Modern research on hypnotherapy is increasingly focused on the integration of hypnotherapy and cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT). This shift in focus has been significantly influenced by the publication of an influential meta-analysis conducted by Irvine Kirsch in 1995, which appeared in a mainstream peer-reviewed psychology journal. This pivotal study revealed that the combination of hypnotherapy and CBT can enhance therapeutic outcomes, showing that this integrated approach can be up to 80% more successful than traditional methods. Cognitive-behavioural hypnotherapy (CBH) has emerged as a core modality within the field of modern hypnotherapy and hypno-psychotherapy. CBH effectively combines traditional hypnotherapeutic techniques with cognitive-behavioural theories of hypnosis, as well as specific elements derived from CBT. The cognitive and behavioral techniques that are now central to this approach have always been implicit in hypnotherapy practices, tracing back to the original writings of pioneers such as James Braid and Hippolyte Bernheim during the Victorian era. However, it is important to note that modern cognitive-behavioural hypnotherapy has become more explicitly formulated, allowing for a clearer understanding and application of these techniques in therapeutic settings.

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