The Use of Hypnosis in the Treatment of PTSD (NESCH)
Organization: New England Society of Clinical Hypnosis
Website: www.nesch.org
Event Title: The Use of Hypnosis in the Treatment of PTSD
Agenda: NESCH_Quarterly_workshop_description_2026_Tanev-Daitch_Hypnosis_PTSD
Dates: 9/27/2026 – 10:00 a.m.–1:10 p.m. ET
Location: Virtual
CE: 3
Contact / Email address: neschmsc@gmail.com
Description: PTSD is a mind-body problem. As a mind-body treatment, hypnosis seems well-suited for its treatment. Hypnosis can move PTSD patients into a state of calm, downregulate their emotional reactivity, and facilitate altering maladaptive beliefs. Combined with cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) approaches, hypnosis may magnify their effects. This workshop presents specific hypnotic interventions for PTSD matching them to the PTSD symptom clusters they treat. Participants will learn hypnotic interventions aimed at decreasing reexperiencing symptoms, emotional reactivity, dissociation, negative beliefs, negative feelings, hypervigilance, and insomnia. Participants will also learn how adding hypnosis to CBT-based PTSD treatment protocols can boost their impact.
Learning Objectives:
- Apply one hypnotic technique for the treatment of flashbacks.
- Apply one hypnotic technique for the treatment of emotional reactivity to trauma reminders.
- Apply one hypnotic technique that utilizes cognitive restructuring within the context of hypnotherapy.
Speaker info: Carolyn Daitch, PhD Daitch_CV__2.25.2021__1_ & Kaloyan Tanev, MD CV_Tanev_Kaloyan_2026.07.01