About Us

The Association of Hypno-Oncology Practitioners is the brainchild of Garry Coles who has a great belief in the power of the mind and in particular hypnotherapy and has a passion for using it to empower and assist people going through the cancer journey.

He is dedicated to spreading his experience and knowledge globally to help as many people as possible by training up qualified, professional and ethical Hypno-Oncology practitioners to a high standard.

About Garry Coles

One of only a very small number of hypnotherapists in the UK (and probably Europe) to hold an MSc in Clinical Hypnotherapy.
Garry has helped in excess of 2,000 cancer patients in over twenty years of hypnotherapy experience in an oncological setting where he was the resident hypnotherapist in a major hospital offering hypnotherapy treatment for a myriad of cancer related issues. He has received specialist cancer hospital training. He also spent a year imbedded in the hospital’s Breast Cancer Multidisciplinary Team attending weekly meetings with the surgeons and oncology team to discuss cases and treatments. Garry carried out the first ground breaking UK clinical research project into the effects of pre-surgical hypnotherapy on the recovery quality in breast cancer biopsies. The results were acclaimed and are awaiting publication.

Referred to in the industry as ‘The Hypnotherapist’s Hypnotherapist’ due to the number of hypnotherapists Garry offers treatment, training and mentoring for, Garry also counts numerous Doctors, Psychologists, Psychotherapists and Counsellors amongst his patients (and has taught many of them hypnotherapy) and is seen as the ‘Go To’ hypnotherapist for the more challenging cases from all over the UK (and abroad).

Garry is also one of the few hypnotherapists who was contracted to the UK National Health Service (NHS) for hypnotherapeutic work, he consulted on a regular basis at a major hospital specialising in oncology-based hypnotherapy work for over nineteen years. He also practises from within a local GP surgery, with the GP’s referring many of the patients directly. In addition, he receives hospital referrals and referrals from many other local GPs and health care professionals.

Practising as a full-time therapist for many years, Garry has busy private practices in four locations in the South East of England; Farnham in Surrey, Odiham and Fleet in Hampshire and the prestigious Harley Street in central London. He also works online with clients around the globe.

Garry was recently elected, for the second time, (by his peers in the industry) to the Hypnotherapy Profession Specific Board (PSB) for the Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council (CNHC) in the UK, where he advises the CNHC on all aspects of hypnotherapy governance and training. He was also part of the team of three who formulated the basic UK curriculum for hypnotherapy training.

In 2016 the inaugural UK Hypnotherapy Convention claimed Garry was amongst the top thirty hypnotherapists in the world.

In 2024 at the 41st Mid America Conference in Chicago, Garry was bestowed with the honour of ‘Medical Hypnotherapist of the Year’.

Garry is a regular presenter, worldwide, at conferences and conventions, in addition to presenting his own highly acclaimed masterclasses. He aslo presents a very popluar monthly mentoring session with acclaimed guests from around the world.
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