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William trained at the National Council of Psychotherapist’s recognised faculty under the Council’s founders, Norman Lee and John Beard, in 1983/4. Following ten years as a practitioner, he found his voice as an organiser and administrator when he took over from John Beard as the NCP’s Secretary in 1993. He identified the need very early on for Hypnotherapy to attain recognition as a separate profession from other forms of Psychotherapy, Psychology and Counselling and in the intervening years has played a pivotal role in attempting to bring this about.

He was:

Secretary – National Council of Psychotherapists (NCP) – 1993 to 1997
Architect and Founder – National Council for Hypnotherapy (NCH) - 1995
Secretary – National Council for Hypnotherapy – 1995 to 1997
Architect and Co-Founder – UK Confederation of Hypnotherapy Organisations (UKCHO) - 1998
Executive Committee Member – UK Confederation of Hypnotherapy Organisations – 1999 to 2001
Architect and Founder – General Hypnotherapy Register (GHR) - 2000
Architect and Founder – General Hypnotherapy Standards Council (GHSC) – 2001
He is the current Registrar of the General Hypnotherapy Register, Secretary to the General Hypnotherapy Standards Council and Co-Facilitator of the Working Group for Hypnotherapy Regulation.
He co-compiled & co-edited (with his wife) "The Directory of Hypnotherapy Practitioners (UK & Ireland)" 2000 - 2003, published by Sway House.

Registered. Addictions Counsellor. Clinical Hypnotherapist & Psychotherapist.

His interests in addictions spans 25+ years working on both a voluntary and professional basis with those who experience substance abuse and addiction in diversified situations, including, but not limited to detox: rehabilitation: group and, one to one - view entry on the register