It can be a minefield when choosing who the right person may be for you to go and see for therapy. The good news is that more people are turning to Hypnosis and Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) as a way to quickly overcome problems. However, problems can still arise when thinking about who to see. Anyone can set up a practice with very little training unfortunately and until the practice is fully regulated, instead of self-regulated, we will continue to see practitioners who have had little experience of working with the general public.
Training providers
There are also training providers who offer less than satisfactory training for their students and send them out with a certificate which means very little. These providers may belong to a particular hypnosis body, but the body itself never regulates the provider or sees the work of their students. Thankfully, there are also very good providers out there who are accredited through an external body and also subject themselves to regular assessment of their training methods and continue through supervision.
Calling a therapist
When calling a therapist there are some useful questions that you could be asking. After all, it is your mind that they are going to help, so you want to make sure they do not use any treatments that would cause more harm that good. In my career I have heard of one or two that are less than professional, but they have disappeared from the therapy scene thankfully.
First of all you would want to ask what qualifications the therapist has. Look at their web site and read exactly what they have been trained in, or simply ask them what experience they have working with the general public. You might ask if their work has been externally accredited, which means whoever provided their training will have sent samples of the students work to an independent accreditation awarding body. This would imply that the providers themselves are not only saying that the person is fit and competent to work with clients, but that their work has been independently assessed.
Websites
You might also look on their web site to find out what qualifications the trainers have. Have the providers of training themselves been accredited by external bodies? Are they fully qualified to train hypnosis and NLP? Good trainers have been extensively trained and should be able to prove that they have the relevant certifications.
If the therapist is bona fide they will be happy to answer any questions you may have. If they appear irritated, then choose someone else. Many have good web sites that will answer all your questions without you having to ask.
As a trainer myself, I know that it is not the amount of certificates I have on the wall that makes me a good therapist, but the experience I have working with people, and the success I have had over the past fourteen years, and how quickly clients make improvements.
Before you decide
So, how do you choose which is the right therapist for you? Before you decide to part with any money for any kind of therapy, ask the right questions, do some research, so that when eventually you do see the therapist, they will be the right person for you to help you make those changes. Some people would take more time to choose their hairdresser or dentist than they would a therapist, but your mind is very important to you, so choose wisely.
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