NLP/Ericksonian Hypnosis (Various Dates)

If you want to train in NLP and Ericksonian hypnosis, this five-day certified practitioner module in London is a hands-on place to start. It is a healing certification course in hypnotherapy training, and it can be taken as a standalone certificate or as one of the four modules of the Mindfulness-Based Clinical Hypnosis Diploma. It suits aspiring hypno-psychotherapists, coaches and anyone who wants to work more skilfully with language, states of mind and change. Tony O'Shea-Poon, a hypno-psychotherapist and mindfulness teacher, is the teacher profiled for the programme. The module runs on several dates, in person in London and online.

What to Expect

Ericksonian hypnosis, an important element of NLP, rests on the idea that the answers lie within the client, however deeply buried, and that a practitioner's task is to utilise whatever the client presents. Over five days you learn the language patterns that help you discover what a client really wants, and how to choose words and strategies that support rapid, lasting change.

The teaching follows the principles of Accelerated Learning. You are shown what to do and why, you watch it demonstrated, and then you practise it in a safe and supportive setting. This is not a course for sitting and listening. NLP is best learned by doing it.

Topics include:

- The NLP Meta and Milton models for clear, precise communication
- Gathering high quality information from people and using it to reach successful outcomes
- The structure, content and application of Ericksonian hypnosis
- Coaching strategies with NLP and Ericksonian hypnosis
- Changing unwanted behaviours, including submodality work and the Swish pattern
- Anchoring, to build your own resourceful state and teach others to do the same
- Reframing and parts integration for working with internal states
- Phobia release therapy, including the NLP Fast Phobia Release
- Timeline strategies, which use visualisation to clear negative influences from the past and build a positive future
- Speed reading and techniques for improving learning ability
- Practising NLP and Ericksonian hypnosis ethically

About Tony O'Shea-Poon

Tony O'Shea-Poon is a hypno-psychotherapist, mindfulness teacher and tutor, and coach based in Milton Keynes. He has practised meditation for more than 25 years, beginning with Vipassana (insight) meditation, and trained in mindfulness practice in 2012. His mindfulness is in the Plum Village style, the tradition taught by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh.

Around 2012 he qualified as a workplace coach with The OCM and has supported many people in building resilience at work. In 2017 he trained as a mindfulness teacher with the UK College of Mindfulness Meditation, and he is now a member of its national training team, leading the Mindfulness Now Teacher Training Course in London. He gained his Diploma in Clinical Hypnotherapy in 2019 after two years of study.

The Setting

In-person training takes place at one of the preferred venues in London. The same module is also offered online, and students may study in person, online or a mix of both.

Before You Go

No prior qualifications or entry requirements apply, so the module is open to all levels. Teaching is in English. The Diploma's modules can be taken in any order, and you can begin with this one.

Included are a comprehensive training manual, practical assignments and written assignments, and the module is certified. Successful completion of all four Diploma modules leads to a national qualification awarded by the National Council for Hypnotherapy and the right to practise as a clinical hypno-psychotherapist. A discount applies when this module is booked together with the other hypnotherapy modules, or with all four.