Life Reframing In Hypnosis

Describes Milton Erickson's contribution to practical psychotherapy. The text presents the actual approaches, methods and techniques Erickson developed that would enable people to use their own experiences to change behaviour.

More than any other individual, Milton Erickson has been responsible for shaping the modern view of hypnosis. His great contribution came from his ability to locate an individual's inner resources for coping creativelywith the real problems of everyday life. Erickson himself endured tow bouts of polio and was in a wheelchair throughout much of his later life. He learned to use the healing methods of self-hypnosis to deal with his handicaps and uncover ways of experiencing living at more profound levels. His delight in teaching these methods of self-healing are clearly shown in these transcriptions of his seminars, workshops and lectures. Volume IV explores some important questions through a presentation, never before published, of Erickson's own hypnotic workshops and demonstrations: is hypnosis a process of manipulation or facilitation? does the hypnotherapist control people? does the hypnotherapist simply give people permission to heal themselves? The authoritarian-permissive paradox of hypnotherapy is most evidednt in Erickson's use of the double bind. Volume IV takes the reader on a journey that recaptures his evoluiton of the therapeutic double bind: from a technique based on

Reframing Hypnotherapy is the book that will transform your hypnosis sessions! This book is about Contextual Hypnotherapy, the evidenced-based approaches you can use to problem solve in clinical hypnosis. Its purpose is to free you from the constraints of the methods of hypnosis that are based on tradition rather than research and to teach you new skills you can use with your clients immediately. By overviewing the research that behavioral therapists use, specific methods and techniques that are based on hypnotic intervention are outlined and shared. What this means is that the new techniques you learn will be based on research and will have proven outcomes. It also means that when you finish this book you will have the resources and the methods to integrate these new tools into your hypnosis sessions. This book was originally published as a Contextual Psychology but has been completely revised and updated so that clinical hypnosis professionals can also benefit from the tools of mindfulness, positive psychology, ACT therapy and other modalities that share common roots in trancework and hypnosis. Dr. Richard K. Nongard is a thought leader in hypnotherapy and the author of numerous books that have helped professional hypnotists worldwide. He is the Executive Director of Hypnosis Practitioner Training Institute in Las Vegas. He is also a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, with accredited degrees in both counseling and transformational leadership. Kelley T. Woods is a hypnotherapist in Anacortes, Washington. She is the author of numerous books on clinical hypnotherapy and mindfulness. She is an ICBCH board member and an instructor at H.P.T.I.

This practical resource makes three radically different types of hypnosis easy to use in daily hypnotic work, exploring the methods of Milton H. Erickson, George Estabrooks and David Elman. "A gem. Well-written, well-paced and packed with information." Andrew Bradbury, author of Successful Presentation Skills and Develop Your NLP Skills