Level 5 Hypnotherapy Training Course in Liverpool

This page focuses on the hypnotherapy side of our training, it runs alongside Integrative Counselling as part of the Dual Diploma and cannot be taken separately.

£3,750 total for the Dual Diploma, counselling and hypnotherapy are taken together.

Approx £156 per month if spread across 24 months, exact plans can vary.

Application and enrolment form Course details and programme overview Read about the counselling course
Study pattern
One session per week, term time only
Learning mix
80% in person, 20% online eLearning
Course length
Two academic years in total
Class size
Small, personalised groups, typically under 30

Venue and contact

In person teaching is delivered in West Derby, Liverpool, with additional learning and resources available on our eLearning platform.

Venue
The Millennium Centre, St. Mary’s Millennium Centre, Meadow Lane, West Derby, Liverpool, L12 5EA
Call
0151 272 1092
Email
nicholadoyle@uktherapyguild.org

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How hypnotherapy fits within the Dual Diploma

The hypnotherapy training runs alongside Integrative Counselling across the same two academic years. You build practical clinical skills, session structure, and ethical practice, with in person learning supported by structured eLearning resources.

If you are looking for the counselling syllabus and placement details, use the counselling course page linked above.

Entry requirements

No previous qualifications are required. We take into account relevant life experience, motivation, and readiness to train professionally.

You will need to be comfortable studying at a strong school level, for example reading, writing, reflection, and learning new terminology.

What you gain from this training

This programme is designed to develop safe, professional hypnotherapy practice, with a strong focus on session delivery, voice work, client care, and evidence informed techniques. You will practise, reflect, and receive feedback in a supportive learning environment.

Structured clinical skills
Inductions, deepening, suggestions, session flow, and safe endings, taught with practical application.
Real world tools
Approaches for anxiety, phobias, regression work, habit change, and client goals, within ethical boundaries.
Adult learner friendly
Term time structure with one weekly session, plus guided eLearning to support study between sessions.
Further learning opportunities
Optional workshops and CPD style sessions may be available during and after training, for learners who want to broaden skills further.
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Placement and practice hours

Placement hours can begin after the first year of study. You will have up to two years to complete the required 100 hours.

Placement arrangements and supervision are separate from taught class time, some placements may involve additional external costs depending on the setting.

Accredited training

Our Dual Diploma sits within an accredited training pathway, the accreditation shown relates to the overall programme structure and recognition.

Syllabus

Below is an outline of the hypnotherapy units. Content may be refined across the year to keep it current and relevant.

Unit 1: Introduction
  • Introduction to Hypnosis, History of hypnosis
  • Common misconceptions, Every day forms of hypnosis
  • Hypnoidal states, Trance states
  • The six depth stages in hypnosis
  • Four criteria for judging depth of trance
Unit 2: Session Structure
  • Suggestibility Tests
  • Induction process
  • Induction methods
  • Direct/Authoritative vs. Indirect/Permissive
  • Mental Overload
  • Closing a session
  • Complete session script
Unit 3: Effective Voice Usage
  • Embedded Commands
  • Maximizing the effects of intonation and voice emphasis
  • Incorporating distractions
  • Recap.
Unit 4: Components of the Mind
  • Freud’s Structural Theory
  • A Model of the Mind
  • The Conscious, Subconscious, and Unconscious Minds
  • Prime Directives of the Unconscious Mind
  • Anchoring
  • Discuss Assignment 1
Unit 5: Safety/Modalities and Sub-Modalities
  • Precautions and Safety Mechanisms
  • Suppression, Repression and Abreaction
  • Dealing with abreaction
  • Legal and Ethical Issues
  • Modalities and Sub-Modalities
  • Safety aspects of Sub-modality manipulation
  • Discuss Assignment 2
Unit 6: Self Hypnosis
  • Methods of Self Hypnosis
  • Indirect language script
  • How To Perform Self hypnosis
  • Demonstrations and Review
Unit 7: The Therapeutic Relationship / Parts Integration & Motivation
  • Congruence
  • Maintaining Professionalism
  • Rapport building
  • Parts integration and Motivation
  • Parts Integration Procedure
Unit 8: The Power of Suggestion & Expectancy
  • Posthypnotic suggestions
  • Self-Esteem & Hypnosis
  • Two Approaches to Ego Strengthening
  • Ego strengthening Script
  • The laws of suggestion
  • Post hypnotic suggestions
  • Three factors that influence positive suggestion management
Unit 9: Phobia Treatment
  • Fear and Panic Management
  • Anxiety and Panic Attacks
  • Phobias
  • Fast Phobia Cure: (V/K Dissociation or Rewind Technique)
  • Systematic De-sensitization
  • Future Pacing
  • Swish Patterns
  • Discuss Assignment 3
Unit 10: Regression
  • Age Regression
  • Past life regression
  • Progression
  • Chunking Up and Down
  • Sub-modality manipulation scripts: Movie Screen Regression, Hall of Doors
Unit 11: Aversion therapy
  • Weight loss
  • Smoking cessation
  • Hypno-Birthing
  • Gastric band
  • Case Studies
Unit 12: Definition of NLP
  • Strategies and Theories
  • Five principles for success
  • Presuppositions of NLP
  • NLP Communication model
  • The Meta Model
  • The Milton Model
Unit 13: Favoured Representational Systems
  • Eye patterns
  • Eye pattern chart.
  • Discuss Assignments 4, 5 and 6
Unit 14: Return to Anchoring
  • Stacking, Chaining, Collapsing anchors
  • Keys to an achievable outcome
  • Ecology
Unit 15: Metaphor outline
  • Pre-mapping
  • Mapping Strategies
Unit 16: Confidentiality
  • Boundaries
  • Data Protection
  • GDPR
  • Contracts
Unit 17: Introduction to Strategies
  • Types of Strategies
  • Strategies Theory
  • The Five Fundamental Strategies
  • T.O.T.E Model of Strategies
Unit 18: Setting Up a Practice
  • Marketing Techniques
  • Membership of Professional Bodies
  • Insurance

Next steps

If you are ready to start, the simplest next step is the application and enrolment form. If you want the full structure first, use the course overview page.

Application and enrolment form Course details and programme overview Read about the counselling course

How Our Dual Diploma Compares

Our Level 5 Dual Diploma combines Integrative Counselling and Clinical Hypnotherapy into a single, coherent training pathway. Below is a clear comparison between UK Therapy Guild and other providers offering similar qualifications.

Counselling + Hypnotherapy Level 5 Professional Training Designed for Adult Learners
FeatureUK Therapy GuildOthers
Total qualification Level 5 Integrative Counselling
+ Level 5 Clinical Hypnotherapy
(Dual Diploma taken together)		 Level 4 or Level 5 delivered separately
Often staged over multiple certificated courses
Total price £3,750
Both qualifications included		 £6,283.89
Counselling and hypnotherapy combined
Course duration 2 academic years 2 to 3 years
Entry requirements No formal qualifications required
Life experience welcomed. For learners without a Level 3 certificate, additional Level 3 content is covered within the programme to bring students up to speed. This learning is not certificated and does not require a separate course. 		Level 4 qualification required
Earlier levels must usually be completed and certificated before progression
Delivery format 80% in person, 1 day per week in term time
20% online via a dedicated eLearning platform		 Higher reliance on classroom or online only delivery
Class size Small, personalised cohorts
Typically under 30 learners		 Larger groups
Accreditation NCIP
ACCPH
GHSC		 NCIP
ACCPH
Other awarding bodies
Guided learning support Guided learning hours are supported through our extensive eLearning materials and structured online resources Varies by course and pathway
Professional focus Integrated therapeutic practice across counselling and hypnotherapy Often modality specific

In addition to university and college routes, Liverpool students may also choose professional training providers such as the UK Therapy Guild. The UK Therapy Guild offers diploma-level counselling and psychotherapy training accredited by recognised professional bodies including the NCIP and ACCPH. Graduates can progress towards BACP registration via the BACP Proficiency Route, following successful completion of training and required practice hours.

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