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Professional Hypnosis Certification – Learn to be a Hypnotist

While cognitive therapies help clients manage problems, the brain responds differently in relaxation than in waking state. Relaxation, guided imagery, or hypnotic processes operate at a different level neurologically to help clients experience life differently at an automatic, visceral level. These processes are empirically based, solution-focused, fast and effective.

 

I am very excited to invite you to my Professional Hypnosis Certification Course beginning January 2027! I’ve taught the class for years, and I’ve also taught this same material to psychiatric residents (physicians) as Core Faculty for a Graduate Medical Education – Psychiatry Residency Training Program.

In person seating is limited (virtual attendance is unlimited). Early bird tuition is available until December 31, 2025. The course provides up to 50 CEs (including 6 Ethics CEs and 1 Suicide Prevention CE), and a certification in hypnotherapy.

Certification as a hypnotherapist or consulting hypnotist is with the National Guild of Hypnotists, the nation’s oldest professional association of hypnotists. Noncontact hours are provided for social workers.

Registration is $300 and is applied to the tuition for the course. In person space is limited (you can also attend virtually, and there is no limitation on that space).

Time: 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays (US EST; UK: 2:00 p.m./14:00 GMT until 7:00 p.m./19:00; Central Europe Time: 3:00 p.m./15:00 until 8:00 p.m./20:00).
Dates: The course dates will be weekends, mid-January through mid-February 2027 (exact dates to be announced).
Location: Watermark Counseling, 1705 Richland Street, Columbia SC 29201
The course will offer both virtual and in person opportunities. Live participation is limited to the first nine registrants, with unlimited live virtual participation available.
Tuition: Early bird tuition is $2,577 until December 31, 2026 (this may be changed without notice, but will be honored if you register before any change). Full tuition beginning January 1, 2027 is $2,777. Registration is $300, leaving a discounted tuition of $2,277 remaining (If registered by December 31, 2026). A payment plan is available at no interest and with no credit check.

If you would like to attend from the UK or Europe – Welcome! The times are 14:00 to 19:00 GMT, 15:00 to 20:00 CET. Please make your payment in USD. Please contact me if you have questions. 

 

Please click the link below to go to PayPal to complete your registration. If you have questions, would like to pay in another way, or any difficulty registering, please contact me here or email me directly at info@watermarkcolumbia.com, text to 803-467-8888 (or call 803-750-2000 – text and email are best).

Please use the button below to register for the Professional Hypnosis Certification Course. The $300 payment is applied towards your tuition.

The class provides solid information, but focuses on developing the practical skill you need to work with your clients. This is standard of care, solution-focused, and a brief therapy model.

Neurologically this is an especially good process for treating:

  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Unipolar Depression
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Related Disorders
  • Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders
  • Dissociative Disorders
  • Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders (including physical pain relief and functional neurological disorders)
  • Feeding and Eating Disorders
  • Elimination Disorders
  • Sleep-Wake Disorders
  • Sexual Dysfunctions

A bit more about Dr, Fredric Mau:

  • Clinical mental health counselor (LPC, LPCS, NCC). I’ve been in private practice as a board-certified hypnotherapist for over 20 years, so I bring a good bit of practical experience to the table in this training.
  • Served as Core Faculty for a Graduate Medical Education – Psychiatry Residency Training Program.
  • Investigator as part of a multidisciplinary team with Clemson University and Prisma Health Upstate in a randomized controlled trial exploring the efficacy of virtual reality assisted guided imagery (VRAGI) in a home setting for pain management in patients with advanced cancer, and I am qualified to conduct medical research involving human subjects.
  • Author of three award-winning books – these are included for you in the class!
  • Contributing to the upcoming 5th edition of Kilgus, Essential Psychopathology & Its Treatment (W. W. Norton & Company – available December 2025).
  • Peer reviewer for the British Medical Journal.
  • Professional Lab Affiliate for the Virtual Reality and Nature (VRN) Lab at Clemson University.
  • Wrote the introduction to Sollmann (Ed.) Klinische Hypnotherapie – Methoden, Anwendung, Entwicklung (Clinical Hypnotherapy – Methods, Application, Development; Kohlhammer Verlag).
  • International keynote speaker; Dr. Mau has spoken at conferences across the US, as well as in Australia, the UK, Switzerland, and Germany.
  • Received several professional awards given in Switzerland and the United States, including awards by the South Carolina Counseling Association for Distinguished Professional Service (2024) and Outstanding Counselor (2019) in my home state.

This course is also open to life coaches, students, and members of the public.

Thank you again for considering this!
Fredric

More feedback on Dr. Mau’s training

Who should take Dr. Mau’s training?
“Honestly anyone who needs to communicate clearly, effectively, and healthily with other humans.”

“I learned more than I could have ever imagined I would.”

“Excellent topic that changed how I understand client progress.”

“All of it. Amazing and ground breaking.”

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