Relational Hypnotic Strategies for Anxiety Disorders (Attune Therapy Group PC)

Organization: Attune Therapy Group PC

Website: www.ericspiegelphd.com

Event Title: Relational Hypnotic Strategies for Anxiety Disorders

Agenda: https://asch.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Timed_Agenda-Relational_Hypnotic_Strategies_for_Anxiety_Disorders.docx

Dates: 03/21/2025

Location: Virtual

CE: 4.0

Contact: espiegelphd@gmail.com

Abstract:
In this applied workshop, participants will learn relational hypnotic strategies that can be used in the treatment of anxiety disorders. Relational therapy focuses on evoking and internalizing the curative elements of the therapeutic relationship. Hypnosis can intensify and expedite this process. Participants will learn short and moderate-term relational hypnotic strategies for soothing, regulating, and ameliorating anxiety symptoms. Examples will be provided for generalized anxiety disorder, phobias, panic disorder, and social anxiety disorder.

Learning Objectives:

At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

1. Define relational therapy and articulate the core principles of the approach
2. Explain how hypnosis can intensify and expedite the process of relational therapy
3. Apply one short-term relational hypnotic strategy in the treatment of emergent anxiety symptoms (e.g. panic attack or phobic response)
4. Utilize two hypnotic strategies in the relational treatment of generalized anxiety disorder and social anxiety disorder.