What does hypnotherapy for trauma training look like?
Become a Beyond Trauma Practitioner and gain the skills to confidently and safely use hypnotherapy with clients experiencing trauma, PTSD and complex trauma. Developed by Dr Claire Jack following 17 years of clinical practice and many years of training hypnotherapists, this comprehensive trauma hypnotherapy training programme is designed for qualified practitioners who want to deepen their understanding of trauma and use hypnosis within a clear, ethical and clinically informed framework.
Drawing on extensive therapeutic experience alongside current trauma research, Beyond Trauma provides a structured approach to trauma-informed hypnotherapy, combining stabilisation, emotional regulation, somatic approaches, memory processing and integration. Rather than simply teaching techniques, the course helps you understand the clinical thinking behind each intervention, enabling you to adapt your approach to the individual client's presentation, readiness and therapeutic goals.
Effective trauma hypnotherapy requires far more than scripts and protocols. Practitioners need to understand assessment, formulation, dissociation, emotional activation, therapeutic pacing and the difference between manageable distress and overwhelm. Throughout the programme, you'll develop the confidence and clinical judgement to decide not only how to use a particular intervention, but when, why and for whom it is appropriate—helping you work more safely, ethically and effectively with trauma.
You'll receive comprehensive practitioner resources, structured session plans, adaptable hypnotherapy protocols, guided exercises and practical tools covering both stabilisation and trauma reprocessing. By the end of the programme, you'll have an evidence-informed framework for using hypnotherapy with trauma, PTSD and complex trauma, enabling you to support clients with greater confidence while helping them move beyond survival towards lasting integration, resilience and emotional wellbeing.
Enrol here for online, self-paced trauma hypnotherapy training:
Register for our online live training for trauma hypnotherapy workshop
9.30am to 4.30pm UK timezone
Sunday 27th September 2026
Beyond Trauma: Hypnotherapy Training for Trauma
Online. Self-paced. Includes optional assignments, feedback and support. Accredited Certification on completion. Live workshop dates also available.
Welcome and Introduction
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Welcome
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Meeting Client Demand
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Who Are Your Clients?
Module 1 – Understanding Trauma
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What is Trauma?
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Big "T" and Little "t" Trauma
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Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Beyond
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Trauma Does Not Always Lead to PTSD
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Why Trauma-Informed Care Matters
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Trauma and the Mind-Body Connection
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Trauma and the Window of Tolerance
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Protective Factors, Resilience and Recovery
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Common Myths About Trauma
Module 2 – Understanding Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
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What is PTSD?
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How PTSD Develops
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PTSD Symptoms
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The PTSD Cycle: Why Symptoms Persist
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Distinguishing PTSD from Other Conditions
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Diagnosis, Scope of Practice and Trauma-Informed Assessment
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Prognosis, Recovery and Long-Term Outcomes
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Module Summary
Module 3 – Understanding Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (Complex PTSD)
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What is Complex PTSD?
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PTSD versus Complex PTSD
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Emotional Regulation and the Nervous System
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Attachment and Relationships
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Identity, Shame and the Inner Critic
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Dissociation
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The Body in Complex Trauma
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Neurodivergence and Complex Trauma
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Module Summary
Module 4 – The Neuroscience and Physiology of Trauma
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Understanding Key Brain Regions
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Why Traumatic Memories Feel Different
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Understanding the Nervous System
Module 5 – The Beyond Trauma Protocol
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A Note on Dissociation and Contraindications
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A Note on Inductions
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An Evidence-Informed Approach
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Retaining an Open Mind
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Pre-Session Contact
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Client Intake
Module 6 – Choosing the Therapeutic Path
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Creating a Personalised Trauma Recovery Plan
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The Session Four Pathway Discussion
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There Is No Single Road to Recovery
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Why Trauma Processing Isn't Always Helpful (or Desired)
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Learning to Live Well Alongside Trauma
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Following the Client Rather Than the Protocol
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Readiness for Change
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Knowing When Enough Is Enough
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Building a Trauma-Informed Toolkit
Module 7 – Building Recovery
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Overview
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Having a Purpose
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Stabilisation
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Encouraging Cognitive Flexibility
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Rebuilding Identity
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Self-Compassion
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Acceptance
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Creating Safety in Everyday Life
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Returning to Living
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Building Confidence and Self-Efficacy
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Hope
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Strengths-Based Recovery
Module 8 – Working with Traumatic Memories
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Overview
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Memory Reconsolidation
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Ego State Therapy
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Imagery Rescripting
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Affect Bridge
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Hypnotic Exposure
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Somatic Reprocessing and Healing
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Symbolic Reprocessing
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Regression
Clinical Protocol
Session 1 – Finding Safety
Session 2 – Acceptance and Psychological Flexibility
Session 3 – Identity and Reconnecting with Self
Session 4 – Hope and Moving Forward
Session 5 – Symbolic Reprocessing and Emotional Learning
Session 6 – Integrating Past and Present
Session 7 – Trauma Memory Activation and Integration
Session 8 – Somatic Healing and Whole-Self Integration
Included in your course...
Video demonstrations
Learn the techniques by watching Claire demonstrate them with clients.
Client resources
Whether you are an experienced hypnotherapist, or work with women in a different way, you'll find all the client resources, including forms, handouts, scripts and recordings, to work effectively with your clients.
Optional assignments
You have a choice of working through the course material in your own time and, on completion of the course, contacting me to issue your certificate. Alternatively, if you wish to have further support, you are welcome to complete and submit assignments for marking.
Self-paced learning
You can complete this course at your own pace and are asked to submit your assignments within six months.
Free certificate in hypnotherapy
If hypnotherapy isn't your primary modality, you can access our Certificate in Hypnotherapy course free of charge. This course is designed to offer you an overview of hypnotherapy theory and techniques but it is not designed to qualify you as a hypnotherapist. If you wish to train as a fully qualified hypnotherapist, you are advised to complete a CNHC Accredited Diploma in Clinical Hypnotherapy.
Online portal access
You will have access to an online learning portal for twelve months from purchase of your course. Written materials can be downloaded so that you have permanent access to them.
Business support
You will receive advice and support in marketing your services and images, text and logos to launch your HypnoMenopause® service.
CPD hours
You have a choice of completing the course without assignments, by working through the online course materials. This counts for 8 hours CPD or CE. If you prefer to complete assignments, which you receive feedback on, this counts for 15 hours CPD or CE. Both options are accredited by the ACCPH.