The Foundation Certification Course

What will this course teach me?

Although it's described as a 'foundation skills' course, this tuition programme is actually far more comprehensive than some that claim to be 'complete'. The following subjects, and a whole lot more, are covered in precise detail:

What hypnosis is and what it is not	What it can and cannot do
How to hypnotise almost anybody	Recognising hypnosis instantly
Safely releasing hypnosis	Using self hypnosis effectively
Getting to the 'roots' of problems	Direct and indirect suggestion
Suggestibility testing	The Conscious Critical Faculty

Course Format

Designed specifically for distance-learning, the course is presented in a structured and easy to assimilate format. There are seven lessons spread over four modules, each lesson complete in itself yet integrating seamlessly with the others to provide a full tuition programme. One of the lessons includes a 'hypno-wellbeing' audio cassette that will not only give your ego a boost, but will also allow you to hear how to deliver a hypnotic induction and subsequent suggestion work.

The Foundation Course serves as an excellent 'primer' that will stand you in good stead if you later decide to study further. To this end, you can easily upgrade to the rather more-complex Professional Practitioners course at any time you wish, simply by paying the difference in cost between the two courses.

No Experience Necessary

You need have no previous experience of therapy of any sort to become a successful hypnotherapist - in fact, this Foundation Course is written with the assumption that the student may have no more than a vague idea of what therapy actually is and is supposed to do. And you don't have to worry that you might need to be a 'special' sort of person either, because successful hypnotherapists come from such truly diverse backgrounds as: shop assistants, company directors, lorry drivers, bank clerks, insurance brokers, housewives, househusbands, factory workers, car salesmen, computer programmers, ballroom dancers, musicians, welders, electronics engineers, builders... whatever occupation you can think of, it's almost certain that a therapist somewhere has been it.

No Special Gift

It's a common misconception that only people who possess 'the gift of hypnosis' can apply it properly. The reality is that anybody can learn how to use it, for it is the therapy part of the equation that takes more time to grasp - but the Essex Institute of Clinical hypnosis courses even make that easy! It matters not one bit whether you are young or old, male or female, academically talented or simply just a 'regular' sort of person, you can learn how to use this amazing phenomenon of the psyche to help improve the lives of your fellow beings.

What will I be able to do?

Many people ask this question and the best answer is probably: "More than you could possibly imagine." Once trained, you will have a wonderful ability to help others achieve many of their goals and desires so easily that they will scarcely believe it.

Treatable Ailments

Listed below are just a few of the problems for which you will be able to offer effective help. The Foundation Course shows you how to deal with these, as well as how to easily recognise when a situation is beyond your area of expertise.

Smoking Cessation	Stress Management	Habits (Nailbiting, etc.)
Exam Nerves	Confidence Issues	Driving Test Nerves
Social Phobias	Goal Achievement	Weight Control

To help you still further, as a student of the Essex Institute, you will have free lifetime membership of the therapist's help line (some schools charge their normal session fee per hour or part hour for this service). This ensures that you will never be 'out of your depth'; if there is something with which you are not truly equipped to help, we will advise you accordingly and also help you handle the situation professionally.

Our interest in you doesn't stop when your lessons do!

The Certificate of Skills

When you complete your studies, you will have the opportunity to take a small examination of your skills. The exam paper will be sent to you at home - there is no need for you to attend the College personally. This is an entirely optional paper, for which a small examination fee of £30.00 will be charged. It will give you the satisfaction of knowing that you have learned your skills thoroughly, the confidence to use them - and, of course, a personalised certificate as evidence of your competence

What do I get when I enrol?

As a student, you will receive:

And when you pass the 'Certificate of Competence' exam, you will receive:

Fees

The total fee for the entire course is only £400.00 Stirling and this may be paid in advance, or per module at £100.00 Stirling which may be purchased 'as required' or at monthly intervals. Purchasing one module places you under no obligation to purchase more.

Fees may be paid by cheque, bankers draft or Credit card

Students paying in advance will receive, as part of the course, a totally free copy of the award-winning 'Easy Quit Smoking Programme' from HYPNOSENSE.