ASCH 2025 Virtual Pre-Conference Sessions
Explore cutting-edge topics and expert insights at the ASCH 2025 Pre-Conference Sessions. Don’t miss this opportunity to enhance your skills and knowledge while connecting with leading professionals in the field.
Learn more about the sessions and speakers here: ASCH 2025 Pre-Conference Sessions and Speakers
ASCH 2025 Virtual Conference Program
This year’s theme, The Art and Science of Clinical Hypnosis in Health Care. Topics of focus include, but are not limited to:
- Dental, Medical, and Nursing Applications
- Integration of Hypnosis with Other Modalities
- Metaphysical & Spirituality
- Pain Management
- Palliative Care
- Trauma
- Veteran-Related Care
- Pediatrics
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Conference Sessions are being recorded and are part of the registration pricing.
Explore Plenary Sessions and Speakers
Thursday, March 13, 2025 - PreConference Workshops
10:00 AM ET – 12:00 PM ET
12:15 PM ET – 3:15 PM ET
3:30 PM ET – 6:30 PM ET
Utilizing Hypnosis in the Treatment of Narcissistic Wounds in Psychotherapy: A Relational Approach – 2 CE hours
Palliative Care and Palliative Hypnosis with a Focus on Treating ALS Symptoms – 3 CE hours
The Discriminating Therapist: Using Hypnosis to Enhance Decision Making – 3 CE hours
Eric Spiegel, PhD
John Franklin, MD
Michael D. Yapko, PhD
Friday, March 14, 2025
Opening Plenary Session: 11:00 AM ET – 12:00 PM ET
Concurrent Sessions:
12:15 PM ET – 3:15 PM ET
Concurrent Sessions:
3:45 PM ET – 5:15 PM ET
5:30 PM ET – 6:30 PM ET
“I Know I Should…But I Don’t Feel Like it”: Countering Client Inertia with Clinical Hypnosis. 1 CE hour View session details here: Plenary Sessions
Hypnosis for the Treatment of Trauma – 3 CE hours
Health Effects on Skin of Spiritual and Religious Factors – 3 CE hours
Clinical Hypnosis Skills for Procedural Applications – 3 CE hours
With MUPS Let Your Fingers Do the Talking – 1.5 CE hours
The Use of Quantitative First-Person Self-Reports to Better Understand the Mysteries of Hypnosis – 1.5 CE hours
Clinical Hypnosis Treatments & Applications: Addressing New Health Discoveries and Research of the Biological Differences of ADHD in Female and Male Adolescents and Adults – 1.5 CE hours
The Neurobiology of Trauma and Recovery in Hypnotic Ego State Therapy – 1.5 CE hours
Special Event – Virtual Cocktail Reception – Networking with new and old friends!
Michael D. Yapko, PhD
Louis Damis, PhD, ABPP, FASCH
Philip Shenefelt, MD, ABMH
David Gaffney, LMSW
Linda Thomson, PhD, MSN, APRN, ABMH, ABHN, FSCH
Ron Pekala, PhD
Maureen Turner, LCMHC
Christian Skoorsmith, MA, PsyD©
Saturday, March 15, 2025
Plenary Session: 11:00 AM ET – 12:00 PM ET
Concurrent Sessions:
12:15 PM ET – 3:30 PM ET
Concurrent Sessions:
3:45 PM ET – 5:15 PM ET
Special Event:
5:30 PM ET – 6:30 PM ET
“Lessons from 25 Years of Conversations with the Subconscious” – 1 CE hour View session details here: Plenary Sessions
Tailoring Hypnotic Interventions to Your Client’s Mind: How Noetic Analysis Can Help – 3 CE hours
Embarrassing Habits – 3 CE hours
Hypnotic Treatment of Chronic Pain from a Whole Person Perspective: Hypnosis and the Whole Health Model – 3 CE hours
The Rhythm of Resilience: Integrating Musicality into Trauma-Informed Hypnosis – 1.5 CE hours
Increased Effectiveness in the EMDR Therapy Protocol Using Hypnosis Distillates – 1.5 CE hours
Complex PTSD, Attachment Repair, & Memory Reconsolidation Update – 1.5 CE hours
Improving Outcomes and Satisfaction with Measurement-Informed Hypnosis – 1.5 CE hours
ASCH Awards and Passing of the Gavel
Ran Anbar, MD
Ron Pekala, MD
Linda Thomson, PhD, MSN, APRN, ABMH, ABHN, FSCH
John Hall, PhD, ABPP
Anita Jung, LPC-S, LPA
Sheila Bender, PhD
Louis Damis, PhD, ABPP, FASCH
David Gaffney, LMSW
Sunday, March 16, 2025
Concurrent Sessions:
11:00 AM ET – 2:15 pm ET
Concurrent Sessions:
2:30 PM ET – 4:00 PM ET
Closing Plenary:
4:15 PM ET – 5:15 PM ET
Hypnosis in Comprehensive Cancer Care – 3 CE hours
Hypnotic Psychotherapy and the Art of Balancing Mindful Resources – 3 CE hours
Queer Casebook: Issues of Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation in Clinical Hypnosis – 3 CE hours
Humor, Hilarity and Hypnosis – 1.5 CE hours
Hypnotic Pain Modulation – 1.5 CE hours
Rapid Ego Strengthening for Affect Regulation and Resilience – 1.5 CE
Integrating Hypnosis, EMDR, and “Twalking” in Trauma Treatment or Performance Enhancement – 1.5 CE hours
Capturing the Future to Enhance Treatment Outcomes – 1 CE hour View session details here: Plenary Sessions
Holly Forester-Miller, PhD
George Glaser, MSW, LCSW
John Hall, PhD, ABPP, and Christian Skoorsmith, MA, PsyD©
Linda Thomson, PhD, MSN, APRN, ABMH, ABHN, FSCH
Louis Damis, PhD, ABPP, FASCH
David Gaffney, LMSW
Dana Lebo, PhD
Moshe Torem, MD, ABPN
Conference Rates
| Registration Type & Package | Price |
| Single (1) Preconference Workshop | 125.00 USD |
| ALL (3) Preconference Workshops | 375.00 USD |
| Faculty Conference Registration | 450.00 USD |
| Member Conference Registration | 650.00 USD |
| Grad Level Conference Registration | 450.00 USD |
| Resident/Intern/Fellow Conference Registration | 450.00 USD |
| Non-Member Conference Registration | 845.00 USD |
| Member Daily Rate (Friday, Saturday or Sunday) | 300.00 USD |
| Non-Member Daily Rate (Friday, Saturday or Sunday) | 400.00 USD |
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