Education Credits

BASIC Certification Program:

You Will Receive a CEU Certificate for 16 Hours of Live Credit immediately after the Event, and an additional 4 Hours Homestudy CEU Credit – including 2 hours of Professional Ethics Credit – by completing the additional coursework distributed at the event, and Returning the Exam.

ADVANCED Certification Program:

You Will Receive a CEU Certificate for 16 Hours of Live Credit immediately after the Event, and an additional 14 Hours Homestudy CEU Credit – by completing the additional coursework distributed at the event, and Returning the Exam.

You Must Attend Both Live Days & Return the Homestudy Components & Exam to Earn ICBCH Certification and the remaining CEU credits.

Certification Designations

Clinical Hypnosis Certification Designations

State licensed professionals will become a Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist (C.C.H.) after completion of the BASIC 20-hour course.

Once you successfully complete both BASIC 20-hour and ADVANCED 30-hour programs:

• If you are a Certified Hypnotist (C.Ht.), and have now completed a total of 50-hours of training, you may advance your ICBCH Certification level to the Certified Professional Hypnotist (C.P.H.) designation.
• Licensed professionals who have already earned the Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist (C.C.H.) recognition will then receive a new certificate denoting their endorsement of Advanced Certification (C.C.H./A.C.)

Certified Hypnotist (C.Ht.)

This title is reserved for associate members of the ICBCH and is the most basic level of recognition.

The requirements for associate membership and certification include completion of an ICBCH live or homestudy 20-hour clinical hypnosis certification program.

This level of certification is designed for those who are not licensed as mental health professionals, but have learned the 5-stages of the hypnotic process and use hypnosis primarily to enhance personal life goals and to help people achieve the physical and mental benefits of hypnosis.

To earn this certification, you must successfully complete a 20-hour ICBCH approved training course.

Certified Professional Hypnotist (C.P.H.)

This title is for those who intend to or are practicing hypnosis professionally but are otherwise unlicensed.

Requirements for this level of certification include completion of an approved basic 20-hour certification program, plus an additional 30 hours of ICBCH approved training (50-hours total).

Current Members of the ICBCH who are certified by another professional organization with substantially similar training requirements may apply for CPH status through reciprocity.

To earn this certification, you must successfully complete a minimum of 50-hours of ICBCH approved training coursework.

Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist (C.C.H.)
and Certified Advanced Clinical Hypnotherapist (CCH/AC)

In most states the practice of “therapy” or use of the word “therapy” is legally reserved for those with licensure or certification in a mental health, medical or healing arts-related discipline.

The ICBCH will award status as a ‘Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist’ only to those who are certified or licensed by a state or recognized national board in healthcare, medical, mental health professions, or another healing arts license or certification.

ICBCH members who complete an approved 20-hour homestudy or live certification and are licensed or certified by an acceptable organization or state licensing board will be designated as a Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist (C.C.H.).

ICBCH members who complete 50-hours homestudy or live certification and are licensed or certified by an acceptable organization or state licensing board will be designated as a Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist / Advanced Certification (CCH/AC).

Diplomate of the ICBCH

Diplomate status is reserved for those who are ICBCH certified as Clinical Hypnotherapists (CHT) or Professional Hypnotists (CPH) and complete 100 hours of hypnosis instruction through the ICBCH or another recognized provider.
OR
ICBCH Members with 200 clock hours of documented training in the science of clinical hypnosis AND 3 years of practical experience.

Certification Reciprocity:

Must you complete one of our classes in order to hold ICBCH certification? The answer, as with most hypnosis certification organizations, is no – you can be a member by submitting documentation of 50+ hours of intensive training from any known and reliable hypnosis training program.

That being said, the ICBCH is a bit different than other organizations in that 85% of our members are licensed mental health professionals, and our titles for certification reflect that only licensed mental health professionals may hold the title of “Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist” (CCH), as many states restrict the use of a ‘therapist’ title to state licensed therapists. And so, for those who are not state licensed as mental health professionals (or other healthcare providers and/or clergy), we award certification as a “Certified Professional Hypnotist” (CPH). We also offer Diplomate status for those with 100+ hours of qualified training or certification from ICBCH or other sources.

If you are interested in ICBCH membership and certification through reciprocity, the annual fee is $49.00 (or $69 for Diplomate status). CLICK HERE for a .pdf Application – or you can always call our office at (800) 390-9536 for more information.

ICBCH Medical Meditation Certification Designations

Certified Medical Meditation and Stress Management Consultant
(C.M.M.C. or C.S.M.C.)

Once you have completed the program you will have earned the professional development credential: Certified Medical Meditation and Stress Management Consultant

You may use EITHER the title/initials : CMMC (Medical Meditation) OR CSMC (Stress Management), as best suits you.

Board Approvals

Study with Confidence!

NOTE: All coursework in these ICBCH Approved Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy Certification programs has been approved for professional continuing education CEU credit by most state and national mental health counseling, social work, chemical dependency, marriage and family and registered nursing Boards, such as NAADAC (National Association for Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors), NBCC (National Board for Certified Counselors), and the California Board of Registered Nurses, through PeachTree Professional Education, Inc, a leader in professional continuing education since 1994.

If you are a state licensed mental or behavioral healthcare or nursing professional, you may qualify for approved CEU credits, at no additional charge. Click here for a complete listing of approved CEU credit states and disciplines.

If you are not a state licensed professional, what the above information means is simply that the instructor of these courses is a state licensed master’s level psychotherapist with advanced education and training in mental health and behavioral sciences, and the course content has been subjected to rigorous educational standards by respected national counseling regulatory organizations, and found to meet or exceed their requirements for continuing education credit approval for other licensed professionals.

Mental Health Professional CEUs are Pre-Approved for Kansas, Oklahoma, California, Florida and Texas Social Work, Licensed Professional Counselors, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists, and Chemical Dependency Counselors in most states.

** State of Florida licensed professionals must meet a 50-hour training requirement in order to practice “hypnotherapy” for therapeutic purposes, illness, injury or disease, under Florida Statute Regulations. **

PeachTree Professional Education, Inc is approved to provide continuing education credits for this professional development program by NAADAC, NBCC and many other mental health-related state regulatory boards (social work, professional counseling, marriage and family, psychology, chemical dependency). We are also an approved provider of Nursing CNE by the California Board of Nursing.

See the approvals page for complete Board CEU Approval list, or Consult your state board directly if you have questions regarding the acceptance of CE credit hours.