ASCH Advanced Workshop: Planning Treatment Using Clinical Hypnosis: Practical Applications for Common and Not so Common Conditions
September 12, 2025 - September 14, 2025
Planning Treatment Using Clinical Hypnosis: Practical Applications for Common and Not so Common Conditions
September 12, 2025-September 14, 2025
Clinical hypnosis, whether facilitated by another or self-directed (i.e., self-hypnosis), has been shown to be an effective (and evidenced-based) means of enhancing pain management (Thompson et al, 2019; Milling et al., 2020), panic and anxiety (Valentine et al., 2019; Reid, 2023) phagophobia (Reid, 2016) smoking cessation (Green & Lynn, 2018), and depression (Milling et al., 2019). As clinicians we can evoke therapeutic, conscious and unconscious resources for our clients in many ways, though in this workshop we will explore the practical and intentional application of clinical hypnosis for evoking client resources.
This proposed workshop will provide attendees with opportunities to discuss and formulate hypnosis treatment plans, as well as implement hypnotic interventions (e.g., age regression, age progression, alert trance, posthypnotic suggestions) for the treatment of common (e.g., depression, anxiety, habit control) and not so common (e.g., phagophobia, trichotillomania, trypanophobia, hemophobia) troubling and sometimes debilitating human conditions. Attendees will be encouraged to submit and discuss their own cases pending review and approval of Dr. Reid. The ethical implications of treatment planning and issues involving informed consent for treatment when using hypnosis will be also addressed. Furthermore, this workshop, through the use of practical demonstrations, will minimize the apparent gap that exists for many clinicians who lack knowledge, understanding, and strategic application of clinical hypnosis interventions.
At the end of this workshop, particpants will be able to
- Develop a treatment plan including hypnosis interventions to patients presenting with numerous personal challenges. Participants will complete a hypnosis treatment plan for at least three case studies that will be provided by the instructor.
- Construct three metaphors appropriate for treatment of anxiety, depression, and panic disorder (one metaphor for each condition).
- Construct three posthypnotic suggestions for two case studies provided by the instructor. Participants will observe at least two demonstrations using posthypnotic suggestions generated from a proposed treatment plan.
- Articulate alert hypnosis including the “Helping Hands” intervention for treatment of unhealthy and unwanted habits.
- Identify three hypnotic interventions that can be used to minimize pain (chronic, acute, and/or procedural)
Speaker Information
David B. Reid, Psy.D., FASCH
David B. Reid, Psy.D., is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Fellow and Approved Consultant of the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis (ASCH). He is an Award Winning author of Hypnosis for Behavioral Health: Professional’s Guide to Expanding Your Practice and published several book chapters on clinical hypnosis. He has received numerous Presidential awards from ASCH and the Society for Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis (SCEH) for his contributions to these societies. He has also been honored with awards for his peer-reviewed publications on clinical hypnosis (Milton H. Erickson Award, Ernest R. Hilgard Award, and the William S. Kroger Award). In 2021, Dr. Reid was the recipient of the Erica Fromm Award for Excellence in Teaching from SCEH. Dr. Reid is an adjunct professor at Saybrook University, Past President of Division 30 (Psychological Hypnosis) of the American Psychological Association, and employed at Augusta Health, a community hospital in central Virginia.
Important Notes
- Detailed workshop schedules, faculty and other materials will be available to participants, online, two weeks before the start date. Workshop materials will be available in electronic form only.
- Approximately one week before the workshop, registered participants will receive a link to a private webpage that will include links to handouts and resource materials. This access will be good for seven days after the workshop has been completed.
Advanced Schedule
(All times listed are in EST. Times are subject to changes)
| Friday, September 12, 2025 | 8:30 AM-6:00 PM |
| Saturday, September 13, 2025 | 8:30 AM-6:00 PM |
| Sunday, September 14, 2025 | 8:30 AM-12:00 PM |
An agenda with faculty assignments will be sent to registrants approximately 1-2 weeks prior to the live course date.
Registration Opening Soon
Details and Fees
| Course | Member | Non-Member |
| Advanced | $500 | $675 |
Registration Instructions
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Payments can now be made in a secure online environment. The system DOES NOT save credit card information once the transaction has been completed and registration submitted.
Continuing Education Hours
Online attendance, full engagement and completion of a pre-test, post-test and daily program evaluations are required for a certificate of completion. Level 1 and Level 2 will be approved for 20-24 hours.
Changing Dates
ASCH will honor one registration transfer. Transfer requests must be made in writing, to education@asch.net, by March 24, 2025. Change requests after that date will be treated as a cancellation.
Credit Card Payments
Registration payments must be made online and received by September 1, 2025. The ASCH Registrar will send reminders of the due date will in advance. The Registrants seat will be relinquished if payment is not received by this date.
Cancellations
Cancellations must be made in writing to education@asch.net. No cancellations will be taken by phone. Cancellations made by September 1, 2025 will receive a full refund minus a $50 administrative fee. No refunds will be made for cancellations made after that date unless the seat can be filled by a waitlisted person.
Clinical Workshop Eligibility
Registrants must be healthcare professionals licensed in their jurisdiction functioning within the scope of their practice.
Students must have completed a minimum of one full semester of the program and must submit proof of full-time enrollment at an ACE-approved institution of higher education on school letterhead that clearly identifies the individual’s program of study, area of concentration (if applicable), level of degree pursued and date of intended graduation.
Full-time residents or interns participating in a recognized residency or internship program may also register to attend at a reduced rate. Residents/interns need to submit correspondence from their supervisor on official letterhead explaining the nature of the residency/internship and the date of intended completion of the program.
Workshop CME & ASCH Continuing Education (CE) Credits
The American Society of Clinical Hypnosis-Education and Research Foundation (ASCH-ERF) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The American Society of Clinical Hypnosis-Education and Research Foundation (ASCH-ERF) designates this live activity for a maximum of 20 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
ASCH-ERF is approved by the American Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. ASCH-ERF maintains responsibility for the regional workshops. The ASCH Standards of Training Committee has approved all regional workshops as meeting the twenty hours required for membership and certification requirements.
Courses approved by the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis are approved continuing education courses per Florida’s AC-Rule 64B-4-6002 for Social Workers, Counselors, and Marriage and Family Therapists in the State of Florida.
The American Society of Clinical Hypnosis Education & Research Foundation. Nationally Approved PACE Program Provider for FAGD/MAGD credit. Approval does not imply acceptance by any regulatory authority or AGD endorsement. 6/1/2022 to 5/31/2025. Provider ID#217022
California Board of Behavioral Sciences Accreditation
Please note that effective July 1, 2015, the California Board of Behavioral Sciences (CBBS) is no longer renewing existing CE provider numbers. ASCH-ERF’s accreditation through CBBS expired on December 31, 2015. BBS licensees now obtain their continuing education through the National Association of Social Workers and the American Psychological Association, among others, both through which ASCH-ERF maintains accreditation.