Become a Member
The American Society of Clinical Hypnosis (ASCH) is unique among organizations for professionals using hypnosis because members must be licensed healthcare workers working within their scope of practice.
As an interdisciplinary organization, ASCH not only provides a classroom to teach you how to use hypnosis as a tool in your practice, it provides you with a community of professionals from different disciplines that helps you grow not only as a practitioner but as a person.
From the classroom to the community, ASCH helps you grow as a practitioner and a person.
The ASCH membership year runs from July 1 through June 30 of the following year. Please note that initial membership applications for membership are peer-reviewed, and therefore can take as little as two weeks to as much as eight weeks, depending upon when the initial application is received.
Please note: In order to join ASCH, all individuals must first create an account in our portal. For more information regarding creation of an account, click here.
- Attend Trainings
- ASCH Referral Database Listing
- American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis (Online)
- ASCH Newsletter (Online)
- Leadership Skills Development
- Discounts on Certification
- Networking
- Access to ASCH Library
- Access to Membership Directory
- Access to Demo Videos
Eligibility Requirements: License or certification to practice as a medical or mental health care professional in the state in which you practice.
$260.00
- Attend Trainings
- American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis (Online)
- ASCH Newsletter (Online)
- Networking
- Access to ASCH Library
- Access to Membership Directory
- Access to Demo Videos
Eligibility Requirements: Student/Resident/Intern Affiliate Status is available for full-time students or residents/interns who have completed at least one semester or quarter or are participating in a recognized residency or internship program in a medical or mental health care field. This status is also available to those who have completed their graduate degree and are practicing under a licensed professional’s supervision for hours towards licensure.
$130.00
- Attend Trainings
- American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis (Online)
- ASCH Newsletter (Online)
- Networking
- Access to ASCH Library
- Access to Membership Directory
- Access to Demo Videos
Eligibility Requirements: License or certification to practice as a medical or mental health care professional in the country in which you practice; and 20 hours of ASCH-approved training.
$260.00
- Attend Trainings
- American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis (Online)
- ASCH Newsletter (Online)
- Networking
- Access to ASCH Library
- Access to Membership Directory
- Access to Demo Videos
Benefit Details
Attend trainings. Becoming a member of ASCH entitles you to significant discounts on all ASCH educational programs. This discount can be worth up to $200 off of workshop registration fees. Most training through ASCH doesn’t just offer credit towards ASCH Membership and Certification. Training taken at the majority of ASCH Regional and Annual Workshops offers training that is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the American Psychological Association (APA), Academy of General Dentistry (AGD), and the National Association of Social Workers (NASW).
Listing on the ASCH Referral Database. As a Full Member of ASCH, you can choose to be listed on our public referral list of qualified clinical professionals who use hypnosis in their practice. This list generates thousands of hits by the public each year and can be a beneficial tool in growing the use of hypnosis in your practice.
American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis (AJCH). Membership in ASCH provides you with an online subscription to the AJCH (value $216). Membership also gives you online access to all issues of the AJCH from 1958 forward.
ASCH Advisor Newsletter. Receive the quarterly ASCH Advisor Newsletter with clinical columns, association news, and more.
Develop leadership skills. Full Membership in ASCH gives you the ability to vote and run for office as well as the ability to serve on ASCH standing committees, or even as a Committee Chair. Have your voice heard, and help ASCH grow!
Discounts on Certification. The ASCH Certification Program is gaining national recognition as a standard for the practice of hypnosis. In fact, anecdotal evidence suggests that hospitals and third-party payers are beginning to recognize the importance of such standards and view ASCH Certification as a basic requirement for promoting hypnosis as a treatment modality. As an ASCH Member, you are entitled to a $200 discount off of your initial Certification and $60 off of Certification renewal.
Networking. Whether you’re catching up with colleagues in person at a meeting or posting a question, membership in ASCH gives you access to a welcoming community of professionals that are eager to help you advance your understanding of hypnosis.
Access to the Membership Directory. Members of ASCH have the ability to search for and contact their peers, who may not necessarily want their information available to the general public.
Access to Demonstration Videos. Keeping up with our promise to offer our members high-quality educational material we continue to expand our demonstration video library. The demonstration videos are contained in the ASCH e-Learning Center and are available at no cost to all ASCH members.
Eligibility Breakdown
Full To be eligible for Full Membership in ASCH, applicants must hold a license or certification to practice as a medical or mental health care field in the state in which they practice. In addition, applicants must also be eligible for, or a member of, a professional society consistent with their degrees, such as the AMA, APA, or ADA, have a stated interest in the clinical use of hypnosis, and have completed twenty hours of ASCH approved clinical hypnosis training.
If you meet all of the above requirements except for the 20 hours of ASCH-approved training, check out our Associate Membership. If you meet the requirements above and live outside of the U.S. and Canada, check out our International Membership.
Associate To be eligible for Associate Membership in ASCH, applicants hold a license or certification to practice as a medical or mental health care field in the state in which they practice. In addition, applicants must also be eligible for, or a member of, a professional society consistent with their degrees, such as the AMA, APA, or ADA, and have a stated interest in the clinical use of hypnosis.
If you have completed 20 hours of ASCH-approved training, check out our Full Membership. Once Associate Members complete their 20 hours of ASCH-approved training, they can notify the ASCH office and have their membership updated to Full Membership immediately.
Resident/Intern Members should be full-time residents or interns participating in a recognized residency or internship program which will qualify them for licensed practice in a health care discipline considered appropriate by the Society. Resident/Intern Membership is also available for those that have completed a graduate degree in a medical or mental health care field and are currently practicing under a licensed professional for hours towards licensure.
Student Affiliate Membership is available for full-time students who have successfully completed a minimum of one graduate semester or quarter in a graduate program which will qualify them for licensed practice in a medical or mental health care discipline. A Student Affiliate must be pursuing his/her doctoral or master’s degree at a university or college fully accredited by its appropriate regional accrediting body to give such a degree.
Student Affiliate status shall be granted for a maximum of two years at a time for doctoral students and one year for master’s students.