Pet Cat Becomes A Professional Hypnotist

"Look into my eyes" says the cat to the client. No, it's no joke, a cat has been registered as a professional hypnotist by a professional recognised board in the UK. Whatever next?

BBC news website reports that a cat has now been registered as a hypnotherapist. George is the pet cat of Chris Jackson, the current presenter of Inside Out in the North East and Cumbria. Jackson registered his pet cat with three different industry organizations who all accepted him with no questions asked. The companies in question include, the British Board of Neuro Linguistic Programming (BBNLP), the United Fellowship of Hypnotherapy (UFH) and the Professional Hypnotherapy Practitioner Association (PHPA). According to scienceblogs.com a similar occurrence just took place in America. An American clinical psychologist named, Dr Steve Eichel had doubts that organisations within America were not vetting their members. Eichel decided to put them to the test by registering his pet cat with a number of the most popular organisations for hypnosis. To his surprise his pet cat was welcomed into the societies with open hands. It's good that these organisations are being more open minded, but I would hardly feel comfortable being hypnotised by a cat. Who knows what they would have you doing? Once hypnotised you might be persuaded to give your lives savings away to fund a cat's never ending supply of fresh chicken. On a more serious note, hypnotists are supposed to help you come to terms with difficult situations or help you quit smoking. I hardly think that a cat would be capable of doing that! So one has to question the legitimacy of these so called professional bodies for hypnotherapy by accepting certification from a company that do not run any more. Not only that, but accepting a cat as a professional hypnotherapist. Hypnotherapists have to deal with some serious issues and often take on the role of counsellor. A hypnotherapist needs to meet the client where they are at and communicate in the same language, not cat language!