Introduction to Hypnosis:  HYPNO 100
            3 hours                   Tuition: $99                                                                           Registration: Free
                This course is perfect for students trying to decide whether hypnosis is a field they wish to pursue before committing to the full Certification Training.  The course answers the question "What is Hypnosis?" starting with an overview of the history of hypnosis up to present day and provides information on the practical and ethical applications of hypnosis and outlines many potential career opportunities in the field.  The course provides introductory information regarding hypnosis training and opportunities in self-improvement arenas such as weight loss, smoking cessation, stress and anxiety management, clinical hypnosis, as well as in the lucrative and entertaining business of stage show presentation!  This course is not required, but recommended, for students pursuing Hypnosis Certification.  There are no prerequisites for this course.

Hypnosis Certification Training:  includes HYPNO 101 thru 103
            100 hours               Tuition:  $2400 plus book fees                                           Registration: $75
                This is the entire hypnosis certification program including Hypno 101 through 103.  After successful completion of this program the student receives a certificate of completion from the Mitchell Institute of Professional Hypnosis and certification through the National Guild of Hypnotists.  Refer to course descriptions Hypno 101, 102, and 103.  There are no prerequisites for this course.

Books for Course 101 - NGH-$135 Training Manual
Books for 102 - $50 Title - Hypnotherapy for Body Mind and Spirit - Author- Dr. Paul Durbin
Books for 103 - $65 - Title - The Handbook of Hypnotic Phenomena in Psychotherapy - Author - Dr. John and Janette Edgette

Basic Hypnosis:  HYNPO 101
            25 hours                 Tuition:  $495 plus book fees                                             Registration: $75
                This course starts with a thorough yet understandable explanation and discussion of hypnosis and its ethical use.  Primary and secondary suggestibility are introduced.  The purpose and types (authoritarian and permissive) of suggestibility tests are discussed, demonstrated and practiced to better help students recognize necessary qualifications of a prospective subject.  This discussion also includes common fallacies and susceptibility classification through occupation, age, impression, and emotion.  A basic induction and awakening methods will be demonstrated, discussed, practiced and critiqued.  Students are also introduced to the six depth stages of hypnosis and the criteria for judging and testing depth of trance.  There are no prerequisites for this course.

Advanced Hypnosis:  HYPNO 102
            35 hours                 Tuition:  $800 plus book fees                                             Registration:  $75
                Hypno 102 builds and expands on information from Hypno 101.  Students will learn the rationale for using self-hypnosis and how it can influence all phases of their lives.  A three step method for self-hypnosis is a demonstrated.  In addition, they will be introduced to the world of "suggestion management" and learn six important criteria for formulating action suggestion.  Mechanical aids, post-hypnotic suggestion deepening techniques and topics such as negative word traps are discussed.  More advanced induction techniques are demonstrated and practiced.  Students will also go over the correct use of the provided scripts.  The necessity and practice of the pre-induction talk between hypnotist and client, used to better cater to a clients individual needs, is introduced and discussed along with Convincers, methods by which clients upon awakening can recognize that they were in fact hypnotized.   Prerequisite: Successful completion of Hypno 101

Master Hypnosis:  HYPNO 103
            40 hours                 Tuition: $1105 (no book fees)                                            Registration:  $75
                The successful completion of Hypno 103 qualifies students for a Certificate of Completion from Mitchell Institute of Professional Hypnosis and certification by the National Guild of Hypnotists.  This course starts by introducing through interactive discussions and application exercises, the methodology to develop a treatment plan for most presenting problems.  Students will learn the BASIC assessment model and a format for developing goal setting skills and reinforcement scripts.  The appropriate use of Rapid Inductions is discussed, practiced and critiqued.  The timing and structure of the first hypnosis session with a client is outlined and practiced - how to explain hypnosis to a client; which induction method to use, and how to incorporate suggestibility testing and depth setting when appropriate.  Students are then taught to structure all additional sessions with clients.  The practical applications of using imagery in conjunction with proven ego strengthening techniques are explored and practiced through the use of case studies, role play activities and illustrations.  The varied possibilities and options open to enhance a profitable hypnosis practice are explored.  This includes how to start, expand and market one's private practice including presentations, advertising, and media.  Those issues which hypnotists are legally allowed to work with vary from state to state.  These issues are introduced and discussed.  Prerequisite:  Successful completion of Hypno 101 & 102.

Advanced Weight Loss Techniques
            12 hours                 Tuition: $450 (no book fees)                                              Registration:  $75
                The physical realities of weight control are discussed including caloric intake required to initially gain weight, realistic reduction based on body weight and level of exercise, causes of weight gain, lifestyle education for clients, and information on medications and medical conditions that can hinder progress and what to do in these situations.  We will discuss three clinical issues that arise in treating a weight loss client: dropping out of treatment, emotional disturbances during dieting, and regaining weight.  Current research on effective and safe weight reduction and weight control is introduced and discussed.  Students are also provided with an overview of current weight loss programs, for example Weight Watchers, Nutrisystem, and Atkins.  NOTE: The purpose of the overview of other weight loss programs is not necessarily for the purpose of implementing these programs in a hypnosis practice but to make students aware and more knowledgeable of their clients options.  Various Motivational Techniques for Behavior Modification are introduced and discussed including 12-step programs, counseling, personal fitness training, cognitive therapy, etc.  Hypnosis techniques and scripts for weight loss will be presented.  Prerequisite:  Successful completion of MIPH Hypnosis Certification or equivalent Hypnosis Certification from an approved institution.

Advanced Stop Smoking & Stress Techniques
            12 hours                 Tuition: $450 plus book fees                                              Registration:  $75
                Hypnotists are increasingly called upon to help people quit smoking.  This course provides additional material and advanced techniques.  Any intervention with a smoker must address the three components of habit: conditioned response, emotional associations, and physical dependence.  Several stop smoking strategies are introduced and discussed, including gradual withdrawal and 'cold turkey' with the use of hypnosis.  Also discussed is how to determine which techniques will best serve individual clients specific needs. 
Various alternative coping strategies are presented using hypnosis techniques.  Various subjects related to stress and stress relief are discussed including: how to understand the stress response, how stress affects the body, stress in your clients life, how to prevent and manage stress, situational stress, and how to develop a stress relief program for your client.  Prerequisite:  Completion of MIPH Hypnosis Certification or equivalent Hypnosis Certification from an approved institution.

Stage Hypnosis Training
                12 hours                 Tuition:  $900 (no book fees)                                             Registration:  $75
                An A to Z on how to do stage shows including: set-up, presentation, selection of volunteers, induction techniques, reliable skits, post-hypnotic suggestions, marketing and booking, and ethical considerations of performance.  There is a great market for stage hypnosis entertainers and the objective of this course is teach students how to make an income through the use of stage shows and create referrals for hypnosis sessions.  We begin with how to screen, select, and solicit volunteers with mass suggestibility tests and move into various induction techniques suited to the situation.  Students are introduced to skits and post-hypnotic suggestion that have proven fun, reliable, and ethical for audience and participants alike.  Students are prepared to create a lucrative business through training in how to market themselves to groups, agents, and schools.  Several stage hypnotists performances will be presented on video.
Prerequisite:  Completion of MIPH Hypnosis Certification or equivalent Hypnosis Certification from an approved institution.

Stop Smoking & Weight Loss Hypnosis Seminars
                12 hours                Tuition:  $450 (no book fees)                                             Registration:  $75
                A to Z on how to provide excellent group seminars for stop smoking and weight loss from selecting sites, advertising, promotion, and suggested guidelines for fees, to presentation skills and group hypnosis techniques.  Students are provided with everything they need to know to effectively market themselves to various organizations including hospitals for the purpose of providing group hypnosis sessions.  Working with a group is very different from working with singular clients and poses many different challenges.  However the efficiency of being able to work with groups can be profitable as a supplement to your hypnosis practice.  Students are walked through everything from the pre-hypnosis talk, designed to prepare participants for success, to some of the best hypnosis techniques for this particular setting.  Also covered are business aspects such as advertising, fee schedules, how to formulate a proposal, and general presentation skills.  Scripts and hypnosis techniques are introduced, practiced, and critiqued.  Prerequisite:  Completion of MIPH Hypnosis Certification or equivalent Hypnosis Certification from an approved institution.

Practitioner of Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) Certification: includes BNLP 100‘s-300’s
            120 hours               Tuition: $2100 includes book fees                                     Registration:  $75
                 Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) is a collection of tools for analyzing how we communicate and organize, filter, and edit information, and uses conscious changes in language to create new thinking patterns, which can lead to new habits (Think Thin, Be Thin; 2005)  NLP will teach you how to master language patterns so vital to transformational hypnosis, help you understand human nature and learning styles, and teach you how to build instant rapport with people around you, especially your clients.  As a result of the effective balance between lecture and experiential training, students learn and absorb more deeply at an accelerated rate and walk away with a comprehensive understanding of the presuppositions, techniques, and applications of NLP.  Through the practical experience of multiple, interactive exercises, the students can achieve an increasing degree of personal excellence, while learning how to assist clients in doing the same.  This is the entire NLP Certification program including BNLP 100‘s through 300‘s.  Successful completion of this course qualifies students for a certificate of completion from the Mitchell Institute of Professional Hypnosis and certification through the American Board of Neuro Linguistic Programming.  Refer to course descriptions for BNLP 100’s, 200’s, and 300’s.  There are no prerequisites for this course.  Previous hypnosis training (or Hypno 100) is not required for this certification but may be helpful.

Basic NLP:  BNLP 100’s
                40 hours                 Tuition:  $350 plus book fees                                             Registration: $75
                After doing the required pre-study material (see below), students are provided with an interactive environment to solidify their understanding and to practice the basic techniques of NLP under the tutelage of a certified Trainer.  The NLP Communication Model and the Presuppositions of NLP are introduced as a means to provide in-depth feedback for the student to deepen an understanding.  Inductive and deductive methods are utilized to teach, as well as demonstrate, the NLP skill sets, so that the student can have an increasing familiarity and facilitation with the practical and ethical use of the skills.  Sensory Acuity is enhanced by exercises in Observing & Calibrating Others. By practicing the observation the predicates others use to describe their experiences the students are shown the concept of the Primary Representational System.  Then by learning Eye Accessing Cues (indications of how a person may be accessing information internally), the student is led to an understanding of Lead Representational Systems.  Then, through a series of exercises the ability to Develop Instant Rapport is enhanced.  There are no prerequisites for this course however, all candidates for these classes must do the Pre-Study by listening to the applicable sections of the Basic Practitioner Tape Set at least three times and do the required reading before class starts.  Previous hypnosis training (or Hypno 100) is not required for this certification but may be helpful.

Secondary NLP: BNLP 200’s
                40 hours                 Tuition:  $655 (no book fees)                                             Registration:  $75
                Students are provided with an interactive environment to integrate and practice external and internal modes of communication and stimulus response under the tutelage of a certified Trainer.  This course starts with a thorough yet understandable explanation and discussion of what is presupposed in the statements that clients make and how to utilize this information for a client's benefit  ethically. The Hierarchy of Ideas is used as a frame for implementing and utilizing both general modes (the Milton Model), as well as specific modes (the Meta Model), of communications, as is situationally appropriate. This leads to the effective construction of metaphors to help clients shift frames of reference.  The student is taught effective ways to elicit states, linguistically, so an intervention may be developed.  The Submodalities and Stimulus Response/Anchoring  interventions are further explored so that students may assist clients to change negative, self-defeating beliefs, to instantly change their states, and to adopt a Physiology of Excellence.  Prerequisites: BNLP 100’s and Pre-Study of listening to the applicable sections of the Basic Practitioner Tape Set at least three times and doing the required reading before class starts.

Certification in NLP:  BNLP 300’s
                40 hours                 Tuition:  $755 plus book & lab fees                                  Registration:  $75
                Upon successful completion of this course students will receive a Certificate of Completion from MIPH. After paying the "lab fee" (*), students can be certified, through MIPH faculty, as a practitioner by the American Board of Neuro Linguistic Programming and by the Time Line Therapy (TM) Association.  Strategy Elicitation, Detection, Utilization, and Installation are taught to allow the students to help clients in implementing strategies that are empowering for those that are disempowering.   Linguistic reframing methods, previously taught, are expanded upon to expand the students' tool kit of skills to include the Six Step Reframe,  Meta Model III, and Parts Integration.   The basics of Time Line Therapy are discussed, demonstrated and practiced  to give the student a deep appreciation of the need to elicit the Root Cause from the client and to facilitate the clearing of Negative Emotions and Limiting Decisions in an ethical, non-invasive way.  This leads to instruction and practice of  placing goals effectively in the future Time Line.  With the basic interventions in place this course concludes with a general discussion of the NLP Model of Therapy (what to when).  This is invaluable for the serious hypnotist, sales person, manager, etc.  Prerequisites: BNLP 200’s and Pre-Study of listening to the applicable sections of the Basic Practitioner Tape Set at least three times and doing the required reading before class starts.

Basic Time Line Therapy Certification: TLT 100’s
            20 hours                        Tuition:  $450 plus book & *lab fees                                Registration: $75
                Basic Time Line Therapy Training and Certification is already included in Basic NLP Practitioner Certification course.  This course is for those students who are interested in Master Practitioner NLP and Time Line Therapy Certification (MNLP 100’s-400’s) that have already received their Basic NLP Certification through another approved institution.  Successfully completing this course, as well as paying the "lab fee" (*), qualifies the student to be certified as a practitioner by the Time Line Therapy (TM) Association.  The basics of Time Line Therapy are discussed, demonstrated and practiced to give the student an appreciation of how to elicit the Root Cause from the client and to facilitate the clearing of Negative Emotions and Limiting Decisions in an ethical, non-invasive way.  This leads to instruction and practice of placing goals effectively in the future Time Line.  With the basic interventions in place this course concludes with a general discussion of the NLP Model of Therapy (what to do when).  Prerequisites: Certification as a Practitioner of Neuro Linguistic Programming by an approved institute and doing the required reading before class starts.

Master Practitioner of Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) Certification: includes MNLP 100’s-401
                160 hours               Tuition:  $2500 plus *lab fee (see MNLP 401) Registration: $75                                 
                Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) is a collection of tools for analyzing how we communicate and organize, filter, and edit information, and uses conscious changes in language to create new thinking patterns, which can lead to new habits (Think Thin, Be Thin; 2005).  NLP will teach you how to master language patterns so vital to transformational hypnosis, help you understand human nature and learning styles, and teach you how to build instant rapport with people around you, especially your clients.  After having practiced the skills learned during the practitioner phase, serious students advance to the Master Practitioner level, where they develop an advanced and deeper understanding of the cutting edge technology developing in NLP to layer in new techniques at a deeper, more profound level.  Successful graduates are then able to assist clients in personal transformation in a professional capacity, using a broad array of techniques and technologies.  Successful completion of this course qualifies students for a certificate of completion from the Mitchell Institute of Professional Hypnosis and Master certification through the American Board of Neuro Linguistic Programming.
Refer to course descriptions for MNLP 100’s, 200’s, 300’s, & 400.  Prerequisite: Certified Practitioner of Basic NLP & Basic Time Line Therapyâ (TLT) from MIPH or an approved institute.

Advanced Language and Quantum Linguistics:  MNLP 100’s
                36 hours                 Tuition: $700 plus book fees                                              Registration: $75
                In general,  the MNLP program builds and expands on knowledge gained during the BNLP program.  MNLP 100’s focus on Advanced Language Patterns and Quantum Linguistics, which leads to the discussion of the Basis of All NLP patterns during MNLP 200‘s.  Students are taught advanced applications of Linguistic Presuppositions through demonstration and  practice, so that they may, ethically and conversationally, recognize the assumptions of a client's speech and then guide the client to make desired changes at a profound level.  This leads to demonstration of and exercises on the use of directionalized questioning to "shake up" a client's less effective model of the world, so that interventions can be even more effective.  Students are given effective methods to ascertain a client's Prime Concerns, so that old negative emotions can be released conversationally.  Several advanced linguistic methods of releasing limiting decisions are demonstrated and practiced.  Using the Hierarchy of Ideas as the basis, the NLP Negotiation Process is introduced and discussed in depth to allow students to increase their effectiveness in negotiating with others.  Advanced Reframing techniques are taught to increase the student's facility in guiding clients to shift their perspectives from what they don't want to what they do want.  Prerequisites:  Certified Practitioner of Basic NLP & Basic Time Line Therapy (TLT) from MIPH or an approved institute and required reading for thirty hours of pre-study (listening to Master Practitioner Tape Program is optional, but highly recommended).    

Advanced NLP Patterns and Presentation Skills:  MNLP 200’s
            36 hours                 Tuition: $700 (no book fees)                                              Registration: $75
                In general,  the MNLP 200 program builds and expands on knowledge gained during the BNLP program and MNLP 101/102.  Quantum Linguistics completes with a discussion of Sleight of Mouth, a powerful method of reframing.   The Basis of All NLP patterns is discussed and demonstrated.  The students are taught the TOTE Model of strategies and, then, practice how to identify, more accurately, the strategies by which clients get their results and to intervene, ethically, in those that are disempowering.  Students are provided with demonstrations and practice with advanced techniques of Stimulus Response/Anchoring and Logical Levels of Therapy.  The Presentation Skills segment provides the student with instruction about expanding the techniques of NLP to large groups of people for more effective presentations.  The students have the opportunity to practice the physiology of excellence and metaphor construction, while receiving high quality feedback and coaching.  The NLP process of modeling is introduced with a very effective process to allow the students to learn how to model excellent behavior.  Submodalities are revisited and expanded upon to lead to a discussion of the NLP Healing Paradigm and a discussion of the powerful Compulsion Blowout.  Prerequisites: Practitioner of NLP & TLT from MIPH or an approved institute, MNLP 100's, and required 30 hours of pre-study.

Advanced NLP Business Patterns:  MNLP 300’s
                36 hours                 Tuition:  $700 (no book fees)                                             Registration:  $75
                While the MNLP program builds and expands on knowledge gained during the BNLP program, MNLP 300's emphasize the ethical use of applications dealing with the more unconscious filters of Meta Programs and Values.  Through discussion, demonstration, and guided exercises the students are taught how knowing a client's or subordinate's Meta Programs, through the eight minute elicitation,  allow for predicting that person's actions with increasing accuracy and how intervening at the level of Meta Programs allows the client to make even more profound positive changes in a broad range of behaviors.  Managers and sales people are shown how knowledge of Meta Programs dramatically improves their ability to predict the behavior of others.  Through discussion and demonstration students are shown how people are motivated by their internally stored values and that problems always occur when there conflicts among the values.  The Graves model of values evolution is introduced and discussed, showing how people can transition from one level to the next, and how some can get stuck.  Through a process of guided, sequential exercises the students are provided with a set of methods to assist clients in eliciting current values, determining the hierarchy of values, identifying any conflicts, and ethically facilitating transformation to the most effective values alignment, according to the outcomes desired by the client.  Prerequisites: Practitioner of NLP & TLT from MIPH or an approved institute, successful completion of MNLP 100's, 200's, and required 10 hours of pre-study.

Certification as Master NLP & TLT Practitioner:  MNLP 401
            36 hours                 Tuition: $700 plus lab fee*                                                 Registration:  $75
                Upon successful completion of this course, students will receive a Certificate of Completion from MIPH, and upon paying the "lab fee" (*), the student can be certified, through MIPH faculty, as a master practitioner by the American Board of Neuro Linguistic Programming and by the Time Line Therapyâ Association.  Time Line Therapyâ theory and processes are discussed, demonstrated, and practiced in depth to give the student a deep appreciation of the need and the most effective method to elicit the Root Cause from the client and to facilitate the clearing of Negative Emotions, Anxiety, and Limiting Decisions in an ethical, non-invasive way.  Through demonstration, discussion and practice the students are taught how to take a Detailed Personal History to prepare the client most effectively for the intervention.  This leads to instruction and practice of  placing goals effectively in the future Time Line so that the outcomes have a higher probability of occurring.  With these powerful interventions in place this course concludes with a more specific discussion of Health and Healing, with an emphasis on ethical practices and scope of practice. Prerequisites: Practitioner of NLP & TLT from MIPH or an approved institute, successful completion of MNLP 100's, 200's, & 300's, and 10 hours of required pre-study.