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Sunday, September 7, 2008

Hypnosis Training Schools - How to Choose the Best For Your Career As a Hypnotherapist

By Steven Harold

Considering a Career Change?
For some people who have reached the top of their profession, their career no longer gives them the satisfaction it used to do. Some refer to it as a midlife crisis but maybe it is more about assessing what you have achieved and has it been enough. After all once you have enjoyed a good salary and the rewards of promotion your career can seem like a treadmill.

There are also those who through redundancy or other reasons find themselves between jobs and look at this as an opportunity to change their career. You may be in this position or might be someone returning to work after a pregnancy or now that the children have grown up.

Wanting to Become A Hypnotherapist?
Whatever your motivation for seeking a new career as a hypnotherapist, the first step to success is finding out about your options. Just about anyone from any background can train to be a hypnotherapist. The only real qualification you need is life experience.

You are truly opting for a highly rewarding and satisfying career in seeking hypnotherapy training. The great news is that it is possible to earn a full time income from being a hypnotherapist. It won't make you rich but you can be comfortable. For most hypnotherapists the rewards of this profession are beyond monetary value. Just imagine helping a client ease the pain of arthritis. How about helping some to shift that excess weight or stopping someone biting their nails.

As a competent and trained hypnotist you really can help to change people's lives for the better. This skill and ability and is well within the reach of anyone including you and it doesn't matter whether you were academically good in school or not.

Choosing Your Hypnosis Training School
How to decide which hypnotherapy school or hypnosis college to train with is not an easy decision because you will want to get it right the first time. After all you will be paying for your school fees. Choice is always a good thing but there are so many hypnosis schools that choice may seem overwhelming.

To help you here are some ideas on the aspects you need to consider when assessing any hypnotherapy school's training and hypnosis certification course.

Location - make sure the hypnosis school is conveniently located for you. Remember most hypnosis courses will run over a period of time and will require your regular attendance as part of their qualification rules.

Fees - as you will probably be paying your own fees, the affordability of a school's training is an important factor in your decision making process. Just because a school charges more than others, don't assume that you will get superior training. Alternatively common sense suggests that investing $99 for a correspondence hypnosis course will not give you the confidence or skills to be an effective hypnotherapist.

Recommendation - if at all possible, try to get a recommendation for a hypnotherapy school. If this is not available to you, get in touch with a hypnotist who has been through a school's training and ask their opinion about their experience.

Acceptance - which therapy bodies will recognise the hypnosis qualification or hypnotherapy certification of the school you are investigating. You will want to be confident that that your hypnosis certificate or diploma is recognised by external bodies such as national hypnotherapy associations

Convenience - make sure the hypnosis school is conveniently located near you. Most hypnosis courses will be run over a period of time. You will need to have a good attendance record as part of a hypnosis school's qualification regulations.

Extra Help - what extra support and help is available for you should you need it from the hypnotherapy school. What business support is available when your qualify and does the school provide supervision?

Time Period - a few schools offer intensive training courses that may be everyday for 12 days or more. Other hypnosis schools timetable a course that runs for one weekend of every month. These different approaches to scheduling have their advantages and disadvantages.

Lastly, as a newly qualified or experienced hypnotherapist, you never stop learning and improving your skills and understanding of people and their problems. You can always add to your skills and knowledge beyond the first school you first trained with. The vast majority of schools in the UK, USA and elsewhere provide an excellent grounding for becoming a competent and confident hypnotherapist.

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