Accredited Solution Focused
Hypnotherapy Training in Cirencester
Cotswolds, Gloucestershire
Start your journey towards a rewarding new career with our award-winning, accredited hypnotherapy training in Cirencester, delivered by the Solution Focused Training Academy (SFTA). This hypnotherapy training UK course offers a structured pathway to gaining a recognised Diploma in Solution Focused Hypnotherapy (SFHD). We offer a modern, comprehensive syllabus. This is supported by a creative training approach that helps you confidently apply what you learn from day one.
Train as a Hypnotherapist
If you are searching for hypnotherapy courses near me or hypnotherapy training UK, this course provides a clear and supportive pathway into practice.
Train as a hypnotherapist with a leading hypnotherapy training academy and take the next step to become a hypnotherapist 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 lecturers are Cathy, the founder of SFTA and Beth, both experienced Clinical Hypnotherapists.
The school is held at the Royal Agricultural College in Cirencester. The students attend eight modules spread over 8 months. Successful students will be awarded the Solution Focused Academy Hypnotherapy Diploma (SFHD) and the Hypnotherapy in Practice Diploma (HPD). The teaching style is highly engaging and hands-on, with a strong focus on active learning. You will be involved throughout, practising and applying techniques so you build confidence and experience from the start.
Our next course in Cirencester
starting in May 2026
LOCATION:
Royal Agricultural University
Stroud Road, Cirencester GL7 6JS
Catherine Eland
AHD, DSFH, HPD, SFH Sup(Hyp), MNCH(Acc), MCNHC (Reg), MAfSFH, DCR (R)
Beth Smitheram
SFHD, HPD, LAPHP, LNRPC
Course Dates & Course Modules
Award Winning Hypnotherapy Training School of the Year
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 are searching for hypnotherapy courses near me or hypnotherapy training Cirencester.
Nearby locations include:
- Bristol (approx. 1 hour)
- Swindon (approx. 30 minutes)
- Cheltenham (approx. 30 minutes)
- Gloucester (approx. 40 minutes)
- Oxford (approx. 50 minutes)
- Reading (approx. 1 hour 15 minutes)
- South Wales, including Cardiff (approx. 1 hour 30 minutes)
With excellent transport links, this location is convenient for students across the Southwest, South Wales, and Southern 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
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.
I highly recommend this course as it will make you confident, resourceful and fully accredited Solution Focussed Hypnotherapist.
The cohort of fellow students was wonderfully diverse, open and supportive.