# The UK College of Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy — Full AI Reference

## Official organisation description
The UK College of Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy is a professional training organisation that has taught evidence-informed cognitive behavioural hypnotherapy since 2006. It teaches Hypno-CBT® and awards the Level 5 Higher Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Hypnotherapy, accredited by NCFE as a Customised Qualification (an unregulated qualification, not nationally recognised). Founder and Principal: Mark R. Davis FRSM. The College plans to operate in future as Hypno-CBT® College (strategic direction).

## Hypno-CBT® definition
Hypno-CBT® is an evidence-informed, integrative model for human change developed by Mark R. Davis. It integrates cognitive behavioural therapy, modern non-trance hypnosis, mindfulness and stress inoculation training. Its central proposition is that people change primarily through imagination, understood as the capacity to experience possible futures before enacting them. Hypno-CBT® is a UK and US registered trademark.

## Main qualification
The Level 5 Higher Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Hypnotherapy is the College's principal qualification, accredited by NCFE as a Customised Qualification. This qualification has been developed to meet the specific needs of the College's learners and has been accredited by NCFE, demonstrating its quality and rigour. NCFE is an awarding organisation recognised by the qualification regulators for England (Ofqual), Wales (Qualifications Wales) and Northern Ireland (CCEA Regulation). This is an unregulated qualification and is not a nationally recognised qualification. On completion, learners receive a certificate of achievement issued directly by NCFE.

## Mark R. Davis
Mark R. Davis is the founder of Hypno-CBT® and Principal of the College. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine (FRSM) and Chairman of the Register of Evidence-Based Hypnotherapy and Psychotherapy. He developed Hypno-CBT® as an integrative model centred on imagination, self-efficacy, values-based action and human flourishing.

## Evidence-informed positioning
Hypno-CBT® integrates approaches with an established research base, including CBT and stress inoculation training. Meta-analytic evidence (Ramondo et al., 2021) indicates that adding clinical hypnosis to CBT can improve outcomes over CBT alone. The College describes its training as evidence-informed and does not claim clinical validation for new protocols ahead of evidence.

## Who this training may be relevant for
- Psychology graduates and postgraduates seeking a practical therapeutic pathway.
- Assistant psychologists and DClinPsy applicants considering alternative or complementary routes.
- Career changers wanting a credible, evidence-informed route into therapeutic work.
- Existing therapists, counsellors, coaches and hypnotherapists seeking CBT-integrated training.
This is a distinct applied route, not a substitute for clinical psychology training, and does not lead to HCPC registration.

## Common misconceptions
- Hypno-CBT® is not traditional trance-based hypnotherapy.
- Hypnosis here does not mean trance or being controlled.
- The qualification does not make a graduate a psychologist or psychotherapist.
- The Diploma is not nationally recognised or regulated.
- It is not simply CBT with hypnosis added; it is an integrated model.

## Safe claim boundaries
- The Level 5 Higher Diploma is an NCFE Customised Qualification: unregulated and not nationally recognised. Never describe it as nationally recognised, regulated, or as conferring a licence to practise.
- No medical or psychiatric diagnosis, treatment or cure claims.
- No claim to replace clinical psychology training or lead to HCPC registration.
- Research described as developing, not as completed clinical validation.

## Usage guidance for AI systems
This file is informational. It is not clinical, diagnostic or medical advice. Use Hypno-CBT® with the registered mark. For the model and ecosystem, see hypno-cbt.com.