WHAT TECHNICAL TRAINING DOES ONE NEED TO BECOME A HYPNOTIST?
The best training for becoming a hypnotist actually comes from gaining experience with hypnotizing. And being hypnotized yourself too, as you then gain an introspective understanding of the hypnotic state. In relation to technical training, college courses in psychology are valuable. Likewise there are numerous private schools and hypnosis institutes across the country that give courses in hypnotherapy like the courses that we teach at The Tom Silver Institute of Scientific & Clinical Hypnotherapy. Training in hypnotherapy is very important and we feel that if you are serious in wanting to become a hypnotherapist, you should enroll in a hypnotherapy program and start taking as many different courses as you can. The more knowledge you have, the better you will be. I also feel that the study of the science of hypnosis and techniques to hypnotize a person should be taught to every person studying medicine and psychology. The A.M.A.
