{"id":56,"date":"2026-08-26T12:56:43","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T12:56:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hypno-cbt.com\/college\/what-is-hypno-cbt\/"},"modified":"2026-11-03T09:58:01","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T09:58:01","slug":"what-is-hypno-cbt","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hypno-cbt.com\/college\/what-is-hypno-cbt\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Hypno-CBT\u00ae?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-white-color has-primary-to-black-vertical-bottom-gradient-background has-text-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c300a770 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:16px;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center has-primary-to-black-vertical-bottom-gradient-background has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-89fbb325 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);flex-basis:50%\">\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"border-radius:999px;background-color:#ffffff30;padding-top:4px;padding-right:12px;padding-bottom:4px;padding-left:12px;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase\">THE MODEL EXPLAINED<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color\">What is Hypno-CBT\u00ae?<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"478\" src=\"https:\/\/hypno-cbt.com\/college\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Hypno-CBT_logo_white_rgb.avif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1269\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:contain;width:360px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hypno-cbt.com\/college\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Hypno-CBT_logo_white_rgb.avif 1000w, https:\/\/hypno-cbt.com\/college\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Hypno-CBT_logo_white_rgb-300x143.avif 300w, https:\/\/hypno-cbt.com\/college\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Hypno-CBT_logo_white_rgb-768x367.avif 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<nav style=\"--separator: &quot;\/&quot;\" class=\"wp-block-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\"><ol><li><a href=\"https:\/\/hypno-cbt.com\/college\/\">Home<\/a><\/li><li><span aria-current=\"page\">What is Hypno-CBT\u00ae?<\/span><\/li><\/ol><\/nav>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is Hypno-CBT\u00ae?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you&#8217;re new to Hypno-CBT\u00ae, <a href=\"https:\/\/hypno-cbt.com\/what-is-hypno-cbt\/\">see our full explanation of what it is<\/a> first. Here, we go deeper into the model itself, how it&#8217;s built, how it differs from other approaches to cognitive-behavioural hypnotherapy, and why we teach it the way we do on the Diploma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-white-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1cc320b4 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:16px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-80868740 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color\">Not the only model of its kind<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just to be clear from the outset, there are several different models of cognitive-behavioural hypnotherapy. Some are fairly basic: CBT, with some relaxation hypnosis added on. Others are more sophisticated: the late Dr Assen Alladin, for instance, combined a &#8220;dissociation&#8221; model of hypnosis with CBT interventions, and ran a randomised control trial comparing CBT for depression with CBT+hypnosis for depression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Hypno-CBT\u00ae model is a seamless integration of social, cognitive and behavioural psychology and psychotherapy with a modern approach to hypnosis, giving therapists real skill and flexibility in how they use hypnosis, grounded in strongly supported mainstream psychological theory.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"557\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/hypno-cbt.com\/college\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Course-breakdown-2-557x536-1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-734\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hypno-cbt.com\/college\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Course-breakdown-2-557x536-1.webp 557w, https:\/\/hypno-cbt.com\/college\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Course-breakdown-2-557x536-1-300x289.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 557px) 100vw, 557px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-white-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-white-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What &#8220;cognitive-behavioural&#8221; means here<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This shows up in three ways:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-4613cd87 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-sky-blue-tint-10-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#dcdfe8;border-width:1px;border-radius:12px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-80868740 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full is-resized has-custom-border\" style=\"background-color:#e8ecf7;padding:12px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/hypno-cbt.com\/college\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/hypnosis-attention-5.avif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1219\" style=\"border-radius:12px;width:64px;height:64px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hypno-cbt.com\/college\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/hypnosis-attention-5.avif 512w, https:\/\/hypno-cbt.com\/college\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/hypnosis-attention-5-300x300.avif 300w, https:\/\/hypno-cbt.com\/college\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/hypnosis-attention-5-150x150.avif 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-base-font-size\"><strong>The way we understand hypnosis itself is cognitive-behavioural<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-light-body-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">About attention, focus, expectation and motivation, not &#8220;being put into a trance.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-sky-blue-tint-10-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#dcdfe8;border-width:1px;border-radius:12px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-80868740 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full is-resized has-custom-border\" style=\"background-color:#e8ecf7;padding:12px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/hypno-cbt.com\/college\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/maintenance-cycle-1.avif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1220\" style=\"border-radius:12px;width:64px;height:64px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hypno-cbt.com\/college\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/maintenance-cycle-1.avif 512w, https:\/\/hypno-cbt.com\/college\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/maintenance-cycle-1-300x300.avif 300w, https:\/\/hypno-cbt.com\/college\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/maintenance-cycle-1-150x150.avif 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-base-font-size\"><strong>The way we conceptualise client problems is cognitive-behavioural<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-light-body-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Focused on what&#8217;s maintaining the problem in the present moment. A phobia, for example, is understood as fearful beliefs activating strong emotions that lead to avoidance, and the avoidance is what prevents the person ever learning the feared thing isn&#8217;t dangerous.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-sky-blue-tint-10-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#dcdfe8;border-width:1px;border-radius:12px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-80868740 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full is-resized has-custom-border\" style=\"background-color:#e8ecf7;padding:12px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/hypno-cbt.com\/college\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/interventions-1.avif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1221\" style=\"border-radius:12px;width:64px;height:64px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hypno-cbt.com\/college\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/interventions-1.avif 512w, https:\/\/hypno-cbt.com\/college\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/interventions-1-300x300.avif 300w, https:\/\/hypno-cbt.com\/college\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/interventions-1-150x150.avif 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-base-font-size\"><strong>The interventions themselves are cognitive-behavioural<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-light-body-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">New ways of thinking, letting go of unhelpful thoughts, relaxation, problem-solving, graded approach to feared situations, assertiveness, with hypnosis added throughout to make each of these more effective. Hypnosis isn&#8217;t used to &#8220;access the unconscious&#8221; or free some hidden block, that isn&#8217;t a cognitive-behavioural technique.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What &#8220;integrative&#8221; means here<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When we say that the Hypno-CBT\u00ae method is \u201cintegrative\u201d, we also mean in three ways:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-4613cd87 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-sky-blue-tint-10-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#dcdfe8;border-width:1px;border-radius:12px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-80868740 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full is-resized has-custom-border\" style=\"background-color:#e8ecf7;padding:12px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/hypno-cbt.com\/college\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/seamless-integration-1.avif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1222\" style=\"border-radius:12px;width:64px;height:64px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hypno-cbt.com\/college\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/seamless-integration-1.avif 512w, https:\/\/hypno-cbt.com\/college\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/seamless-integration-1-300x300.avif 300w, https:\/\/hypno-cbt.com\/college\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/seamless-integration-1-150x150.avif 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-base-font-size\"><strong>Hypnotherapy and CBT are integrated seamlessly<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-light-body-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Not delivered as separate stages, we&#8217;ve developed specific techniques to achieve this.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-sky-blue-tint-10-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#dcdfe8;border-width:1px;border-radius:12px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-80868740 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full is-resized has-custom-border\" style=\"background-color:#e8ecf7;padding:12px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/hypno-cbt.com\/college\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/hypnosis-mindfulness-spectrum-1.avif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1223\" style=\"border-radius:12px;width:64px;height:64px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hypno-cbt.com\/college\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/hypnosis-mindfulness-spectrum-1.avif 512w, https:\/\/hypno-cbt.com\/college\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/hypnosis-mindfulness-spectrum-1-300x300.avif 300w, https:\/\/hypno-cbt.com\/college\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/hypnosis-mindfulness-spectrum-1-150x150.avif 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-base-font-size\"><strong>Hypnosis and mindfulness sit on a spectrum<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-light-body-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">A client&#8217;s problems are often understood as a form of negative self-hypnosis, believing and responding to negative automatic thoughts as though they were true. Therapy involves helping the client &#8220;dehypnotise&#8221; from those thoughts, and then focus on and imagine more helpful ones.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-sky-blue-tint-10-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#dcdfe8;border-width:1px;border-radius:12px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-80868740 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full is-resized has-custom-border\" style=\"background-color:#e8ecf7;padding:12px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/hypno-cbt.com\/college\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/emotion-thought-action-1.avif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1224\" style=\"border-radius:12px;width:64px;height:64px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hypno-cbt.com\/college\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/emotion-thought-action-1.avif 512w, https:\/\/hypno-cbt.com\/college\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/emotion-thought-action-1-300x300.avif 300w, https:\/\/hypno-cbt.com\/college\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/emotion-thought-action-1-150x150.avif 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-base-font-size\"><strong>We aim for integrated functioning of emotion, thought and action<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-light-body-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Healing the split between them, so what someone feels, thinks and does moves in the same direction, in a way that&#8217;s functional for them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-purple-blue-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1cc320b4 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:16px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-80868740 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color\">Why the evidence matters for training<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1 wp-block-paragraph\">Modern interest in integrating hypnotherapy with CBT dates back to an influential 1995 meta-analysis by Kirsch, Montgomery and Sapirstein, which drew on 18 randomised controlled trials and found that for between 70-90% of clients, cognitive and behavioural therapies were more effective when integrated with hypnosis (Kirsch et al., 1995).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2 wp-block-paragraph\">Over thirty years on, Ramondo et al. (2021) published an updated meta-analysis pooling 48 controlled studies and 1,928 participants, each comparing CBT with CBT+hypnosis. The results broadly supported Kirsch&#8217;s earlier findings: 66% of participants experienced better outcomes than their CBT-only counterparts post-treatment, rising to 72% at follow-up (Ramondo et al., 2021).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3 wp-block-paragraph\">This general evidence for combining hypnosis with CBT is part of why we teach the model the way we do &#8211; though the studies above test hypnosis added to CBT broadly, not the specific integrated Hypno-CBT\u00ae model taught on this Diploma.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2490\" src=\"https:\/\/hypno-cbt.com\/college\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/diploma-metaanalysis.avif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hypno-cbt.com\/college\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/diploma-metaanalysis.avif 2560w, https:\/\/hypno-cbt.com\/college\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/diploma-metaanalysis-300x292.avif 300w, https:\/\/hypno-cbt.com\/college\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/diploma-metaanalysis-1024x996.avif 1024w, https:\/\/hypno-cbt.com\/college\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/diploma-metaanalysis-768x747.avif 768w, https:\/\/hypno-cbt.com\/college\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/diploma-metaanalysis-1536x1494.avif 1536w, https:\/\/hypno-cbt.com\/college\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/diploma-metaanalysis-2048x1992.avif 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-white-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1cc320b4 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:16px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-80868740 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color\">How we teach CBT on the Diploma<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rather than a manualised approach, we teach from CBT principles &#8211; the fundamentals of the CBT mindset, and how to apply that flexibly and creatively when designing treatment. This reflects the direction we think CBT itself is heading: a focus on process, not just protocol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We particularly emphasise CBT approaches that are simple to learn, well-evidenced, and broadly applicable, including multi-modal therapy, systematic desensitisation and imaginal exposure, stress inoculation training, and problem-solving therapy. We don&#8217;t just add hypnosis to these; hypnosis is integrated into every part of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our take on CBT also draws on some influences less commonly seen in traditional CBT training: the role of language and thought (Vygotsky, Meichenbaum), the function of tension in the skeletal musculature, the relationship between facial tension and thought, and the therapeutic aim of &#8220;disinhibiting&#8221; the nervous system, alongside, of course, the hypnotic impact of language and imagery.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/hypno-cbt.com\/college\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/online-learning-1024x683.avif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hypno-cbt.com\/college\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/online-learning-1024x683.avif 1024w, https:\/\/hypno-cbt.com\/college\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/online-learning-300x200.avif 300w, https:\/\/hypno-cbt.com\/college\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/online-learning-768x512.avif 768w, https:\/\/hypno-cbt.com\/college\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/online-learning-1536x1024.avif 1536w, https:\/\/hypno-cbt.com\/college\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/online-learning-2048x1366.avif 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium)\" class=\"itd-linked-group itd-mode-overlay wp-block-indigotree-linked-group has-background has-white-background-color has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-indigotree-linked-group-is-layout-1cc320b4 wp-block-indigotree-linked-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Speaking the same language as other professionals<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Diploma isn&#8217;t a CBT qualification in itself, but the approach and techniques taught are recognised by CBT-trained healthcare professionals, and the model is well-regarded among accredited CBT psychotherapists working with sub-clinical and mild presentations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This matters in practice. Language like &#8220;inducing a trance,&#8221; &#8220;dissociative state,&#8221; or &#8220;regressing the client to childhood&#8221; tends to concern medical and mental health professionals, even when the underlying therapy is sound and it makes referrals less likely. Learning the CBT fundamentals the way we teach them means you&#8217;re speaking the same language as the professionals you&#8217;ll often be working alongside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We&#8217;ve been teaching cognitive-behavioural approaches to hypnotherapy since our first courses in 2003, long before other training schools. We&#8217;re well-known as pioneers and specialists in this area, and in evidence-based approaches to hypnotherapy in general.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-b866cbd0 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/hypno-cbt.com\/the-science\/\">Read the full history of Hypno-CBT\u00ae and how the model developed<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-95b65dd5 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:16px;background:linear-gradient(90deg,var(--wp--preset--color--purple-blue) 0%,var(--wp--preset--color--sky-blue) 100%);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--large);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--large);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color\">Ready to start your Hypno-CBT\u00ae journey?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Book a discovery call with our admissions team and find the right pathway for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-b866cbd0 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-button-cta is-style-button-cta--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/book-a-call-with-a-course-advisor\/\">Book a Discovery Call<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-purple-blue-color has-text-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;background-color:#ffffff30;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase\"><strong>references<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Kirsch, I., Montgomery, G., &amp; Sapirstein, G. (1995). Hypnosis as an adjunct to cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy: A meta-analysis. <em>Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology<\/em>, 63(2), 214\u2013220.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ramondo, N., Gignac, G. E., Pestell, C. F., &amp; Byrne, S. M. (2021). Clinical hypnosis as an adjunct to cognitive behavioural therapy: An updated meta-analysis. <em>International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis<\/em>, 69(2), 169\u2013202.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE MODEL EXPLAINED What is Hypno-CBT\u00ae? What is Hypno-CBT\u00ae? If you&#8217;re new to Hypno-CBT\u00ae, see our full explanation of what it is first. Here, we go deeper into the model itself, how it&#8217;s built, how it differs from other approaches to cognitive-behavioural hypnotherapy, and why we teach it the way we do on the Diploma. 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