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Hypnosis Unit UK is an independent training organisation which replaced the prestigious UCL Hypnosis Unit. HUUK courses are taught in association with the Division of Psychology and Language Sciences, University College London and Eastman CPD, and continue to be taught at University College London (UCL).

We only train qualified professionals. We welcome applications from doctors, dentists, psychologists, and other professionals working in health and education settings.

This site contains information about our training courses, clinical services and research. For full details you can download a copy of the prospectus. You should be able to find everything you need here, if not then just get in touch.

News

Dental Therapist of the Year

We are delighted to announce that in a ceremony held in London for the National Dental Awards 2009, one of our current HUUK students, Catherine Gray, was awarded ‘Dental Therapist of the Year’.

Applying for a place on our Certificate or Diploma Programmes for 2009-10?

We are now receiving applications. Download our 2009-10 prospectus

CPD programme for 2009-10

Our CPD programme runs during each academic year. These half or whole day courses cover a range of topics relevant to hypnosis and can be attended by professionals interested in finding out more about hypnosis. We have just completed our 2008-9 CPD programme and our 2009-10 programme will be posted here in August.

Hypnosis for insomnia article

A recent article in the NHS Choices website focuses on some of the work done by Val Walters with a client suffering from insomnia.

HUUK Research in the news

Research done by Matthew Whalley and Gabby Brooks at HUUK has recently been published in the journal Psychopharmacology. It shows that inhalation of nitrous oxide (laughing gas) can increase suggestibility. Click on the following links to see responses to the research:

Article in the Daily Telegraph
Article on MindHacks blog
UCL press release
Link to the study

CPD programme for 2008-9

If you have an academic interest in hypnosis you can attend a number of our CPD courses (download the CPD booklet). Please note, however, that some courses are only open to graduates of our programmes.

Applying for a place on our Certificate or Diploma Programmes for 2009-10?

The new 2009-10 prospectus will be ready soon and will be posted here. The 2008-9 prospectus can be downloaded here. We are now accepting applications for 2009-10.

Recent publications

Whalley, M. G., Brooks, G. B. (In Press). Enhancement of suggestibility and imaginative ability with nitrous oxide. Psychopharmacology
Link to the study

Oakley, D.A. (2008) Hypnosis, trance and suggestion: Evidence from neuroimaging. In M.R. Nash & A.J.Barnier. (eds) The Oxford Handbook of Hypnosis: Theory, Research and Practice. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 365-392.
See the OUP page for more information

Whalley, M. G., Farmer, E., Brewin, C. R. (2007). Pain flashbacks following the July 7th 2005 London bombings. Pain, 132, 332-336
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Oakley, D. A., Deeley. Q., Halligan, P. W. (2007). Hypnotic depth and response to suggestion under standardized conditions and during fMRI scanning. International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, 55, 32-58.
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Oakley, D. A. (2006). Hypnosis as a tool in research: Experimental psychopathology. Contemporary Hypnosis, 23, 3-14.
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Directors: Professor David Oakley + Dr Val Walters

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Books with contributions from Hypnosis Unit UK staff