Membership Grades

The following membership grades are available:

Ordinary Member (non-practising, non-accredited)

Student Member (non-practising, non-accredited)

Affiliate member (non-accredited)

Licentiate Clinical Hypnotherapist

Registered Clinical Hypnotherapist

Accredited Clinical Hypnotherapist

Accredited Hypno-Psychotherapist

Non-practising membership is open to anyone who signs and agrees to follow the Code, regardless of qualification or training. This is a non-accredited grade of registration and does not confer any professional status. It is intended for unqualified individuals who wish to support or benefit in a non-professional manner from the Register.

Associate members are treated as non-practising, and therefore no Clinical Supervision or CPD requirements are imposed, although they may be registered as Therapists with other organisations.

Permission is granted to use the designation 'Associate' of the Register.

Trainee membership is available to all students upon commencing hypnotherapy practitioner training at any college.

Student members are not required to carry professional insurance, unless they are engaged in clinical practice or would otherwise require insurance by law.

Student members are expected to refrain from practising Therapy for income, unless doing so falls within their sphere of competence as defined by another professional organisation of which they are a member. For example, an accredited counsellor may continue to practise in a manner approved by a relevant professional body, and employ specific Therapy techniques as an adjunct to their core profession. However, the Register does not formally accredit trainee members as being qualified to practise Therapy at a professional level, although practising techniques with other Therapists or students is permitted and encouraged, as part of professional development.

Trainee members are strongly encouraged to engage in Clinical Supervision as defined by the Register, though this is not mandatory at this grade of registration.

Permission is granted to use the designations below,

"Student Member of the Register for Evidence-Based Hypnotherapy & Psychotherapy" or "Student Member (REBHP)"

This grade is available to those who have previously trained with a training school which was not, at that time, compliant with the National Occupational Standards for hypnotherapy and/or had less than 120 classroom hours and 300 study hours.

This grade is only available for a maximum period of five years, except at the special discretion of the Committee, during which period, registrants are expected to undertake additional training as required to reach the grade of Registered Hypnotherapist. This grade is "transitional" in the sense that it provides students, or those seeking accreditation of prior learning, with a staging post on the way to higher levels of registration, for that reason this grade is time-limited and requires a written commitment to pursue further qualification and accreditation.  

With a proven 12 months in practice, 200 clients hours, attendance of REBHP prior approved supervision for a period of not less than 12 months and 5 days CPD approved at the discretion of REBHP will enable Affiliate Grade therapists to move to Registered Grade.

Affiliate Hypnotherapist members are required to carry adequate professional insurance, if engaged in Clinical Practice.

Affiliate Hypnotherapist members are required to engage in Clinical Supervision as defined by the Register.

Affiliate Hypnotherapist members are required to engage in CPD as defined by the Register.

Permission is granted to use the designations below,

"Affiliate Member of the Register for Evidence-Based Hypnotherapy & Psychotherapy" or "Affiliate (REBHP)"

Use of logo:

permission is granted to use the Affiliate Member version of the REBHP logo.

Registration as a licentiate hypnotherapist is available to all students who have satisfactorily completed a training with an REBHP accredited training school and an externally-verified training in hypnotherapy equivalent to Level 4 on the Government's National Qualification Framework, or the Hypnotherapy Pracitioner Diploma (HPD) or equivalent training.  Equivalent Training must be a minimum of 120 classroom hours and compliant with the National Occupational Standards for hypnotherapy.

Licentiate Hypnotherapist members are required to carry adequate professional insurance.

Licentiate Hypnotherapist members are required to engage in Clinical Supervision as defined by the Register.

Licentiate Hypnotherapist members are required to engage in CPD as defined by the Register.

Permission is granted to use the designations below,

"Licentiate Clinical Hypnotherapist, the Register for Evidence-Based Hypnotherapy & Psychotherapy" or "Licentiate Clinical Hypnotherapist (REBHP)" or "REBHP Licentiate Clinical Hypnotherapist".

Use of logo:

permission is granted to use the Accredited Clinical Hypnotherapist version of the REBHP logo.

Registration as a Registered hypnotherapist is available to all hypnotherapists who met the requirements for Licentiate Grade and in addition have completed twelve months of supervised practice in accordance with the Register's requirements as well as the completion of a minimum of 200 client hours.

Clinical Hypnotherapist members are required to carry adequate professional insurance.

Clinical Hypnotherapist members are required to engage in Clinical Supervision as defined by the Register.

Clinical Hypnotherapist members are required to engage in CPD as defined by the Register.

Permission is granted to use the designations below,

"Registered Clinical Hypnotherapist, the Register for Evidence-Based Hypnotherapy & Psychotherapy" or "Registered Clinical Hypnotherapist (REBHP)" or "REBHP Registered Clinical Hypnotherapist."

Use of logo:

permission is granted to use the Registered Clinical Hypnotherapist version of the REBHP logo.

Registration as an Accredited REBHP hypnotherapist is available to Registered grade hypnotherapists who have completed a a minimum of 24 months in practice and 500 client hours as well as completing 24 months supervision in accordance with the Register's requirements. In addition Registered hypnotherapists need to complete an assessment of Evidence-Based Principles and Practice. The assessment is available by contacting admin@rebhp.org.

Clinical Hypnotherapist members are required to carry adequate professional insurance.

Clinical Hypnotherapist members are required to engage in Clinical Supervision as defined by the Register.

Clinical Hypnotherapist members are required to engage in CPD as defined by the Register.

Permission is granted to use the designations below,

"Registered Clinical Hypnotherapist, the Register for Evidence-Based Hypnotherapy & Psychotherapy" or "Registered Clinical Hypnotherapist (REBHP)" or "REBHP Registered Clinical Hypnotherapist."

Use of logo:

permission is granted to use the Registered Clinical Hypnotherapist version of the REBHP logo.

Accreditation as a hypno-psychotherapist is available to REBHP Accredited therapists who also are accredited members of UKCP or BABCP.

Hypno-Psychotherapist members are required to carry adequate professional insurance.

Hypno-Psychotherapist members are required to engage in Clinical Supervision as defined by the Register.

Hypno-Psychotherapist members are required to engage in CPD as defined by the Register.

Permission is granted to use the designations below,

"Accredited Hypno-psychotherapist, the Register for Evidence-Based Hypnotherapy & Psychotherapy" or "Accredited Hypno-psychotherapist (REBHP)" or "REBHP Accredited Hypno-Psychotherapist".

Use of logo:

permission is granted to use the Accredited Hypno-Psychotherapist version of the REBHP logo.