Dallas Hypnosis Certification Training

March 8-11, 2012 and March 29-April 1, 2012

Basic and Advanced Training

Mark V Johnson is a Second Generation Hypnotherapist who offers a comprehensive hypnotherapy training program in Dallas, Texas. This is a presented in a small, friendly group setting in order to be sure each participant receives individualized attention. You will receive personal attention as well as ongoing mentoring and support by the instructor, the staff and the International Association of Counselors and Therapists (IACT).

All classes are experiential, educational and enlightening. You will become a Certified Hypnotherapist in our core training after 90 hours of intensive class instruction and 90 hours of independent study. The training includes dynamic instruction, live demonstrations, hands-on practice and supervision as well as individualized mentoring.

Your instructor, Mark V Johnson is a Certified Master Hypnotherapy Trainer with the International Association of Counselors and Therapists, as well as a Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist with the American Council of Hypnotist Examiners, and a Certified Hypnotherapist with the National Guild of Hypnotists.

Upon Successful Completion of this Training, you will Qualify for Certification with the International Association of Counselors and Therapists, IACT.

Who Should Take This Training?

This program is for anyone interested in becoming a certified hypnotherapist, including those involved in all types of healing modalities as well as hypnotists or hypnotherapists who would like to expand their skillset. It is also for those who wish to take the training solely for their own personal development.

This Program is Designed For…

• All health professionals, including therapists, counselors, social workers, doctors, dentists, nurses, and teachers who want to enhance their skills and add hypnosis to their practices.
• Those who would like to work with people in a private professional practice of their own.
• All those interested in alternative healing modalities and would like to make a contribution by helping others.
• All those who are currently hypnotists or hypnotherapists and would like to enhance and deepen their knowledge and skills in the field.
• Anyone and everyone who has an interest in learning hypnosis, hypnotherapy and self-hypnosis for self- improvement and personal growth.

Taking Hypnosis Training To New Heights!

You Will Learn…

• History of Hypnosis
• The Professional Practice of Hypnotherapy
• Suggestibility Testing
• Rules of the Mind
• Office Procedures and Interviewing Techniques
• How to Help Your Clients Overcome Fears of Hypnosis
• How to Recognize the Three Basic Hypnotic Personalities
• How to Induce Trance With Each Type
• Psychodynamics of the Hypnotic Induction
• Disguised Hypnotic Inductions
• Instantaneous Hypnotic Techniques
• A unique interactive word association that cuts through the chase.
• Common denominator approaches for insight and emotional clearing.
• Direct techniques, subtle techniques and disguised techniques of hypnotic induction.
• An easy-to-follow, hypnotherapeutic process that takes the guess work out of working with clients.
• How to work with subjects who have failed with other hypnotherapists.
• How to add more creativity to your hypnotherapeutic sessions.
• Authoritarian and Permissive Hypnotic Inductions.
• Objective and Subjective Trance Recognition
• Recognizing and Dealing with Hypersuggestibility
• Proper Dehypnotization
• The Keys to Successful Programming
• Effective Uses of Imagery
• How to Use Hypnosis With Groups
• Specific Treatment Techniques Utilizing Hypnosis
• Self-Hypnosis
• Dangers of Hypnosis and Contra-Indications
• Effective uses of Submodalities.
• Effective hypnoanalysis techniques.
• Use of hypnosis with performing artists.
• Hypnosis techniques for Sports.
• Instantaneous Regression Techniques.
• Trance Ratification Methods.
• The Hypnotic use of Body Syndromes.
• How to deal with the basic forms of resistance.
• And so much more!

The Course Includes…

Hands-on practice of pre-induction suggestibility testing, hypnotic inductions, trance management, deepening techniques, posthypnotic re-induction, and trance termination. Supervised programming practice, coaching in speech patterns, physical movements and personal mannerisms. Hands-on practice of specific hypnotherapeutic techniques for Stress Management, Smoking Cessation, Weight Loss, General Self-Improvement and much more!

Advanced Hypnotherapeutic Techniques Include…

• Emotional Clearing
• Transformational Hypnotherapy
• Spiritual Hypnosis
• Past Life Regression 
• Analytical Hypnotherapy
• Ericksonian Techniques
• Stages of Development
• Transpersonal Hypnosis
• Corrective Therapy
• Timeline Work
• Body Syndromes
• Ideomotor Methods
• Gestalt Dreamwork
• Inner Child/Parent Processes
• Parts Therapy
• Radical Hypnosis
• Clinical Guided Imagery
• Radical Techniques
• Conference Room Technique
• Advanced Systematic Desensitization
• And Much More…

90 hours of intensive class instruction
(An additional 90 hours of independent study is required for Certification)

• A special hypnossis workbook for easy reference
• Specialized induction and programming scripts to use with your clients
• Actual hands-on practice of hypnotic inductions and therapeutic work
• A Certificate of Completion suitable for framing
• Certification by the International Association of Counselors and Therapists.

Learn How To Start Using Hypnosis As Soon As You Graduate!

• Avoiding start-up mistakes
• Setting appropriate fees
• How to sell your own hypnosis recordings
• Creating your own seminar business
• The legal do’s and don’ts
• Low cost and no cost methods to bring clients to you
• How to get powerful word-of-mouth publicity
• Getting referrals
• Getting free publicity
• Getting referrals from doctors, dentists, health clubs, etc.
• And much more!

“The greatest success in providing lasting change occurred with Hypnosis (93% recovery), followed by behavior therapy (72% recovery), and then psychotherapy (38% recovery).”
—Psychotherapy Magazine

Basic Program Outline

DYNAMICS OF PROFESSIONAL HYPNOTHERAPY
History of hypnosis. Hypnotic terminology and basic definitions. General misconceptions. The professional practice of hypnotherapy. Hypnosis as a modality. Roles and responsibilities of the professional. Office procedures and interviewing techniques. The eight basic questions that every interview should include. The hypnotic alliance. Theory of mind. Creating hypnotic rapport. Basic levels of hypnosis. Hypnotization versus de-hypnotization. Hypersuggestibility.

SUGGESTIBILITY TESTING INCLUDING SUPERVISED PRACTICE
Discussion, explanation, and demonstration of physical suggestibility tests. Dynamics of the first session. Determining hypnotic personality types. Authoritarian verses permissive methods of testing. Factors that influence suggestibility. Class members will practice authoritarian and permissive suggestibility tests.

HYPNOTIC INDUCTION TECHNIQUES
Speech techniques including “Voice Rolling.” Physical movements and mannerisms. Psychodynamics of the induction. Explanation and demonstration of permissive and authoritarian induction methods. Objective and subjective trance recognition. Deepening techniques. Proper de-hypnotization.

SUPERVISED PRACTICE BY CLASS MEMBERS
Class members will practice permissive and authoritarian induction techniques and proper de-hypnotization. Although scripts will be provided, creativity will be encouraged.

FURTHER TECHNIQUES OF HYPNOTIC INDUCTION
Stages of hypnosis. Further methods of hypnotic induction and deepening. Hypnotic challenges. Measuring depth in hypnosis. Effective uses of imagery. Self-hypnosis.

SUPERVISED PRACTICE BY CLASS MEMBERS
Practice will include further induction-deepening techniques, hypnotic challenges, re-hypnotization and dehypnotization.

CLINICAL APPLICATION OF HYPNOSIS
Basic laws of suggestion. Keys to effective suggestion. Specific techniques for Stress Management, Smoking Cessation, Weight Loss, General Self-Improvement, etc…

SUPERVISED PRACTICE BY CLASS MEMBERS
Practice will include basic Clinical Hypnotherapeutic techniques for Stress Management, Smoking Cessation, Weight Loss, General Self-Improvement, etc…

Advanced Program Outline

THE ESSENCE OF THE CLINICAL INTERVIEW
The clinical interview and how to use it effectively. Proper assessment of the client. Formulating action suggestions. Using hypnosis in conjunction with image psychology. How to effectively work with groups. Rapport building techniques. Pacing and leading. Creating an empathic environment. Pull versus push. Fight/Flight mechanisms. Blame and outcome frames. The process that promotes a successful first session. Defining clear and positive goals for the client. Keys to effective suggestion. Rules of the mind. VAK accessing modalities and submodalities. Anchoring techniques in all three systems. Covert pacing and anchoring.

ADVANCED HYPNOTIC INDUCTION TECHNIQUES
Disguised, direct and indirect inductions. Speed inductions. Reactional Hypnosis, Trance Ratification Techniques, and specialized use various hypnotherapeutic modalities.

CLINICAL HYPNOTHERAPEUTIC TECHNIQUES
Common denominator approach, Symptomatic approach, Circle Therapy, Systematic Desensitization, Body Syndromes.

FURTHER HYPNOTHERAPEUTIC MODALITIES
Single-session smoking cessation techniques. Working with performing artists; athletes; executives. Peak performance.

ADVANCED HYPNOTHERAPEUTIC TECHNIQUES AND RELATED MODALITIES – PART 1
Hypnotherapeutic techniques will be explained and demonstrated. Rapid Word Association. Parts Therapy. Trance Ratification methods. Hypnodrama.

ADVANCED HYPNOTHERAPEUTIC TECHNIQUES AND RELATED MODALITIES – PART 2
Gestalt dialogue. Conference Room Technique. Etheric Plane Communication. Connection of Feelings/Regression. Interactive techniques. Emotional clearing. Running and Changing the Incident. Past Life Regression.

Added Feature: “LIVE” VIDEO-TAPED CASE HISTORIES
Throughout the seminar, excerpts of “Live,” video-taped sessions will provide an accelerated learning environment. Examples will be drawn from various video case histories.

Enhance Your Skills!

This Eight-Day Hypnosis Training is Divided Into 2 Four-Day Segments

Hypnotherapy Certification Training $1495 Before January 31th Early Bird Discount Extended through 2-29-2012
Hypnotherapy Certification Training $1595 After February 29th
Hypnotherapy Certification Training Deposit $695

Contact Mark for more information!