Irritable Bowel Syndrome Certification for Hypnotherapists and Psychotherapists

A one day course for hypnotherapists, psychotherapists, and others who wish to improve their skills when working with clients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) affects millions of people globally. Around 60% of adults report IBS at some point in their life. IBS is one of the Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders (FGID).

Clinical research over the 40+ years has demonstrated that Irritable Bowel Syndrome has a strong relationship with human neuropsychology, and a good understanding of the correlations between the nervous system and the gut allows therapists to be able to design sessions and programmes that deal with these neuropsychological imbalances.

This course empowers therapists, new and experienced, with the knowledge and skills to assist their IBS clients in gaining better outcomes.

Hypnotherapy is a leading psychotherapy in the NICE guidelines for IBS (CG61) used by the National Health Service, although there are relatively few therapists that have specific training in dealing with IBS.

This course includes:

Understanding IBS - a global perspective
Understanding IBS - a individual/patient perspective
Anatomy and physiology of the digestive system
Neuroanatomy involved in IBS and FGID
Functional Gastrintestinal Disorders - an overview
How psychology interrelates with the Enteric Nervous System and relevant gut structures
How therapy is believed to work in IBS - potential mechanisms
Gut-Directed Hypnotherapy and IBS
Other psychological modalities
Understanding the medical background to IBS, pharmacological interventions that clients may be using, and other investigations that clients may have had
Confidence building in working with IBS clients
Understanding the role of food in IBS