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[rhionnach]

Imagine my surprise when I found out today that the saddo who is my ex is now practising as a hypnotherapist! I suppose that, as the business isn't really regulated, that any fool can do a course over a few weekends and set themselves up as a therapist. I wonder if it cures spaghetti phobias?

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[highstone.livejournal.com]

Hypnotherapist eh? Sounds a bit unlikely for A...

I do wonder about the regs regrading people who call themselves therapists - wasn't there an EU ruling about certain qualifications being required for people to practice under the banner of 'therapist'?

[rhionnach.livejournal.com]

No, I don't see it either, although as he made off with my Jack Black book and my book on NLP (amongst others) and as he had previously had some vague interest in the subject, I suppose it's not too surprising. I just find it rather ironic that I'm the one who used to run relaxation sessions for mental health clients and took counselling courses when working in social work! He knew all that but wouldn't actually talk to me when it was really needed! I doubt he has learned anything other than a skill to make money with.

There are so many bodies which set themselves up to offer qualifications, some even get a certain legitimacy by being accredited by certain universities, but it's still very much a self-regulated industry. You really need to tread carefully, especially when someone is messing with your head.

[tanngrisnir.livejournal.com]

I don't know if there's an across-the-board thing for all "therapists", but some types of therapist are regulated. IIRC, you cant simply set yourself up as a psychotherapist, for example.

Interesting thing is, I hear that "hypnotherapists" are stopping using that term, preferring to call themselves "hypnotic consultants" — it's claimed this is because the word "hypnotherapist" can be broken down to "hypno-the-rapist" with bad subconscious connotations, which sounds like bollocks to me — and the hypnotherapist hypnotic consultant who told me that looked pretty blank when I said that psychotherapists didn't seem to have problems calling themselves that. I wonder if — cynicism in full flow here — it's simply that "hypnotic consultant" is a title which is not regulated in any way.

I do find it amusing that a straightforward reading of "hypnotic consultant" would be a consultant who puts you to sleep.