Training staff are all individuals who have many years of experience of delivering hypnotherapy training at the highest levels. All personnel participating in training courses have very extensive clinical experience in hypnotherapy. Core teaching staff include academically qualified psychologists with extensive training experience in clinical hypnosis, including teaching in the NHS.

The principal instructor of the training courses approved by the Society, is John Butler who has been successfully practicing hypnotherapy for nearly 35 years. He has taught the art of hypnotherapy to many students for over 17 years. He has made more than 20 television appearances in connection with therapy, some of them featuring his use of hypnosis as the sole anaesthetic in invasive surgery. He lectured in major universities for over 12 years principally teaching medical psychology and medical neuroscience. John has studied a wide variety of psychological therapies and trained extensively in hypnotherapy and autogenic therapy. He trained intensively in Transforming Therapy™ under the direct tutelage of Gil Boyne. He wrote and tutored the first official training in hypnotherapy in the NHS, teaching at the Royal College of Nursing in London. He has contributed to a number of books on hypnotherapy and complementary therapies. John is the clinical author of the popular book, “Secrets of Hypnotherapy”.