Hypnotists Vs. Hypnotherapists

Performance hypnotists and professional hypnotherapists employ similar means to entirely different ends. While a hypnotist may also use his skills to help people, only a hypnotherapist has graduated from an accredited school.

Training

• Graduation

  Anyone using hypnosis for any means can call himself a hypnotist. The levels of training in the field of hypnosis are Certified Hypnotist, Certified Master Hypnotist and Hypnotherapist.

Types

• Hypnotherapy office

  Even a trained and certified hypnotherapist may choose to refer to herself as a hypnotist if she is performing street or stage hypnosis. The hypnotherapist traditionally conducts his sessions in a private, quiet location.

Performance

• Stage hypnosis

  Stage and street hypnosis are mainly conducted with the objective of amusing an audience by influencing hypnotic subjects to perform ridiculous activities or stunts.

Therapy

• Hypnotherapy is for healing.

  Clinical hypnosis is a scientifically researched, professional endeavor to provide emotional and physical healing in a therapeutic setting. This highly successful therapy helps people with weight-loss, smoking cessation, emotional trauma and even serious medical issues.

Misconceptions

• Fear of hypnosis

  The practice of hypnotherapy is often thwarted by public fears associated with the type of behavior and loss of control displayed in more public arenas.