Hypnosis College and Clinic of Hypnotherapy

The Hypnosis Motivation Institute, HMI, is a non-profit nationally accredited hypnosis training college and clinic of hypnotherapy that has been serving Southern California for more than 48 years.

HMI was founded in 1968 by Dr. John Kappas. Dr. Kappas literally defined the profession of hypnotherapy in 1973, when he wrote and defined the profession of a "Hypnotherapist" in the Federal Dictionary of Occupational Titles. That definition remains in force and unchanged today.

HMI has earned the distinction of being America's first hypnotherapy training school to become nationally accredited, by an accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, in Washington, D.C.

HMI's Hypnotherapy Clinic is home to over 50 Certified Hypnotherapists. HMI estimates that it has provided more than 250,000 hours of private hypnotherapy services in its 47 year history. It is this clinical experience that provides the foundation for HMI's Hypnotherapy Certification Training and Internship program.

The Hypnosis Motivation Institute strives to offer the most extensive and thorough hypnotherapy training and internship program available. Become a Certified Hypnotherapist today!

HMI Accreditation and Approvals

• Accredited by the Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training (ACCET), an accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
• Accredited by the Distance Education Accrediting Commission (DEAC), an accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
• Approved by the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education (BPPE), Department of Consumer Affairs.
• Approved by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS) as a provider for continuing education credits for California licensed Marriage and Family Therapists and licensed Clinical Social Workers.
• Approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN) as a provider of continuing education credits for Registered Nurses.
• Approved by the Dental Board of California (DBC) as a provider of continuing education credits for licensed Dentists and Dental Assistants.
• Approved by the Hypnotherapists Union Local 472 as an educational provider for Certification in Hypnotherapy.

Notice of Nondiscriminatory Policy as to Students: The Hypnosis Motivation Institute school admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and/or ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and other school administered programs.