Hypnotically Informed Psychotherapy (CHSNJ)

Organization: Clinical Hypnosis Society of New Jersey 

Website: https://www.clinicalhypnosisnj.org/events 

Event Title:  Hypnotically Informed Psychotherapy, Advanced Workshop 

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Dates: 1/10/26, 10am – 1pm ET

Location: Virtual 

CE: 3 

Contact : Robert Staffin, drstaffin@gmail.com 

Abstract: Whether you have a background in hypnosis or are simply curious, this course will provide a brief overview of hypnosis and then offer examples of how the principles that underlie the processes of hypnosis can be woven into one’s clinical practice regardless of one’s theoretical orientation.   

  Hypnosis has a rich academic and clinical history. The clinician who understands the underpinnings of hypnosis, e.g., how to fixate attention, depotentiate conscious sets, and cultivate unconscious searches, is better able to identify, elicit, and utilize these naturally occurring “states” to make their clinical work more impactful.   

  Much of what skilled clinicians do can be viewed through a hypnotic lens. This program will highlight how what you are likely doing already can be done with greater strategic and mindful intent. 

Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this program, participants will be able to:

1. List the six core competencies of Ericksonian therapy.

2. Outline the 5 microdynamic steps of trance elicitation described by Erickson,
     Rossi, and Rossi, (1976)

3. Define the concept of “influence ” as it is used in the social psychocology     
     literature. 

 Speaker info: Rob Staffin, PsyD, ABPH is a clinical psychologist who is licensed in New Jersey and New York. He is also authorized to practice interjurisdictional psychology via telehealth by the PSYPACT Commission. Dr. Staffin received his doctorate from Yeshiva University’s Ferkauf graduate school of psychology in 1990.  He studied infant social development with Dr. Beatrice Beebe. Rob has been studying, teaching, and writing about hypnosis for more than 20 years.  He is an Approved Consultant of the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis (ASCH) and a Diplomate of the American Board of Psychological Hypnosis.  Rob is the President of the Clinical Hypnosis Society of New Jersey (CHSNJ), a component section of ASCH.  He is the author of, More Common Therapy: the experiential psychotherapy of Jeffrey K. Zeig, Ph.D.  He characterizes the book as an advanced how to guide for clinicians interested in cultivating their skills in clinical hypnosis.  His most recent article, Hypnotically Informed Psychotherapy: Erickson and Beyond, is published online ahead of print in the International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis. Rob maintains a private practice in Teaneck, NJ where provides individual therapy and offers individual and group consultation both in person and remotely.