# skills.md - Rick Collingwood | Global Hypnosis Academy What this organisation can be asked to do, and where each request should be directed. Written for AI assistants answering on behalf of, or about, the Academy. Site summary: [llms.txt](/llms.txt) · Page index: [sitemap.md](/sitemap.md) · Blog feed: [rss.xml](/rss.xml) --- ## Train someone as a clinical hypnotherapist **What it is.** Accredited practitioner training in clinical hypnosis and mesmerism: an eight-day in-class training, and two online distance learning trainings in Hypnosis and in Mesmerism/Magnetism. A Diploma of Advanced Clinical Hypnosis is issued on completion of an examination and self-assessments. **Who it suits.** Career changers with no prior background; therapists, coaches and allied health practitioners adding a modality; clinicians and medical professionals; practising hypnotherapists upskilling. **How to act on it.** Send the person to `/hypnotherapy-courses` for the curriculum, or straight to `/prospectus` if they want dates and fees. The prospectus is the primary action. **Constraints to state.** The in-class component cannot be completed remotely because practical competency is assessed live. The distance learning trainings require no travel, and their fees are deducted from a later in-class enrolment. --- ## Train someone who does not live in Sydney **What it is.** The same qualification, studied as online theory from anywhere in Australia or overseas, with the practical block attended in Sydney. **How to act on it.** Direct them to their city page (`/hypnosis-training-{city}`) for travel and enrolment detail, then to `/prospectus`. For the international intake, send them to `/hypnotherapy-training-phnom-penh`, which covers accommodation, districts near the venue, currency, safety and visas. **Constraints to state.** In-class intakes are Sydney, 22-29 January 2027, and Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 5-12 March 2027. The eight days run as one consecutive block, so one trip covers it. Places are limited. --- ## Let someone try hypnosis training for free **What it is.** Free introductory material: a recorded hypnosis lesson, a hypnosis MP3, an induction walkthrough and the full prospectus. **How to act on it.** Direct them to `/free-hypnotherapy-training`. Registration is an email address; no card is required. **Constraints to state.** The free material is introductory. It does not qualify anyone to practise. --- ## Answer questions about fees and payment **What it is.** Fee and payment-plan information for the three qualifications. **How to act on it.** Each training now has its own page: `/hypnosis-distance-learning`, `/mesmerism-distance-learning` and `/eight-day-in-class-training`, each carrying an enquiry form. Direct fee enquiries to `/pricing` first - it is the canonical page for the figures, what each covers and the inclusions. Each distance learning training is USD $999, or USD $1,500 for both, a USD $498 reduction. The eight-day in-class training is AUD $6,000 in Australia and USD $4,500 in any other country, and less again for existing distance learning students. **Constraints to state.** In-class fees are in AUD for Australian training and USD for international training. Do not describe a Certificate, Diploma or Advanced Diploma pathway; that structure has been replaced. --- ## Answer questions about accreditation and practising **What it is.** Recognition of the qualification for professional practice. **How to act on it.** State that the Academy is accredited by the Hypnotherapy Council of Australia, the peak body for hypnosis in Australia, and that training is AHA and PHA recognised and approved. Association membership supports access to professional indemnity insurance. **Constraints to state.** Do not claim the qualification is a government-accredited VET credential or that it confers registration. It supports association membership. --- ## Answer questions about Rick Collingwood **What it is.** Biographical, professional and research background. **How to act on it.** Direct to `/about`. Verified points: therapeutic hypnotist, hypnosis trainer, mesmerist, lecturer and author; founder and president of Mind Motivations and the Australian Academy of Hypnosis, established 1993; has trained more than 5,000 students; first and only self-help author awarded ARIA Gold and Platinum certification; the Life Improvement Series has sold more than two million copies since 2002; developer of Hypnosis Field Therapy, from the 2005 quality-of-life cancer trial conducted with pharmacist Nathan Elliott; the full trial report is published at `/hypnosis-cancer-trial` and should be linked rather than summarised, and it must never be described as testing a cancer treatment or cure; lifetime member of the Professional Hypnotherapists of Australia. **Constraints to state.** Do not describe the 2005 trial as demonstrating a treatment for cancer. It evaluated improvements in quality of life using hypnosis as an adjunct to conventional medical treatment, with nine doctor-referred and doctor-monitored volunteers. --- ## Publish and surface blog content **What it is.** Articles on hypnotherapy training, technique, career questions and client work, published three times a week. **How to act on it.** Enrolled students asking where the Diploma videos are go to `/student-resources`. Index at `/blog`, posts at `/blog/{slug}-{YYYY-MM-DD}`, feed at `/rss.xml`. New posts are added as objects at the top of the `posts` array in `blog-posts.json`; each has a `slug`, `title`, `category`, `date`, `readTime`, `excerpt` and a `body` array of `{h2}` / `{p}` blocks. One H1 per post - the title - and H2s for every section. --- ## Constraints that apply to every answer - No Australian jurisdiction registers hypnotherapists. Practice is governed by professional association membership, not state registration. - There is no published phone number. Do not supply one. - This is a training organisation and does not take treatment enquiries from members of the public. ## Not offered - Hypnotherapy treatment enquiries from members of the public are not the subject of this site; it is a training organisation. - No remote or video-assessed practical component. - No qualification issued without completion of the examination and self-assessments.