Contacts and info

1. phone, email, office
2. Dr Torelli: who is?
3. my approach
4. fees and duration
5. the first in Italy

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Phone, email, office

[up] FREE preliminary consultation

• PHONE: (+39)-019-506054
• EMAIL: info [at] altor.org
• OFFICE: v. Colla 20/7, Cairo M. (SV), ITALY
• Dr. Alberto Torelli
• HYPNOTHERAPY PRACTITIONER (ipnologo in Italy)
• TEACHER and SUPERVISOR in hypnotherapy
• SPECIALIST in Ericksonian hypnotism

Dr Torelli: who is?

[up]. I am an Italian hypnotherapy practitioner trained in the United Kingdom and accredited there at a national level (Hypnotherapy Practitioner Diploma, HPD n. F035696). I'm teacher and supervisor of the Association for Professional Hypnosis and Psychotherapy (APHP, www.aphp.net, UK) and of the National Guild of Hypnotists (NGH, www.ngh.net, USA). For MAXIMUM CLARITY I underline that: (1) I am DOCTOR in biological sciences (and not in medicine nor in psychology); (2) IPNOLOGO (the italian translation of 'hypnotherapist') is a title that in Italy is not protected nor regulated; (3) HYPNOTHERAPIST is a professional qualification recognized in UK but not existent in Italy; (4) SPECIALIST means "technician specifically oriented to", and nothing else; (5) ERICKSONIAN HYPNOTISM is a very advanced form of aided self-hypnosis. More detailed information on my qualifications and competencies are reported below. I have included also my CPD (Continuing Professional Development, which is mandatory for every hypnotherapist). Copyright (C) Alberto Torelli.

• 2011: meeting in Brussels for the free competition in the EU (PDF, 221 KB).
• 2011: meeting on hypnosis and psychosomatic medicine in London (PDF, 82 KB) (GIF, 20 KB).
• 2010: accredited hypnotherapy supervisor (GIF, 28 KB) (GIF, 65 KB) (PNG, 63 KB).
• 2010: seminars for AVO and for Univalbormida (PDF, 103 KB) (PDF, 81 KB).
• 2009: honorary member of the AHA (www.ahahypnotherapy.org.au, Australia) (JPG, 49 KB) (JPG, 39 KB).
• 2009: Sydney (Australia): my seminar of hypnotherapy (PDF, 326 KB).
• 2009: my public conference on clinical hypnosis (PDF, 209 KB).
• 2008: with Mark Gil Boyne (PDF, 77 KB).
• 2008: international hypnotherapy APHP conference (JPG, 61 KB).
• 2008: Phoenix (Arizona): mission completed! (JPG, 135 KB) (FLV, 3.2 MB).
• 2008: my lesson at the A.V.O. training course (PDF, 83 KB).
• 2008: APHP member, advanced level ("accredited member") (PNG, 70 KB).
• 2007: international hypnotherapy APHP conference (JPG, 64 KB).
• 2006: London, special award "the most outstanding contribution to the hypnotherapy profession, 2006" (JPG, 36 KB).
• 2005: UK diploma (NVQ4) for depression therapy (JPG, 44 KB) (JPG, 30 KB) (GIF, 38 KB).
• 2005: UK diploma (NVQ4) in PTSD therapy (JPG, 43 KB) (JPG, 33 KB) (JPG, 31 KB).
• 2004: with Terence P. Watts (PDF, 78 KB).
• 2004: special APHP (www.aphp.net, UK) award for my services to the hypnotherapy profession (JPG, 36 KB).
• 2004: with Ernest Lawrence Rossi (PDF, 164 KB) (PDF, 87 KB)
• 2004: certified NGH (www.ngh.net, USA) instructor (JPG, 93 KB).
• 2004: APHP member, intermediate level ("member") (PNG, 66 KB).
• 2003: my first conference on hypnotherapy (GIF, 58 KB).
• 2003: Hypnotherapy Practitioner Diploma (JPG, 43 KB) (JPG, 34 KB).
• 2003: national level (UK) accreditation in hypnotherapy (GIF, 26 KB).
• 2002: board-certified hypnotherapist (National Guild of Hypnotists, USA) (JPG, 39 KB).
• 2002: with Ormond McGill (PDF, 78 KB).
• 2002: NGH (National Guild of Hypnotists, USA) accreditation in hypnotherapy (JPG, 79 KB).
• 2002: diploma in clinical hypnotherapy and hypnoanalysis (Essex Institute of Clinical Hypnosis) (GIF, 32 KB).
• 2002: APHP member, beginner level ("licentiate") (PNG, 49 KB).
• 1996: cooperation with Barry Marshall, Nobel prize 2005 in medicine and physiology (JPG, 24 KB).
• 1995: beginning of hypnotic studies and experiments.
• 1994: graduation thesis published by the Oxford University, UK (PDF, 985 KB).
• 1992: degree in biology (clinical orientation), University of Torino.

My approach

[up]. For its nature, the hypnotic intervention is BRIEF (4-8 hours in average), because, being a simple self-help for the present, it is not interested in digging in the unchangeable past for therapeutic purposes, but it is oriented to do something immediately for a better adjustment and living in the present and for the immediate future. My approach is based on three key elements.

• FREE PRE-TALK. This is needed for a mutual acquaintance. In fact, hypnosis can be unsuitable, or it can be necessary to get diagnosed before working hypnotically on clinical symptoms, or, also, there may be present too unrealistic expectancies, too hurry, too much discomfort, or an actual need to receive a non-hypnotic help.
• HIGHLY PERSONALIZED APPROACH. In hypnosis every person is unique, and therefore the hypnotic work depends on the personality of the hypnotic subject, and not on some theory read in a book. Hypnosis doesn't do miracles, but promotes neurophysiological and psychosomatic changes that are clinically very relevant. Moreover, it facilitates the realization of desires, the satisfaction of personal needs, the achievement of individual goals, and the self-healing. This is done through an empowerment of the total personality that gives to people a feeling of security, absence of effort, and control of their own life.
• INTERVENTION ON THE HEALTHY PART. Hypnosis has its only center of interest in the wellbeing (and not in the illness) and in the good strong points (and not in the bad and weak ones). The trance is a powerful experience of the nervous system, and it is entirely controlled by the hypnotic subject; therefore those who presume to have a therapeutic role in hypnosis are just poor fools, because the therapist as such is often a serious obstacle for the hypnotic subject. Conversely, hypnosis has a non-therapeutic nature, that is it's only a complement to therapies, and it is aimed to promote and protect the health, and not to cure. Moreover, it is not a psychological approach but a psychosomatic one. Finally, the individual unconscious mind can be only stimulated, but it proves to be unforeseeable and uncontrollable.

In conclusion (Copyright (C) Alberto Torelli):

• Italy doesn't recognize nor regulates hypnosis, nor has educational standards or licenses.
• the hypnotist is not a physician, or a psychologist, or a therapist. There is no diagnosis nor therapy.
• hypnosis is not a therapy nor its substitute, but an excellent and recognized complementary support.
• hypnosis is a natural functioning of the nervous system, and it promotes the self-healing abilities.
• in hypnosis all the benefits are produced by the client; the hypnotist can only stimulate those activities.
• hypnosis is absolutely innocuous, highly beneficial, and entirely under the client's control.
• hypnosis is not part of normal medical or psychological training. It's not a therapy. It's a self-help.
• the client can book an appointment whenever he wants, because the hypnotic work is very personal.
• my practice is regulated by the international hypnosis associations that I am a member of.
• I adhere to a code of ethics, and the continuous education in hypnotherapy is mandatory.

Fees and duration

[up]. As a consumer, the potential client has the right to know in advance what is the cost, in order to be able to freely decide whether to accept or to refuse the professional service. The price will be better defined for each individual case during the preliminary talk, but it respects the fees shown below. Please notice that an hour of work comprises also the formalities at the end of the session (payment, possible new appointment, farewell), and therefore it really corresponds to about 50 minutes of actual work. Copyright (C) Alberto Torelli.

• preliminary phone talk: free of charge
• 1 session (one or more hours): 80 euro/hour
• 3 sessions (minimal training, prepaid): 70 euro/hour
• 5 sessions (standard training, prepaid): 60 euro/hour
• special or experimental work: from 10 to 1000 euro

The first in Italy

[up]. At the best of my knowledge, I'm the first true professional hypnotist in Italy, because many people that claim that they are hypnotists actually are professionals in non-hypnotic activities. On the contrary, as reported on my identity card (JPG, 16 KB) (JPG, 42 KB), I'm really a hypnosis practitioner, and hypnotherapy is my only full-time job. In my knowledge, the first Italian plate of an independent professional hypnosis office is mine, and it has been exposed to the public in August 2003 (JPG, 22 KB). Copyright (C) Alberto Torelli.