Core Teaching Staff

Professor David Oakley Founder and Co-Director of the UCL Hypnosis Unit and Hypnosis Unit UK, Clinical Psychologist chartered by the British Psychological Society.

Dr Valerie Walters Founder and Co-Director of the UCL Hypnosis Unit and Hypnosis Unit UK. Counselling Psychologist chartered by the British Psychological Society.

Dr Matthew Whalley Principal tutor Hypnosis Unit UK, neuroimaging research in pain and PTSD. Royal Holloway, University of London


Specialist tutors

Dr Mike Gow General Dental Practitioner in Private Practice, Kilmarnock, Scotland.

Dr Christina Liossi Senior Lecturer in Health Psychology, Research Director, MSc Health Psychology, University of Southampton, WellChild Pain Research Centre.


Course Academic Advisor

Professor Graham Wagstaff of the University of Liverpool is Course Moderator


Other contributors to the Hypnosis Unit UK teaching include

Dr Nick Baylis Co-Director of the Well-being institute at the University of Cambridge.

Marcia Degun-Mather Consultant Clinical Psychologist in private practice,   Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society. 

Dr Wendy Gonsalkorale Psychotherapist in Private Practice. Formally Senior Therapist and Research Co-ordinator in Clinical Hypnotherapy, University Hospital of South Manchester. 

Dr Cath Potter Lecturer, PDS Dentist / Clinical Tutor, Salford PCT.

Dr Peter Naish Senior Lecturer Open University


Course Administrators

Erica Yu

Kate Murfin

Line Antonisen

David Oakley

Val Walters

Matthew Whalley