Jason Simmons and Grant Saunders kick off our street and stage themed day on the main stage on Sunday at this year’s UKHC. Their presentation is entitled “From Stage to Clinic: Authority, Engagement & Rapid Client Response.”
The Presentation:
Jason Simmons is a professional hypnotist, mentalist and speaker whose work focuses on the psychology of influence, authority and rapid client responsiveness. Drawing on extensive live performance experience, Jason explores how expectation, certainty and engagement directly shape hypnotic effectiveness.
His presentation, From Stage to Clinic: Authority, Engagement & Rapid Client Response, bridges the gap between performance hypnosis and therapeutic practice. The session is designed to show how stage-tested psychological principles can be ethically adapted to enhance clinical work, improve client buy-in, and increase confidence in delivery.
Rather than teaching performance hypnosis, the talk focuses on practical mechanisms that influence responsiveness, including pre-talk structure, authority installation, engagement momentum, and the use of convincers to deepen belief and therapeutic commitment.
Jason’s teaching style is highly experiential, combining live demonstrations with immediately applicable strategies that delegates can implement in one-to-one or small group settings. The goal is to help hypnotherapists enhance outcomes while maintaining ethical and professional standards.
Attendees will leave with a clearer understanding of how presence, certainty and structured communication can improve session impact and client experience.
Full details of the schedule and tickets can be found here at this website (see main toolbar for 2026 event).