Planning Treatment Using Clinical Hypnosis: Practical Applications for Common and Not so Common Conditions (Greater Philadelphia Society of Clinical Hypnosis)

Organization: Greater Philadelphia Society of Clinical Hypnosis 

Website: https://gpsch.org/ 

Event Title:  Planning Treatment Using Clinical Hypnosis: Practical Applications for Common and Not so Common Conditions, Advanced Workshop

Agenda:  Reid_Timed_Agenda

Dates: September 21, 2025 

Location: Virtual

CE: 3

Contact: Marcy Nadel, marcy1116@aol.com 

Abstract: Clinical hypnosis, whether facilitated by another or self-directed (i.e., self-hypnosis), has been shown to be an effective (and evidence-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 webinar involves skill building and enhancement of clinical hypnosis knowledge and 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 sanitized cases pending review and approval of Dr. Reid (see below for instructions). The ethical implications of treatment planning and issues involving informed consent for treatment when using hypnosis will be also addressed. Furthermore, this webinar, 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. 

Learning Objectives:  

At the end of the program, participants will be able to: 

• Develop a treatment plan including hypnosis interventions for 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 (Reid, D.B., 2016) 

• Construct three metaphors appropriate for treatment of anxiety, depression, and panic disorder (one metaphor for each condition) (Casula, C.C., 2022; Casula, C.C., 2025; Reid, D.B., 2023) 

• Construct three posthypnotic suggestions for two case studies provided by the instructor or an attendee (Willmarth, E.K. & Vinson, M., 2022; Wark, D.M., 2023) d.  Describe alert hypnosis including the “Helping Hands” intervention for treatment of unhealthy and unwanted habits (Reid, D.B., 2025; Feldman, J.B., 2020)