NCH Executive Committee
The National Council for Hypnotherapy have an elected Executive. To learn more about each member of the Executive, simply click on their title or their ‘View Full Profile’ link:
Administrator
Brenda Bentley MNCH(Reg)
Brenda is a practicing Cognitive Hypnotherapist, Confident Childbirth Practitioner trained by the Quest Institute at Regent’s College, London. She practises in Stratford upon Avon, Studley in Warwickshire and Harborne, Birmingham. Originally from America, Brenda’s background is in the Creative Marketing Communications and has previously worked in the further education and finanical services industry, [...]
Administrator
Margaret Wiggall MNCH (Lic.)
Margaret qualified as a hypnotherapist in 2007 and has a practice in South Oxfordshire. Previously she was primary school teacher and advisory teacher for children with learning difficulties. She also has experience in career advice and guidance for young people. After eight years as a Head Teacher in a rural primary school [...]
Chairman
Paul White, NCH(Lic)
I am a hypnotherapist, life coach, corporate mentor and NLP practitioner. I have a Master’s Degree in Business Administration and prior to my taking up my current profession, held several board level positions in multi-national companies. I qualified in hypnotherapy with The Hypnotism Training Institute of Los Angeles; I have undertaken specialist paediatric [...]
Company Secretary
Martin Armstrong-Prior FNCH
I have been around a few years now, having started Counselling and dabbling in Psychotherapy in 1974. I trained as a Hypnotherapist about 18 years later, qualifying in 1992, and joined the NCP & HR. I served as Complaints officer for the NCP and when the Hypnotherapy Register, as we were originally known, [...]
Director of Marketing
Paul Howard MNCH (Reg)
I have been running successful businesses since the age of 21 from small one-man bands to companies with multi million pound turnovers. I have always been involved directly or indirectly with the marketing strategies and implementation. I am very familiar with the needs of small businesses and understand the difficulties that small [...]
Director of Supervision
Trevor Silvester, FNCH
I am a Cognitive Hypnotherapist, author and trainer with clinics in Harley Street and Cambridgeshire. With my wife I run the Quest Institute, which trains people to be Cognitive Hypnotherapists, and I’ve written two books, Wordweaving volume one: The Science of Suggestion and volume two: The Question is the Answer.
I’ve served on [...]
Journal Editor
Rob Woodgate MNCH(Reg)
Rob Woodgate began his interest in Hypnotherapy in 2003, and practices as a Cognitive Hypnotherapist, Life Coach and NLP Master Practitioner from his private practice in North Kent. Together with his wife Heidi, he also runs personal development seminars and courses for corporate clients. Having originally come from a corporate IT consultancy background, [...]
Standards Officer
Jo-Anne Kelleher MNCH(Lic.)
I am a hypnotherapist and life coach that specialises in Personal, Career and Sports Development. I have practices in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, Trent Bridge and Sandiacre, Nottingham. I am currently studying with the Open University for a BSc in Psychology and will complete it in 2009. Prior to training as a Hypnotherapist, I have [...]
Training & Accreditation Officer
Jill Tonks MNCH(Lic)
I have been a practicing hypnotherapist for several years now and have an established practice in Surrey. My background is over 25 years in the Probation Service next year!! Initially I worked for years as a practicing Probation Officer. In the last 10 years I have worked as a Learning and Development Manager [...]