Hypnotherapy Training Institute

I have been interested in Hypnosis for many years. I bought books and tapes, but never felt as if I could truely grasp the true knowledge and skill of hypnosis. I was unsure who to trust, and where to train that was legitimate. I am sure many others have had the same hesitation. As time passed, I went on to become a Registered Nurse, but always had the yearning to learn Hypnosis. Last year I met a nurse who in casual conversation mentioned she was also a hypnotherapist. She recommended HTI and the rest is history. HTI is one of only a handful of schools Certified by the ACHE. I can not express how excited I was to research and enroll in this school. This was a dream come true for me– a real Bucket List Goal.
Randal Churchhill is the ‘Teacher of Teachers’ and his over 37 years of knowledge and experience in Hypnotherapy – Priceless! Yes, the training is intense… but oh so worth it!
Randal Churchill and Cheryl Canfield are there to instruct, train, assess and mentor our way through each class, and Pat (the original office Mgr.) helps with everything else along the way.
Guest speakers are also brought in to broaden our skills and techniques. What a true solid foundation of learning and experience we all received. We can go forward with the skills and the confidence needed to practice in this wonderful Profession. THANK YOU-​THANK YOU-​THANK YOU!

I began this program to become a certified Hypnotherapist.
What I received is a huge leap forward in my own journey.
I will admit the first week was tough. There was so much lecture. But it was the foundation necessary to prepare me for the awesome education I was about to receive.
The next 3 weeks were all learning, watching and practicing.
To say I have love and appreciation for Randal is an understatement. He is an amazing man.
And of course Cheryl, Michael and Gaye and Lin.
The skills I learned here have super charged my business and benefit my clients exponentially. If you are interested in a superior education and a life changing experience then sign up now.
I cannot wait for the next levels beginning in October.
The other thing I would like to say is that Randal is 100% on top of what is going on. If there is an issue he listens and acts when necessary. I just cannot say enough for the HTI.

I attended HTI’s hypnotherapy certification program this summer and was impressed with how comprehensive the training was. The primary instructors, Randal Churchill and Cheryl Canfield, are both highly experienced hypnotherapists. In addition to hypnotherapy skills, they communicate high ethical standards, respect, and compassion for clients. HTI’s curriculum covers a full range of hypnotherapy topics and techniques, from smoking cessation, pain management, weight loss, and treatment of phobias to ideomotor methods, Gestalt dream work, in-​depth regression therapy, and more. During the training, I witnessed both Randal and Cheryl conduct demonstration hypnotherapy sessions with students that resulted in significant alleviation of both physical and emotional pain for the students. Witnessing these sessions was highly instructive and motivational. Randal and Cheryl also did an excellent job at creating a class atmosphere that fostered camaraderie among the class attendees. I found it helpful that HTI also had other hypnotherapy teachers during the 200 hour certification course. Experiencing different hypnotherapy styles gave me a sense for how each person has developed their own approach, but still within a hypnotherapy framework.
Coincidentally, I sat next to David S. on the first day of the summer weekend training. I agree that the first 1−½ hours of the first day were tedious — Randal is very precise in his training and his comprehensive approach carried over into his initial overview of daily schedules, administrative details regarding registering for upcoming levels, when final payments for the current level would be taken care of, etc. But once we got going, the schedule was packed with useful lectures, demonstrations, practice sessions, films, and group hypnosis sessions. I am very glad I attended HTI and got trained by such experienced professionals.

To catch you up from my last post, at this writing, I have been a practicing Certified Hypnotherapist for over 9 years, and last Autumn, I earned my Clinical Hypnotherapist Certification. My practice has grown to the point where I have to fight to keep a day off, and I am very happy. This is in no small part attributable to the fact that I got my training at Hypnotherapy Training Institute.
During more than 350+ hours of training at HTI, I have witnessed many demonstrations of profound, transformational hypnotherapy, performed by a number of talented instructors, but most often by Randal Churchill. In addition to having written and published three seminal, hard cover texts on Regression Hypnotherapy, this man has the natural ability to listen deeply, and to effortlessly conduct a session through the twists and turns of the mysterious human mind to desired result, while maintaining a degree of care and flexibility only possible from a perspective of deep compassion and unwavering purpose.
Through my own years in private practice, I have had occasion to use nearly all of the very sharp tools I gained as a student of Randal Churchill. I have experienced situations in the session room, where otherwise, I would never have been prepared to manage, if not for having had the good fortune to witness his compassionate, determined and fluid methods and presence. I know that I am not the only hypnotherapist whose clients benefit by the fine and human quality of his diligent efforts.
If a potential hypnosis student seeks a slick package, in modern garb and jargon, they ought to give this a miss — Randal is not trapped by such trappings. This man is the genuine article — he walks, talks and breathes what he knows from over 35 years as the director of a hypnotherapy institution that has turned out a fond legion of powerfully effective hypnotherapists — at this moment they move through all corners of the world, performing deeply useful works. In California, and especially in the San Francisco Bay Area, there are a number of schools of hypnotherapy training, from which to choose. I, for one, am endlessly grateful for the good fortune to have made the choice I made. My best wishes to you.
Peace and comfort,
Patricia Reynolds Sorbye, Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist
Watervox Hypnosis & Hypnotherapy

Recently I signed up for training at the Hypnotherapy Training Institute and I was planning on going through all four levels to become a certified hypnotherapist. That’s 200 hours of instruction. I paid my deposit and showed up on the first day of class and dropped out after an hour and a half. Here’s the reason why…
The classes are taught by two primary instructors: Randal Churchill and Cheryl Canfield. Randal teaches roughly 50−60% of the classes and Cheryl about 35%. They have other guest instructors come and teach as well. When I showed up for my first class with a fresh new notebook, my pen poised to take notes I quickly realized that I couldn’t couldn’t go through with it.
I really wanted to like Randal. He seems like a very kind and sincere gentleman. And I imagine that he’s probably very knowledgeable (by the looks of his bio on the website). The problem I had with him is that his speech was stultifying! He spoke very slowly and haltingly using so many filler words that I figured I’d go insane if I had to listen to him for 100+ hours!
I hesitated to write this review because I think Randal’s heart is in the right place. He strikes me as someone who really cares about his students and about hypnotherapy. But for someone who has been teaching for – what I believe is several decades – I’m appalled that he hasn’t taken the time to improve his speech! Frankly, I’m rather amazed at some of the positive feedback by the graduates. They must be über patient!
Now, granted, since I haven’t actually taken the course, I’m not judging it on the content but rather on the delivery. And not of all the instructors since I know nothing about Cheryl or any of the other instructors. I suppose I should’ve seen the writing on the wall when I came in for the intro session but I chose to believe that once Randal started speaking in class on the subject that he is so well-​versed in that it would be different. It wasn’t; in fact, it seemed even worse!
My objective in writing this review is not to dissuade anyone from going to the Hypnotherapy Training Institute but just to forewarn people. I highly suggest that you go to an intro session with Randal before you sign up. And, Randal, should you or your staff ever read this, there are some great Toastmasters clubs in Marin! I recently enrolled in one myself.