Benefits which you will Gain from this Course

  • Personal skills including relaxation, guided imagery, positive-realistic thinking and self hypnosis, to help you to cope with stress.
  • Practical professional skills to expand your practice by utilising management strategies to help people with: anxiety (both phobias and generalised anxiety disorder-GAD), insomnia, smoking, obesity and pain, and also skills to improve concentration, clarity of thought, decision-making, memory, self confidence, feelings of self control, self empowerment and facilitated healing. All courses include hypnotherapy, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) and the Focussed Psychological Strategies (FPS).
  • An enjoyable learning experience with other professional health colleagues. A valuable experience of sharing collegiate support with other like minded professionals. The conversations generated during the breaks continue the learning experience, as colleagues from various disciplines share and discuss the many topics explored. Many fine friendships have begun at these courses.
  • Daily relaxation sessions, both with the group and in smaller groups of two or three during which tension reducing and confidence boosting suggestions are given. These sessions are designed to reinforce your own coping skills and to enhance your cognitive performance, including your ability to generate positive and realistic trains of thought.
  • All course notes are provided as a course handbook. You do not need to take any extra notes unless you prefer to do so in an exercise book which is provided. The course handbook is sent to you when you enrol, so that you can do pre-reading before the course.
  • A course text book is given to you at the training, The Use of CBT in General Practice by Dr Lee David.
  • You also receive a recording for when you enjoy your own relaxation. You will receive a twin CD set of relaxation recordings titled: Being Relaxed. (We also have available the 3 CD pack for Successful Childbirth titled Relaxation for Natural Childbirth containing a 24 page booklet. Other titles are also available on cassette, not on CD such as Advanced Relaxation (1 & 2), Self Confidence, Successful Sleeping and Successful Slimming. It is planned to digitalise them at a later time.)
  • Lunches plus morning and afternoon 'tea' during each of the days at the training. 

The booklet titled "A Positive Mind" by psychologist Dr Jason Han.

The ability to combine the clinical use of Hypnosis, CBT and the FPS.

The Certificate of Clinical Hypnosis (CBT-FPS) plus the Statement or Certificate of Attendance or Completion showing the professional accreditations for the training.

Further workshops or topics such as: study, exam performance, depression and further pain management strategies are available after completing the Clinical Course.

There are three different Advanced Clinical Courses which each utilise a variety of therapeutic approaches.

GPMHSC $600 FPS Training Subsidy Available

Eligible GPs will be refunded $600 upon successful completion of FPS ST and once their FPS provider status is confirmed by Services Australia (Medicare). The subsidy was available initially for GPs who undertook training and registered between 1 August 2021 and 30 June 2022 and the scheme has been extended into 2023.

Fees for 2023

There are 10 week and 5 week early bird discounts for the 6 day course for fees paid in full by the early bird date.

The 10 week early bird discounted fee is $ 2,599 which includes 10% GST.

The 5 week early bird discounted fee is $2,699 which includes 10% GST.

The full fee is $2,799 which includes 10% GST.

This represents $200.00 discount for 10 weeks in advance full payment or $100.00 discount for 5 weeks in advance payment.

Professionals re-attending the same course again in the future receive a 20% discount.

College of Medical Hypnosis Clinical Courses are accredited by:

Australian College of Mental Health NursesRACGP QI&CPD PointsANZCA - Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetistsacrrm Australian College of Rural and Remote MedicineAustralian College of MidwivesThe College of Nursing CPD hours