What’s The Difference Between A Hypnotist And A Hypnotherapist?

January 31, 2008

Strictly speaking, I don’t suppose there is a difference but as a hypnotherapist myself, I tend to distinguish between the two in terms of purpose.

Both use hypnosis but I believe that the term ‘hypnotist’ should be reserved for stage hypnotists, i.e. they use hypnosis for entertainment, whereas a ‘hypnotherapist’ as the name implies uses hypnosis for therapeutic purposes.