Los Angeles Hypnosis Training is built for a city that runs on the power of the story, because this work is how you help people rewrite theirs. As a Second Generation Hypnotherapist, my journey began long before I studied with pioneers like Randall Churchill and Ormond McGill. From Santa Monica to Downtown LA, our students bring a unique blend of curiosity and professional intention to a curriculum that balances clinical rigor with intuitive depth.

Is Los Angeles Hypnosis Training held in person or online?

Los Angeles Hypnosis Training is taught in a live, interactive online classroom, so the full certification is within reach from Santa Monica to Downtown and anywhere else in Southern California, without fighting the 405 to get to class. You are in the room with me in real time, practicing every single day. This is not a set of recordings. It is a live classroom.

The Training

What Does the Certification Involve?

This is a complete 220 hour professional certification taught personally by second generation hypnotherapist Mark Johnson, delivered through a live, interactive online classroom. You practice on real people every single class day, under live supervision, and graduate ready to see paying clients.

  • 110 hours of live, interactive instruction over Zoom, Thursday through Sunday every other week
  • 110 hours of self-directed study on your own schedule
  • Daily supervised practice with personal mentoring in breakout rooms
  • IACT certification, recognized worldwide, first year of membership included
  • Six months of the Good Vibes Hypnosis Training Mentorship Program included
Full Tuition

$3295

Early Bird

$2995

Deposit

$895

Reserve your seat with a $895 deposit.

Most of my students recoup their tuition within their first twenty paying clients, or fewer.

The complete picture, the method, the schedule, the certification requirements and every question answered, lives on the full Live Online Hypnotherapy Training page.

The Depth Question

How Is This Different From the Certifications Everyone in LA Seems to Have?

Hours and practice, mostly. Los Angeles is full of weekend certificates, and the wellness community here has learned to see through them. This is a 220 hour education: 110 hours live with me, 110 self directed, supervised practice on every single class day, five complete sessions with real people before you certify, an exam, and a recorded session you submit. You graduate having actually done the work repeatedly under a trainer's eye, and that shows the first time a client sits down across from you.

Beyond California

Can I See Clients Outside California After Certifying?

Yes, and you will graduate already comfortable doing it. Because you train over a camera from day one, working remotely is not a hurdle you face later. It is simply how you learned. My students see clients across the country and internationally, in Canada, the UK and Australia, alongside their local practice. For a Los Angeles practitioner, that means your market is not the 405 corridor. It is every English speaking time zone.

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5 Star Google Review

The world of hypnosis has always has curiosity for me and became more interesting as I have continued my clinical work as a psychologist. The training with Mark has provided the confidence to move in this modality with greater ease than I had anticipated. Mark has many years of knowledge and great wisdom that he shares generously with his students. Mark is also a great personality. He is human, grounded, and personable. It is obvious why he has had success in this field, as he simply has that easy going and non-judgmental personality that feels safe to explore and share so that the learner gets to where they seek to be. I am returning for more of his courses and study. :)

Brenda·California

The Schedule

What Are the Class Hours From the West Coast?

Class runs 10:00 to 6:00 Central, which is 8:00 in the morning to 4:00 in the afternoon in Los Angeles. You are done before the evening traffic even thickens. We meet Thursday through Sunday every other week, three modules, twelve days total, so a standard work week only surrenders six days across the whole certification, and the 110 self directed hours bend around your life rather than the other way.

The Busy Mind

My Mind Never Stops. Can I Even Be Hypnotized?

This question comes up in Los Angeles more than anywhere, and the answer is a relief to most people: hypnosis is not meditation. You do not need to silence your thoughts or go blank. Trance is focused attention, and busy, analytical, creative minds often make the best subjects once they are guided correctly. You will learn an entire set of clinical approaches built for exactly this kind of mind, and you will experience them yourself in practice sessions before you ever use them on a client.

How does this training fit the Los Angeles wellness scene?

Los Angeles is saturated with coaches and healers and surprisingly short on practitioners with deep clinical training in subconscious work. In a city built on story, the ability to help someone genuinely rewrite theirs at the root is what separates a practice that lasts from another passing wellness trend. Depth is the differentiator here.

Every client who will ever sit across from you in Southern California is carrying a story they want to change. The muscle memory you build through daily supervised practice is what lets you guide that change at the root instead of the surface. That is the practitioner Los Angeles is actually short of, and this is where you become one.

The Next Step

What Happens Next?

You do not have to decide anything today. The next step is simply a conversation. The discovery call is a relaxed, no pressure talk, about 20 minutes, where we discuss your goals, I answer every question you have, and we figure out together whether this training is your right next step. There is no obligation to enroll, and you will never get a hard sell from me.

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Common Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. Our IACT certification is fully recognized in California and internationally, and we review the professional landscape for California practitioners in class.

Classes run 10:00 to 6:00 Central Time, which is 8:00 in the morning to 4:00 in the afternoon on the West Coast. You are done before the evening traffic even starts.

Yes. This foundational 110 hour live training is the specific Newton Institute prerequisite for those in the Los Angeles area moving toward Life Between Lives (LBL) work.

Graduates earn certification through the International Association of Counselors and Therapists, which is recognized worldwide, and your first year of membership is included. The training also satisfies the foundational prerequisite for the Newton Institute, where I serve as a Career Partner, so if spiritual regression work ever calls to you, this training is the doorway rather than a detour.

It is one of the most natural transitions I see. Bodyworkers come to me saying some version of the same thing, that the stamina is not what it was and they cannot picture doing this for another fifteen years. You already know how to hold space for someone, how to be trusted with a body and a nervous system, how to notice what a person is not saying. Hypnotherapy asks for all of that and none of the physical toll. Many bodyworkers add it alongside their existing practice at first and let it grow as their hands do less.

Schedule a Discovery Call A relaxed 20 minute conversation about your goals. No pressure, no obligation to enroll.

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