Faculty

The Teaching Faculty

 Nicola Martin DCH DHP FICH

Nicola MartinNicola is the Principal of the ICH and is responsible for all professional and ethical standards. She has been involved in hypnotherapy for over twenty years, both as a noted private practitioner and a lecturer. She has trained extensively in the United Kingdom and the United States and is now Board Certified by the National Guild of Hypnotists (NGH) in the USA. In 1998, Nicola became an Ultra Deep Trance Trainer. As an expert in hypnotherapy, she has made several radio and television appearances.

 

Dr Anna Brocklebank BM FICH

Dr Anna BrocklebankLady Brocklebank is the medical and legal adviser to the ICH. She practised psychiatry at Raigmore Hospital, Inverness, worked in general practice as well as in private practice at the Cromwell and Lister Hospitals. She is a member of a Government "think-tank" and has been voted "best lecturer" by the medical students of London University. She is also a qualified lawyer as well as a writer and broadcaster. She is currently working at St George's Hospital, specialising in sexually transmitted diseases and psychosexual disorders.

 

 

Darren Marks DCH DHP FICH

 Darren first became involved in altered states of consciousness when studying contemporary shamanism. After training as a hypnotherapist with the ICH, he specialised in the area of cancer care and psychoneuroimmunology, the science which concerns links between mind and body, brain and immune system. He worked for the South East Cancer Help Centre for seven years and now has a thriving private practice in London. Darren assists people in dealing with a wide variety of difficulties and his work has featured in both the specialist and popular media. Darren has also recorded some video interviews about hypnotherapy (please see the links below):

 

Video Link: Becoming a hypnotherapist

Video Link: Hypnosis explained

Video Link: Life of a hypnotherapist

 

Bernadette Jaye BA (Hons), LCT (Dip), NFSH, FICH

Bernadette Jaye BA (Hons), LCT (Dip), NFSH, FICHBernadette is one of the UK's leading practitioners in past life regression therapy, in addition to being a highly respected hypnotherapist and one of the ICH's most appreciated lecturers. Her warm and down to earth approach to her specialism enables her to conduct Certificate and Diploma courses in past life regression, both in conjunction with the ICH as well as under her own banner. She runs a hypno-analytical practice in which she combines counselling skills and hypnosis from a psychodynamic and transpersonal perspective. Bernadette also heads the team of ICH supervisors responsible for assisting students during their training.

 

Roger Plummer DCH DHP

Roger Plummer DCH, DHPRoger qualified through the ICH and is in private practice in Essex. With a background in financial systems, Roger has held numerous positions within some of the world's leading financial institutions. He has provided stress management training for employees of JP Morgan, Credit Suisse First Boston, Merrill Lynch and UBS. Roger specialises in advanced learning techniques, confidence building and assertiveness training. Roger is a student supervisor, lecturer and examiner for the ICH.

 

  Henry Whitfield BA MSc CTF ( Certified TIR Facilitator )

Henry WhitfieldHenry trained for his Master of Science degree in Rational Emotive Behavioural Therapy with Windy Dryden at Goldsmiths College, London University. His background is in Humanistic and Cognitive Behavioural approaches to counselling. Henry is also an accredited and advanced trainer of Traumatic Incident Reduction (TIR), a brief therapy for PTSD. As well as lecturing on overcoming trauma, Henry also runs Schema workshops. The Schema training involves innovative ways of developing motivation and direction to enable clients to realise their goals in life effectively.

 

 

Deborah Bromley BSc (Hons) DCH

Deborah Bromley

Deborah worked in housing and homelessness for many years in Local Government. She trained with the ICH and now runs a private practice in Bedford specialising in women's issues, particularly weight control, depression, anxiety and stress. More recently, Deborah trained with Michael Newton (Journey of Souls) to be a Life between Lives Regression Therapist and now concentrates on this fascinating therapy. She recently organised the first UK training event, run by the Michael Newton Institute, to train other hypnotherapists to facilitate this work. Deborah is also an enthusiastic advocate for the energy therapies, including EFT and Instant Be Set Free Fast. She teaches these subjects on several ICH masterclasses.

 

  Patrick Browning MA, LLM, FCA, DCH, DHP

Patrick Browning MA, LLM, FCA, DCH, DHP

Patrick originally qualified as a barrister and chartered accountant and became an investment banker and later a finance director. Since qualifying with the ICH, Patrick has built a general hypnotherapy practice in Kensington and he also works as a practitioner at the Cancer Resource Centre in Battersea. He has a particular interest in medical issues such as cancer, hypertension, eating disorders and IBS. Patrick lectures on Creating Hypnotic Language and on Eye Movement Therapies and on hypnotherapy generally to lay groups. He is an Associate of the Royal Society of Medicine.

  Sue Turner DCH DHP

Sue Turner DCH, DHPSue is a successful hypnotherapist who trained with the ICH. She runs her busy Candela Clinical Hypnosis practice in Henley-on-Thames and also works within the Lewis Practice in Harley Street. Sue owns and runs The Hypnosis Bookshop, an established bookshop which specialises in hypnosis books and other related titles. Her bookshop now supplies books to ICH students at discounted prices. She has had many years' experience in sales and marketing, including a period working for Cassell Plc. At the start of her career, Sue worked as an NHS administrator, mainly working in hospitals and medical centres.

 

 Kush Shukla BA Acc, FCCA, DCH, DHP, GQHP

Kush Shukla BA Acc, FCCA, DCH, DHP, GQHPKush is fully qualified with the ICH and is also a qualified Chartered Certified Accountant. He has his own private accountancy and hypnotherapy practice and is a member of the General Hypnotherapy Register. He has gained experience with various organisations - from small and medium sized enterprises to large multinationals. Kush's main area of expertise is in Practice Management and Management Consultancy, helping companies and individuals with cost and tax efficiency techniques and improving income streams. He is happy to provide ICH students with commercial accountancy services.