Author Archive | Tim Simmerman-Sierra

Hypnotherapy Scope of Practice Protocols   This section of the website is for school operators and professional hypnotherapists. Handouts from the Presentation “Scope of Practice Assessment Strategies” American Council of Hypnotist Examiners 23rd Annual International Hypnotherapy Conference Glendale, California, May 2008 Presented by: Tim Simmerman-Sierra Hypnotherapy Academy of America; Co-Director International Board of Hypnotherapy; Director. […]

National Institutes of Health (NIH), in Conjunction with the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH), Utilized Our Integral Hypnotherapy™ Methodology for Their Groundbreaking Scientific Research of Mind/Body Healing September 2018 News update: The 4-year, 3 million dollar study funded by the NIH and conducted at University of New Mexico Hospital utilizing our techniques is […]

Evidence-Based Method – A Brief Survey of Hypnotherapy Research The Methods You Will Learn at the Hypnotherapy Academy of America Have Been Scientifically Proven to be Effective, Even Superior to Other Modalities, in a Recent Clinical Trial 2012 – Hypnotherapy Academy of America Methodology Was Scientifically Validated Overactive Bladder Syndrome “Hypnotherapy for Treatment of Overactive […]

Hypnotherapy School Licensure and Approvals Continuing Education for Nurses The Medical Support Clinical Hypnotherapy Training is approved for 15.0 contact hours of continuing nursing education/professional development. This continuing nursing education activity is approved by New Mexico Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. This offering is approved for […]

Three Great Pioneers of 20th Century Hypnotherapy Influencing the Academy’s Curriculum Erickson, Elman & Boyne   Milton Erickson (1901-1980) is known for helping to popularize the use of hypnosis to reach the subconscious in psychiatry. Part of his genius was rapidly assessing the needs of the client and working within the client’s “map” of reality. We […]

What You Need to Know About Earning Hypnotherapy Certification The Hypnotherapy Academy of America, 500-hour program exceeds the requirements of certification boards.  It sets the highest standards in education for hypnotherapists and meets all the requirements for its graduates to be professionally certified. The practice of hypnotherapy is not regulated at the federal level. This […]

Post Graduation Support Bi-Monthly Teleconference for International Board of Hypnotherapy Members   To create an on-going community of support for members of The International Board of Hypnotherapy (IBH), Robert Sapien, MD, Tim Simmerman Sierra, Angela Simmerman Sierra, and other guest speakers hold a 60- to 75-minute teleconference, on the 3rd Wednesday of every other month. As a […]

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