Become the Kind of Hypnotherapist Who Understands the Person, Not Just the Symptom
Are you thinking about becoming a hypnotherapist?
Perhaps you have experienced hypnotherapy yourself and saw the difference it can make.
Maybe you are already a coach, counselor, therapist, social worker, or intuitive practitioner looking for another way to help the people you work with.
Or maybe you're looking for an entirely new career—one that allows you to do meaningful work and make a difference in people's lives.
Whatever brought you here, welcome!
At Horizon Center School of Hypnotherapy, I offer comprehensive, self-paced online training built on more than 25 years of working with clients.
You'll learn how hypnosis works, how to conduct consultations and sessions, and how to choose techniques and interventions based on the individual client.
You'll also learn Whole Brain Hypnotherapy, the approach I've developed through my own clinical experience. Rather than simply giving suggestions based on a client's symptoms, I teach you to explore the beliefs and associations that may be contributing to those symptoms and involve both the conscious and subconscious minds in the process of change.
My goal is to help you develop the knowledge, practical skills, and clinical thinking to understand why you're doing what you're doing—not simply follow a script.
Ready to explore the training?
Why Choose Horizon Center?
Learning hypnotherapy is about more than memorizing scripts or knowing how to guide someone into hypnosis.
It's about understanding the person sitting in front of you and knowing how to choose the right approach for their individual needs.
At Horizon Center, you'll learn from my more than 25 years of experience working with clients. I've brought the lessons, techniques, and practical insights I've developed throughout my career into a comprehensive training program designed to help you become a thoughtful, capable hypnotherapist.
You'll learn to:
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Look beyond a client's presenting symptoms to explore the beliefs, associations, and experiences that may be contributing to them.
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Involve both the conscious and subconscious minds in the therapeutic process.
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Choose and adapt interventions rather than relying on the same script for every client.
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Develop personalized sessions using the client's own history, insights, and language.
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Build your skills and confidence through demonstrations, practical exercises, and optional live training.
My goal isn't simply to teach you what to do. It's to help you understand why you're doing it, so you can make informed decisions as you develop your own practice.
What Is Whole Brain Hypnotherapy?
Whole Brain Hypnotherapy is the approach I've developed through more than 25 years of working with clients, and it's the foundation of what I teach at Horizon Center.
One of its central principles is that deeper hypnosis does not necessarily mean deeper therapeutic work.
Rather than focusing on getting clients as deeply hypnotized as possible or trying to get their conscious minds out of the way, I teach students to involve both the conscious and subconscious minds in the process of change.
We begin by looking beyond the presenting symptom.
What experiences, beliefs, or associations may have contributed to the client's response?
What did that response originally accomplish? And what does the client understand today that may help them respond differently?
Using information gathered during the consultation, we develop individualized interventions, including hypnotic arguments that draw on the client's own history, reasoning, insights, and language.
The goal is to understand why a client is responding the way they are and use that understanding to guide the work—not simply give suggestions aimed at changing the symptom.
Online Hypnotherapy Training Should Be More Than Watching Videos
Learning hypnotherapy involves more than understanding the theory.
You need to know how to put that knowledge into practice when you're sitting with a real client.
That's why my self-paced training includes video demonstrations, detailed manuals, practical exercises, and opportunities to apply what you're learning as you progress through the program.
You'll learn how to conduct consultations, plan individualized sessions, choose and adapt techniques, and respond when things don't go quite as expected.
And if you'd like additional hands-on experience, you can complement your self-paced studies with optional live workshops, supervised practice, and personalized training support.
The goal is to help you develop the knowledge, practical skills, and confidence to begin working with clients—not simply finish watching a course.
A Learning Experience That Grows With You
Your self-paced Practitioner Training gives you the flexibility to study when and where it works for you. But sometimes you want to ask a question, watch a technique demonstrated, practice with another student, or receive feedback from an experienced instructor.
That's why I offer optional live training and personalized support to complement your self-paced studies.
Choose the learning experiences that suit your needs:
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Ask Me Anything (AMA) Sessions: Bring your questions about the curriculum, techniques, or client scenarios to a live Q&A session.
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Inside the Session Lab: Learn how to turn consultation information into individualized sessions, including choosing interventions and developing hypnotic arguments.
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Supervised Practice Lab: Practice your skills in a supportive environment and receive feedback as you prepare to work with clients.
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Monthly Hypnotherapy Workshops: Explore specific techniques through live demonstrations, guided practice, partner exercises, and discussion.
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Private Training Support: Work with me one-on-one on whatever you need most, from understanding course material to refining your technique and preparing for client sessions.
You can complete the self-paced program independently or add live learning opportunities whenever you'd like additional guidance and practice.
What Students Say About the Training
I can tell you how I teach and what I believe makes this training different.
But sometimes it is more useful to hear from the people who have actually taken it.
“Of all the post-secondary and continuing education I have done, this was by far the most value for the money. She has the rare quality of being a phenomenally talented practitioner and also an engaging teacher. Not everyone can excel at both roles, but she does.”
Carmen Spagnola
“It is a comprehensive program that covers everything I needed to know to start my practice: theory, techniques, ethics, applications, starting a business and more. Linda presents the material with skill and compassion and draws the best out of her students.”
Liana Foley, Arbutus Hypnotherapy
“Linda provided me with a thorough, evidence-based, up-to-date education in hypnosis that has allowed me to create a successful practice. Linda is unique in that she actually cares about her students.”
Oceanna Hall, B.Sc., M.Div., M.Ed., Clinical Specialist, RCCH
“The course exceeded my expectations. We were given many opportunities for hands-on practice under careful supervision, to which I credit the ease with which I was able to launch my own practice upon completing the course.”
Niki Martin, Monarch Trancework
Why I Teach Hypnotherapy This Way
When I began practicing hypnotherapy in 1999, I quickly discovered that working with real clients wasn't always as straightforward as following a script.
People came to see me with different histories, beliefs, experiences, and reasons for wanting change.
I needed to understand what was happening for each person so I could decide which techniques and interventions would be appropriate.
Over the years, that way of working developed into Whole Brain Hypnotherapy, the approach I now teach at Horizon Center.
I've been teaching hypnotherapy since 2004, and my goal has always been to give students more than a collection of scripts and techniques. I want you to understand the reasoning behind the work, learn to recognize what may be contributing to a client's concerns, and develop the skills to create sessions that are relevant to the individual.
I want you to know what you're doing, why you're doing it, and what to do when a session doesn't go according to plan.
That's the kind of hypnotherapist I want to help you become.
— Linda Sevilla, RCCH
Is This Hypnotherapy Training Right for You?
There are many reasons people decide to study hypnotherapy. Perhaps one of these sounds like you.
You’re looking for a more meaningful career. You want to do work that makes a difference in people’s lives, with the possibility of building a practice of your own.
You’re already a helping professional. You may be a counselor, therapist, social worker, massage therapist, bodyworker, coach, or intuitive practitioner who wants to expand your skills and explore another way of supporting clients.
You’re already trained in hypnotherapy. You want to move beyond generic scripts, explore additional techniques, and develop greater confidence in creating individualized sessions.
You’re fascinated by the subconscious mind. You want to understand how hypnosis works, why people develop certain patterns, and how hypnotherapy can be used to help people create change.
Whatever brings you here, you don’t need previous hypnosis training to begin.
The program starts with the foundations and progresses through more advanced techniques and practical applications.
Not sure whether hypnotherapy training is right for you?
You can explore the first two units for free before deciding whether to enroll.
Training Investment
Complete Self-Paced Hypnotherapy Training
$1,897 CAD + applicable tax
Your training includes the complete Horizon Center curriculum, demonstrations, assignments, consultation and session examples, volunteer practice requirements, and personal feedback on your submitted work.
You can complete the curriculum at your own pace.
Additional live workshops, practice labs, memberships, AMAs, Inside the Session, and Private Training Support are optional and can be added according to your interests and learning needs.
Still Have Questions?
Not sure whether hypnotherapy training is right for you?
Wondering how the self-paced program works or whether it will fit your goals?
I'd be happy to talk with you!
Book a free Training Fit Call, and we can discuss what you're looking for, answer your questions about the program, and explore whether Horizon Center is a good fit for you.