NEW! ASCH Online Clinical Demonstration Series

One of the most valuable aspects of hypnosis training is the opportunity to observe experienced clinicians in action. This virtual series provides a unique opportunity to watch master practitioners demonstrate a variety of hypnotic approaches, therapeutic modalities, and clinical styles with volunteer participants.

Each session will allow attendees to:

• Observe live clinical demonstrations by experienced hypnosis practitioners
• Compare different techniques, language patterns, and therapeutic approaches
• Explore how different clinicians achieve similar therapeutic goals through distinct methods
• Engage directly with presenters through discussion and questions
• Volunteer as trance participants when appropriate
• Participate in a true workshop-style learning environment

Because the program is designed to be flexible and responsive to participant interests, the format may vary from session to session. Presenters may respond to audience-submitted clinical questions, demonstrate alternative approaches with the same volunteer, or work with different volunteers and discuss the similarities and differences in their methods. Each session will conclude with opportunities for reflection, discussion, and questions.

Please note: Continuing education credits will not be offered for this series due to the flexible, participant-driven nature of the content.

Presenters

George Glaser, LCSW

George Glaser, MSW, LCSW, is in private practice in Austin, Texas. A Past President of both ASCH and the Central Texas Society of Clinical Hypnosis, George has taught extensively for ASCH, SCEH, ISH, the Milton H. Erickson Foundation, and other professional organizations. He serves as the Social Work Editor for the American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis and was guest editor of a special issue on anxiety treatment. George is also a co-founder of the Milton H. Erickson Institute of Austin and has spent decades advancing clinical hypnosis education and practice.

Akira Otani, EdD

Akira Otani is a licensed psychologist in Maryland with extensive experience in clinical practice, training, and scholarship. He trained in clinical hypnosis under Kay F. Thompson, DDS, a former ASCH president and longtime student of Milton H. Erickson. Dr. Otani has served on the graduate faculty of the Johns Hopkins University School of Education and as a senior staff psychologist at the University of Maryland Counseling Center. His areas of expertise include anxiety disorders, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). He is the author of nine books in Japanese and more than 70 scholarly publications on hypnosis, psychotherapy training, and mindfulness meditation. Dr. Otani is a Fellow and Approved Consultant of ASCH and holds diplomate status in clinical hypnosis from the American Board of Psychological Hypnosis.