Welcome to

The General Hypnotherapy Standards Council (GHSC)

Representing 180+ separate Professional Bodies & Training Schools

 and now the designated umbrella body for the

Working Group for Hypnotherapy Regulation

The Working Group for Hypnotherapy Regulation (WGHR) is essentially comprised of the GHSC and the Hypnotherapy Society (HS). Its primary purpose was to facilitate agreed standards within the profession and subsequently bring about Voluntary Self-regulation (VSR) - an officially recognised status - for the entire industry. To that end the Group actively co-operated with other industry representatives within the Hypnotherapy Regulatory Forum (HRF) - a body part funded by the Department of Health - and as a consequence VSR was finally established via the Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council (CNHC) when it admitted Hypnotherapy into its Department of Health sponsored regulatory system on 1st December 2010. 

The WGHR's main goal has consequently now been achieved and during its temporary dormant phase all ongoing VSR representation will be carried out via the GHSC, in full co-operation with the HS, by continuing to maintain its role within the HRF.

The Council itself is comprised of Representatives from both Professional Hypnotherapy Organisations & Training Schools and an Advisory Board (which includes lay members of the public). It is administered by the General Hypnotherapy Register (GHR) and its primary functions are to liaise with the CNHC on behalf of its constituents, to agree the criteria for the validation of Practitioner and Advanced Level Training Courses and to continue to co-operate wherever possible with other relevant professional bodies and agencies.