Become a Clinical Solution Focused Hypnotherapist
Flexible online training with expert tutor support,
practical experience and nationally recognised qualifications.
Whether you’re looking for a new career, adding hypnotherapy to your existing profession or simply want to study at your own pace, the SFTA Distance Learning Programme gives you everything you need to become a confident, professional Solution Focused Hypnotherapist.
No previous experience is required. We’ll guide you from complete beginner to confident Clinical Solution Focused Hypnotherapist.
✓ Study from anywhere
✓ Learn at your own pace
✓ Monthly live workshops
✓ Personal tutor support
✓ Practical therapy skills from day one
✓ Become part of our supportive student community
Get complete access to the entire course in one purchase and enjoy a 10% discount.
The full course fee is £560.00, but when paid upfront, you receive a reduced price of £504.00.
This option is ideal if you’re ready to commit and want the best overall value while progressing through the course without interruption.
Or Pay Per Module (Flexible Learning)
Prefer to learn at your own pace? You can purchase each module individually.
Each module is available for £70.00, allowing you to spread the cost and progress step by step.
At the end of every module, you’ll complete a simple assessment before moving on to the next stage—keeping your learning structured and manageable.
Why choose distance learning?
Life doesn’t always allow us to attend weekly classes, but that shouldn’t stop you pursuing a career you’re passionate about.
Our distance learning programme has been designed specifically for busy adults. Whether you’re working full-time, raising a family or balancing other commitments, you can study when it suits you without compromising on the quality of your education.
Unlike many online courses, you’ll never be left to learn on your own. Every student has access to experienced lecturers, monthly live workshops, practice partners, detailed feedback and ongoing support throughout the course.
Is this the right course for you?
This course is ideal if you:
✓ Are considering a career change
✓ Already work in healthcare, education, coaching or therapy
✓ Need a flexible way to study
✓ Enjoy learning about neuroscience, psychology and human behaviour
✓ Want to build your own practice
What you’ll learn
Our structured eight-module course is designed to take you from the foundations of Solution Focused Hypnotherapy through to confidently working with clients. Each module includes comprehensive notes, professionally recorded video lessons, downloadable handouts, audio hypnosis tracks, practical exercises, quizzes and written assessments, with friendly tutor support available throughout your learning journey.
Course Modules Overview
Build Confidence Through Practice
Throughout the course you’ll:
• Practise with fellow students
• Receive tutor feedback
• Attend live workshops
• Complete practical exercises
• Build your clinical confidence before working with clients
What’s included?
✓ HD teaching videos
✓ Downloadable notes
✓ Knowledge checks
✓ Practical assignments
✓ Monthly live workshops
✓ Practice partner scheme
✓ One-to-one tutor support
✓ Clinical templates
✓ Hypnosis audio tracks
✓ Student community
✓ Optional practical tuition
Qualifications and accreditations
On successful completion, you will receive the Solution Focused Academy Hypnotherapy Certificate (SFHC). This qualification is accredited by the Association of Accredited Counsellors, Coaches, Psychotherapists, and Hypnotherapists (ACCPH) and also holds international accreditation through the International Holistic Therapists and Course Providers (IHTCP).
This means you will be able to practise as a Clinical Hypnotherapist, fully insured and accredited. We also guide you on building your practice, including business planning, website development, and simple marketing strategies.
If you wish to continue your professional development, you can progress to the nationally recognised Hypnotherapy in Practice Diploma (HPD) Level 4 NCFE, the benchmark qualification for professional hypnotherapists in the UK. This is accredited by the National Council of Hypnotherapy (NCH).
Meet your course tutor
Catherine Eland
AHD, DSFH, HPD, SFH Sup(Hyp), MNCH(Acc), MCNHC (Reg), MAfSFH, DCR (R)
Catherine Eland is the Founder and Principal of the Solution Focused Training Academy (SFTA), a Clinical Solution Focused Hypnotherapist, Supervisor and experienced lecturer with over a decade of teaching experience.
Throughout your Distance Learning journey, Catherine will be your main point of support. She has designed the course to be practical, engaging and easy to follow, helping you build both knowledge and confidence as you progress.
Whether you have a question about the course, need guidance with an assessment or simply require a little encouragement, Catherine is here to support you every step of the way.
– Founder of SFTA
– Clinical Solution Focused Hypnotherapist since 2012
– NCH Supervisor
– Over a decade teaching Solution Focused Hypnotherapy
– Thousands of therapy sessions delivered
Where could this qualification take you?
After completing the course you could:
✓ Start your own hypnotherapy practice
✓ Add hypnotherapy to an existing business
✓ Progress onto the HPD Diploma
✓ Join professional organisations
✓ Continue onto the Advanced Practitioner programme
Imagine helping someone…
- Imagine seeing a client walk into your clinic overwhelmed with anxiety and leaving with hope.
- Imagine helping someone sleep again after years of insomnia.
- Imagine helping someone finally overcome a lifelong phobia.
- Those moments are why so many of our graduates say becoming a hypnotherapist changed not only their clients’ lives—but their own.
Why Choose SFTA?
Small, friendly training provider
Personal tutor support
Monthly live workshops
Practical clinical focus
Built by practising therapists
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. Our distance learning programme has been carefully designed to provide far more than recorded videos. You'll complete practical exercises, receive personalised tutor feedback, practise with fellow students, attend live workshops and have ongoing support throughout your training. Many of our graduates have successfully built thriving hypnotherapy practices after completing the course.
No. Our course is designed for complete beginners as well as professionals working in healthcare, education, coaching and therapy who would like to add Solution Focused Hypnotherapy to their existing skills.
You can study entirely at your own pace. Most students complete the course in 6–12 months, although you have unlimited access, allowing you to progress around your work, family and other commitments.
Yes. All teaching is delivered online through our learning platform using videos, downloadable notes, quizzes, practical activities and assessments. You'll also have access to live monthly workshops and ongoing tutor support.
Absolutely. Every student is allocated a personal lecturer who provides guidance, answers questions and marks assessments. You'll also have access to practice partners, monthly live workshops and our supportive student community.
Yes. Throughout the course you'll practise with fellow students, complete practical exercises and gradually build your confidence before working with real clients.
On successful completion, you'll be awarded the Solution Focused Academy Hypnotherapy Certificate (SFHC), demonstrating your knowledge and practical competence in Solution Focused Hypnotherapy.
Yes. If you wish to gain the nationally recognised Hypnotherapy in Practice Diploma (HPD), you can progress onto the HPD pathway once you have completed your SFTA qualification and begun working with clients.
Yes. Many of our graduates establish successful private practices, combine hypnotherapy with an existing profession, or use their new skills to develop an entirely new career.
The course covers the complete Solution Focused Hypnotherapy approach, including:
- Neuroscience
- Anxiety
- Depression
- OCD
- Sleep
- IBS
- Phobias
- Pain management
- Weight management
- Addictions
- Stop smoking and vaping
- Urge surfing
- Solution Focused Walking Therapy
- Performance enhancement
- Group work
- Business development
- Professional practice
Yes. The course has been designed specifically for people balancing work, family and other commitments. Study whenever it suits you and progress at a pace that works for your lifestyle.
You can enrol on the full course for £504 (saving 10%) or purchase individual modules for £70 each, allowing you to spread the cost and progress one module at a time.
SFTA combines Solution Focused Brief Therapy, modern neuroscience and clinical hypnotherapy with high levels of tutor support. You'll benefit from expert teaching, practical experience, monthly live workshops, practice partners, business guidance and a structured pathway from beginner to confident practitioner.
Still not sure?
Book a free Discovery Call with Cathy.
We’ll answer your questions, show you around the course and help you decide whether it’s right for you.