Earn your Level 2 Advanced Hypnotherapy Certification through Boulder Hypnotherapy Institute and step into practice as an Advanced Certified Hypnotherapist (ACHt). Level 2 is ONE cohort-based program — not a menu of individual modules you pick from. You enroll once and complete all six clinical modules together with your cohort over twelve months, with one 3-day live module each month. Level 2 deepens your clinical skills with advanced protocols for anxiety disorders, trauma resolution, addiction interruption, chronic pain management, age regression, and complex parts work — the advanced training you reach for when a client doesn't go anywhere in trance, abreacts unexpectedly, or presents with something Level 1 never covered. You will learn advanced induction techniques, multi-session treatment planning, clinical case conceptualization, regression-to-cause protocols, and outcome measurement frameworks, with supervised case consultation where you present real client cases and receive expert feedback. Our assessment model goes beyond written exams — you demonstrate clinical mastery through observed sessions, case presentations, and competency evaluations. The program is delivered Live Zoom, awards 32 NBCC-approved continuing education credits, and is accredited by the International Hypnotherapy Association (IHA). Every Level 2 enrollment includes one full year of Community Pro membership — ongoing group case consultation, a peer community of credentialed practitioners, and a library of advanced scripts and protocols — so your ACHt training continues long after graduation. Prerequisite: Level 1 Hypnotherapy Certification. Join 1,000+ graduates who have built thriving practices with their BHI certification and ACHt credential.
Level 2 Advanced Hypnotherapy Certification is the second stage of the Boulder Hypnotherapy Institute certification pathway and the level at which graduates earn the Advanced Certified Hypnotherapist (ACHt) credential. This is a competency-based clinical certification designed for practitioners who have completed the SSM™ Level 1 Hypnotherapy Certification and are ready to move into full-scope clinical hypnotherapy practice. Level 2 is delivered Live Zoom as a single six-module program over twelve months — one cohort, structured around live training, supervised case consultation, and observed clinical sessions. The certification is accredited by the International Hypnotherapy Association (IHA), awards 32 NBCC-approved continuing education credits, and joins the credentials held by 1,000+ BHI graduates already practicing nationwide.
The Level 2 Advanced Hypnotherapy Certification curriculum extends the foundational session framework from Level 1 into a full-spectrum clinical practice. Core modules cover advanced induction techniques including rapid and instant inductions for established clients, multi-session treatment planning across short-term and longer-term work, clinical case conceptualization for complex presentations, advanced therapeutic suggestion construction, parts therapy and ego-state applications for internal conflict, regression-to-cause protocols for working with the originating event behind a presenting issue, and integration techniques for translating in-session breakthroughs into durable behavioral change. You will also build outcome measurement frameworks that demonstrate the efficacy of your work to clients, referrers, and licensing boards.
Level 2 is designed for practitioners who have completed the SSM™ Level 1 Hypnotherapy Certification (or equivalent foundational hypnotherapy training) and are ready to operate as fully certified advanced hypnotherapists. This includes licensed mental health professionals — therapists, counselors, social workers, marriage and family therapists, and psychologists — who want to deliver hypnotherapy as a primary modality in private practice. It is also designed for hypnotherapists trained elsewhere who want to add a clinically rigorous, IHA-accredited certification to their existing credentials, and for Level 1 graduates ready to deepen their work and stack the ACHt credential on top of the CHt awarded at Level 1. The schedule is built for working professionals so you can keep seeing clients while you complete certification.
Level 2 develops clinical competency in the advanced techniques that distinguish a working advanced hypnotherapist from a beginning practitioner. You will master rapid and instant inductions, fractionation and convincers for deep-trance work, regression-to-cause and affect-bridge protocols, parts therapy and ego-state interventions for internal conflict, treatment protocols for anxiety disorders, addiction interruption, age regression, and chronic pain management, trauma-informed approaches for safely managing abreaction in trance, and the BHI clinical case-conceptualization framework that ties assessment, treatment plan, technique selection, and outcome measurement into a coherent clinical workflow. Mastery is demonstrated through observed sessions, case presentations, and competency evaluations rather than written exams alone.
Build on your Level 1 foundation and become a fully certified advanced hypnotherapist. Level 2 prepares you to treat complex presentations with confidence.
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