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Specialist Certificate in Addictive Behaviours & Psychological Pain (ABPP)

Learn to Treat Addiction and Pain using Clinical Hypnotherapy

Course Date for 2025

  • 7 May - 26 Jul

  • 2 Oct - 13 Dec

3 Months

3 - 5 Hours per week

Flexible Learning

Designed for Working Professionals

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Specialist Certificate

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This course is part of the Advanced Practitioner Diploma in Integrative Psychotherapy

Specialist Certificate in Addictive Behaviour & Psychological Pain (ABPP)

Our Addictive Behaviours and Psychological Pain (ABPP) course is designed to help clinical hypnotherapists expand and enhance their practice, offering a transformative journey that will empower you to make a profound difference in your clients’ lives. This comprehensive training programme equips clinical hypnotherapists with the advanced skills essential for addressing addictive behaviours and the psychological distress associated with them.

You will delve into a variety of therapeutic approaches grounded in an integrative psychotherapy model. These include dissociative and regressive techniques alongside advanced psychotherapeutic methodologies.

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You will gain a deep understanding of the complexities surrounding addictive behaviours, shedding light on the underlying psychological pain that drives these maladaptive coping strategies. Through exploring diverse treatment protocols, you will learn effective approaches to assisting individuals struggling with complex emotional disturbances and addictive behaviours.

 

Designed to accommodate the diverse populations, cultures, and belief systems found in today’s therapy landscape, the ABPP course empowers clinical hypnotherapists to broaden  their practice and foster lasting change. You will acquire the skills to guide clients through their darkest times, helping them overcome deep-seated issues and embark on a path towards healing and transformation.

 

Emphasising ethical application and evidence-based interventions, this practical course equips clinical hypnotherapists with the expertise needed to navigate challenging psychological issues and become beacons of hope, guiding clients towards recovery and a brighter future.

Eligibility

The course is open to qualified hypnotherapists and other therapists and healthcare professionals who have a working knowledge of psychological trauma and a background in hypnotherapy

Course Structure

This Specialist Certificate in Addictive Behaviour & Psychological Pain is a 3-month programme designed for clinical hypnotherapists.

The Specialist Certificate Course can be taken as a stand alone course. 

 

The course delivery is structured to provide a comprehensive and engaging learning experience through:

 

  • A dynamic mix of live webinars, practical sessions, and online learning activities.

  • Access to a comprehensive learning platform with diverse resources, demonstrations of techniques, video lectures, collaborative discussions, and downloadable materials.

  • All live lectures and technique demonstrations are recorded.

  • Interactive and practical sessions.

  • Supervised practice and sharing of experiences among peers.

  • Group discussions.

What's next?

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Integrative Psychotherapy (IP)

Duration: 4 Months

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At a glance

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  • Level: Specialist Certificate.

  • Prerequisites: Specialist Certificate in Clinical Hypnotherapy.

  • Language: English.

  • Associated Programmes: A module in our Advanced Diploma in Integrative Psychotherapy (APDIP) programme.

  • Associated Skills: Solution Focused Hypnotherapy, advanced dissociative and regressive techniques, positive psychology, paradoxical strategies, bereavement and end-of-life care, Quantum Psychology, and diverse treatment approaches for various addictions.

  • Potential Career Paths: Expanding therapeutic expertise in treating psychological trauma and addictive illness within clinical hypnotherapy practice.

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What you'll learn

  • Solution Focused Hypnotherapy

  • Advanced Pseudi-regressive Therapy

  • Mind/Body Dissociation for Pain Management and Trauma Resolution

  • Working with Substance Abuse and Addiction

  • Understanding Drugs of Abuse

  • Treating Co-dependency with the Inner Child

  • Paradoxical Interventions for Resistance and Defiance

  • Working with Bereavement and End-of-Life Care

  • Quantum Psychology

  • Symptom De-labelling for Reframing and Empowerment

  • Symptom Deconstruction

  • Inner Emptiness Reintegration for Somatic Symptoms

  • Polarity Dissociation for Managing Trauma and Anxiety

  • Apposition of Opposites for Problem Resolution

  • Anxiety, Depression, and ADD/ADHD

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Specialist Certificate In Addictive Behaviour & Psychological Pain (ABPP)

Every journey begins with a single step

We're excited to help you on your journey to be the kindness in people's trouble.

Course Completion

Upon successful completion of the ABPP course, you will receive

  • Specialist Certificate in ABPP
     

This course is 1 of the 4 Specialist courses of the APDIP programme. 

International Accreditation and Recognition
 

  • British Society of Clinical Hypnosis (BSCH)

  • International Alliance of Clinical Hypnotherapy and Integrative Psychotherapy (IACHIP)

  • British Society of Clinical Hypnotherapy and Integrative Psychotherapy (BSCHIP)

  • Malaysian Society of Clinical Hypnosis (MSCH)

  • Asia Pacific Society of Clinical Communications and Hypnosis (APSCCH)

  • International Council of Integrative Psychotherapists (ICIP)

  • National Council of Integrative Psychotherapy (NCIP)

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Course Completion

Upon successful completion of the ABPP course, you will receive

  • Specialist Certificate in ABPP
     

This course is 1 of the 4 Specialist courses of the APDIP programme. 

International Accreditation and Recognition
 

  • British Society of Clinical Hypnosis (BSCH)

  • British Society of Clinical Hypnosis and Integrative Psychotherapy (BSCHIP)

  • Malaysian Society of Clinical Hypnosis (MSCH)

  • Asia Pacific Society of Clinical Hypnosis (APSCH)

  • International Council of Psychotherapists (ICP)

British Society of Clincal Hypnosis
Malaysian Society of Clinical Hypnosis
The British Society of Clinical Hypnotherapy and Integrative Psychotherapy
International Council of Psychotherapy
National Council of Psychotherapy
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