HTI's World-Renowned Hypnosis Instructors

Randal Churchill teaches about half of each Hypnotherapy Certification program, and the other instructors of our internationally acclaimed staff are chosen with an uncompromising stand for high quality. Comments of former students about the remarkable instruction are posted under What Our Graduates Are Saying and profiles of their skills and experience are below.

"The Teacher of the Teachers"™

Randal Churchill has trained many of the leaders in the field. For example, a substantial number of our former students have written significant books about hypnotherapy, psychology, counseling and healing. Many have been featured teachers at International Hypnotherapy Conferences. Many of the primary instructors of state-licensed hypnotherapy schools in the United States were trained directly by us, and other instructors have been trained by some of our graduates.

Also, Randal Churchill's cutting edge teaching texts are being used and recommended by many hypnotherapy teachers, psychotherapists, counselors and hypnotherapists around the world.

The Hypnotherapy Training Institute has thousands of graduates, the largest alumni of any hypnotherapy school. In addition, we have given advanced training to thousands of hypnotherapists at various schools and International Hypnotherapy Conferences. 


Randal Churchill

Randal Churchill is founder of the Hypnotherapy Training Institute, which became one of the first licensed hypnotherapy schools in 1978. He was the first President of the American Council of Hypnotist Examiners, the original and primary Hypnotherapy Certification organization, and completed his most recent term in 2012. He received his degree in Psychology with Honors from Sonoma State University and has completed 50,000 hours of exceptional hypnotherapy as he enters his 55th year in the field.

Randal has received international acclaim for his creative and comprehensive therapy and teaching skills. An intuitive, highly supportive therapist, he is originator of Hypnotic Dreamwork™ and has been a pioneering leader for 50 years of Gestalt therapy, regression, advanced ideomotor methods, and the assimilation of various modalities with hypnotherapy.

The 1st Edition of Randal Churchill's seminal Become the Dream was the first book about the integration of dreamwork and hypnotherapy. The 480-page 2nd Edition of his classic text, Regression Hypnotherapy, was recently released. Teaching his revolutionary methods in working through underlying issues to overcome the effects of trauma, experts have called it the most important book about regression ever published. Both books have received the Founders Award for Excellence in Professional Literature. His 448-page text, Catharsis in Regression Hypnotherapy, has been published with rave reviews. He is co-author of the new book Churchill-Canfield’s Law.

Randal has taught at numerous conferences and institutions, including teaching psychiatrists at Napa State Hospital. He is on the Board of Advisors of the Gestalt Institute of Austin and a Lifetime Member of the Association for Humanistic Psychology. The subject of a television documentary about his exceptional work, he has been interviewed by many media sources including the BBC, PBS and Japanese television.


We also get raves about our other instructors, each a hypnotherapy specialist with many years' experience, who add further depth to the classes. They have been carefully selected for their exceptional therapy and communication skills and experience, and sensitivity to class needs. We believe there is no finer hypnotherapy training staff of any orientation anywhere. See What Our Graduates Are Saying for samples of dramatic comments about the remarkable teaching of the Hypnotherapy Training Institute's instructors.

Gaye Wilson Gibson Photo

Gaye Wilson Gibson, a Clinical Hypnotherapist since 1996, is also an RN with a Masters Degree in Psychology. She has been on the board of directors of The American Council of Hypnotist Examiners and a popular instructor at many International Hypnotherapy Conferences. With 27 years of a highly successful practice, a specialty is taking EFT-based therapy further with her two-phased Emotional Balancing Process. Her expertise includes parts therapy, hypnosis for harmful habits, first aid, surgery preparation and post-surgery support. hereandtao.com

Patricia Reynolds Sorbye, CCHt, is the Chair of the Board of Directors of the American Council of Hypnotist Examiners. She brings a wealth of clinical hypnotherapeutic experience of client transformations from her thousands of private sessions since 2004. Her expertise includes early planning of productive session work, deep emotional clearing regression, Ericksonian hypnosis, health issues, archetypes and how to conduct remote sessions. watervox.net

Cheryl Canfield

Cheryl Canfield, CCHt and Wellness Counselor since 1993, officially retired in May 2023 but may occasionally do some teaching. She is co-author of the new book Churchill-Canfield’s Law and the editor of several major hypnotherapy texts. Her award-winning book Profound Healing, about her inspiring recovery from advanced cancer, is valuable for therapists and others for her deep insights on physical, emotional and spiritual healing. This book has received rave reviews from Joseph Chilton Pearce, Wayne Dyer, Caroline Myss and Gerald Jampolsky.

Michael Collins, MD, PhD, CCHt, teaches various subjects related to medical hypnotherapy. Trained in internal medicine, cardiology, psychiatry and addictions psychiatry, the focus of his practice was on behavioral medicine. As he describes is his testimonial, he became so enthusiastic about hypnotherapy after taking our training that he quit his medical practice to become a full-time hypnotherapist.

Lyn Moreno, CCHt, has taught at the Hypnotherapy Training Institute since 1992. He demonstrates his signature Crossroads Therapy, hypnotherapy skills for grief, his Sun Passage process, and the relevance to hypnotherapy of insights and practices of Hawaiian traditions. thepathofaloha.com

Terry Stout, PhD, LMFT, has been a Certified Hypnotherapist since 1985. He has expertise in hypnotherapy for grief and teaches a section on consciousness, feeling and discernment. He also has very specialized training in the Inca Medicine Wheel, teaching its philosophy and relevance to hypnotherapy.

Sik-Lam Wong, LMFT, CHT, is a leader in the field of EMDR for the development of the new Flash Technique. He teaches integration of this form of EMDR with hypnotherapy.

Ormond McGill, The Dean of American Hypnotists, continues with us in spirit. Highlights of the Quantum Hypnotherapy™ seminar he taught at HTI for 25 years are part of our training.

Randal,
     “Words cannot adequately express the gratitude I feel for the impact this class has had on my life and the lives of my beautiful classmates. Thank you so much for modeling not only great mastery of this discipline but also such love and compassion for humanity. Thank you also for the new tools so that I can continue to impact powerful positive change in myself and others.”
Love,
-Tony Maree Millar, CHt, Life Coach
So. San Francisco, CA

The following message was received from a student on her way to becoming a CHt.

Dear Cheryl,
     “I just arrived home from our last Level 1 class, feeling even more in awe of the whole program. I feel that I have been truly blessed to be in your presence during this class. You are an exceptional teacher, very easy to follow and understand and just so open and present for all of us, and I can feel the love and care in your heart. I want you to know that even Level 1 was a life changing event for me, thank you so much.”
With Much Love,
-Linda Devine

About Michael Collins, MD: Our courses are designed to prepare for a career in hypnotherapy and for professionals in any of the healing arts. Usually professionals take our courses to integrate hypnotherapy into their professions. This physician changed his profession after taking our courses! He is now an HTI instructor, adding to our sections on medical hypnotherapy.

     “Wow! What a surprise. I never would have guessed the changes that were about to occur in my life, both personally and professionally, after starting my training at HTI. I became interested in the power and broad applications of hypnosis in medicine while a medical student in the 1970's. As a critical care specialist I have used hypnotic techniques with patients in intensive care units with great success. Being a strong advocate of the mind-body connection, I decided to further my training in hypnotherapy to complement my work in behavioral medicine.
     "I chose to enroll at HTI because of it's strong reputation and experiential approach to teaching. I made the right choice. The growth and changes that have occurred in my personal life have been nothing less than astounding. Professionally, I have transitioned from clinical medicine to full-time clinical hypnotherapy with tremendously satisfying results. I teach a semester long course in hypnotherapy to graduate students at the doctoral level in psychology and marriage and family therapy at an accredited university, and coach college varsity golfers in the 'mental game.' My private practice is successful and extremely rewarding. I am indebted to Randal and the other wonderful teachers at HTI."
-Michael Collins, MD, PhD, CHt
Roseville, CA