UK Hypnotherapy Training Courses
& Schools
Solution Focused Hypnotherapy Training
Founded in 2002 by David Newton, the pioneer of Solution Focused Hypnotherapy, CPHT is the UK’s leading provider of hypnotherapy training. For more than 20 years, we have helped thousands of students achieve success as professional hypnotherapists and with 25 schools nationwide, finding your training location is simple. Our accredited classroom-based training is led by experienced, practicing hypnotherapists, and our Hypnotherapy Diploma Course™ is widely recognized as the UK’s gold standard. If you’re ready to start your journey as a hypnotherapist, you’re in the right place!
CPHT's Chairman & Founder David Newton
David Newton is the Chairman and Founder of CPHT, which he established in 2002. Initially the course was Bristol based but since 2009 it has expanded and today the Hypnotherapy Diploma Course™ is taught in multiple locations across the UK. David Newton, the founder of Solution Focused Hypnotherapy, is undoubtedly one of the most experienced hypnotherapists ever, with in excess of 36,000 clinical hours in his career. Explore his detailed biography and the ground-breaking discoveries that led him to define Solution Focused Hypnotherapy.
CPHT Student Testimonials
What sets us apart?
The CPHT Hypnotherapy Diploma Course is the original Solution Focused Hypnotherapy training course, established in 2002 by David Newton, the founder of Solution Focused Hypnotherapy and Chairman of CPHT. Choosing CPHT ensures you receive training from the original gold-standard course he designed.
Our Hypnotherapy Diploma Course is directly accredited by the National Hypnotherapy Society, Accredited Registers of the Professional Standards Authority, an independent body, accountable to parliament, that oversees organisations like the General Medical Council and many others. The Accredited Register (AR) programme was set up by the Department of Health, and is administered by the PSA, and hypnotherapists who join the National Hypnotherapy Society belong to a Register which has been vetted and approved by the PSA.
We provide a complete range of courses to accompany you on all stages of your professional career:
- the Hypnotherapy Diploma Course™ to train you to become a Hypnotherapist,
- the Advanced Hypnotherapy Diploma™ (AHD) to broaden your knowledge, currently the highest UK hypnotherapy qualification,
- the Hypnotherapy Supervisor’s Course™, enabling you to become a qualified Hypnotherapy Supervisor and help other hypnotherapists,
- the SFH Conversion Course™ for hypnotherapists already in practice wishing to adopt the Solution Focused approach,
- Continuing Professional Development (CPD) courses to build your knowledge after graduation.
Our Hypnotherapy Courses
CPHT’s accredited Hypnotherapy Diploma Course equips you with the essential skills and knowledge to become a confident, business-ready Solution Focused Hypnotherapist. After qualifying, you can further your expertise by pursuing the Advanced Hypnotherapy Diploma (AHD) or the Supervisor’s course. If you’re already a practicing hypnotherapist and want to incorporate Solution Focused Hypnotherapy into your services, our SFH Conversion Course is the perfect option for you!
SFH Conversion
Course
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Open to qualified hypnotherapists
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Online course
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Pay in 6 monthly
instalments -
DSFH and HPD*
Hypnotherapy Diploma Course
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No entry requirements
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Classroom teaching
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Pay in 10 monthly instalments
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10% Early Bird discount
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DSFH and HPD*
Advanced Hypnotherapy Diploma
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Open to holders of DSFH and HPD
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Online course
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Pay in 6 or 12 montly instalments
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AHD (Level 5 Diploma)
Hypnotherapy Supervisor's
Course
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Open to holders of DSFH and HPD
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Online course
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Pay in 6 or 12 montly instalments
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SFSFH (Level 5 Diploma)
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Discover your future in Hypnotherapy
Ready to start a rewarding career and transform lives with the power of Hypnotherapy? Download our comprehensive prospectus where you’ll learn about our Solution Focused approach, cutting-edge curriculum, and how we support you every step of the way. Click below to get started!
Our CPD Courses
CPHT encourages its graduates to continue building their knowledge after graduation, offering a variety of online Continuing Professional Development (CPD) courses to help them specialise in their chosen field. Below is a selection – click on “Complete CPD Library” to view all the CPDs we have on offer.
- Addictions
- Adult ADHD
- Building and Growing your Hypnotherapy Practice
- Calm Pregnancy and Childbirth
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- Common Medications
- Eating Disorders
- Ethics and Professional Conduct
- Fertility
- Long-Term Pain Management
- Menopause
- Mindfulness
- Neuro Linguistic Programming
- Neuroscience
- OCD
- Pain Management
- Psychoneuroimmunology
- PTSD & C-PTSD
- Self Harm
- SFH Back to basics
- Tax and Finance Basics
- The Miracle Question
- Walking Therapy
- Weight Management Classes
- Women's Reproductive Health and Wellbeing
- Working with Children and Young Adults
Our Hypnotherapy Schools
CPHT Belfast
CPHT Birmingham
CPHT Brighton
CPHT Bristol
CPHT Cardiff
CPHT Chester
CPHT Dublin
CPHT Edinburgh
CPHT Essex
Lord Ashcroft Building
Anglia Ruskin University
Bishop Hall Lane
Chelmsford
CM1 1SQ
CPHT Glasgow
CPHT Hampshire
CPHT Kent
CPHT Leeds
CPHT Liverpool
The Suites Hotel & Spa Knowsley
Liverpool Ribblers Ln
Knowsley
Liverpool
L34 9HA
CPHT London
CPHT Manchester
Leonardo Hotel Manchester Central
56 Great Bridgewater Street
Manchester
M1 5LE
CPHT Newcastle
CPHT Norwich
CPHT Nottingham
CPHT Oxford
CPHT Peterborough
CPHT Plymouth
CPHT Sheffield
CPHT Surrey
CPHT Watford
With 25 hypnotherapy training schools across the UK and Ireland, you can easily find one near you wherever your location.
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Accreditations & Associations
CPHT is recognised and accredited by all the leading Hypnotherapy Accreditation Bodies and Professional Membership Organisations in the UK.
What students say about our hypnotherapy course...
CPHT gives you the tools to be a confident Solution Focussed Hypnotherapy Practitioner and helps you create the foundations of your own future practice for you to build on after qualifying.
I have thoroughly enjoyed the course in Glasgow and would recommend it to anyone thinking about hypnotherapy training in the future.