IBS affects 15-20% of the population with symptoms including cramping, abdominal pain, bloating, gas, and diarrhoea and constipation (or both). While IBS is not dangerous, symptoms can be severe and unpredictable and can drastically affect the quality of life for many people.

Conventional management approaches for managing symptoms focus on either diet (e.g. low FODMAP) and/or medication which can be stressful and overwhelming, and can also come with numerous side effects.

But there is another way. With close to 40 years of clinical research behind it, gut-directed hypnotherapy has been shown to reduce symptoms in 70% of people and can achieve the same reduction in symptoms as the low FODMAP diet. This means that your clients can get back to living their life to the full again without stressful and complicated diets or relying on medication (1).

In this 8-hour workshop held across 2 x 4-hour sessions Jayne will teach you how to effectively use gut-directed hypnotherapy and CBT in your practice for clients who are struggling with IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome).

(1) https://www.mindsethealth.com/matter/low-fodmap-ibs-hypnotherapy-study

Training Dates:

The workshop will be held over two x 4 hour sessions:

Wednesday 1st May 5pm - 9pm and Thursday 2nd May 2024 5pm-9pm (AEST - SYD/MEL).

(This will be 8am - 12pm BST - LONDON)

Who is this training for?

Whether you are already working with IBS clients or you are wanting to start working with this particular group, this workshop will equip you with a range of CBT and gut directed hypnotherapy tools and techniques to help your clients take back control of their IBS symptoms.

As this training is within a specialised field of hypnotherapy, you must already be a qualified hypnotherapist to attend.

What you will gain from this training:

• Learn how to work effectively with clients suffering from IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome)
• Understand the background behind mind-gut therapies and why they are so effective
• Learn about the digestive system, the nervous system, and the underlying reason behind IBS symptoms
• Understand the stress-symptom cycle and how to speak to your client about the impact of stress on the gut
• Learn how to use evidence-based CBT techniques with IBS clients
• Learn how to create and use different types of hypnotic suggestions for both gut and non-gut symptoms
• Understand how to talk to your clients about nutrition and food whilst ensuring you stay within scope of practice
• Discover the additional lifestyle factors impacting IBS symptoms and how to address these with your clients
• Learn how to design a 6-session treatment plan for your clients, together with homework exercises

What’s included

• A PDF course manual
• Copies of all powerpoint slides
• Copies of printable forms and handouts to use with your clients e.g. thought diary
• Two gut-directed hypnotherapy scripts
• A CPD certificate of 8 hours

SPECIAL EARLY BIRD OFFER

Book by Friday 19th April 2024 and receive 2 BONUS gut-directed hypnotherapy scripts

Workshop Structure and Format

This workshop is an online workshop on Zoom.

The workshop will be held over two 4-hour sessions.

Dates and Times:

Wednesday 1st May 5pm - 9pm and Thursday 2nd May 2024 5pm-9pm (AEST - SYD/MEL).

(This will be 8am - 12pm BST - LONDON)

Workshop Outline

Module 1: Overview of IBS and the digestive system

• What is IBS?
• Overview of how digestion works
• Understand the conventional treatments for IBS (diet & drugs)

Module 2: The gut-brain connection & nervous system in IBS

• What is the gut-brain connection?
• IBS as a Disorder of the Gut Brain Interaction (DGBI)
• IBS and the nervous system

Module 3: Why use Mind-Gut Therapies in IBS?

• Why use mind-gut therapies in the management of IBS
• Origins of gut-directed hypnotherapy & CBT in IBS
• Overview of the research and clinical trials (CBT and hypnosis)

Module 4: How to use hypnosis to manage IBS

• Discussion and creation of GI specific suggestions
• Discussion and creation of non GI suggestions
• Workshop client scenarios/case studies and suggestions

Module 5: How to use CBT to manage IBS

• Understand the relationship between thoughts>feelings>behaviours and IBS symptoms
• Understand safety, coping and avoidance behaviours in IBS clients
• Understanding the vicious cycle of IBS
• The stress response in IBS and how stress affects the gut
• How to switch on the PNS
• How to do thought work with clients & identify hot thoughts
• Common thinking errors in IBS
• How to help clients with negative and stress-inducing thoughts

Module 6: Food & IBS and staying in scope of practice

• Understand why food is not the enemy
• How to stay in scope of practice with nutrition
• Understand fibre and its role in IBS
• Understand the how, why, and where of eating and food

Module 7: Lifestyle factors that affect IBS symptoms

• Additional considerations when working with a client

Module 8: How to work with an IBS client

• How to plan and create an outline of a 6 session program
• Intake form questions
• Client scenario to workshop

What past participants had to say:

''I have learnt so much with this course in IBS, so informative and I can utiliize this with my clients. I feel the course was very well presented and easy to absorb the information and a great structure. I have already recommended you to other people who would like to learn more about IBS. Thank you so much for your time.'' - Sheena C, Clinical Hypnotherapist

''Jayne has created the best gut directed hypnotherapy workshop I have had the pleasure to attend. Her experience and knowledge in the area of IBS is incredible and I feel grateful to have had the opportunity to learn from her. Thank you very much Jayne!'' - Christine S, Clinical Hypnotherapist & Nutrionist

“Jayne’s workshop was packed full of useful information that was supported by thorough research. Jayne is not only a passionate presenter, but so generous with her knowledge, and the workshop manual is a great resource. I can’t wait to reread my notes and begin implementing my new knowledge.” - Andrea L, Clinical Hypnotherapist

''Thank you for an enjoyable and interesting IBS Practitioner Workshop. The course was very informative and well presented, with an easy to follow format, and plenty of time for discussion and questions along the way. I now feel confident seeing clients with IBS, and I can highly recommend Jayne’s course for those wanting to extend their skills in this area.'' - Lyn S, Clinical Hypnotherapist

''Jayne is a gifted clinician with fabulous skills. Very comfortable and excellent training, Highly recommended.'' - Mandy W, Clinical Hypnotherapist

About your Trainer

Jayne is a Certified Wellness Coach and Clinical & Cognitive Behavioural Hypnotherapist specialising in IBS. She is the founder of The Calm and Happy Gut and the creator of The Calm Gut Program and The Calm Gut mobile app. Jayne works exclusively online and helps clients from all around the world regain control of their IBS, especially those who feel as though they’ve already tried everything. For over 5 years she has helped hundreds of people calm their gut, reclaim the confidence in their bodies, and overcome the crippling anxiety which can accompany IBS.

In addition to her clinical experience, Jayne also has first-hand experience of IBS, having struggled as a teenager and young adult for over a decade. It’s been over 15 years since she regained control and transformed her own IBS and is now passionate about helping her clients do the same.

Contact Jayne: jayne@thecalmandhappygut.com