The British Institute of Hypnotherapy is a long established non-profit making association of hypnotherapists and NLP practitioners, who are committed to the highest standards of ethical practice and professional competence, and are completely independent of all training organizations or school registers. It is BIH policy to pursue the principle of ensuring their members have had access to adequate training initially and to promote ongoing training for those members who are already in practice.

Gary is also a member of the General Hypnotherapy Register which is the administrating agency for The General Hypnotherapy Standards Council.

The BIH and GHSC are members of the UK Confederation of Hypnotherapy Organisations (UKCHO) which is a national umbrella confederation of over 30 reputable hypnotherapy organisations each completely independent in its own right but still conforming to the high standards of competence set by the UKCHO (www.ukcho.co.uk).

It is the aim of UKCHO to promote the professional regulation of hypnotherapy within the United Kingdom, to ensure that Hypnotherapists are safe and competent to practice, and that they adhere to national standards of ethics and training. From January 2008, UKCHO have added a register of individual hypnotherapists, not just organisations, to their website so that members of the public can check whether a therapist is registered. This register can be accessed from the internet links page of this website. Gary Oke's UKCHO registration number is 81525.