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Canadian Federation of Clinical Hypnosis-Alberta Society Suite 302, 3939 50A Avenue Red Deer, AB T4N 4E5 Contact: Assen Alladin, PhD Email: alberta.office@clincalhypnosis.ca	Canadian Federation of Clinical Hypnosis- British Columbia 2036 West 15th Ave Vancouver, BC V6J 2L5 Contact: Lee Pulos, PhD Email: admin@hypnosis.bc.ca
Canadian Society of Clinical Hypnosis- Ontario Division 1209 Cassells Street North Bay, ONT P1B 4B8 Contact: Heather Aubry, EdD Email: heatheraubry@sympatico.ca	Central Texas Society for Clinical Hypnosis 1600 W. 38th Street, Suite 306 Austin, TX 78731 Contact: George Glaser, MSW Email: george@georgeglaser.com
*Chicago Society of Clinical* Hypnosis 6301 N. Sheridan Road Apartment 23G Chicago , IL 60660 Contact: Edward Frischholz, PhD Email:amjch@sbcglobal.net	Clinical Hypnosis Association of Northeast New York 70 Nott Road Rexford , NY 12148 Contact: Katherine F. Wardle, Email: kathwardle@aol.com
Clinical Hypnosis Society of New Jersey 203 Bellevue Ave Montclair, NJ 7043 Contact: Phillip L. Accaria, PhD Email: placcaria@aol.com	Florida Society of Clinical Hypnosis 8227 SW 82 Place Miami , FL 33143 Contact: Diane Linder Email: dianefsch@aol.com
Georgia Hypnosis Society 4651 Chamblee-Dunwoody Road,Suite D Atlanta , GA 30338 Contact: Marvin S. Goldstein Email: msgoldstein@juno.com	Greater Philadelphia Society of Clinical Hypnosis 1130 Robin Road Gladwyne , PA 19035 Contact: Subha C. Robinson Email: gpsch@verizon.net
Manhattan Society of Clinical Hypnosis 275 Central Park West, #4B New York , NY 10024 Contact: Jane Parsons-Fein Email: janeparson@pfti.org	Michigan Society of Clinical Hypnosis 4660 Bonnie SE Kentwood , MI 49508 Contact: Eric Willmarth Email: ewillmarth@aol.com
Minnesota Society of Clinical Hypnosis 757 Midwest Trail N Lake Elmo , MN 55042 Contact: Alfred Clavel, MD Email: dclavel@comcast.net	New England Society of Clinical Hypnosis 41 Woodbury Rd Southborough, MA 01772 Contact: Max Shapiro Email: maxshapiro@maxshapiro.net
New York Society of Clinical Hypnosis 133 8th Ave , 2B Brooklyn , NY 11215 Contact: Susan Lee Bady Email: susanbady@aol.com	North Carolina Society of Clinical Hypnosis 4201 Lake Boone Trail, Suite 201 Raleigh, NC 27607 Contact: Lawrence E. Kincade Email: lkincade@nc.rr.com
North Texas Society of Clinical Hypnosis 11521 Cromwell Circle Dallas , TX 75229 Contact: Patsy Payton Email: tpayton@sbcglobal.net	Northern California Society of Clinical Hypnosis 4255 Ruthelma Avenue Palo Alto , CA 94306 Contact:Henry Luce Email:cyhluce@comcast.net
Orange County / Los Angeles Academy of Clinical Hypnosis 22 Acacia Tree Lane Irvine , CA 9261 2 Contact: Murray S. Kaufman Email: murraykaufman430@yahoo.com	Oregon Society of Clinical Hypnosis 4500 NW 411th Circle Woodland , WA 98674 Contact: Deb Nesbitt Email: debnesbitt@aol.com
Southern California Society of Clinical Hypnosis PO Box 485 Culver City, CA 90232-0485 Contact: Paula Van Berkom Email: Administrator@scsch.org	West Virginia University Hypnosis Study Group West Virginia University, Box 6422 Morgantown , WV 26506 Contact: Marion P. Kostka Email: marion.lostka@mail.wvu.edu
Wisconsin Society of Clinical Hypnosis 636 Park Ave Beloit , WI 53511 Contact: Betty Magnus, Email: bettymagnus@charter.net	Western Hypnosis Association 415 N. Camden Drive, Suite 217 Beverly Hills, CA 90210 Contact: Cynthia Costas Cohen, MFT Email: cynlar@aol.com

The North Carolina Society of Clinical Hypnosis will be holding their 30th Annual conference in Chapel Hill on November 13-14, 2009 featuring Dabney Ewin, MD presenting on Ideomotor Signaling.

A joint meeting with the Behavioral Medicine and Biofeedback, Michigan Society of Clinical Hypnosis and the American Association of Nurses in Pain Management Great Lakes Chapter will take place October 10-11 and will be held in Grand Rapids, MI. Prior to the meeting a basic training in hypnosis will be conducted.

The Western Hypnosis Association will begin it's current training schedule in July, 2009. In association with Live Learning Systems (www.live-learning.com), WHA will present live streaming video of instructors teaching different aspects of hypnosis, including Powerpoint presentations and clinical demonstrations. Stephen Lankton, LCSW, will teach July 10th and July 11 with the July 10 date as an in-person training in the Los Angeles office and on July 11, Lankton will teach live, online via Live Learning's training platform.

Michael Yapko will teach live via the Internet in August, 2009. Dr. Yapko will teach a course entitled Hypnosis in Brief Therapy. Once again, the courses will be live lecture and demonstration in association with Live Learning Systems.

Dr. Ernest Rossi is also scheduled to teach in the coming months and Dr. Rossi will teach and demonstrate his own unique style of hypnotic work.

Please check WHA's teaching schedule at www.live-learning.com starting June 22nd, 2008. Only mental health and medical professionals may log on to view information on these programs. You may log on to view the highlights of three pre-recorded hypnosis demonstration sessions by the renowned Norma Barretta, Ph.D. and Phillip Barretta, MFT.

For more information visit the Greater Philadelphia Society of Clinical Hypnosis online at www.gpsch.org or contact them at gpsch@verizon.net

The Central Texas Society of Clinical Hypnosis is in the process of being resurrected by the steering efforts of George Glaser, LCSW, DAHB; Priscilla Morton, LCSW; and Anita Jung, LPC. We plan to hold a meeting in late September, and maintain a quarterly meeting schedule with occasional half or full-day events.

There is considerable interest about hypnosis among area mental health and health professionals in the extended Austin community. Priscilla Morton, LCSW, following her move to Austin from New Orleans , has taken the opportunity to speak recently on the topic of clinical hypnosis to the Austin Medical Social Workers Association, Texas Society for Clinical Social Work, Brackenridge Hospital case managers and St. David’s Hospital medical social workers and case managers.

The Chicago Society of Clinical Hypnosis (CSCH) has been sponsoring monthly seminars and meetings that have covered an array of useful and informative topics. The past year has been very exciting and many more presentations are scheduled. The society extends their gratitude to all the speakers that been so generous with their time and expertise:

1) Edward Frischholz, Ph.D., presented a program entitled, “A Single Session Treatment for Smoking with Self-Hypnosis.”

2) Judith Davis, M.D. presented a two-part program entitled, “A Self-hypnotic Technique for Assisting One’s Work with Clients/Patients, Part I (of II). To learn more, visit www.judithdavis.com and www.davis-foundation.org. The technique and the theory that explains it are presented in her book Emotional Comfort: The Gift of Your Inner Guide.

3) Edward Frischholz, Ph.D., gave a presentation on “Hypnosis and Pain: The 3-D Approach.”

4) Ian Wickramasekera, Psy.D., gave a presentation entitled, “Empathy and Hypnosis: The Empathic Involvement Hypothesis.”

5) Molly DeLaney, Psy.D., ASCH President, gave a presentation on “Learning to Speak the Language of the Unconscious.” Participants will have an increased knowledge of how to better utilize “in and out of hypnosis” empathic and counter transference responses in their work with patients.

6) David R. Patterson, Ph.D., presented on the “Science of Hypnosis for Pain” as well as “Practical Clinical Interventions for Acute and Chronic Pain”. He has published several articles on these topics. A brief biography is available at http://depts.washington.edu/rehab/contacts/patterson.html.

7) Marc I. Oster, Psy.D., ABPH, APA Fellow, spoke on the topic of “Understanding Psychosomatic Disorders.” He gave specific examples related to irritable bowel syndrome. Additional information can be found at www.marcoster.homestead.com.

8) Stephen Kahn, Ph.D.,President of SCEH gave a presentation on “Using Hypnosis with Couples.” Among his published works are the books, Changes in the Therapist, and Self-Hypnosis: The Chicago Paradigm. He has authored numerous articles and has been consulted by the media on topics related to hypnosis.

Professor Alan Scheflin was the meeting speaker on October 20 at The Adler School of Professional Psychology. Professor Scheflin teaches Law at Santa Clara University and is the author of several books on brain washing, mind control, forensic hypnosis, and “recovered” memories. Future speakers will include Drs. Dan Brown and David Spiegel.

New Members and guests are always welcome, please contact Dr. Nina Gritzalis, ASCH Liaison for CSCH for current information at nina.gritzalis@illinois.gov or Dolores Bjorkman, LCSW, CSCH Secretary at djbcounseling@sbcglobal.net.

The Georgia Hypnosis Society (GHS) continues to enjoy an active web site that averages 450 visitors per month. Two ASCH members (from Georgia and Alabama) recently completed their individualized consultation training with the GHS President, Paul W. Schenk, PsyD. One of them, Virginia Erhardt, PhD, has a new book due out this Winter from Haworth Press, Head Over Heels: Wives Who Stay With Cross-dressers and Transsexuals. Dr. Schenk also has a new book due out in November from Crown House Publishing, The Hypnotic Use of Waking Dreams: Exploring Near-Death Experiences Without the Flatlines.

The Manhattan Society of Clinical Hypnosis (MANSCH) held its first meeting on May 17, 2005 and has been thriving with regular monthly meetings (except August) ever since. Our agendas have concentrated on presentations or case discussions.

The New England Society of Clinical Hypnosis (NESCH) enters its 55th year excited about its upcoming, new programming. Bi-monthly half-day meetings, with nationally known speakers, are open to all ASCH Members who may be visiting the New England area. Please contact Section President Linda Thomson to attend as a guest.

The Society offers monthly Seminars on Hypnosis in Psychotherapy (Intermediate and Advanced sections) and Hypnosis in Medical/Dental Practice.

NESCH Executive Board Members for 2007-08 include: Linda Thomson, MSN,APRN, President; Elvira Lang, MD, Past-President; Ed Geschelin, DMD, Vice President; Mark Geer, EdD, Secretary; Russell Chin, DDS, Treasurer; Stephen Pauker, MD, Harvey Zarren, MD, Sam Migdole, EdD, Members-at-Large; Max Shapiro, PhD, Director of Educucation & Research.

The Southern California Society of Clinical Hypnosis (SCSCH) holds monthly dinner meetings offering an opportunity for networking and earning 1.5 CE credits throughout the year.

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