The pathway
The Hypno-CBT® professional training pathway
Become a Hypno-CBT® Therapist with the Level 5 Higher Diploma and practise for as long as you choose. Then, if you want to go further, take the Advanced Diploma and become a Hypno-CBT® Psychotherapist.
Step by step
Six steps
Steps 1 to 3 make you a Hypno-CBT® Therapist, a professional route in its own right. Steps 4 to 6 are optional.
1
Study
Take the Level 5 Higher Diploma
600 learning hours across three Stages, by live webcast or online.
2
Qualify
Gain the Level 5 Higher Diploma
Accredited, verified and awarded by NCFE, with 20 supervised client hours.
3
Practise
Work as a Hypno-CBT® Therapist
In therapy, coaching and group work, for as long as you choose. A professional route in its own right.
Become
Hypno-CBT® Therapist
or Cognitive Behavioural Hypnotherapist: you choose the title you use
Optional: the psychotherapy pathway
Open to Hypno-CBT® Therapists with at least six months in practice and 100 supervised client hours.
4
Study
Advanced Diploma, Year 1
Foundations and specialist practice, alongside supervised work with your own clients.
5
Study
Advanced Diploma, Year 2
Depth, integration and assessment: complex casework, case formulation and demonstrations of competence.
6
Qualify
Gain the Advanced Diploma and apply to RICBT
Your accreditation as a psychotherapist comes through RICBT.
Become
Hypno-CBT® Psychotherapist
Typical routes
Three ways people use the pathway
Starting a new career
Train with the Level 5 Higher Diploma, then build your own practice as a Hypno-CBT® Therapist, in therapy, coaching or group work.
Adding to an existing career
Psychologists, counsellors, coaches and health professionals bring Hypno-CBT® into the work they already do.
Going further
Experienced Hypno-CBT® Therapists take the Advanced Diploma to work with more complex presentations and become Hypno-CBT® Psychotherapists.
Hours
Hours across the pathway
Level 5
Learning hours
600
Supervised client hours
20
Practice
Learning hours
–
Supervised client hours
100
Advanced Diploma
Learning hours
1,200
Supervised client hours
300
Total
Learning hours
1,800
Supervised client hours
420
Membership
Professional membership through RICBT
Every Diploma student receives automatic student membership of RICBT, the Register of Integrative Cognitive Behavioural Therapists. RICBT sets its own standards and makes its own decisions. RICBT and the College are both divisions of Mindease Limited.
After the Level 5 Higher Diploma
Registered Hypno-CBT Therapist, then Accredited Hypno-CBT Therapist.
After the Advanced Diploma
Accreditation as a Hypno-CBT® Psychotherapist.
Ethics and safe practice
How the Advanced Diploma approaches scope of practice, risk and safeguarding, supervision, consent and accreditation.
Questions
Do I have to take the Advanced Diploma?
No. The Level 5 Higher Diploma is a complete professional qualification and you can practise on it for as long as you choose.
How long does the whole pathway take?
The Level 5 Higher Diploma, at least six months of qualified practice, then typically two years part time for the Advanced Diploma.
Is RICBT independent of the College?
RICBT and the College are both divisions of Mindease Limited. RICBT sets its own standards and makes its own decisions.
Does the pathway lead to UKCP, BACP or NCPS registration?
No. The Diplomas are not accredited by those bodies, and RICBT’s register is not accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
Talk to us about your route
Whether you are starting out or already qualified, a Course Advisor can help you plan the next step.