My therapeutic approach is non judgemental and integrative which means that I utilise a variety of therapeutic approaches and philosophies in order to assist my clients to achieve their goals. I tend to be solution focused, which means that I look at solutions as opposed to problems in order to help my clients move forward. This is not to say that I do not look at the problems or issues that are causing concern, but rather than to focus on those, I believe that looking at the solutions rather than the problems makes the therapeutic experience more positive for the client. Rest assured, I only use approaches that have been proven to be effective. That proof is demonstrated in clinical and academic journals as well as through anecdotal evidence of over 27 years of clinical practice.
Brookhouse Hypnotherapy Manchester has been helping people just like you to make significant improvements in order to live a happier and more fulfilling life. If you would like more information, please contact me at
Unlike many hypnotherapists, Shaun Brookhouse is also an Accredited UKCP Psychotherapist and a Registered Member of the BACP, the skills he acquired as a psychotherapist assists the hypnotherapeutic process considerably and helps clients gain new insights into the potential causes of their issues
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GCGI, Graduateship Diploma in Counselling and Hypnotherapy, City and Guilds of London Institute. Graduateship is equivalent to a first degree at a recognised European University. Thesis: Counselling Skills in the Hypnotherapeutic Profession
ACoT, Associate Diploma, College of Teachers. Thesis: The Importance of Counselling Skills in the Training of Hypnotherapists
DipProfCouns, Diploma of Professional Counselling, Australian Institute of Professional Counsellors (2002)
Certified Practising Counsellor, Australian Counselling Association (2003)
ECC(ac) European Certificate of Counsellor Accreditation, European Association for Counselling (2013)
DPC Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling, Northern Guild of Psychotherapy and Counselling, UK (2017)
Registered Member, British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy
Accredited Member, European Association for Counselling
Member, Northern Guild of Psychotherapy and Counselling
Director 1989-Present Brookhouse Hypnotherapy (Founded 1989 incorporated in 2004)
IT IS TIME TO STOP APOLOGISING FOR WHO WE ARE Journal of the National Council for Hypnotherapy Summer 2000
You want to be sure that the therapist you consult is experienced. I have been in continual practice since January 1989, making me one of the longest established and most experienced practitioners in Manchester and have been a trainer of hypnotherapists and hypno-psychotherapists since 1993.
You might wonder if therapy is for someone like you. I have helped clients from all walks of life to live better and healthier lives.
Also, be aware the more often than not, practitioners who claim that they have trained at a UK University in Hypnotherapy it simply means that the private school which trained them took rooms at places like UCL or King College London. My qualifications are indeed accredited and recognised by the Open University (Diploma in Hypno-Psychotherapy, National College) and Hypnotherapy Practitioner Diploma, NCFE) Bath Spa University (Advanced Diploma in Hypno-Psychotherapy, National College 90 Credits towards the MA in Counselling and Psychotherapy Practice) and my MA from Liverpool John Moores University was awarded in part due to my dissertation on the dynamics of Hypnotherapy Training. Always ask any potential practitioner where their qualifications came from and what accreditation it has.
Brookhouse Hypnotherapy Manchester has been helping people just like you to make significant improvements in order to live a happier and more fulfilling life. If you would like more information, please contact me at
4. As a society we are getting used to sites such as Tripadvisor, but the difference is that those reviews are independent. On a practitioner’s site, they are responsible for the content and would naturally only put up good reviews.
5. A good, well trained therapist will have a wide range of approaches that they use to match to each particular client’s needs. Therapy is not like buying a kettle, and one person’s experience is unlikely to match your own so reading other peoples’ experiences may be misleading rather than helpful.
February 2006: Brookhouse Hypnotherapy Ltd has launched
April 2007: From the UK Academy of Therapeutic Arts and Sciences 5 April 2007 For Immediate Release The UK Academy is proud to announce that our Principal Shaun Brookhouse has been elected a Fellow of the College of Teachers. The College of Teachers is the oldest professional college for educators in the world having received its Royal Charter in 1849 with a supplementary charter received in 1998. Shaun was already a holder of their post graduate Associateship Diploma for his dissertation The Importance of Counselling Skills in the Training of Hypnotherapists With distinctions like this and his Masters Degree in Education Studies from Liverpool John Moores University(Dissertation: Hypnotherapy Training in the UK: An investigation into the development of Clinical Hypnosis training post 1971) and his Certificate in Education (Post Compulsory/Adult) from the University of Manchester and his status as a Master Instructor for the National Guild of Hypnotists, we at the UK Academy believe that we have one of the finest educators of hypnotists/hypnotherapists in the world today.We offer our warmest congratulations to Shaun on this latest accomplishment.
