ASCH

60-Hour Comprehensive Clinical Hypnosis and Strategic Psychotherapy Training (Dr. Yapko & Associates)
2026-04-13 - 2026-04-17
Organization: Dr. Yapko & Associates
Website: www.yapko.com
Event Title: 60-Hour Comprehensive Clinical Hypnosis and Strategic Psychotherapy Training
Agenda: 60-Hour_Yapko_Course_Timed_Outline
Dates: 04/13/2026-04/17/2026, 05/11/2026-05/15, 2026, 06/15/2026-06-19/2026
Location: Virtual
CE: 52.5 CE
Contact : Michael Yapko, PhD www.yapko.com
Abstract: This online program is structured to be an intensive training opportunity. Thus, there will be a limited number of professionals allowed to participate. Group members will each commit to attending the full 60 hours together as a group. This training program is “hands-on” and highly practical. There will be didactic sections, as well as the modeling and demonstration of approaches. The larger goal is clinical competence in designing and delivering hypnotically based interventions, skills that will be developed primarily through challenging structured practice sessions conducted almost every day of the program. Participants will be doing and experiencing a lot of hypnosis in this program. This comprehensive training program is provided in a concentrated format of three phases, 20 hours each, set a month apart so participants take their new skills back to their clinical practices and further develop them in-between phases. The emphasis is on skill-building.
Learning Objectives:

Participants will be able to identify the suggestions inherent in conducting psychotherapy regardless of which specific model of (verbal) psychotherapy under consideration.
Participants will be able to identify and offer multiple examples of specific forms (structures) of suggestion.
Participants will be able to identify and offer multiple examples of specific styles (relational positions) of suggestion.
Participants will be able to list and describe at least three different models or conceptual frameworks for understanding hypnosis.
Participants will be able to list and define types of “automatic” or unconscious responses collectively known as “ideodynamic responses.”
Participants will be able to describe at least one recent neuroscientific findings about the brain mechanisms associated with selective attention and hypnotic responsiveness.
Participants will be able to name and describe two forms of amplified memory structures in hypnosis commonly used in the course of psychotherapy.
Participants will learn and be able to describe key principles about the nature and functioning of memory.
Participants will be able to list and describe the inappropriate suggestive methods most likely to lead to confabulations or false memories.
Participants will learn methods of neutral questioning in order to avoid the use of inappropriate suggestions that may contaminate a client’s memories.
Participants will learn and be able to describe relevant social psychological research about conformity and obedience to authority that can influence hypnotic responsiveness.
Participants will be able to list and define the so-called “classical hypnotic phenomena” that can be elicited in hypnosis (such as analgesia, time distortion, etc.).
Participants will learn about and be able to apply both the verbal and non-verbal aspects of suggestion formulation and delivery.
Participants will learn about and be able to describe the potential applications of hypnosis in a variety of contexts, including psychotherapy, education, and behavioral medicine.
Participants will be able to list and describe at least two empirical studies affirming the benefits of employing hypnosis as a complement to other established treatments.
Participants will be able to list and refute common misconceptions about hypnosis that may hinder optimal treatment outcomes.
Participants will be able to list and discuss the personal, interpersonal and situational variables that affect an individual’s level of hypnotic responsiveness.
Participants will be able to list and discuss at least two pros and cons of employing formal testing for assessing hypnotic responsiveness.
Participants will be able to list and describe specific ways people respond differently to suggestions given in hypnosis to those given outside of hypnosis.
Participants will be able to define and discuss the concept of “trance logic” and its implications for hypnotic interventions.
Participants will be able to list and discuss ways a person’s expectations influence both hypnotic and treatment responsiveness.
Participants will be able to define and discuss the characteristics of interventions that are content-based versus process-based.
Participants will be able to organize and define a generic sequence for conducting a goal-oriented hypnosis session.
Participants will be able to structure at least two specific types of post-hypnotic suggestions.
Participants will be able to list and discuss the relative advantages and disadvantages of direct versus indirect forms of hypnotic intervention.
Participants will be able to identify and discuss the role of symbolism in suggestion formulation.
Participants will be able to identify and discuss the role of paradox in suggestion formulation.
Participants will be able to list and identify specific methods of direct and indirect induction and utilization.
Participants will learn and be able to apply at least two different strategies for eliciting classical hypnotic phenomena.
Participants will be able to list at least two specific online resources for gaining access to published studies in treating specific clinical populations.
Participants will be able to name and discuss two factors affecting client expectancy.
Participants will be able to list and discuss specific methods for fostering an unstable attributional style as a catalyst to treatment responsiveness.
Participants will be able to identify and describe two different generic structures for producing hypnotic amnesia.
Participants will be able to list and discuss at least two factors indicating the appropriateness of hypnotic interventions in both acute and chronic phases of treatment.
Participants will be able to identify and apply methods of solution-oriented and motivational interviewing in establishing a treatment plan.
Participants will be able to identify and discuss how hypnotic phenomena may feature in the onset and course of client symptoms.
Participants will learn and apply the method of “seeding” homework assignments during hypnosis as a means of increasing treatment benefits.
Participants will be able to apply hypnotic strategies designed to enhance greater cognitive flexibility and independent problem-solving in the client.
Participants will be able to structure and deliver skill-building homework assignments to the client.
Participants will be able to list, recognize, and discuss key patterns of self-organization that regulate symptom formation and clinical response.

Speaker info: Bio_Michael_D._Yapko__Ph.D.

Level 2 Clinical Hypnosis (OSCH)
2026-04-17 - 2026-04-19 | Virtual
Organization: Oregon Society of Clinical Hypnosis
Website: https://www.oregonhypnosis.org/event-6581833
Event Title: The 63rd Annual Level 2 Clinical Hypnosis Course
Agenda: Agenda and LOs
Dates: 04/17/26 – 04/19/26
Location: Virtual
CE: 21
Contact : debbenweb@gmail.com , Debbie Bensching
Description: This course is designed for licensed health care professionals and students who have completed the Level 1 training in clinical hypnosis and wish to expand their competence in using clinical hypnosis. This course builds on foundational knowledge from Level 1 and emphasizes the development of practical skills, clinical decision-making, and ethical application of hypnosis.
Participants will review current perspectives on the neurophysiology of hypnosis and refine core hypnotic competencies, including advanced elicitation and intensification strategies, therapeutic hypnotic language, utilization, and the use of suggestion. Instruction includes demonstrations and discussion of hypnotic techniques such as ideomotor signaling, metaphor development, and exploratory approaches.
Clinical applications of hypnosis are presented across several common treatment concerns, including anxiety, sleep problems, depression, pain management, and habit disorders. The course also addresses ethical and professional issues relevant to hypnosis practice, including considerations related to memory, informed consent, and scope of practice.
Experiential learning allows participants to engage in structured mentored small-group practice with faculty guidance to strengthen their ability to use hypnosis, apply therapeutic techniques taught, and integrate hypnosis into treatment. This training is intended to deepen clinical confidence and expand the ethical use of hypnosis.
Learning Objectives: *see agenda*
Speaker info: Debbie Bensching, LCSW, LICSW, MSWAC Bio
Dave Boyer LMFT Bio
Linda Nishi-Strattner PHD Bio

Hypnotherapy for Wellbeing: Integrating Positive Psychology into Clinical Practice (NTSCH)
2026-04-22 | Virtual
Organization: North Texas Society of Clinical Hypnosis
Website: https://www.northtexashypnosis.org/
Event Title: Hypnotherapy for Wellbeing: Integrating Positive Psychology into Clinical Practice
Agenda: NTSCH_4.22.26
Dates: 4/22/26
Location: Virtual
CE: 1.5
Contact : Tracy Payton Watson, LPC tracypaytonwatson@gmail.com
Description: This presentation explores the use of Hypnotic Relaxation Therapy for Wellbeing (HRT-WB) as an evidence-informed approach to enhance psychological, emotional, and social wellbeing. Drawing from positive psychology principles, HRT-WB emphasizes building strengths and fostering resilience rather than solely addressing symptoms. The session will review conceptual foundations of wellbeing, outline the structure of HRT-WB sessions, and share findings from a pilot study demonstrating its feasibility, acceptability, and potential impact on life satisfaction, affect, and psychological distress.
Learning Objectives:

By the end of the training, participants will be able to list and explain at least three reasons for addressing wellbeing in addition to pathology in clinical practice and identify two clinical examples where a wellbeing focus is indicated, achieving 80% accuracy on a post-training quiz or written response.
Participants will be able to outline the structure of Hypnotic Relaxation Therapy for Wellbeing (HRT-WB) by accurately naming at least four key components or session elements and placing them in the correct sequence on a training worksheet or case exercise, with 80% accuracy.
Given a summary of the HRT-WB pilot study, participants will be able to describe at least three findings related to feasibility, acceptability, and impact on subjective wellbeing and psychological distress, and correctly interpret one outcome measure, scoring at least 80% on a post-training quiz or group case review rubric.

Speaker info: Hyeji Na, Psy.D. Na_CV_FY25

When the Body Speaks: Ego State Therapy & Hypnotic Applications for Somatic Symptoms Including FND, Chronic Pain & Sleep Concerns (CFCH)
2026-05-01 - 2026-05-02 | Virtual and In-Person
Organization: Canadian Federation of Clinical Hypnosis
Website: https://clinicalhypnosis.ca/event-6528746
Event Title: When the Body Speaks: Ego State Therapy & Hypnotic Applications for Somatic Symptoms Including FND, Chronic Pain & Sleep Concerns
Agenda: Agenda
Dates: May 1-2, 2026
Location: In-Person and Virtually
CE: 14
Contact : Wendy Willberg-Lemke, wendylemkelp@gmail.com
Description: This 2-day training is designed for clinicians with prior training in hypnosis who wish to deepen their clinical skills when working with somatic symptoms such as functional neurological disorder (FND), chronic pain, and sleep disturbances. This course, grounded in Ego State Therapy conceptualizes somatic symptoms as meaningful messages from the body and the system of self. These symptoms may reflect internal conflicts, adaptive reasoning, or survival strategies. Ego State Therapy provides several ways to communicate with the body and/or ego states to explore unconscious causes, contributing factors as well as potential solutions for somatic symptoms. Utilizing ideomotor signaling and other unconscious ways of exploring, participants will learn how to access and communicate with states to elicit information about safety, function, contributing factors, and potential pathways for resolution of somatic symptoms. Emphasis is placed on therapeutic intention, hypnotic suggestions, and internal negotiations that are respectful of the whole self within a trauma-informed, phase-oriented framework. The training will review and apply core Ego State Therapy (EST) principles, including Lemke’s adapted P-Principles, which serve as a template for holding the multiplicity of self in mind when formulating hypnotic suggestions and strategies. EST treatment strategies based on these principles will be presented, such as accessing internal resources and Lemke’s Playing with the Space. Demonstrations, case examples, and experiential exercises will be incorporated to enhance participants’ learning.
Learning Objectives: By the conclusion of this two-day training, participants will be able to:

Summarize research that demonstrates the effectiveness of clinical hypnosis in treating somatic issues such as FND and Chronic Pain.

Apply Ego State Therapy concepts including Lemke’s adapted P-Principles, to clinically conceptualize and work with the voices of the body by recognizing the multiplicity of self.

Identify three different ways to access ego states for gathering useful unconscious information about the body to assist in the treatment of somatic symptoms.

Develop an ego state trauma informed hypnotic approach for a somatic symptom presentation that integrates therapeutic intention and incorporates EST strategies such as Lemke’s ‘Playing with the Space’ strategy.

Demonstrate the use of ideomotor signaling as a tool to work with the system of self to identify purpose/function, and/or other contributing factors to somatic symptoms.

Speaker info: Wendy Willberg-Lemke Bio

Fundamentals of Clinical Hypnosis (Bloom Therapy)
2026-05-01 - 2026-05-03 | In-Person
Organization: Bloom Therapy
Website: https://bloomtherapytx.com/service/fundamentals-of-clinical-hypnosis/
Event Title: Fundamentals of Clinical Hypnosis
Agenda: Level_1_Hypnosis_Workshop_Syllabus_Spring_2026
Dates: 05/01/2026; 05/02/2026; 05/03/2026
Location: In-person – Bloom Therapy, 1206 W. 43rd St, Austin, TX
CE: 21.5
Contact : katy@bloomtherapytx.com – Katy David
Description: The purpose of this workshop is to provide licensed mental health clinicians the foundational information and experiential practice necessary to begin integrating clinical hypnosis into their established skillset and clinical work with patients, specifically in an outpatient mental health setting. The workshop is designed as a unique in-person, small-group learning opportunity. The syllabus is designed so that the CE hours may count as the Level 1 Basic training that is a required component towards ASCH certification in Clinical Hypnosis. This workshop follows the most up-to-date ASCH-ERF Standards of Training for a Level 1 workshop, and proposes 21.5 hours of CE hours. The curriculum includes all didactic educational topics and experiential group practice exercises required by ASCH-ERF in a Level 1/Basic Clinical Hypnosis Workshop. We will define hypnosis, offer a brief history of hypnosis, and correct common misperceptions about the natural process of hypnosis and brain state of trance. An overview of the neuroscience of the trance state will be offered. Participants will be shown various demonstrations of the hypnotic process, utilizing both audience volunteers and video recordings of work with actual clients. Each stage of the hypnotic process will be taught, explored, and practiced. The workshop includes 3 separate small group practice sessions (totaling 65 minutes practice time per student), with one practice session taking place on each of the workshop days. Special attention will be given to ethics, treatment planning, and integrating clinical hypnosis into clinical practice, as these topics are especially relevant to mental health practitioners.
Learning Objectives:
Friday, May 1st:

ASCH Membership & Certification Process —15 minutes

At the conclusion of this module the participant will be able to:

Discuss ASCH’s clinical hypnosis standards of training, levels of training, and requirements for, ASCH certification; and
Describe the opportunities available for further training,membershipand certification.

Introduction to Clinical Hypnosis (definitions, brief history, misconceptions) —30 minutes

At the conclusion of this module the participant will be able to:

Provide at least one commonly accepted definition of clinical hypnosis;
Explain four hypnosis terms and how they apply to the clinical hypnosis experience; and
Define two commonly held misperceptions concerning hypnosis and give an accurate rebuttal for each.

Neuroscience of Hypnosis—45 minutes

At the conclusion of this module the participant will be able to:

Describe how hypnosis affects the autonomic nervous system and the stress response; and
Detail three implications of neurophysiological research on the practice of clinical hypnosis.

A View of a Hypnotic Experience —45 minutes

At the conclusion of this module the participant will be able to:

Describe the steps in a formal hypnotic encounter;
Identify two characteristics of trance exhibited by the subject; and
Define three changes the facilitator made during the reorientation phase of trance.

Group Hypnotic Experience —30 minutes

At the conclusion of this module the participant will be able to:

Experience clinical hypnosis and identify three aspects of their individual experience of trance.

Principles and Process of Rapport, Attunement, Elicitation, Re-alerting and Reorientation —75 minutes

At the conclusion of this module the participant will be able to:

Describe three effective ways to build and reinforce rapport;
Describe at least four observable physiological and four psychological/behavioral signs of trance;
Discuss the importance of removing suggestions; and
Demonstrate at least three methods of reorienting.

Introduction to Small Group Practice -30 minutes

At the conclusion modules #7 & 8, the participant will be able to:

Identify the goals and rules of the experiential small group practice modules.

Demonstration of Specific Trance Elicitation for Small Group Practice #1 —15 minutes

Small Group Practice of Hypnotic Process #1 (Rapport, Elicitation, Re-alerting, Reorientation) —105 minutes (15 minutes practice per student)

At the conclusion of this module the participant will be able to:

Demonstrate one method to build attunement (rapport) with the subject;
Facilitate at least one elicitation and reorientation method with a member of the group, describe his/her responses, and what theyobservedin the behavior of the participant; and
Adapt the hypnotic process/procedures to the observed behavior of the subject in trance.

Ethical Principles and Professional Conduct —30 minutes

At the conclusion of this module the participant will be able to:

Describe at least two ethical-legal issues; and
Discuss standards for professional conduct in using hypnosis clinically.

Saturday, May 2nd:

Intensification of Trance —60 minutes

At the conclusion of this module the participant will be able to:

Describe three methods of trance intensification;
Demonstrate the ability to intensify the hypnotic experience in ways best tailored to their patient; and
Identify how fractionation can be used to intensify trance.

Fundamentals of Hypnotic Communication —45 minutes

At the conclusion of this module the participant will be able to:

Explain at least two ways hypnotic communication creates positive expectancy;
Discuss Erickson’s Principle of Individualization and Utilization as it pertains to language and suggestion; and
Name at least four commonly used words/phrases to reinforce the patient’s hypnotic experience; and
Differentiate between direct and indirect suggestion.

Hypnotic Phenomena —45 minutes

At the conclusion of this module the participant will be able to:

Explain five different hypnotic phenomena;
Discuss and describe how the concept of trance logic and other hypnotic phenomena can be used therapeutically;
List at least three principles of eliciting phenomenon; and
Define abreaction and describe how it can be addressed therapeutically.

Ego Strengthening —45 minutes

At the conclusion of this module the participant will be able to:

Define what is meant by ego strengthening and how it might be used in clinical practice;
Identify three different types of ego strengthening; and
Describe at least three strategies for ego strengthening in clinical hypnosis practice.

Demonstration of Specific Trance Elicitation for Small Group Practice #2 —15 minutes

Small Group Practice #2 (Rapport, Elicitation, Intensification, Re-alerting/Re-orientation) —105 minutes (15 minutes practice per student)

At the conclusion of modules #15 & #16 the participant will be able to:

Demonstrate the ability to build attunement (rapport) with the subject different from previous practice module;
Facilitate at least one elicitation method, one intensification method and reorientation method with a member of the group different from previous practice module, describe his/her responses, and what they observed in the behavior of the participant; and
Adapt the hypnotic process/procedures to the observed behavior of the subject in trance.

Self-hypnosis —45 minutes

At the conclusion of this module the participant will be able to:

Define self-hypnosis and explain the difference between self-hypnosis andhetero-hypnosis;
Describe at least three therapeutic applications of self-hypnosis in clinical practice; and
Explain how to teach self-hypnosis to a patient.

Understanding and Utilization of Resistance —45 minutes

At the conclusion of this module the participant will be able to:

Describe three types of resistance; and
Identify at least four strategies for bypassing or working through resistance.

Clinical Hypnosis with Children —30 minutes

At the conclusion of this module the participant will be able to:

Identify three developmental characteristics that make children particularly hypnotizable;
Describe how hypnotic approaches vary according to the developmental age of the child; and
Describe the therapeutic benefits and applications of using hypnosis with children.

Sunday, May 3rd:

Demonstration of Specific Trance Facilitation for Small Group Practice #3 (Extended Practice Time designed specifically for Psychotherapists) —30 minutes

Small Group Practice #3 (Extended practice “Mini hypnotherapy session”: Rapport, Elicitation, Intensification, Hypnotic Phenomena, Suggestion, & Re-alerting/Reorientation —245 minutes (35 minutes practice per student)

At the conclusion of modules # 20 & 21 the participant will be able to:

Demonstrate the ability to build attunement (rapport) with the subject different from previous practice modules by identifying ego strengthening suggestions of interest to subject to use in the treatment phase of the process;
Facilitate at least one elicitation method, one intensification method, an ego strengthening suggestion, elicit hypnotic phenomenon and reorientation with a member of the group different from previous practice module, describe his/her responses, and what they observed in the behavior of the participant;
Adapt the hypnotic process/procedures to the observed behavior of the subject in trance; and
Clarify readiness for incorporating hypnosis into practice.

Patient Assessment; Discussing Clinical Hypnosis with Patients; Memory and Hypnosis; Informed Consent —45 minutes

At the conclusion of this module the participant will be able to:

Summarize at least three key points about hypnosis to discuss in a non-technical manner with a client or patient;
Reviewimportant elementsand recommended procedures in obtaining informed consent regarding the use of hypnosis clinically; and
Discuss the fallibility of memory.

Treatment Planning Including Clinical Hypnosis —60 minutes

At the conclusion of this module the participant will be able to:

Execute a thorough case assessment to elucidate the information necessary to develop a quality treatment plan;
Design a treatment plan for a patient who presents with anxiety; and
List at least 4 hypnotic techniques/application that may be best suited to achieve the specific therapeutic goal in the case presented.

Integrating Hypnosis into Clinical Practice —45 minutes

At the conclusion of this module the participant will be able to:

Describe situations of uncertainty that might occur as clinical hypnosis is included in practice and identify strategies for managing/resolving such;
List at least three uses of hypnosis to your discipline that you have been taught and are ready to apply and three applications of hypnosis that require more training; and
Describe three ways that he or she will begin to incorporate hypnotic communication, hypnosis and hypnotic techniques into his/her practice.
Clarify any lingering questions or areas of confusion.
Feel a baseline level of confidence, encouragement and support in beginning to practice Clinical Hypnosis ethically and immediately, within their specific areas of professional practice.
Understand the importance of practicing skills now, while the information is fresh in their minds, in order to integrate their new learnings into skills and prepare for the intermediate course material.
Be able to resolve any self-doubts or inner narratives that may prevent them from practicing.

Speaker info:
Katy David, LPC-S Katy_David__LPC-S_Professional_Bio

Psychedelic Assisted Therapy and Hypnosis for the Seriously Curious (FSCH)
2026-05-02 - 2026-05-03
Organization: Florida Society of Clinical Hypnosis
Website: https://www.fsch.org/workshops
Event Title: Psychedelic Assisted Therapy and Hypnosis for the Seriously Curious
Agenda: FSCH_Agenda_May_2026
Dates: 05/2/2026 – 5/3/2026
Location: In-person
CE: 12
Contact : Marie Wilson mariefsch@aol.com
Description: This 12-hour workshop is designed for health professionals who want to learn more about psychedelic-assisted therapy (PAP) for their patients and possibly for themselves. This workshop is not intended to train practitioners to use PAP with clients. However, attendees will learn about the basic science of the agents most commonly used in PAP, indications for various medications for psychological challenges, the structure of typical sessions, and ethical issues such as legality, availability, and the significant potential for harm associated with this form of therapy. The workshop will address how psychotherapy approaches, including hypnosis, can facilitate the preparation and integration phases of a PAP experience. We will discuss how this type of facilitation can be done by a therapist who is independent of the actual PAP treatment. We will also provide experiential exercises to 1) create mystical experiences with hypnosis and 2) use the science of the unconscious to create significant emotional and behavioral shifts. The instructors pride themselves on using state-of-the-art research in neurophysiology and outcome research throughout the workshop.
Learning Objectives:

Describe the empirical evidence for the neurophysiological effects of psychedelic-assisted therapies (PAP) on brain function and psychiatric outcome.

Describe the steps of PAP interventions based on the target issue and the medicine being used.

Articulate how psychotherapy and hypnosis can facilitate the preparatory and integration phases of PAP.

Experience and be able to describe a hypnotically induced mystical experience.

Experience and describe the use of the unconscious to create emotional and behavioral changes through hypnosis.

Speaker info: Ciara Christensen, PhD Ciara_Christensen_bio

ASCH Level 1 and Level 2 Virtual Clinical Workshops
2026-05-07 - 2026-05-10 | Virtual
ASCH Level 1 and Level 2 Virtual Clinical Workshops – May 7-10th, 2026

Level 1 Information
Register Here
Our Clinical Hypnosis training program offers a progressive series of workshops designed to equip licensed health professionals with skills to incorporate clinical hypnosis into their practices. In the Level 1 workshop, participants learn the foundational principles and techniques of hypnosis, including inductions, suggestions, and therapeutic strategies, guided by experienced faculty from various health disciplines. This course blends presentations, demonstrations, and hands-on practice to provide basic skills for immediate application.
Important Notes

Participants are expected to attend and be engaged all days. These sessions are not recorded.

Detailed workshop schedules, faculty and other materials will be available to participants, online, one – 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.

Clinical Workshop Level 1
The Level 1 workshop, the first part of a series of workshops in the certification program for clinical hypnosis, is intended for licensed health professionals including physicians, nurses, psychologists, dentists, counselors, social workers, and those in related fields. A diverse faculty from a range of health disciplines will teach the principles and process of hypnotic inductions, suggestions, and treatment. The workshop is a mix of didactic presentations, demonstrations, experiential exercises, and faculty-led small group practice tailored to the specific needs and learning styles of each participant. At the conclusion of the workshop participants will have been taught the basic skills required to utilize clinical hypnosis and begin to apply it to their practice.
Advantages:

Rapidly establish rapport and the hypnotic relationship across developmental ages.

Facilitate change, ego-strengthen, and reduce impediments to change.

Cost-effective, collaborative, person-centered treatment.

Empower clients and patients to build skills for better health.

Learn a highly creative, broad-ranging technique for use in integrative medicine.

Location: Zoom / Virtual
Level 1 Schedule – May 7th – May 10th, 2026 (see details below)
(Times are subject to minor changes)

Thursday, May 7th, 2026
6PM ET-9:30 PM ET

Friday, May 8th, 2026
8:15 AM ET- 6PM ET

Saturday, May 9th, 2026
8:15 AM ET- 6PM ET

Sunday, May 10th, 2026
8:15 AM ET- 12PM ET

An agenda with faculty assignments and other resources will be sent to registrants approximately 1-2 weeks prior to the live course date.

Mary Wells, PhD – Faculty Chair – Dr. Mary Wells is a licensed clinical psychologist who has been in practice for over 30 years in the areas of rehabilitation and pain management. She completed her graduate work at George Washington University and started her career at the Washington Pain and Rehabilitation Center in Washington, DC. She went from there to VCU Health System in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation as a rehab psychologist, providing services to a full range of rehabilitation patients on both the inpatient and outpatient service. She left VCU to work in an interdisciplinary pain clinic in the community and later went into private practice. In 2000, she joined the medical psychology department at Sheltering Arms Hospital, first as a staff psychologist and later as director of the department, a post she held for 10 years. She has recently returned to the VCU Dept. of PMR and is currently working as part of an interdisciplinary team of medical professionals at Virginia Commonwealth University Health System to provide services to patients with chronic pain due to a variety of medical conditions. She provides evaluations and psychological treatment for the management of chronic pain.
Other faculty include:

Linda Thomson, PhD, APRN, ABMH, ABHN, FASCH – Linda Thomson is a nurse practitioner and past president of ASCH. She is an Approved Consultant and senior faculty member for ASCH. Thomson is a Diplomate of both the American Board of Medical Hypnosis and the American Board of Hypnosis in Nursing, and a Fellow of both ASCH and the Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Association. She is president of the Northeastern Mountain Society of Clinical Hypnosis. Thomson serves on the Council of Representatives for the International Society of Hypnosis. She is the recipient of ASCH Lifetime Achievement Award. She is the founder of Hypnosis for Health and Healing and co-founder of Hypnovations: Clinical Hypnosis Education and Training. Harry Hypnopotamus – Metaphorical Tales for Children, Volumes 1 & 2 were written by Thomson. She also created Harry Hypnopotamus Imagination Cards, Learning the Lingo of Language Cards, and Stress-Free Surgery – a program to help patients prepare for and recover from surgery.

Eric Willmarth, PhD – Dr. Willmarth is a past-president of the American Society for Clinical Hypnosis as well as the past-president of the Society for Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis and the Society for Psychological Hypnosis (APA Div. 30). He is a full professor at Saybrook University where he serves as the Chair of the Department of Applied Psychophysiology and the Coordinator of the Integrative Mental Health Specialization. His video interviews with some of the world’s luminaris in hypnosis can be found at www.hypnosiscentral.com . More faculty and small group information will be provided closer to the course’s start.
Level 2 Information
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The second step in certification training is to strengthen skills, strategies, and applications of clinical hypnosis. Part one taught “how to” do clinical hypnosis, and part two builds on this skill set and refines and furthers development to add the when, why, and where to the “how-to”.
Advantages:

Introduction to a wider range of topics on the utility of clinical hypnosis (e.g., Pain Management; Anxiety and Sleep Disorders; Habit Disorders).
Learn more techniques for the creative use of the language of suggestion to facilitate change.
Learn specific tools (complex inductions and intensification techniques) for specific populations (children).
More practice with the feedback of expert faculty.

The Level 2 workshop increases skills and builds confidence in the use of hypnosis. It prepares the workshop participant to move on to the Advanced Workshop level and Individual Consultation with a strong basis of skills and understanding of the principles and practice of clinical hypnosis.
Level 2 Schedule

Thursday, May 7th, 2026
6PM ET-9:30 PM ET

Friday, May 8th, 2026
8:15 AM ET- 6PM ET

Saturday, May 9th, 2026
8:15 AM ET- 6PM ET

Sunday, May 10th, 2026
8:15 AM ET- 12PM ET

This course is chaired by Louis Damis, PhD. Dr. Damis is a Diplomate with the American Board of Professional Psychology, a Fellow of the American Academy of Clinical Health Psychology, the Biofeedback Certification International Alliance, and the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis. He is an Assistant Professor at the UCF College of Medicine, and an ESTI-accredited Ego State Therapist. Dr. Damis is a licensed psychologist with ASCH Consultant Status and Certification in Clinical Hypnosis. He is a Past President of the Florida and Washington DC Societies of Clinical Hypnosis and is currently the President of the ASCH. He has taught hypnosis for over 25 years for the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis, the Florida Society of Clinical Hypnosis, and the Society of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis. Dr. Damis maintains a private practice and works as an instructor, author, and consultant.
For Level 2 Registration – https://portal.asch.net/integratedEvents/home/MAY-LEVEL-2-CLINICAL-WORKSHOP
Details and Fees for Level 1 and Level 2 Workshops

Course
Member
Non-Member
Resident/Intern/Fellow
Graduate Student

Level 1
$540
$730
$430
$430

Level 2
$540
$730
$430
$430

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.
Registration Instructions
Online registration will take you to the ASCH site and require a new account set-up (non-members) or Member login. If you are an ASCH member enter the email address associated with your ASCH Membership as our UserID; click Forgot Password to set a new password.
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 20-22 hours.
Changing Dates
ASCH will honor one registration transfer. Transfer requests must be made in writing to info@asch.net by April 21, 2026. Change requests after that date will be treated as a cancellation.
Cancellations
Cancellations must be made in writing to info@asch.net. No cancellations will be taken by phone. Cancellations must be made by April 22nd, 2026 minus a $50 administrative fee. No refunds will be made for cancellations made after that date.
Workshop CME & ASCH Continuing Education (CE) Credits
This program has been approved by the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis Standards of Training Committee to be used toward Membership and Certification requirements.
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 22.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
This program is Approved by the National Association of Social Workers (886386995-7390) for 22.50 continuing education contact hours.
This course is approved by the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis and as such is an approved continuing education course per Florida’s AC-Rule 64B-4-6002 American Society of Clinical Hypnosis-ERF is designated as an Approved PACE Program Provider.
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. 10/1/2021 to 9/30/2027. Provider ID#217022
American Group Psychotherapy Association (AGPA) is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists.

Potpourri of Effective Hypnotic Skills & Techniques for Children and Adults (OSCH)
2026-05-16 - 2026-05-17 | Hybrid
Organization: Oregon Society of Clinical Hypnosis (OSCH)
Website: https://oregonhypnosis.org/event-6581190
Event Title: Potpourri of Effective Hypnotic Skills & Techniques for Children and Adults
Agenda: Schedule_and_Learning_Objectives
Dates: 05/16/2026 and 05/17/2026
Location: Hybrid
CE: 12.75
Contact : Roseann Lynch info@lynchtherapy.com
Description: This workshop equips clinicians with advanced hypnotic skills and practical techniques to develop effective treatment plans that actively engage children and adults in addressing medical and psychological challenges.Participants will explore a diverse range of strategies, including the treatment of functional psychophysiologic disorders, uncovering root causes through ideomotor signaling, and preparing patients for surgery and medical procedures. The program also covers integrating hypnosis into pediatric care for physical, emotional, and behavioral concerns, as well as supporting patients with sleep deprivation and nicotine addiction. Time for guided practice is included, along with exploration of the preventive and therapeutic value of laughter and the effective use of humor in hypnosis.
Learning Objectives:

Utilize hypnosis with children for two common pediatric disorders
Identify three ways hypnosis can be integrated into the treatment of patients with psychophysiological disorders.
Describe the seven most common causes of psychosomatic symptoms
Describe three hypnotic interventions to assist patients in achieving improved sleep hygiene.
Describe hypnotic strategies to promote smoking cessation
Describe hypnotic elements in preparation for surgery and post-operative recovery.
Describe how to incorporate humor and laughter into clinical work

Speaker info: Linda Thomson, PhD, APRN, ABMH Linda_s_Bio

Integrating Hypnotherapy and Brainspotting (NTSCH)
2026-05-27 | Virtual
Organization: North Texas Society of Clinical Hypnosis
Website: www.northtexashypnosis.org
Event Title: Integrating Hypnotherapy and Brainspotting
Agenda: Agenda
Dates: 05/27/2026
Location: Virtual
CE: 1.5
Contact : Tracy Watson, tracypaytonwatson@gmail.com
Description: This training introduces clinicians to the integration of hypnotherapy and Brainspotting as complementary, neurobiologically informed approaches for addressing trauma, emotional dysregulation, and entrenched behavioral patterns. Participants will receive a brief review of Brainspotting, including its theoretical foundations, the use of eye position to access subcortical processing, and the role of relational and dual attunement in facilitating regulation and resolution. The workshop explores how hypnotic induction, focused attention, ego-strengthening interventions, and therapeutic suggestion can enhance stabilization, deepen processing, and support integration within a Brainspotting framework. Through a structured case study, participants examine clinical sequencing, pacing, contraindications, ethical considerations, and scope-of-practice issues relevant to interdisciplinary practice. Designed for clinicians seeking to expand trauma-informed competencies, this training emphasizes client safety, autonomy, and responsible integration of brain-based and experiential methods.
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the training each participant will be able to:

Summarize the core principles and neurobiological foundations of Brainspotting.

Describe at least three clinical applications of hypnotherapy that complement Brainspotting.

Identify at least three appropriate stabilization and pacing strategies when integrating both modalities.

Recognize contraindications, ethical considerations, and scope-of-practice factors relevant to interdisciplinary practice.

Apply integration concepts to a case example to support trauma-informed clinical decision-making.

Speaker info: Teresa Jackson, PhD Resume-02-2026-Jackson-T

Clinical Hypnosis Level 1 (Lemke Counseling & Consulting)
2026-06-09 - 2026-06-11 | Virtual
Organization: Lemke Counseling & Consulting
Website: https://www.wendylemke-psy.com/general-4
Event Title: Level 1 Clinical Hypnosis
Dates: June 9-11th, 2026
Location: Virtual
CE: 20.5
Agenda: Content_Schedule_for_Level_1_Hypnosis_2024
Contact : wendylemkelp@gmail.com
Description: Even though we all have the capacity for trance, we often are not consciously aware of utilizing this capacity in a constructive manner. The Fundamental Level 1 training will assist you in facilitating constructive trances, making the most out of those states with effective and timely therapeutic suggestions. It will also help you recognize destructive spontaneous trance states, destructive self-suggestions, and provide ways to ground and reorient. Taught by trauma-informed faculty, this course will include topics/skills on hypnotic phenomena, hypnotic language, elicitations, deepening, reorienting, utilization, formulating suggestions, along with opportunities for supervised practice.
Speaker info: Wendy Lemke

Advanced Workshop: Integrating Clinical Hypnosis and EMDR
2026-06-20
Integrating Clinical Hypnosis and EMDR (ASCH Virtual Advanced Workshop)
Date and Time (Eastern): June 20th – 11AM ET – 6PM ET
Breaks will be from 12:30-12:45PM ET; 2:15-2:45PM ET; and 4:15-4:30PM ET
REGISTER HERE –https://portal.asch.net/integratedEvents/home/ASCH-ADVANCED-LEVEL-WORKSHOP-INTEGRATING-CLINICAL-HYPNOSIS-AND-EMDR
Location: Virtual / Zoom
CE Hours: 6.5 hours
This one-day workshop examines practical strategies for integrating clinical hypnosis across all eight phases of EMDR therapy. Participants will be introduced to a variety of hypnotic interventions, with clear guidance on when and how to apply them within the EMDR framework. Case examples will demonstrate real-world integration and clinical decision-making.
By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

List benefits of integrating clinical hypnosis with EMDR Therapy.
Describe how clinical hypnosis and EMDR can be effectively integrated in practice.
Identify clinical hypnosis techniques that can be applied in each of EMDR’s 8 Phases.
Create a treatment plan incorporating EMDR and clinical hypnosis for a hypothetical client.
Identify ethical considerations in integrating clinical hypnosis and EMDR therapy.

Speaker/Instructor : Brittany Meredith, Registered Psychologist (AB)
Brittany provides counselling to individuals impacted by trauma, complex trauma, grief, anxiety, body-focused repetitive behaviours, and pain in her private practice. In addition to counselling, Brittany is an EMDR Consultant and training coach, ASCH Certified in Clinical Hypnosis, and provides supervision to Registered Provisional Psychologists, and counselling students. Having practiced clinical hypnosis since 2013, and EMDR since 2016, Brittany is excited to share about integrating these powerful modalities. In addition to counselling, Brittany is the primary handler for Lions Foundation of Canada Facility Support Program Dog Guide, Indus (pictured here), who works in Power Psychology’s offices. Brittany spent many years on the CFCH-AS board, including as President, has sat on the EMDR Canada Board, and is currently on the Clinical Hypnosis Education and Training Committee with ASCH.
Registration Fees: Member $175; Nonmember: $235; Grad $140; Intern/resident $140
Registration Closing Date: June 13, 2026
Cancellations: Cancellations must be made in writing to info@asch.net . No cancellations will be taken by phone. Cancellations made by June 6th, 2026 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.
Workshop CME & ASCH Continuing Education (CE) Credits
This program has been approved by the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis Standards of Training Committee to be used toward Membership and Certification requirements.
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 6.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
This program is Approved by the National Association of Social Workers (886386995-7390) for 6.50 continuing education contact hours.
This course is approved by the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis and as such is an approved continuing education course per Florida’s AC-Rule 64B-4-6002 American Society of Clinical Hypnosis-ERF is designated as an Approved PACE Program Provider.
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. 10/1/2024 to 9/30/2027. Provider ID#217022
American Group Psychotherapy Association (AGPA) is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists and the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis (ASCH). American Group Psychotherapy Association (AGPA) is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists.

The Unique Suitability of Hypnosis for Resolving Trauma and Managing Dissociation (NTSCH)
2026-06-24 | Virtual
Organization: North Texas Society of Clinical Hypnosis
Website: https://www.northtexashypnosis.org/
Title: The Unique Suitability of Hypnosis for Resolving Trauma and Managing Dissociation
Agenda: June_Agenda
Dates: 06/24/2026
Location: Virtual
CE: 1.5
Contact : Tracy Payton Watson, LPC tracypaytonwatson@gmail.com
Description: It is well-established in the research literature that psychological traumatization and dissociation are distinctive states with characteristic psychological and psychophysiological features. Similarly, a growing body of research confirms that hypnosis has identifiable psychophysiological attributes, and that hypnosis and dissociation are related. Consequently, hypnotically informed intervention approaches are uniquely suited to foster constructive, enduring state change in chronically traumatized and dissociative individuals. This workshop will focus on practical applications of these principles by identifying various components of trauma- and dissociation-relevant treatment that can be facilitated by using hypnosis for: relationship building through strengthening rapport; distress reduction; expanding coping skills through imagery rehearsal; increasing self-esteem by challenging convictions that sustain negative self-image; reducing disruptive levels of hyperarousal during trauma processing; and managing and mastering dissociative states by learning to modulate their intensity. Brief illustrative case examples will be included. Attendees will be encouraged to adopt the hypnotic strategies presented in this session as jumping-off points for tailoring them to the intersectional needs, perspectives, personal and family histories, and cultural backgrounds of each individual client.
Learning Objectives: By the end of the session, participants will be able to adapt and demonstrate at least two of the six hypnotic strategies presented by outlining how they would implement them with a current or sample client and achieve a score of 80% or higher on a post-training competency checklist or role-play evaluation.
Speaker info: Steven N Gold, PhD Gold_bio_12-2025
