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Rapid Transformational Therapy (RTT)

Rapid Transformational Therapy (RTT) is a hypnotherapy-based method created by British therapist Marisa Peer. It combines hypnosis with ideas from psychotherapy, NLP and CBT, and a session usually ends with a personal recording to play every day for three to four weeks. Start with our complete guide.

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Rapid Transformational Therapy (RTT) is a hypnotherapy-based method created by British therapist Marisa Peer. It combines hypnosis with ideas from psychotherapy, NLP and CBT, and a session usually ends with a personal recording to listen to every day.

This hub is the home on Self Help Supermarket for RTT. Our complete guide explains the method step by step. As we check them, videos, podcasts, courses, books and practitioner directories for RTT are added to this page.

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New to RTT? Our complete guide covers how a session works step by step, what it costs around the world, how it compares with CBT and standard hypnotherapy, and how to find a practitioner.

What people use it for

What the evidence says

RTT builds on hypnotherapy, and US gastroenterology guidelines suggest gut-directed hypnotherapy for IBS (Lacy et al., 2021).

Hypnosis also helps with pain and medical procedures (Thompson et al., 2019).

You will find more on how RTT works, with sources, in the complete guide.

FAQs

Where should a complete beginner start?

Read our complete guide first. It explains RTT step by step, including what happens in a session and what it costs.

Who created RTT?

RTT was created by Marisa Peer, a British therapist and author, who launched the RTT School in 2015 to train therapists around the world.

How long is an RTT session?

A typical session lasts about 2 hours, and many practitioners add a follow-up call.

What is the RTT recording for?

At the end of a session you receive a personalised audio recording to play every day for about 21 to 30 days, to reinforce the new ideas.

Is RTT the same as hypnotherapy?

RTT uses hypnosis, but it adds a structured search for the root of a problem and the daily recording. Our guide compares RTT with standard hypnotherapy and CBT.

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