherapy. Our programs are approved by the American Council of Hypnotist Examiners (ACHE) and are designed to prepare you for certification as a Hypnotherapist or as a Clinical Hypnotherapist.

What are the requirements for becoming an ACHE hypnotherapist?

Hypnotherapists are not licensed by the State of California. They are considered to be non-medical, alternative and complementary heath care practitioners. Hypnotherapy is a self regulated profession that is administered by several organizations, of which, ACHE is considered to be the largest and most professional. The requirements for becoming an ACHE Certified Hypnotherapist are a minimum of 200 hours of instruction and the successful completion of a written / practical skills examination. The requirements for becoming an ACHE Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist are a minimum of 300 hours of instruction and the successful completion of a practical skills examination.

What is the American Council of Hypnotist Examiners?

The ACHE is a non-profit professional organization chartered by the State of California to promote and regulate the education, certification and code of ethics for hypnotists and hynotherapists in all aspects of professional practice. ACHE also offers an annual hypnotherapy conference and continuing education courses designed to increase the knowledge and promote the professionalism of all ACHE members.

A.C.H.E. Website

How are the trainings conducted?

Each training involves a combination of formal classroom instruction as well as home study. The requirements for a Hypnotherapist certification are contained in trainings I and II. The requirements for a Clinical Hypnotherapist certification are contained in training III.

Training I – Introduction to Hypnosis

Training II – Principles of Hypnotherapy

Training III – Clinical Hypnotherapy Practice

Completion of each training entitles the graduate to a certificate of accomplishment for their level of ability.

Completion of trainings I and II will allow the graduate to apply to ACHE for certification as a hypnotherapist.

Completion of training III will allow the graduate to apply to ACHE for certification as a clinical hypnotherapist.

Who conducts these trainings?

Lisa Lang is a Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist and CEO of the Santa Barbara Hypnotherapy Center. She has been practicing hypnotherapy since 1989. She is an A.C.H.E approved hypnotheraphy instructor and a designated examiner. She is the former owner of Positive Changes Hypnosis of Santa Barbara and is the director of the Hypnotherapy Training Institute of Santa Barbara.

Where are these trainings conducted?

All of the trainings are conducted at our main office in Santa Barbara, California.

When are the trainings offered?

We do not offer all training levels every month. Class sizes are limited. Please contact us for more information.

What is the cost of each training?

The cost of each training is $1,495.00 plus text books