The Team

Ursula James – Founder

Ursula James has worked as a clinical hypnotherapist for 30 years and has taught clinical hypnosis within the Tomorrow’s Doctors programme at medical schools throughout the UK for the past 25, developing teaching specifically to meet medical-school criteria.

She is a former Visiting Teaching Fellow at Oxford University Medical School, where she pioneered the clinical hypnosis course designed specifically for medical students there, and former Visiting Professor of Clinical Hypnosis at Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen — the first post of its kind in the UK. She is currently a Patron of Anxiety UK and the National Centre for Domestic Violence.

Ursula is the Therapeutic Advisor and Content Creator of the PhaseSpace team, which in 2026 collaborated with St George’s Hospital, London, on a hypnosis-VR research project for helping students reduce anxiety. This is being trialled in London schools and was featured in The Guardian in May 2026.

She has lectured internationally on the clinical use of hypnosis, stress management and goal-setting techniques in medical practice.

Ursula is also a former member of the International Advisory Board of Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice (formerly Complementary Therapies in Nursing & Midwifery) and a Foundation Member of the Academy of Medical Educators.

Phil Benjamin – Course Director

PDCHyp FBSCH FHEA
Honorary Senior Tutor, St George’s Medical School, University of London (2006 – 2009)

Phil Benjamin is a widely experienced clinical hypnotherapist and hypnotherapy lecturer. He is a Fellow of the British Society for Clinical Hypnosis (BSCH).

In his central London practices he uses hypnotherapy to help resolve a vast range of issues, and encourage patients to bring out the best in themselves. He is a qualified pilot and so gives special attention to flying phobics and has a very successful treatment regimen. He also has a reputation for the treatment of male sexual issues whether one-on-one or via his MP3s, which are available from the Ursula James Store (www.ursulajamesstore.com).

After becoming a senior lecturer at the LCCH, he left in order to take hypnotherapy training to the medical profession. He is now qualified to teach university students and lectures or has lectured at most of the UK’s medical schools including Oxford, Cambridge, St Georges and QMUL, London.

Mark Feldman – Medical Advisor

MB BS MRCGP(Dist) DFFP DoccMed MDCH ILTM

Dr Feldman is a senior partner in a general medical practice and worked as a programme director and trainer for the London deanery for many years. He works as an appraiser for doctors in general practice and has mentored and supported physicians associates. He is currently the managing director of Petersfield Screening which provides occupational medical support to corporate clients and has extensive experience of the financial, pharmaceutical and tertiary education sectors.

He is a founder member and Chairman of the British Association of Medical Hypnosis. A past consultant for the Institute of Personnel and Development in workplace stress, he has also trained HR professionals and worked with corporate bodies including Aventis Pharma, Axial Automotive, Anheuser Busch and Lloyds TSB Women’s group. In addition, Dr Feldman is a co-founder of the Expert System Smoking Cessation programme and is involved in research into the use of clinical hypnosis in habit-breaking.

Kevin James – Senior Tutor

DipHyp AH

Kevin has studied a variety of hypnotherapy techniques and protocols including early-age regression, having trained with some of the top trainers in the field of hypnosis. His successful private hypnotherapy practice in London specialised in the Stop Smoking in One Hour technique.

He is a Master Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) and an NLP trainer, and he studied extensively with the co-creator of NLP, Dr Richard Bandler. He has also trained in Neuro-Semantics, Emotion Replacement Therapy and Mesmerism. He has been a co-trainer on hypnotherapy diploma courses and taught specialist hypnosis workshops.

Laura Wallbank – Course Administrator

PCHyp, GHR (Affil.)

Laura worked in healthcare for over thirty years as a registered nurse and then midwife. She has trained in clinical hypnosis for pregnancy and qualified as a hypnotherapy practitioner. She had a successful private practice offering complementary therapies for pregnancy which she is now expanding to include the general population.

Laura has been working in professional fitness to practice for nine years, as a Conduct and Competency Committee panel member, formally with the Nursing and Midwifery Council and currently at the General Dental Council and has worked as an expert witness for civil litigation claims.

Richard Allsopp – Student Assessment

PDChyp MBSCH BSc (Hons) Psychology

Richard sees a variety of clients in his practice and specialises in Sports Psychology, having played rugby for 25 years and practicing Krav Maga and Aiki Jujitsu. He also works with veterans of the armed forces – and emergency services personnel.

He teaches Clinical Hypnosis in Medicine, Stress Management, Personal Development and Mindfulness at a number of medical schools across the UK.

Richard has also hosted radio shows and produced voice over work for a number of blue chip clients.