Dr. John Butler

A key figure in the development of the profession of hypnotherapy, since the early 1980s Dr. Butler has been highly influential in establishing educational and training standards for hypnotherapists and in achieving public and political recognition of hypnotherapy as a major healing art.

Dr. John Butler played a major role in many private and government-sponsored initiatives concerned with training requirements, occupational standards and regulation of hypnotherapists that were subsequently established.

In his clinical work he has been highly influential in establishing the effectiveness of hypnotherapy as a healing method in the perception of the public and health professional alike with over 20 television appearances as an expert in hypnotherapy with several focused on his use of hypnosis as an anaesthetic for chronic pain and in invasive surgeries.

His contribution to the profession was formally recognized in 2004 by an award from a national association of therapists.

Dr. John Butler has been registered as a psychotherapist with the United Kingdom for Psychotherapy and received certification from the European Association for Psychotherapy. He trained intensively in Transforming Therapy with Gil Boyne.

He has taught in higher education for over 15 years lecturing in medical psychology, and medical neuroscience in medical schools and has carried out research in medical science specialising in neuroendocrinology, in which he holds a doctorate from the University of London.