About Michele Occelli
A fully qualified and registered hypnotherapist, trained by direct students of Milton H. Erickson. My work spans one-to-one clinical sessions, workshops at galleries and schools, and collaborations with international brands.
- Postgraduate diploma, DistinctionEricksonian Hypnotherapy
- Diploma, DistinctionNLP, Advanced Level
- Registered and insuredGHR and GHSC
- Practising since
- 2010
- Hours of clinical experience
- 1,000s
- Postgraduate diplomas
- 2
- Google rating, 69 reviews
- 5.0
Michele has worked with
Fifteen years of Ericksonian hypnotherapy
- GHR
- GHSC
I am a fully qualified and registered London hypnotherapist with two postgraduate diplomas in Ericksonian Hypnotherapy and NLP (Advanced Level with Distinction) from the British Hypnosis Research and Training Institute. I have thousands of hours of direct clinical experience, having spent the last 15 years successfully treating hundreds of clients across all walks of life and ages. I work both online and in person from my private hypnotherapy London practice.
My integrative approach combines Ericksonian Hypnotherapy, Clinical Hypnotherapy, NLP, coaching, mindfulness, somatic therapy, Neuroaffective developmental psychology, and Attention Stances, working with both individuals and groups.
Key facts
- Qualifications
- Postgraduate diplomas in Ericksonian Hypnotherapy and NLP (Advanced Level with Distinction), British Hypnosis Research and Training Institute
- Registration
- General Hypnotherapy Register (GHR) and General Hypnotherapy Standards Council (GHSC)
- Insurance
- Fully insured
- Locations
- London NW1 and online worldwide
Trusted by brands and cultural institutions
Alongside private clients, I lead hypnosis sessions and workshops for international brands, broadcasters, galleries, festivals and schools.
The Hypnotic Test Drive with CUPRA
How do you test drive a car that cannot be driven yet? The CUPRA Tindaya is a concept car, so for its launch CUPRA moved the drive somewhere else: into the mind.
I led the hypnosis sessions. Drivers and creators including Jeremy Lynch, Daniel Abt and Becky Evans imagined the speed, the cabin and the feeling of being behind the wheel, and CUPRA turned what each of them described into AI-generated film.
It is the same skill I use in every session: helping the mind create an experience vivid enough for the body to feel it.
- Brand
- CUPRA
- Campaign
- Hypnotic Test Drive, 2026
Trained by the pioneers of Ericksonian hypnotherapy
My journey into hypnotherapy began under Stephen Brooks, who introduced Ericksonian hypnotherapy to the UK and developed non-attachment therapy. I furthered my studies with Dr. Ernest L. Rossi Phd, a renowned pioneer in the psychology of mind-body healing and a direct student of Milton H. Erickson, with whom he co-authored some of the most important key works in hypnotherapy. I also trained with Dr. Stephen Gilligan Phd., another direct pupil of Erickson and a leading figure in hypnotherapy and NLP, deepening my expertise and understanding of the field.
I have a strong commitment to my ongoing development as a therapist, and thus continue to educate myself and train in methodologies that can support transformation and healing. Recently I trained with Marianne Bentzen, the pioneer of research-based neuroaffective developmental psychology and with Dr. Glen Hartelius Phd, scholar and researcher working in the fields of consciousness and exceptional human skills, who developed the evidence-backed attention strategies approach to embodied consciousness.
- 01
Stephen Brooks
Introduced Ericksonian hypnotherapy to the UK and developed non-attachment therapy
- 02
Dr Ernest L. Rossi PhD
Pioneer of mind-body healing, direct student and co-author of Milton H. Erickson
- 03
Dr Stephen Gilligan PhD
Direct pupil of Erickson and a leading figure in hypnotherapy and NLP
- 04
Marianne Bentzen
Pioneer of research-based neuroaffective developmental psychology
- 05
Dr Glenn Hartelius PhD
Researcher in consciousness, who developed the Attention Stances approach
Workshops at galleries, museums and schools
For over a decade, I have been teaching workshops and classes which join hypnotherapy with creative practices, such as performance, dance, fine art, architecture, or utilise hypnosis to explore the mind-body connection: in the U.K. (Serpentine Galleries, The Barbican Centre, Camden Art Centre, AA Architectural Association School of Architecture, UAL University of the Arts), the U.S. (ICA LA – Institute of Contemporary Arts Los Angeles), Europe (HAU, Between Bridges Berlin, FMAV Fondazione Modena Arti Visive), Volte Art Project – Mumbai.
In collaboration with movement artist Lewis Walker, I co-created move.hypno— an innovative workshop merging movement practices, dance and hypnotherapy to foster personal and collective transformation. As a London Hypnotherapist, I also partner with performance artist Ron Athey to lead workshops that explore automatism and altered states as modes of doing and being in the world.
Barbican Centre – Perceptual Drift Workshop
April 27, 2025
Gifts of The Spirit: Automatic Writing Workshop
August 12, 2022
The Origin Story: Choreography And Virtual Reality
March 14, 2017
Movement, Senses and Creativity
January 31, 2017
Seeing Things
April 16, 2018
States of Being : Mumbai
April 12, 2017
The practice behind the practice
Having a strong commitment to my own personal development I have been a practicing meditator since 2008, and have trained in both individual and group Mindfulness techniques, Vipassana and Vedic (Transcendental) meditation. As part of my personal practice, I trained for 10 years with the Mevlevi Sufi order in the sacred tradition of dervish turning (if you want to hear me talk about it, click here) — the meditative movement practice developed by the 13th-century mystic poet Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī.
Since 2009, I have also deepened my understanding of healing and consciousness through participation in indigenous plant medicine ceremonies. This experiential learning has helped me grow both personally and professionally as a hypnotherapist.
What clients say about working with Michele
“After just one session I slept very well but I thought it was just a fluke, however the good sleeps have continued.”
Google review
“I started hypnotherapy with Michele a year ago after thinking I was actually going to have a heart attack. Since then I have experienced huge positive shifts in all areas of my life.”
Google review
“My earnings increased by 30% in 6 months and that was because of the lessened anxiety and increased self belief and confidence I gained from sessions with him.”
Google review
Work with me, in London or online
Book a first session, or get in touch if you would like to talk it through first. For brand, event and workshop enquiries, please use the contact form.