CPD Event title: Supporting OCD: Clinical Techniques for Hypnotherapists and Students
Brief Description Of Event:
Accredited Integrative CPD for hypnotherapists to support clients with OCD & Pure O. Tools, scripts, case studies & full resource pack.
Date and time: 27 March, 2026. 10am – 5pm GMT
Join us for a full-day accredited CPD workshop designed specifically for clinical, integrative, and solution focused hypnotherapists who want to work ethically, confidently, and effectively with clients presenting with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), including Pure-O and ritual-based behaviours.
This training brings together modern neuroscience, evidence-informed psychological models, clinical hypnosis, NLP, and Solution Focused Brief Therapy, translated into clear, practical tools that sit comfortably within an integrative hypnotherapy framework.
Through real-life clinical case material, live demonstrations, structured exercises, and guided discussion, you will deepen your understanding of OCD and develop confident, client-centred ways of supporting change, without reinforcing fear, avoidance, or compulsive patterns.
Learning Objectives:
What You Will Learn
• A clear, modern understanding of OCD and Pure-O through neuroscience and cognitive-behavioural models, translated specifically for hypnotherapists.
• How exposure and response prevention principles can be ethically and safely integrated with hypnosis, NLP, and solution focused practice.
• How to work with intrusive thoughts, urges, mental rituals, reassurance seeking, and avoidance without collusion or confrontation.
• Step-by-step hypnotic approaches and language patterns adapted for OCD presentations.
• How to support mindful exposure, values-based behavioural change, and urge-surfing within an integrative framework.
• Strategies for working with ambivalence, resistance, safety behaviours, and relapse prevention.
• Clinical case discussions exploring both progress and complexity in real client work.
What You Will Take Away
• Increased confidence in working with OCD and Pure-O presentations.
• Clear clinical boundaries around what to do, and what not to do, when working with OCD within an integrative hypnotherapy framework.
• Practical tools that integrate seamlessly with solution focused and integrative hypnotherapy practice.
• Language that reduces threat, supports choice, and strengthens client agency.
• A framework for ethical, evidence-informed practice aligned with current best-practice guidance.
Included in the Accredited CPD Learning Pack
• Full PowerPoint slide deck.
• A large, comprehensive written resource pack, including structured learning flow and detailed practitioner guidance.
• Structured worksheets, including values-based exposure planning tools, urge-surfing logs, and compassion-focused safety strategies.
• Hypnotic language pattern and NLP reframing reference sheets specifically adapted for OCD work.
• A clear summary of NICE guidance and current best-practice principles, translated for hypnotherapy practice.
• Certificate of attendance confirming accredited CPD hours.
Who This Workshop Is For
This training is suitable for qualified and trainee hypnotherapists, NLP practitioners, and integrative therapists who work clinically, or who wish to expand their competence in supporting clients with OCD and Pure-O presentations using ethical, evidence-based, client-centred approaches.
Facilitator
Lisa Williams Edgar
Clinical Hypnotherapist, Senior Lecturer at Ayurva Academy, Supervisor and Founder of New Horizon Training Academy.
With well over a decade of clinical experience, Lisa specialises in integrative and solution focused approaches to complex clinical presentations. Her teaching is grounded in real clinical work, clear explanation, and practical application, supporting practitioners to work confidently and safely with challenging client presentations.
Date of event: Mar 27, 2026
Duration of Event: 1 day
Venue for event: Zoom
Name of trainer: Lisa Williams Edgar/New Horizon Training Academy
Tel bookings:
Email bookings: enquiries@newhorizontraining.co.uk
Maximum number of participants: 20
Cost of Course: £125
Cost for NCH members: £125
Additional information/requirements:
New Horizon Training Academy was awarded the Provider of Training Excellence in April 2023. The award from the Professional Development Consortium was awarded to professional training and learning providers to be recognised as a provider of training excellence with a fully accredited CPD. Now NHTA is accredited with The Association for Professional Hypnosis and Psychotherapy (APHP Ltd) and is in collaboration with the accredited Ayurva Academy, offering great opportunities to help individuals enhance their careers. A list of training events and courses can be found on our website at https://www.newhorizontraining