REFINING YOUR SKILLS FOR REAL-WORLD PRACTICE (NESCH)

Organization: New England Society of Clinical Hypnosis (NESCH)

Website: https://www.nesch.org/event-6659867   

Event Title: 2026 Rev. Thomas Martin, Psy.D. Advanced Workshop in Clinical Hypnosis: REFINING YOUR SKILLS FOR REAL-WORLD PRACTICE 

Agenda:  2026_Advanced_Timed_Agenda

Dates: June 13-14, 2026, 10:00 AM-5:00 PM EST each day 

Location: Virtual 

CE: 12 

Contact : neschmsc@gmail.com   

Dr. Jessie Markovits, MD — Clinical Associate Professor at Stanford University and President-Elect of the Society for Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis (SCEH) — will lead this two-day advanced workshop designed for clinicians ready to deepen and refine their hypnosis skills in real-world practice. 

This highly practical, skills-focused training moves beyond foundational techniques to emphasize precision, adaptability, and clinical integration. Through a combination of didactics, demonstration, and plentiful interactive small-group practice, participants will explore advanced topics including: 

• The neurophysiology of hypnosis and hypnotic analgesia 

• Translating brain imaging concepts into patient-friendly explanations 

• Applying multiple frameworks to use hypnosis in the treatment of complex/chronic symptoms, GI disorders, and insomnia 

• Assessing and working with varying levels of hypnotizability using the Spiegels’ brief Hypnotic Induction Profile (HIP), for both in-person and remote (telehealth) applications
• Clinicians will leave with immediately applicable tools, adaptable scripts, and greater confidence integrating brief, evidence-based hypnosis into diverse clinical settings. 

 Learning Objectives: 

• Describe neurophysiologic and biopsychosocial mechanisms underlying hypnosis for gastrointestinal disorders. 
• Construct individualized evidence-based hypnotic scripts for gastrointestinal symptoms. 
• Compare major hypnotizability assessment approaches and their clinical applications. 
• Identify ways hypnotizability data may inform treatment planning. 
• Demonstrate basic proficiency in administration of the Hypnotic Induction Profile (HIP) during supervised practice. 
• Describe physiologic, cognitive, and behavioral contributors to insomnia addressable through hypnosis. 
• Develop hypnosis-based strategies and scripts for sleep initiation, maintenance, and hyperarousal. 
• Explain neurophysiologic models of hypnosis and hypnotic analgesia related to attention, perception, and pain modulation. 
• Differentiate hypnotic techniques that influence pain perception, distress, and functional coping. 
• Describe mechanistic and neurophysiologic models relevant to hypnosis for generalized complex symptoms. 
• Construct flexible hypnosis treatment frameworks for generalized complex symptoms. 
• Demonstrate use of patient-generated language, metaphors, and imagery during hypnosis. 
• Develop individualized hypnotic suggestions using patients’ own words and sensory descriptions. 

Speaker info: Jessie Markovitz, MD Markovits_CV_1_2026