Accredited Solution Focused Hypnotherapy Training in Leeds, West Yorkshire
Start your journey towards a rewarding new career with our award-winning, modern accredited hypnotherapy training in Leeds, delivered by the Solution Focused Training Academy (SFTA). Our comprehensive hypnotherapy training course in Leeds provides a structured pathway to achieving a recognised Diploma in Solution Focused Hypnotherapy (SFHD), combining evidence-based techniques with practical, hands-on learning.
Designed for students across Leeds, Yorkshire and the surrounding areas, our modern syllabus is supported by a creative and supportive training approach that enables you to confidently apply your skills from day one. Whether you are looking to begin a new career in hypnotherapy, enhance your existing professional skills, or establish your own successful practice, SFTA provides expert training, guidance and support throughout your learning journey.
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Train as a Hypnotherapist
If you’re searching for hypnotherapy courses near me or hypnotherapy training in the UK, our Leeds course provides a clear, supportive and professional pathway into clinical practice.
Train as a hypnotherapist with one of the UK’s leading hypnotherapy training academies and take the next step towards a rewarding new career with confidence.
SFTA has been at the forefront of modern hypnotherapy training in the UK and was named School of the Year 2025 by the Association for Professional Hypnosis and Psychotherapy (APHP). Your tutors in Leeds are John and Natalie, both experienced Solution Focused Hypnotherapists who are passionate about helping students develop the knowledge, skills and confidence needed to become successful practitioners.
The Leeds course is delivered over eight modules across eight months, combining engaging classroom teaching with practical, hands-on learning. From your very first weekend, you’ll be practising techniques, developing your therapeutic skills and building the confidence to work with clients in a supportive environment.
On successful completion, you will be awarded the Solution Focused Academy Hypnotherapy Diploma (SFHD) and the Hypnotherapy in Practice Diploma (HPD), providing a recognised route towards becoming a professional Solution Focused Hypnotherapist.
Our next course in Leeds
starts October 2026
LOCATION:
Leeds Trinity University
Brownberrie Lane, Horsforth,
Leeds, Yorkshire LS18 5HD
Natalie Hardcastle
LLB (Hons), D. Hyp, HPD, SFHD, MAfSFH, CNHC (Reg), MNCH (Reg)
John Lowson
HPD, SFHD, LAPHP, CNHC, MNCH (Acc), SF Sup (Hyp), NCH Supervisor, APHP Supervisor
Course Dates & Module Details
What makes SFTA different?
What makes SFTA different is its broader, more modern syllabus, giving you a wider range of practical techniques alongside core solution focused approaches. This includes methods such as Positive Regression Therapy, Parts Therapy, the Sedona Technique, Solution Focused Walking Therapy, Mindful Hypnosis and hypnoesitherapy for pain relief. You will also receive practical marketing guidance and ongoing support after qualification to help you grow and build a successful practice. This makes it one of the most comprehensive hypnotherapy courses available in the UK.
Accreditations and qualifications (NCH and NCFE recognised)
This fully accredited hypnotherapy course provides recognised hypnotherapy certification and professional credibility. On successful completion, you will be awarded:
- A recognised Hypnotherapy Diploma (SFHD)
- Level 4 NCFE Hypnotherapy in Practice Diploma (HPD)
- Receive ongoing support from SFTA, including guidance on building your practice
This makes it one of the most trusted hypnotherapy training courses in the UK.
Our Part-time Course Structure
The course is designed to be focused during the training weekends, while still fitting around your lifestyle and existing commitments.
You will benefit from:
- Weekend training once a month
- Practical demonstrations for all techniques
- Optional drop-in workshops between modules
- Ongoing lecturer support throughout the course and continued support after qualification as part of the SFTA Hive
Once the course has finished, we continue to support our graduates so they can grow and build their practices with confidence. Each graduate has access to the Hive. It includes a library of technique videos, real case studies and free CPDs across a wide range of approaches. This allows you to keep learning, developing your skills and building experience long after the course has finished.
Accessibility & Directions
Ideal if you’re searching for hypnotherapy courses near me, hypnotherapy training Leeds, or hypnotherapy courses in West Yorkshire.
Our Leeds training venue at Leeds Trinity University is easily accessible by road and public transport, making it an excellent choice for students throughout Yorkshire and the North of England.
Students regularly attend from:
- Leeds (approx. 20 minutes from the city centre)
- Bradford (approx. 20 minutes)
- Harrogate (approx. 35 minutes)
- Wakefield (approx. 30 minutes)
- Huddersfield (approx. 35 minutes)
- York (approx. 40 minutes)
- Halifax (approx. 40 minutes)
- Sheffield (approx. 1 hour)
- Doncaster (approx. 1 hour)
- Manchester (approx. 1 hour 15 minutes)
With excellent access via the A65, Leeds Ring Road, and nearby Leeds Railway Station, Leeds Trinity University offers a convenient training location for students across West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, Greater Manchester, and the wider North of England.
Opportunities in Hypnotherapy
By the end of the course, you will have the confidence to build your own practice and work with a wide range of clients, supported by an extensive toolkit of techniques. Here are some of the ways our graduates are using their skills:
- Running their own private practices
- Supporting businesses with corporate wellbeing sessions
- Running workshops
- Creating their own niche, such as sports performance
- Collaborating with gyms and wellness centres
- Working alongside pain clinics
- Speaking at events
- Host wellbeing retreats
Course costs
Total course investment
Flexible payment options available
Frequently asked questions
Yes. You will gain student insurance after the first Module because you will be practising from the beginning with family, friends, and other students. After Module 3, you will also practise with people you do not know. After qualifying, you can gain full professional insurance through recognised bodies, allowing you to work safely and ethically.
Our training combines theory with live, practical experience. You’ll practise techniques, observe demonstrations, and receive real-time feedback from experienced lecturers. This builds confidence and competence in a way that purely online courses often cannot. You also become part of a supportive learning community rather than studying in isolation.
There are also differences in both the depth of content and the qualifications you gain. The in-person course offers the highest qualification – SFHD/ HPD in the UK.
This course provides a recognised hypnotherapy certification and a more comprehensive, practical learning experience. The distance learning course does not include:
- Positive Regression Therapy
- Parts Therapy
- Sedona Technique
- Solution Focused Walking Therapy
- Anchoring
- Mindful Hypnosis
- Hypnotherapy for pain relief
- Additional marketing advice and guidance
There is some home study between modules, including reading, practising techniques, and working with practice clients. This helps you build confidence and develop your skills gradually. The workload is manageable and designed to fit around work and family commitments.
Earnings vary depending on how you choose to work. Most therapists charge between £60 and £80 per session. Seeing 10 clients a week could generate around £30,000 a year on a part-time basis, while a full-time practice can be significantly higher. As you are self-employed, your income grows as your practice develops.
You’ll have ongoing access to supervision, CPD training, and the HIVE, our dedicated support platform. This includes resources, case studies, updates, and a community of practitioners, so you’re supported both during training and once you’re qualified.
Yes. The course is designed to build your confidence step by step through practical training, supervised practice, and real client experience. By the time you qualify, you will have worked with clients and developed the skills needed to begin practice.
You need to complete an accredited training course, gain insurance, and register with a professional body such as the NCH or CNHC. Once qualified, most hypnotherapists work in private practice, either part-time or full-time.
Yes, it is located at the Royal Agricultural University in Cirencester. The courses start in May each year.
What our graduates say – reviews
I cannot recommend this course highly enough, particularly if you get to do it with John and Natalie. SFTA have absolutely nailed it with this course and changed my life.
Thanks to this course, I now feel ready to start seeing my own clients and put these skills into practice. I highly recommend this training to anyone wanting to develop new skills, improve themselves, or take the first step toward a career in hypnotherapy.
I enjoyed the brain revision, assignments and the practice side of the course. The tutors were amazing and made it fun throughout xx
John and Claire (Halifax midweek course) really know their stuff! Highly recommend this course.
Highly recommend.
The course itself was a great mixture of fun, interaction, and practical knowledge and application. The tutors were incredibly knowledgable and experienced, and very open about sharing all they knew. The course materials were very helpful in concreting knowledge and understanding in between sessions.
One of the implicit things the course offers is the role modelling that the tutors did. Their behaviour and ways of working was a great reinforcement in the discipline and boundaries needed in hypnotherapy practice.
For anyone considering becoming a solution focused hypnotherapist I’d highly recommend SFTA. They offer the highest standard of learning you could hope for.