Los Angeles Hypnosis Training is built for a city that runs on the power of the story, because this work is how you help people rewrite theirs. As a Second Generation Hypnotherapist, my journey began long before I studied with pioneers like Randall Churchill and Ormond McGill. From Santa Monica to Downtown LA, our students bring a unique blend of curiosity and professional intention to a curriculum that balances clinical rigor with intuitive depth.

Is online hypnosis training real training?

Yes, when it is taught live with supervised practice, and that is exactly what this is. Los Angeles Hypnosis Training is taught in a live, interactive online classroom, so the full certification is within reach from Santa Monica to Downtown and anywhere else in Southern California, without fighting the 405 to get to class. You are in the room with me in real time, practicing every single day. This is not a set of recordings. It is a live classroom.

The Training

What Does a Hypnotherapy Certification Include?

This is a complete 220 hour professional certification taught personally by second generation hypnotherapist Mark Johnson, delivered through a live, interactive online classroom. You practice on real people every single class day, under live supervision, and graduate ready to see paying clients.

  • 110 hours of live, interactive instruction over Zoom, Thursday through Sunday every other week
  • 110 hours of self-directed study on your own schedule
  • Daily supervised practice with personal mentoring in breakout rooms
  • IACT certification, recognized worldwide, first year of membership included
  • Six months of the Good Vibes Hypnosis Mentor Circle, a live 90 minute group session on the third Tuesday of every month
Full Tuition

$3295

Early Bird

$2995

Enroll by September 10
Deposit

$895

Pay your deposit or your full early bird tuition on or before September 10, 2026 to lock in the early bird rate.

Reserve your seat with a $895 deposit.

Most of my students recoup their tuition within their first twenty paying clients, or fewer.

The next class begins October 22, 2026.

The complete picture, the method, the schedule, the certification requirements and every question answered, lives on the full program page.

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The Depth Question

How Is This Different From the Hypnosis Certifications Everyone in LA Seems to Have?

Hours and practice, mostly. Los Angeles is full of weekend certificates, and the wellness community here has learned to see through them. This is a 220 hour education, 110 hours live with me, 110 self directed, supervised practice on every single class day, five complete sessions with real people before you certify, an exam, and a recorded session you submit. You graduate having actually done the work repeatedly under a trainer's eye, and that shows the first time a client sits down across from you.

Beyond California

Can I See Clients Outside California After Certifying?

Yes, and you will graduate already comfortable doing it. Because you train over a camera from day one, working remotely is not a hurdle you face later. It is simply how you learned. My students see clients across the country and internationally, in Canada, the UK and Australia, alongside their local practice. For a Los Angeles practitioner, that means your market is not the 405 corridor. It is every English speaking time zone.

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5 Star Google Review

The world of hypnosis has always has curiosity for me and became more interesting as I have continued my clinical work as a psychologist. The training with Mark has provided the confidence to move in this modality with greater ease than I had anticipated. Mark has many years of knowledge and great wisdom that he shares generously with his students. Mark is also a great personality. He is human, grounded, and personable. It is obvious why he has had success in this field, as he simply has that easy going and non-judgmental personality that feels safe to explore and share so that the learner gets to where they seek to be. I am returning for more of his courses and study. :)

Brenda·California

The Schedule

What Are the Class Hours for Online Hypnosis Training?

Class runs 10:00 to 6:00 Central, which is 8:00 in the morning to 4:00 in the afternoon in Los Angeles. You are done before the evening traffic even thickens. We meet Thursday through Sunday every other week, three modules, twelve days total, so a standard work week only surrenders six days across the whole certification, and the 110 self directed hours bend around your life rather than the other way.

The Busy Mind

My Mind Never Stops. Can I Even Be Hypnotized?

This question comes up in Los Angeles more than anywhere, and the answer is a relief to most people. Hypnosis is not meditation. You do not need to silence your thoughts or go blank. Trance is focused attention, and busy, analytical, creative minds often make the best subjects once they are guided correctly. You will learn an entire set of clinical approaches built for exactly this kind of mind, and you will experience them yourself in practice sessions before you ever use them on a client.

How does this training fit the Los Angeles wellness scene?

Los Angeles is saturated with coaches and healers and surprisingly short on practitioners with deep clinical training in subconscious work. In a city built on story, the ability to help someone genuinely rewrite theirs at the root is what separates a practice that lasts from another passing wellness trend. Depth is the differentiator here.

Every client who will ever sit across from you in Southern California is carrying a story they want to change. The muscle memory you build through daily supervised practice is what lets you guide that change at the root instead of the surface. That is the practitioner Los Angeles is actually short of, and this is where you become one.

The Next Step

What Happens Next?

You do not have to decide anything today. If you are ready, you can reserve your seat now. If you want the complete picture first, the full program page walks through the method, the schedule and the certification step by step.

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Common Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. Our IACT certification is fully recognized in California and internationally, and we review the professional landscape for California practitioners in class.

Classes run 10:00 to 6:00 Central Time, which is 8:00 in the morning to 4:00 in the afternoon on the West Coast. You are done before the evening traffic even starts.

Yes. This foundational 110 hour live training is the specific Newton Institute prerequisite for those in the Los Angeles area moving toward Life Between Lives (LBL) work.

Yes, and the reason is simpler than most career answers. You get to watch people change. Someone arrives carrying a fear they have had since childhood, or a habit that has beaten them for twenty years. Then, a few sessions later, it is no longer running their life. You were the one sitting there when it happened, and that stays with you.

Most of my students came from work that paid fine and meant little. What they tell me down the road is usually about the meaning rather than the money. It is the feeling of finally doing something at the end of the day that matters.

The practical side is good too. You set your own hours and your own fees, you can work from anywhere with a good connection, and your income grows as your practice does.

Finding your own clients is part of it, and it is a skill like any other. Some of the most gifted hypnotists I train are the ones most eager to learn the business side, and once they do, their practices take off. That is one of the most popular topics in the Good Vibes Hypnosis Mentor Circle, which continues after your last class day. If sitting with one person and helping them change sounds like the best part of your day, this work will suit you well.

Yes, and most of my students do. The schedule was built around that. Three modules of four days, Thursday through Sunday, every other week, which for someone on a standard work week means six days of time off rather than three straight weeks away from your life. The self directed hours happen on your own schedule. Plenty of people have come through this program while holding a full time job, raising a family, or running another practice.

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