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NCH Extravaganza CPD Event, 2nd October 2010

Sep 1st, 2010

by Paul Howard.

NCH Extravaganza CPD Event, 2nd October 2010

The Hypnotherapy Extravaganza is being held on
2nd October 2010
at
The Royal Society of Medicine
1 Wimpole Street,
London, W1G 0AE.
This one day event is not just an opportunity to meet with colleagues and to be entertained, educated and informed; this is also an opportunity to learn from arguably the most prolific researcher on hypnosis in the world. It’s [...]

Mindfulness, Metacognition and Hypnosis: August Research Snippet

Jul 26th, 2010

by Donald Robertson.

Mindfulness, Metacognition and Hypnosis: August Research Snippet

The August Research Snippet reviews arguably the most important recent journal articles reviewing the cognitive psychology of mindfulness meditation and its relevance for hypnotherapy.

Phone Scam Warning

Jun 17th, 2010

by nch.

It has come to our attention today that Hypnotherapists are being cold called by a salesman who claims his company is working in partnership with the NCH and Google.
We can only assume this is a scam operation, as the NCH has no such partnership with any such company or Google.
We advise members to always [...]

NCH Extravaganza CPD Event Postponed

Jun 15th, 2010

by Paul White.

It is with great reluctance that we have decided to postpone the Extravaganza until later in the year.

Hypnosis, Meditation, Problem-Solving, Depression (June Research Snippet)

Jun 13th, 2010

by Donald Robertson.

Hypnosis, Meditation, Problem-Solving, Depression (June Research Snippet)

Reflections on the recent special issue of IJCEH dealing with hypnotherapy for clinical depression, and attempts to create hybrid hypnotherapy approaches combined with modern evidence-based psychotherapies for depression.