Founded in Boston, Massachusetts in 1951, the Guild is a professional organization comprised of dedicated individuals committed to advancing the field of hypnotism. We provide an open forum for the free exchange of ideas concerning hypnotism. The Guild is a resource for members and a vehicle for legal and legislative action. The Guild has grown to over 6000 members, with over 63 local chapters world wide. A growing percentage of our members have academic credentials in other fields, including medicine, psychology, counseling and nursing.

The National Guild of Hypnotists has been acknowledged, even by other professional hypnotism groups, as the number one association in the field. We invite you to share in the prestige and recognition membership brings, by joining the nation's premier hypnosis organization.
 

Member Services:

As a member, you'll have access to the largest library of hypnosis related videos. You'll be entitled to substantial discounts on books, video, and audio tapes, equipment and seminars. To help educate your clients, we've prepared a series of pre-printed informational brochures on a number of relative topics. We also offer a number of professionally written hypnosis articles, ready for publication in local newspapers and magazines.

Educating a providing information to our membership is our most important service. To insure members stay informed of all issues affecting their profession, all receive the Hypno-Gram newsletter and the acclaimed Journal of Hypnotism, quarterly.

Year round continuing education seminars and workshops on a wide spectrum of subjects are scheduled for our members at locations around the country. Opportunities are presented to sharpen skills, not only in the art and science of hypnotherapy, but also in the areas of marketing and managing successful practices.  Each year in August,  the NGH holds an educational conference which is attended by hypnotists from all over the world.

The NGH staff handles a multitude of calls from prospective clients and media professionals from around the world, seeking referrals to local Guild-certified hypnotists. We have referred many clients for therapy, and many writers and TV and radio producers directly to appropriate Guild members.

The Guild maintains standard codes of conduct and a strict code of ethics for all individuals and organizations in the field of hypnotism. A peer ethics committee exists to investigate any complaints. We strive to achieve harmony, mutual trust and cooperation among practitioners, and respect within the community.

As a professional, certified member of the Guild, you will receive an impressive 11' X 14' certificate and an embossed wallet ID card, indicating your credentials and membership in the prestigious NGH.

Certified members of NGH are eligible to apply for professional liability insurance for their practice as hypnotists -- Malpractice protection at reasonable rates.

NGH staff works on your behalf 7 days a week, protecting, promoting and advancing the art, science, and philosophy of hypnotism. The Guild continues to make progress in establishing the profession of hypnotherapy and receives highest accolades and commendations from various state and national government offices.

NGH offers a hypnotism  certification core-curriculum which is taught by certified instructors throughout the world. Minimum requirement for certification is two semesters of training. 15 hours of continuing education credits are required annually to maintain active certification separate board has been created to administer exams for Board Certification at three higher levels of academic and practical experience.
 

CAROL DENICKER, MEMBER BOARD CERTIFIED HYPNOTIST NGH INSTRUCTOR AND ADJUNCT FACULTY MEMBER CERTIFIED HYPNOBIRTHING EDUCATOR PRESIDENT, LI-NGH