The original source of this index is: The Directory of Hypnotherapy Practitioners, Compiled & Edited by William Broom. © The General Hypnotherapy Register. Reproduced here with permission of MR William Broom.
| AAPH |
American Association of Professional Hypnotherapists |
| ABH |
American Board of Hypnotherapy |
| ABNLP |
American Board of Neuro Linguistic Programming |
| ACH |
Academy of Curative Hypnotherapists |
| ACHE |
American Council of Hypnotist Examiners |
| ACMT |
Association of Complete Mind Therapists |
| ACPP |
Association for Child Psychology and Psychiatry |
| AEP |
Association of Educational Psychology |
| Affil.RSH Affiliate |
Royal Society of Health |
| AFPsSI |
Associate Fellow Psychological Society of Ireland |
| AFT |
Association for Family Therapy |
| AGC |
Association of Gold Counsellors |
| AHHC |
Association of Hypnotherapists in Health Care |
| AHP |
Association of Humanistic Psychology |
| AICH |
Associate Institute of Clinical Hypnosis |
| ALC |
Associate Lambourn Court |
| AMCAP |
Associate Member Centre Association of Psychotherapists |
| AMRSH |
Associate Member Royal Society of Health |
| AMT |
Association of Meridian Therapies |
| ANLP (PCS) |
Association of Neuro Linguistic Programming (Psychotherapy and Counselling Services) |
| ANLP |
Association of Neuro Linguistic Programming (UK) |
| ANM |
Association of Natural Medicine |
| APA |
American Psychological Association |
| APHP |
Association of Professional Hypnotherapy and Psychotherapy |
| APHT |
Association of Psychological and Holistic Therapists |
| APRT (USA) Association |
for Past-Life Research and Therapies (USA) |
| APT |
Association of Professional Therapists |
| AREBT |
Association of Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapists |
| ASD |
Association for the Study of Dreams |
| ASIIP |
Adlerian Society of Great Britain |
| ASRST |
Association for Spirit Release and Soul Therapies |
| BABCP |
British Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapists |
| BAC |
British Association for Counselling |
| BANT |
British Association of Nutritional Therapists |
| BASRT |
British Association of Spirit Releasement Therapy |
| BAThH |
British Association of Therapeutic Hypnotists |
| BCMA |
British Complementary Medical Association |
| BCPA |
Bedfordshire Counselling and Psychotherapy Association |
| BDA |
British Dental Association |
| BHMA |
British Holistic Medical Association |
| BHR |
British Hypnosis Research |
| BIAET |
British Institute for Allergy and Environmental Therapy |
| BIHom |
British Institute of Homoeopaths |
| BMA |
British Medical Association |
| BPS |
British Psychological Society |
| BRCP (Hyp) |
British Register of Complementary Practitioners (Hypnotherapy Division) Linked to ICM |
| BSBSD |
British Society for Behavioural Sciences in Dentistry |
| BSCH (Assoc) |
Associate British Society of Clinical Hypnosis |
| BSECH |
British Society of Experimental and Clinical Hypnosis |
| BSPD |
British Society of Paediatric Dentistry |
| BTAA |
Bowen Therapy Academy of Australia and Bowen Association (UK) |
| BTS |
British Thoracic Society |
| CCNN |
Couples Counselling National Network |
| CITA |
Counselling for Involuntary Tranquilliser Addiction |
| CPHVA |
Community Practitioners and Health Visitors Association |
| CPS |
Counselling and Psychotherapy Society |
| EATA |
European Association for Transactional Analysis |
| EDA |
Eating Disorders Association |
| EMDRA |
Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing Association (U.K. and Ireland) |
| EMDRIA |
Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing International Association |
| EMRCT |
East Midland Region College of Teachers |
| ESMH |
European Society of Medical Hypnosis |
| ETSI |
European Therapy Studies Institute |
| F.Coll.P |
Fellow College of Preceptors |
| F.Inst.H.T. |
Fellow Institute of Holistic Therapies |
| FAACT |
Fellow Association of Analytical and Cognitive Therapists |
| FAAP |
Fellow American Association of Psychotherapists |
| FAGC |
Fellow Association of Gold Counsellors |
| FASH |
Fellow Academy of Scientific Hypnotherapy (USA) |
| FASM |
Fellow Association of Stress Management |
| FBST |
Brief Strategic Therapy Foundation |
| FCAP |
Fellow Centre Association of Psychotherapists |
| FCRAH |
Fellow Central Register of Advanced Hypnotherapists (Linked to National School of Hypnosis and Psychotherapy) |
| FGSCT (UK) |
Fellow UK Guild of Smoking Cessation Therapists |
| FHRS |
Fellow Hypnotherapy Research Society |
| FHS |
Fellow Hypnotherapy Society |
| FHSR |
Fellow Harley Street Research Study Centre for Anxiety Management |
| FHT |
Federation of Holistic Therapists |
| FIAPT |
Fellow International Association of Precision Therapists |
| FIBMS |
Fellow Institute of Bio-Medical Sciences |
| FICHM |
Fellow International College of Holistic Medicines |
| FIHP |
Fellow Institute of Hypnosis and Parapsychology |
| FNACHP |
Fellow National Association of Counsellors, Hypnotherapists and Psychotherapists |
| FNCP |
Fellow National Council of Psychotherapists |
| FRSH |
Fellow Royal Society of Health |
| FRSM |
Fellow Royal Society of Medicine |
| FSMCA |
Fellow Stress Management Counsellors Association |
| FSPCAH |
Fellow Society for Primary Cause Analysis by Hypnosis |
| FSSM |
Fellow Society of Stress Managers |
| FSSPS |
Fellow Scottish School of Psychic Studies |
| GCP |
Guild of Complementary Practitioners |
| GDC |
General Dental Council |
| GMC |
General Medical Council |
| HPA |
Health Practitioners Association |
| IACT |
International Association of Counsellors and Therapists (USA) |
| IAHH |
Irish Association of Hypnotherapy and Hypnoanalysis |
| IAHP |
International Association of Healthcare Practitioners |
| IAT |
International Association for Transactional Analysis |
| IBS (UK) |
UK Register of Irritable Bowel Syndrome Therapists |
| ICHP |
Institute of Clinical Hypnotherapy and Psychotherapy |
| ICM |
Institute for Complementary Medicine |
| IFA |
International Federation of Aromatherapists |
| IFT |
Institute for Family Therapy |
| IHE |
Institute of Health Education |
| IHT |
Institute of Holistic Therapies |
| IIHHT |
International Institute of Health and Holistic Therapies |
| INEH |
International Network of Esoteric Healing |
| IPD |
Institute of Personnel and Development |
| IPTI |
Independent Professional Therapists International |
| IRPH |
International Register of Professional Hypnotherapists |
| ISH |
International Society of Hypnosis |
| ISMA (UK) |
International Stress Management Association (UK) |
| ISPA |
International Society of Professional Aromatherapists |
| ITEC |
International Therapists Examination Council |
| LCI |
Lambourn Court International |
| LCSP |
London and Counties Society of Physiologists |
| LHRS |
Licentiate Hypnotherapy Research Society |
| LHS |
Licentiate Hypnotherapy Society |
| LNCP |
Licentiate National Council of Psychotherapists |
| LSEPH |
London Society for Ericksonian Psychotherapy and Hypnosis |
| M.CoH |
Member College of Healing |
| MAACT |
Member Association of Analytical and Cognitive Therapists |
| MAAT |
Member Association of Analytical Therapists |
| MABNLP |
Member American Board of Neuro Linguistic Programming |
| MACH |
Member Academy of Curative Hypnotherapists |
| or |
Member Association of Clinical Hypnotherapists |
| MAGPC |
Member Association of Gold Psychotherapeutic Counsellors |
| MAHH |
Member Association of Holistic Hypnotherapists |
| MAQCH |
Member Association of Qualified Curative Hypnotherapy |
| MASC |
Member Association of Stress Consultants |
| MASM |
Member Association of Stress Management |
| MBAcC |
Member British Acupuncture Council |
| MBASRT |
Member British Association for Sexual and Relationship Therapy |
| MBHA |
Member British Hypnotherapy Association (London) |
| MBIH |
Member British Institute of Hypnotherapy |
| MBSCH |
Member British Society of Clinical Hypnosis |
| MBSH |
Member British Society of Hypnotherapists |
| MBSMDH |
Member British Society of Medical and Dental Hypnosis |
| MCA Hyp Member |
Corporation of Advanced Hypnotherapy (Linked to Atkinson Ball College of Hypnotherapy) |
| MCAM |
Member College for Anxiety Management |
| MCRAH |
Member Central Register of Advanced Hypnotherapists (Linked to National School of Hypnosis and Psychotherapy) |
| MFHT |
Member Foundation of Holistic Therapies |
| MGCH |
Member Guild of Curative Hypnotherapists |
| MGSGT |
Member UK Guild of Smoking Cessation Therapists |
| MHF |
Member Hypnothink Foundation |
| MHPG |
Member Hypnotherapy Practitioners Guild |
| MHRS |
Member Hypnotherapy Research Society |
| MHS (Acc) |
Accredited Member Hypnotherapy Society |
| MHS |
Member Hypnotherapy Society |
| MIACT |
Member Irish Association for Counselling and Therapy |
| MIAH |
Member International Association of Hypno-Analysts |
| or |
Institute of Analytical Hypnotherapists |
| MIAPT |
Member International Association of Precision Therapists |
| MIBiol |
Member Institute of Biology |
| MICHT |
Member International Council of Holistic Therapists |
| MIFA |
Member International Federation of Aromatherapists |
| MIHA |
Member Institute of Hypnosis and Autogenics |
| MIHE |
Member Institute of Health Education |
| MIHP |
Member Institute of Hypnosis and Parapsychology |
| MIMgt |
Member Institute of Management |
| MINT |
Member Institute of Natural Therapy |
| MIPA |
Member Institute of Primary Activation |
| MIPP |
Member Institute of Psychology and Parapsychology |
| MNACHP |
Member National Association of Counsellors, Hypnotherapists and Psychotherapists |
| MNATH |
Member National Association of Transpersonal Hypnotherapists (USA) |
| MNCH (Acc.) |
Accredited Member National Council for Hypnotherapy |
| MNCH (Lic.) |
Licentiate Member National Council for Hypnotherapy |
| MNCH (Reg.) |
Registered Member National Council for Hypnotherapy |
| MNCP |
Member National Council of Psychotherapists |
| MNFSH |
Member National Federation of Spiritual Healers |
| MNRAH |
Member National Register of Advanced Hypnotherapists |
| MNRSCT |
Member National Register of Smoking Cessation Therapists |
| MNSPH |
Member National Society of Professional Hypnotherapists |
| MPHC |
Member Professional Hypnotherapy Centre |
| MPHINZ |
Member Psychotherapy and Hypnotherapy Institute of New Zealand |
| MPI |
Merseyside Psychotherapy Institute |
| MRAGPH |
Member Register of Approved Gastro-intestinal Psychotherapists and Hypnotherapists |
| MRF |
Member Reiki Federation |
| MRPS |
Member Royal Pharmaceutical Society |
| MSIR |
Member Scottish Institute of Reflexologists |
| MSMCA |
Member Stress Management Counsellors Association |
| MSMN |
Member Scientific and Medical Network |
| MSSM |
Member Society of Stress Managers |
| MSSM |
Midland School of Stress Management |
| MSTAT |
Member Society of Teachers of the Alexander Technique |
| MSTT |
Member Society of Transformational Therapy |
| MWF |
Medical Womens Federation |
| NAP |
National Association of Psychotherapists |
| NAPsy |
National Association of Psychology |
| NASEN |
National Association for Special Education Needs |
| NGH |
National Guild of Hypnotists (USA) |
| NIM |
Northern Institute of Massage |
| NRHP |
National Register of Hypnotherapists and Psychotherapists (Linked to National College of Hypnotherapists and Psychotherapists) |
| ORP |
Oxsem Register of Practitioners (Divorce and Separation Recovery) |
| PICT |
Parks Inner Child Therapy (Counsellors Association) |
| PF |
Peiffer Foundation |
| RCGP |
Royal College of General Practitioners |
| RCN |
Royal College of Nursing |
| RCPsych |
Royal College of Psychiatrists |
| RSM |
Royal Society of Medicine |
| SEAL |
Society for Effective/Affective Learning |
| SIRA |
Silkwood International Reiki Association |
| SMCA |
Stress Management Counsellors Association |
| SNLP |
Society of Neuro Linguistic Programming (USA) |
| SNU |
Spiritualists National Union |
| SOCH |
Society of Curative Hypnotherapy |
| SPCAH |
Society for Primary Cause Analysis by Hypnosis |
| SSCH |
Swedish Society of Clinical Hypnotherapists |
| TLTA |
Time Line Therapy Association |
| UKCC |
United Kingdom Central Council for Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors |
| UKCP |
United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy |
| UKGHE UK |
Guild of Hypnotist Examiners (Formerly British Council of Hypnotist Examiners) |
| UKMHMA |
United Kingdom Homoeopathic Medical Association |
| UKRC |
United Kingdom Register of Counsellors (Linked to BAC) |
| UPA |
Universities Psychotherapy Association |
| WFH |
World Federation of Healing |
| WIPH |
World Institute of Professional Hypnotherapists |
