
Essential in-person training for hypnotherapists who want to gain greater confidence in how to work alongside clients
Register today and get access to our Foundations of Hypnosis online program free for 90 days
If you're interested in joining this advanced class but have limited or no previous hypnosis experience, we've got you covered! Register for the 2-day in-person course before the end of November and you'll receive access to our online Foundations of Hypnosis program ABSOLUTELY FREE for 90 days. This will give you a chance to learn about the basics of hypnosis, the trance state, and inductions before we meet in person in December.
If you don't have time to do the whole online program, do at least try to look at Modules 1, 4, 9, 10, 11 & 12 before the workshop.

Sharon Waxkirsh
This two-day in-person workshop will be led by Sharon Waxkirsh BA HONS CHT MHT HBCE. Sharon is the Founder and Director of the Academy For Hypnosis and Co-Founder of the renowned Institute of Hypnotherapy for Medical and Dental Practice (IHMDP). She has successfully trained hundreds of dentists, doctors, and hypnotherapists.
In addition to her BA Honours degree, Sharon holds Master Hypnotherapy and HypnoBirthing Childbirth Educator certifications. She is fully insured and registered with the General Hypnotherapy Register and the ICNM.
Dr. Brice Lemaire
Dr. Lemaire is a dental surgeon who has been using hypnosis to support his patients for 20 years. He has studied Hypnosis and NLP with many of the leading names in the field, including Ormond McGill, Jerry Kein, John Butler, Larry Elman, Richard Bandler, and Robert Dilts. He created, and teaches hypnosis at, the first Postgraduate Degree in Dental Hypnosis in France, at the University of Nice. He also established the Dave Elman Hypnosis Institute France in cooperation with the prestigious Dave Elman Institute, to promote Elmanian Hypnosis in mainland Europe.


Brian Ackie
Brian trained as a CIPD learning specialist, mentor, coach, and mediation practitioner, and has 25 years experience helping people reach their full potential. He retired 4 years ago, and trained as a hypnotherapist under John Butler and as a Gestalt Counsellor, with the Gestalt Centre. He is also a trained tantra teacher and being involved in tantra for over 13 years.
Essential confidence building for hypnotherapists
Day 1 - Trance Inductions
Our entry into formal hypnosis begins with identifying the type of induction that suits the occasion. Creating the right setting, the best experience and the correct intensity draws the subconscious mind into its place of expansion. On day 1 we will take a practical journey through various forms of induction used through the ages, and explore how each sets the tone for the healing to come.
Most hypnotherapists tend to stick to the induction they feel most comfortable with, and ignore other options. Join Sharon Waxkirsh and Dr Brice Lemaire on a fascinating and unique enactment of inductions from the sleep temples to Abbe Faria, Mesmer to Esdaile, and beyond. Discover these once highly esteemed and mystical collections of inductions that will come to serve and expand your own repertoire.
By experience inductions that are mostly overlooked will build your confidence in using a different inductions for different circumstances.
Day 2 - Transforming Therapy™
When we start to practice Transforming Therapy™ with our clients, it's natural to become acutely aware of our own deficiencies, for example; in our ability to hold, track and be led by the client, and bring appropriate educational wisdom to the subconscious, without allowing our own ideas and values to influence their experience.
Sharon Waxkirsh, Director of The Academy for Hypnosis and Brian Ackie, Gestalt and counselling specialist, will offer practical guidance into the process of Transforming Therapy™ gained from their own extensive experience of working with clients and from their extensive examination of the theory behind the practice. The course will cover:
- Storytelling v. emotional evaluation of the story - what's the difference and why does it matter?
- How to move from storytelling into emotional engagement
- Developing themes around the use of language and questioning techniques
- Opportunities to explore emotional engagement and depth
- Exploring transference and countertransference
- Learning to trust your own journey as the therapist
Transforming Therapy™
Transforming Therapy™ is the advanced clinical hypnotherapy system as developed and taught by Gil Boyne, which is a key feature of Academy for Hypnosis courses.
Don't miss this essential 2-day in-person workshop!
Location: North West London (5 minutes from Golders Green Underground)
Date: Wednesday 14th and Thursday 15th December
If you are a current student of the Academy for Hypnosis and are interested in attending, please contact Neil for a discount code.