The International Society of Cognitive Behavioral Hypno-Psychotherapy (CBT-HypnoPsy) is committed to the empirically based principles and practice of Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Hypno-Psychotherapy, in health, education, and social fields. Society’s main goal is the development of high standards of clinical practice through training, continuing professional development and evidence-based practi
ce. CBT-HypnoPsy’s missions are:
• To differentiate hypno-psychotherapy, and particularly cognitive behavior hypno-psychotherapy, from models of Clinical Hypnosis that are not integrated with a psychotherapeutic model, do not consider the underlying mechanisms implicated in the development of psychopathology, rely solely on suggestions and aversive therapy to treat symptoms, and provide short-term (single-session) therapy. Hypno-psychotherapy uses hypnosis integrated with CBT to deal with underlying psychological processes expressed through clinical symptoms, and may be brief (up to 12 sessions), mid-term (up to a year) or longer term depending on individual needs.
• To encourage evidence-based practice in the field of CBT hypno-psychotherapy
• To develop the highest standard of clinical practice through training, continuing professional development, research and evidence-based practice.
• To serve and protect the public interest by providing a system for accreditation and monitoring complaints and reports of bad practice or unprofessional training.
• To provide and promote education programs to further, in every ethical way, the knowledge, understanding, and application of hypnosis in health care
• To help shape the formation of a scientifically-led profession of cognitive behavior hypno-psychotherapy.
• To develop the highest standard of clinical practice through training, continuing professional development and evidence based practice.
• To promote research and scientific publication in the field of CBT & Clinical Hypnosis
• To cooperate with other professional societies that share mutual goals, ethics and interests and cooperate in further developing evidence-based practice of CBT Hypno-Psychotherapy
• To provide a professional community for those clinicians and researchers who use CBT or/and hypnosis in their work.
• To respect, enhance and support the autonomy of clients and protect their right to be properly informed about the integration of CBT and Clinical Hypnosis and the application of the integrated model
• To support the right of clients to get the best possible therapy for their psychological problems
At an International level there is no legislation to regulate the practice of CBT and Clinical Hypnosis (CBT hypno-psychotherapy). NLP, mindfulness etc) utilize scientific evidence from different fields in the treatment of underlying psychological mechanisms that define symptom development, it is not differentiated by symptomatic interventions that focuses and utilizes principles of suggestion aimed at symptom relief, through the use of short-term (single-session) therapy. This lack of regulation is one of CBT-HypnoPsy’s major concerns. That is why we have developed training standards and an accreditation procedure for our members. You can find these on our website. These standards are still being developed and CBT-HypnoPsy is dedicated to support its members in setting up and developing training and procedures to meet these standards when they don’t have a long tradition in hypnopsychotherapy.
