What is the difference between a hypnotist and a hypnotherapist?

What is the difference between a hypnotist and a hypnotherapist?

Darren Marks (Hypnotist) gives expert video advice on: What is hypnosis?; What is the difference between a hypnotist and a hypnotherapist?; Can anybody be hypnotised? and more...

A hypnotherapist uses hypnosis for therapeutic purposes, whereas a hypnotist may or may not be using hypnosis for therapeutic purposes. A lot of people associate hypnotism with stage shows. Somebody who uses hypnosis for entertainment would be a stage hypnotist. A hypnotherapist uses the imagination, the state of hypnosis to help people achieve goals.