That's the claim they make on this site https://www.hypnosisdownloads.com/learn-hypnosis What do you think?

This is very misleading. It's like saying I could take a 15-year-old kid to a huge empty parking lot and in an hour or two could show them how to drive, park, and enough so that they could actually drive an automobile. Does that mean they are properly trained? Would you want to be in the car with them if they were to go out on the road or an interstate on their own? Would you want them to be on the road while you and your loved ones were driving? Do you honestly think they are really a "trained driver"? No, of course not.

Same here with hypnosis. Could you learn the basics and mechanics in 5 days? Sure, you could and you would be just like the 15-year-old in the car. Does it that make them a hypnotist? No, of course not.

Also, I have worked with and coached many hypnotherapists over the years, and as it pertains to performance hypnosis, which is what this forum and the conversations are all about, most of them know little or nothing about performing with hypnosis - two different things.

So sure, at a glance on a very simplistic surface level, the answer to your question would be one thing, but the reality completely another. ESPECIALLY learning from videos and not in-person training. I have found more times than not these types of "training" can do more damage than productive assistance.

The problem with this is there are guys that do this training, and falsely believe they are trained hypnotists, armed with all they need to know - and of course, come on here and make bold ridiculous claims.

Also, why is it so many of these "gurus" and hypnosis-made-easy "training experts" all have an English accent?

Give it a shot. Let us know how it turns out.

I've actually been trained by the I.A.C.T. and am certified in hypnotherapy. While it's true that stage hypnosis and clinical hypnosis are two different animals they are both in the same zoo. Understanding human nature and the way people behave can only benefit the stage hypnotist in selecting participants and finding the most extroverted people willing to have fun. As far as the site is concerned I may do the free thing just to see how useful it is? Then come back and describe my experience with it.

What is I A C T?

Without looking at a guess it is something about clinical therapy.

Do you have any school beyond a clinical therapy certificate to do therapy? And what exactly is hypnotherapy anyhow?

International Association of Counselors and Therapists

And the school?

Why do you ask?

Why do you answer questions with questions?

I am curious as ti what "certified in hypnotherapy" actually means?

To be certified in hypnotherapy means that one has completed the required curriculum of the institution awarding the certificate to said individual in the area of certification in this case hypnotherapy.

For more information I refer you to this link https://www.hypnosisalliance.com/iact/

So no school?

My schooling is my business and accomplishes nothing to answer your so called question. Have a good day.

It is not a so called question. It is asking what qualifications you have to do therapy other than this organization. I think It is a relevant question. One which you answered fabulously thank you.

Man, do people get touchy when called on B.S. credentials.

Given the lack of relevant commentary to my original post except by the always professional Mindpro I will no longer respond to this thread. Have a blessed and harmonious time.

I'm a qualified hypnotherapist; my (initial) training took a year. In our first class, we were told that you can learn to hypnotise in a couple of hours, but learning therapy takes much longer. While this course may teach you how to hypnotise, it will certainly not be enough to make you a competent therapist. I've just retired after fifteen years in practice and I was still learning until the end (any reputable professional body will expect you to have further training every year - CPD - while you are in practice).

Barry

What I like about that MindMagic is you where VERY straight forward about what and how you learned. That, in my opinion, is the best way to be.

It shows tremendous integrity.

BS? IACT requires a whole $700, 16 hours of training and a Skype session. What more professional system could you ask for?

I mean, it's not like everybody has $3,500 and several months to spend on a HMI cert just to build their career.

I'm sorry - I can't tell if this is serious or sarcasm?

16 hours is not a lot, particularly if one is claiming that as credentials for a therapist/counselor position.