Become the Practitioner Your Clients Actually Need
You became a practitioner to help people heal — not to watch them stay stuck. This 5 days live zoom training gives you a structured, trauma-informed framework for accessing the subconscious mind — where lasting change actually happens. 32 NBCC-approved CEs. Supervised practice. A clinical system you'll use every week.
or $375/mo × 4 months
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Next cohort: April 22–26, 2026 · Live on Zoom · 32 CEs
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Kelly Bearer, MA, LPC, ACHT
Licensed Psychotherapist · Advanced Clinical Hypnotherapist · 20+ years clinical experience · Founder, Boulder Hypnotherapy Institute
Kelly founded the Boulder Hypnotherapy Institute after 20+ years of clinical practice because the field needed a structured, evidence-based training program. She has personally trained over 1,000 practitioners — licensed therapists, counselors, coaches, and career changers — and designed every element of this curriculum.
Your instructor for the entire training
Full bioNext Cohort
April 22–26, 2026
Wed–Sat 9:00am–5:00pm MT · Day 5 (Sun): ends at 11:00am MT · Small cohorts for personalized attention
14-day refund guarantee — no questions askedWho This Training Is For
Whether you're a licensed clinician adding a modality or a career changer entering the field, this training meets you where you are.
This training is designed to integrate into your existing clinical or coaching practice — not to replace your current modality.
Licensed Therapists & Counselors
"Clients understand their patterns intellectually — but the shift isn’t happening."
Add a structured, evidence-based modality that complements and deepens your existing clinical work.
See What You'll LearnCoaches & Wellness Practitioners
"Your current tools plateau when clients need deeper subconscious work."
Gain a repeatable clinical framework that produces measurable client shifts — and integrates into what you already do.
See What You'll LearnCareer Changers Entering the Helping Professions
"You’re drawn to meaningful work but need proper clinical foundations to start."
Graduate with supervised training, ethical frameworks, and a professional pathway. Scope of practice depends on your credentials and jurisdiction.
See What You'll LearnPractitioners Wanting a Trauma-Informed Modality
"You want to do deeper work but lack a safe, structured approach for trauma."
Learn titration, consent protocols, and stabilization techniques designed for integration into your existing practice.
See What You'll LearnYou Can See the Pattern. But You Can’t Reach It.
Your client tells you the story again. They understand it. They can name the wound, trace the trigger, explain exactly why they do what they do. But the pattern doesn’t shift. The insight is there — the change isn’t. You’re not failing. You’re hitting the limit of what conscious processing alone can access.
Clients who ‘understand’ their patterns intellectually but can’t stop repeating them
Anxiety and stress that persists despite solid evidence-based interventions
Trauma responses that don’t fully resolve through conscious processing alone
Habit patterns (smoking, overeating, insomnia) that resist insight and willpower
Clients who plateau after months of productive sessions
Your own sense that something deeper is possible — if you had the right framework
There’s a way to go deeper. It’s called clinical hypnotherapy — a structured, evidence-based framework for accessing the subconscious mind, where the roots of the pattern actually live.
What Makes BHI Different
Most hypnotherapy trainings teach techniques in isolation. This one gives you a complete clinical system — live, supervised, and designed to integrate into your existing practice.
Live & experiential — you practice every skill in real time with instructor feedback, not just watch demos or read scripts
Clinical & spiritual — grounded in evidence-based methodology and informed by contemplative depth, not one or the other
Trauma-informed from Day 1 — stabilization, consent, titration, and integration are woven into every protocol, not bolted on as an afterthought
A system, not just skills — you graduate with a repeatable clinical framework (intake → induction → intervention → integration), not a collection of disconnected techniques
A professional pathway — Level 1 is the entry point to a 4-level training continuum that takes you from foundations through advanced certification and instructor training
How Live Online Training Works
Each skill follows the same four-step cycle — so you never just watch, you practice.
Teach
Kelly introduces the concept, rationale, and clinical application
Demo
Watch a live demonstration with a real volunteer — see exactly what it looks like in practice
Dyads & Triads
Practice the skill in supervised breakout rooms with real-time peer feedback
Feedback
Reconvene for instructor coaching, Q&A, and troubleshooting common challenges
1,000+
Graduates Trained
20+
Years Clinical Experience
32
NBCC-Approved CEs
95%
Satisfaction Rate
5-Day Curriculum Snapshot
Each day builds on the last. By the final day, you'll have a complete clinical framework.
Foundations, Ethics & Your First Induction
Understand what’s actually happening in the brain during trance · Establish informed consent and ethical boundaries · Perform your first induction with live feedback
Deepening, Suggestion & Session Architecture
Deepen trance reliably using 3 methods · Craft targeted suggestions for specific client goals · Build a complete session arc you can use under pressure
Clinical Applications
Design protocols for the conditions clients actually present with · Apply trauma-informed pacing · Screen for contraindications and know when to refer
Regression, Parts Work & Live Practice
Guide clients to the root of a pattern and resolve it at the source · Work with protective parts of the psyche · Run a full supervised session with instructor feedback
Integration, Business & Your 90-Day Plan
Structure multi-session treatment arcs · Set pricing and positioning for your niche · Leave with a personalized 90-day integration plan
Graduate Voices
These are practitioners who were exactly where you are — curious but unsure. Here’s what happened after they said yes.
"Before BHI, I had a full caseload of talk-therapy clients but felt stuck repeating the same CBT interventions. Six months after graduating Level 1, I integrated hypnotherapy into my practice and raised my session rate from $130 to $185. My waitlist grew to three weeks because clients started referring specifically for the hypnotherapy work."
Raised session rate from $130 to $185 — 3-week client waitlist within 6 months
Dr. Lisa Moreno
Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) · Denver, CO
"Before BHI, I was a life coach charging $75/session with no clinical tools to go deeper when clients hit emotional blocks. Six months after graduating, I added hypnotherapy packages to my practice and doubled my monthly revenue. I went from 8 clients a month to 18, and my average package price went from $400 to $1,200 because I could offer something no other coach in my area had."
Doubled monthly revenue — average package price from $400 to $1,200
Tara Beckett
Certified Life Coach (ICF-ACC) · San Diego, CA
"Before BHI, I was doing energy healing and Reiki but I couldn't explain what I did in clinical language, so therapists never referred to me. Six months after graduating Level 1, I had a framework that bridged my intuitive work with evidence-based practice. Three local therapy practices now refer clients to me regularly, and I'm fully booked four days a week."
Fully booked 4 days/week with referrals from 3 local therapy practices
Danielle Whitfield
Certified Hypnotherapist & Energy Healing Practitioner · Sedona, AZ
"I've been a therapist for 15 years and this is the best training I've ever attended. Kelly doesn't just teach you what to do — she teaches you why it works, when to use it, and how to handle it when things don't go as planned. I enrolled in Level 2 the same week I finished."
Immediately enrolled in Level 2 — best training in 15 years of practice
Dr. Angela P.
Licensed Psychologist (PsyD) · Chicago, IL
"I left a corporate marketing career because I wanted to do meaningful work. I had zero clinical background and was nervous about being in a room with licensed therapists. By Day 2 I realized Kelly designed the training so everyone succeeds — the practice reps built my confidence from the ground up. I launched my hypnotherapy practice four months after graduating and now see 12 clients a week."
Launched a hypnotherapy practice within 4 months — now sees 12 clients/week
Rachel D.
Career Changer, Now Hypnotherapy Practitioner · Austin, TX
"Before BHI, I avoided trance work with anxious clients — I didn't trust myself to hold the session safely. After the training, I used the session framework and resourcing protocol with a client who'd been stuck for months. She reported a noticeable reduction in panic intensity within two sessions. I now use hypnotherapy in nearly every clinical hour."
Integrated hypnotherapy into every clinical hour — client breakthroughs within 2 sessions
Karen Whitmore
Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) · Boston, MA
Kelly Bearer, MA, LPC, ACHT
Licensed Psychotherapist · Advanced Clinical Hypnotherapist · 20+ years clinical experience · Founder, Boulder Hypnotherapy Institute · Published in the Journal for Integral Theory and Practice
1,000+ practitioners trained
Full bioGraduate Voices
These are practitioners who were exactly where you are. Here's what changed.
"I was skeptical that five days could change my practice. By day three, I had already used two techniques with clients and saw breakthroughs I hadn't achieved in months of talk therapy."
Sarah M.
Licensed Professional Counselor
Denver, CO
"As a life coach, I kept hitting a wall with clients stuck in old patterns. This training gave me a repeatable framework to help them access what's underneath — and it's transformed my results."
Rachel T.
Certified Life Coach
Austin, TX
"I left a corporate career to pursue something meaningful. BHI gave me the clinical foundations, supervised practice, and confidence to launch my own hypnotherapy practice within three months."
Megan L.
Career Changer, Now Practicing Hypnotherapist
Portland, OR
"I work with complex trauma clients and needed a modality that was both powerful and safe. The titration and stabilization techniques I learned here are now central to every session I run."
Dr. Jennifer K.
Clinical Psychologist
Boston, MA
"My executive coaching clients expect fast results. Adding hypnotherapy techniques let me help them break through limiting beliefs in a single session instead of circling the same issues for weeks."
Diana P.
Executive Coach, ICF-PCC
Chicago, IL
"I was a nurse for 12 years and felt burned out. This training gave me a second career I'm passionate about — and I booked my first three paying clients before I even graduated."
Lauren W.
Former RN, Now Certified Hypnotherapist
San Diego, CA
Investment in Your Practice
One training. A lifetime of clinical skills. 32 NBCC-approved CEs included.
Total: $1,500
First of 4 monthly payments
You get full access on day one — the payment plan simply spreads the cost. You're never locked out while payments are in progress.
What's Included in Your Enrollment
Cohort special — enroll at $1,200
Earn this credit by completing the free Masterclass — code MASTERCLASS300 unlocks at checkout for 72 hours.
Payment & Financing Questions
14-Day Full Refund Guarantee
Withdraw before Day 1 for a complete refund. No hoops, no fine print. Your investment is fully protected.
Skeptical but Curious?
You don't need to 'believe in' hypnosis — this is evidence-based clinical methodology
You won't wave a watch or say 'you are getting sleepy' — this is structured, consent-based trance work
If you're worried about scope — we teach contraindications, referral, and scope boundaries as core competencies
If you're worried about looking foolish — you'll practice privately in supervised breakouts, not on a stage
If you've seen bad hypnotherapy — so have we. This training exists because the field needed something better.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I start my practice after Level 1?
Yes. Level 1 graduates leave with a complete clinical framework — intake, induction, intervention, integration, and closure — and are equipped to begin seeing clients immediately. Many graduates report having their first paying clients within 30 days of completing the training.
Do I need a clinical background or license?
No. Level 1 is open to all backgrounds — licensed therapists, counselors, coaches, nurses, wellness practitioners, and career changers. You do not need a clinical license to enroll. Many of our most successful graduates came from non-clinical backgrounds.
What if I'm not a therapist?
You're in good company. Many of our graduates are coaches, wellness practitioners, bodyworkers, and career changers. The training gives you a clinical-grade framework regardless of your background. After training, your scope of practice depends on your prior credentials, jurisdiction, and professional guidelines.
Is Level 1 a certification?
No. Level 1 is training and includes 32 CEs plus a certificate of completion. Certification begins at Level 2 (no CEs).
How do the 32 CEs work?
You earn 32 CEs by meeting attendance and participation requirements. You'll receive CE documentation after completion.
What will I be able to do after Level 1?
You'll be able to run a complete session flow (intake → induction → intervention → integration) and apply core methods ethically and confidently.
Is this training appropriate for therapists?
Yes. The training is designed to integrate into clinical work with clear scope, consent, and trauma-informed pacing.
Do I get scripts and structures, or just theory?
You get both: a repeatable session framework, scripts/templates, and the clinical decision-making to adapt them responsibly.
What if I freeze up in practice labs?
That's normal. We use structured drills, supportive feedback, and repeat reps so you gain confidence through doing.
Is this live or self-paced?
Live Zoom training with demonstrations and supervised practice (the live practice is the point).
What if I'm not sure hypnotherapy will work?
You'll learn how and when it works, when it doesn't, and how to use it as a clinical tool—not a belief system.
Where can I attend from?
Anywhere with a stable internet connection. Training is live on zoom, so you participate in real time from any state. BHI was founded in Boulder, Colorado, and our largest alumni network is there — see our Colorado training page for state-specific details.
What credential do I receive after completion?
You receive a certificate of completion documenting your training hours and curriculum covered. This is not a professional certification or license — certification begins at Level 2. Your certificate of completion, combined with your 32 NBCC-approved CEs, documents your foundational hypnotherapy education.
Is this training only for licensed clinicians?
No. Level 1 is designed for licensed therapists, counselors, social workers, nurses, coaches, and wellness practitioners. You do not need a clinical license to enroll. However, you are responsible for practicing within your own professional scope and any applicable state regulations after training.
Can coaches and non-licensed practitioners join?
Yes. Many of our graduates are coaches, wellness practitioners, and career changers. The training gives you a clinical-grade framework regardless of your background. After training, your scope of practice depends on your prior credentials, jurisdiction, and professional guidelines — not on BHI's training alone.
What is the difference between training and certification at BHI?
Level 1 is a training program — you learn foundational skills and earn a certificate of completion with 32 CEs. Level 2 is a certification program — you demonstrate advanced clinical competency across 6 modules over a year and earn the Advanced Clinical Hypnotherapy Certification credential. Neither credential is a state-issued license.
What if I’m not good at trance?
Most practitioners feel this way before training. Trance isn’t a talent — it’s a skill. You’ll learn structured induction methods, practice them in supervised breakouts, and receive real-time feedback. By Day 3, most students are surprised by how natural it feels. You don’t need to be ‘good at trance’ to start — you just need to start.
Will this actually work with my clients?
Yes — if you use the framework. Hypnotherapy isn’t magic, and we don’t teach it as one. You’ll learn a structured clinical methodology with protocols for the conditions your clients actually present with: anxiety, trauma responses, habit patterns, and more. Graduates consistently report measurable client shifts within their first month of practice.
I’m interested but the timing isn’t perfect.
It rarely is. But the practitioners who transform their practice are the ones who start before they feel ready. The training is designed to fit into a working professional’s schedule, and everything you learn is immediately applicable. If you wait for the ‘perfect’ time, your clients keep waiting too.
Kelly Bearer
Founder & Lead Instructor
Your Instructor
Kelly Bearer founded the Boulder Hypnotherapy Institute in 2020 after over 20 years of clinical experience. She designed this training because the field needed something better — a structured, evidence-based approach that respects both the science and the art of hypnotherapy.
Her approach is practical, trauma-informed, and designed for real clinical settings. She doesn't just teach you what to do — she teaches you why it works, when to use it, and how to handle it when things don't go as planned.
Over 1,000 graduates have completed her programs, including licensed therapists, counselors, social workers, nurse practitioners, coaches, and career changers from across the country.
You Didn’t Become a Practitioner to Stay at the Surface.
This is the training that matches the depth of your calling. 5 days. 32 CEs. Supervised practice. A clinical framework you’ll use every week.