Council of Clinical Hypnotherapists

"PROFESSIONAL ALLIANCE OF CLINICAL HYPNOTHERAPY ASSOCIATIONS"

The Council of Clinical Hypnotherapists is an Australian representative alliance that represents professional hypnotherapy and clinical hypnotherapists through many of the hypnotherapy associations and teaching organisations that have chosen to become member associations.

The vast majority of Australian hypnotherapy associations have come together to support the vision and purpose of the Council of Clinical Hypnotherapists:

"To support the uniting in one voice and passion, of all clinical hypnotherapists in Australia and thereby to serve with the highest ideals, the interests and security of the profession, the practitioners and the clients of clinical hypnotherapy." 

The vision and purpose of the Council are articulated in its Mission Statement, its Constitution and Code of Ethics express the values and standards by which all member hypnotherapy associations are bound.

EXPERIENCED PRACTITIONERS AND EDUCATORS

The Council is managed by an Executive Council of experienced practitioners and educators in the field of Clinical Hypnotherapy, with the primary purpose of maintaining professional levels of competence and ethical practice within the profession of Clinical Hypnotherapy.

To find a hypnotherapist practising in your area, use the links in the right menu to "Find a Hypnotherapist" in your state, or visit the Australian National Hypnotherapy Register to search by state, town, postcode.

All hypnotherapists on the ANH Register belong to a recognised Australian hypnotherapy association and have met and continue to meet stringent membership criteria, as well as abiding by a strict code of ethics.

COUNCIL OF CLINICAL HYPNOTHERAPISTS ORGANISATION MEMBERSHIP

Council of Clinical Hypnotherapists Organisation Membership is only available to professional organisations such as Australian hypnotherapy associations and training institutions. The Council also has affiliations with overseas organisations. These are the organisations that have chosen to support the ideals and goals of the CCH to unite and promote the profession of hypnotherapy in Australia.

The Council of Clinical Hypnotherapists welcomes your professional organisation to join in and unite with all the organisations that have come together to support the profession of hypnotherapy in Australia.

 

JOIN THE CCH

CCH membership is not available for Individual clinical hypnotherapists.

Eligible Hypnotherapists may register with the Australian National Hypnotherapy Register  

Nobody would disagree that for clinical hypnotherapy to move forward as an independent and recognised profession in Australia it must come together as an integrated group.

For nearly 50 years the profession has been fragmented, with its proponents unable to agree on anything. Petty competition and jealousies have made us look unprofessional and disorganised.

With government agencies looking carefully at the requirement to protect the public in many areas of the health professions, the mystery and misinformation surrounding hypnotherapy has yet again come under scrutiny. This continues to be exacerbated by groups with vested interests trying to inform government inquiries in a way that would place restrictions on many practitioners.

This year, the Council of Clinical Hypnotherapists (CCH) has made significant moves to stop the fragmentation and implement the Australian National Hypnotherapy Register  in a carefully thought through strategy to provide public assurance that its registered members have been properly trained and conform to a Code of Conduct. It also provides a complaint mechanism for the public as part of a need demanded by government.

As part of the process CCH continues make submissions to government inquiries and promote clinical hypnotherapy as a professional and powerful health modality in its own right.

These moves have received overwhelming support from the profession, from allied professions and from government contacts.

Please find below responses to some FAQs which are intended to provide clarity pertaining to the recent launch of the Australian National Hypnotherapy Register and to the role of the Council of Clinical Hypnotherapists (CCH) in the administration and representation of the clinical hypnotherapy profession in Australia.

If you are concerned about the service that has been provided by a clinical hypnotherapist, to you or your next of kin, please talk to the practitioner immediately. In most cases, the practitioner will try to resolve the issue.  If you are not satisfied with the practitioner’s response, please contact the practitioner’s professional association for a confidential discussion.

The CCH may become involved in a complaints procedure under the following conditions:

(1) at the request of a Member Association of the CCH and

(2) at the request of a member of the public and/or other relevant party.

In the wake of the massive devastation and death visited on us all by the Victorian bush fires of February ’09, it is timely to look at the fallout that is sure to come. The sheer scale, intensity and hopelessness of these fires have been described by army officers as worse than any battle zone they have ever been in.

An unfortunate but inevitable result will be the onset of severe high anxiety disorders and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) across a broad section of those directly and indirectly involved.

PTSD is a terrifying and deeply disturbing result of being thrust into life threatening events. The results often last decades without relent. High anxiety levels, uncontrollable anger, depression, nightmares and spontaneous flash backs are all the domain of PTSD and the victim often feels like he or she has just been forgotten because it is difficult for anyone else to understand the hell they live in.