John Hudson has a background in accounts, second-hand car sales, and company management and teaching. His academic work includes a degree from Sussex University specialising in Freudian psychology and a Masters Degree from University of Bristol specialising in Freud and the post Freudians.

He was introduced to hypnosis by an Educational Psychologist and then completed the HCB course with Neil French that gave him a practical use for his knowledge of psychoanalysis. He set up in practice in 1985 part-time, and the practice slowly grew until he was working in Milton Keynes, Hemel Hempstead, Bath and two clinics in Bristol! He now sees clients in Bristol and Bath.

He is a founder member of the IAPH and was a council members for many years, ran the Advanced Course from 1994 - 1999, has spoken at seminars and conferences as well as publishing manuals to assist therapists in dealing with Stress Management and Sport and running a successful practice. He has also written numerous articles for Analysis and a book. He was awarded a Fellowship in 1991 - and although he has attended courses with people like Gil Boyne, Norman Vaughton, Harold Milnthorpe, David Groves. Lehrer, Yapko, Cheek and others from the USA and the UK he has found that basic free-association is still the best basic tool to resolve the difficulties of the many clients he has seen in 20 plus years.

Jonathan has an honours degree in psychology and has been in private practice for 15 years

As IAPH representative, he was involved in constructive talks with the Dept. of Health about establishing a national regulator for hypnotherapy and was part of the team that wrote the first National Occupational Standards for hypnotherapy and acted as consultant later in the process of their proposed implementation. More recently he has taken part in the consultation process to explore a Federal Approach to Voluntary Self-Regulation and remains the IAPH authority on regulatory matters. Jonathan has been a member of the IAPH council of management since 1998 and organised the national conferences from 1999 to 2004. He was awarded his Fellowship in 2001 for services to the profession.

Apart from running two busy practices, Jonathan has many other interests. He runs a championship winning classic rally car, having previously participated in motorcycle rallies on the continent. He is a keen student of architecture and design, especially garden design, his own garden being an oasis of calm and tranquillity in a busy city. He is happy to share with a growing segment of the population an interest in fine wines and dining, recommending a visit to the Shropshire town of Ludlow to all who will listen. Jonathan is also chairman of the Thailand Philatelic Society, a position that takes him to many countries visiting exhibitions and fellow enthusiasts. For exercise, Jonathan lists dancing and coastal walks but assures us not in the Singing Butler style of Jack Vettriano.

Karen has been in full time private practice in Cheshire since 1993. She has treated many hundreds of clients from both the UK and abroad and her specialist area lies with her expert use of the original Neil French Therapy techniques. Karen was made a Fellow at the Conference in 2004.

Karen has trained at an advance level and is a Clinical Supervisor and a Training Analyst, and has taken many newly qualified therapists successfully through their own Personal Therapy. She is also well known to her local GP’s and doctor’s surgeries, who regularly recommend clients to her for both emotional and psychological problems and suggestion therapy.

Karen moved from Lincolnshire to Winsford, Cheshire in 1990, with her son Robert, now aged 16. Karen’s knowledge of hypnosis originated in 1989, through her father Martin Lally, who was also a fully qualified member of the International Association of Pure Hypnoanalysts. Martin passed away in May 1992 and this is what motivated Karen to become fully qualified and follow in her father’s footsteps.

Richard has been in full time practice as a hypnotherapist or over five years and runs the popular Cheltenham Hypnotherapy Clinic in the heart of Gloucestershire. He served on the IAPH Council of Management for over 4 years helping 'behind the scenes' and continues to this day to provide training courses and supervision to new therapists as well as developing and updating the IAPH website.

He is the writer and presenter of his popular 'How to build a successful practice' course

At his clinic in Cheltenham Richard's areas of expertise include Social Anxiety, Smoking Cessation and Emetophobia (the fear of being sick) as well as many other symptoms and conditions. In 2007 he was awarded an IAPH fellowship at the annual conference for his services to the association and hypnotherapy in general.