Group Hypnotherapy Session Template — Run Your First Group Safely

Running your first group hypnotherapy session is fundamentally different from running 1:1 sessions, and most Level 1 graduates underestimate that difference until they are standing in front of a room. This template is the same opening structure BHI's Level 3 graduates use for first-time group facilitation. It covers: room and chair setup for safety and depth management, the opening contract and consent conversation that has to happen with the whole room before any induction begins, the induction sequence that works for mixed-experience groups, how to ratify depth without singling anyone out, how to deliver suggestion that lands across the full range of presenting issues in the room, how to manage a participant who slides into abreaction without disrupting the group field, and the close-and-reorient sequence that brings everyone back safely.