Fine Tuning a Strength Perspective with a Solutions Focus: Systematically Addressing Chronic Emotional Distress, Situational Ambiguity, and Personality Style from an Ericksonian Perspective (The Tristate Society of Clinical Hypnosis & the Kentucky Association of Systemic Therapists)
2024-09-16
Organization: The Tristate Society of Clinical Hypnosis & the Kentucky Association of Systemic Therapists
Website: https://kastky.org/
Event Title: Fine Tuning a Strength Perspective with a Solutions Focus: Systematically Addressing Chronic Emotional Distress, Situational Ambiguity, and Personality Style from an Ericksonian Perspective
Dates: 9/16/2024
Location: Hybrid
CE: 6.0
Contact: Dale Bertram, dalemft@yahoo.com
Abstract:
Learn the basics of Functional Systemic Negotiation. This approach encompasses ego state therapy (adapted for Internal Family Systems Tx), ideomotor questioning (speaking body language), psychosocial genomics (influencing gene expression), strategic therapy and more. The sources of chronic problem states, be they emotional or physiological, and their resolution will be illustrated. Experiential exercises and demonstration will enhance participant learning.
Learning Objectives:
1. Participants will be able to describe three common sources of chronic problem states.
2. Participants will be able to describe and identify at least three functional dynamics of ego states (parts).
3. Participants will demonstrate an ability to develop a signaling system for communication with the unconscious.

Dreams - The Language Of Unconscious, The Voice Of The Soul And The Enigma Code Of Therapy ‎(Central Texas Society of Clinical Hypnosis)
2024-09-20 13:00 - 16:00 UTC
Organization: Central Texas Society of Clinical Hypnosis (CTSCH)
Website: http://ctsch.com/brian_allen/
Event Title: Dreams – The Language Of Unconscious, The Voice Of The Soul And The Enigma Code Of Therapy ‎
Dates: 09/20/2024
Location: Virtual
CE: 3.0
Contact: CTSCH@CTSCH.com
Abstract:
Your program must be free of trade and/or commercial product references. Human beings have been fascinated with dreams since the beginning of time. They have been the inspiration for scientific breakthroughs that have earned their authors a Nobel Prise in Medicine, technical innovations that created one of the biggest industrial empires of its day and the source of artistic inspiration in the fields of music and literature, to name just a few.. They have been a part of every major spiritual belief system in the world and an invaluable tool in the field of psychotherapy.It has been said that nothing of major importance happens in our lives, for good or bad, that we are not told about in a dream beforehand. Indeed there are many recorded instances of individuals being warned in a dream of an as yet undiscovered medical problem which led them to seek early treatment this experiential workshop you will learn simple techniques that can help to unlock the wisdom in dreams – both your own and your clients. Dreams speak to the very meaning of our lives and can provide guidance at both physical, mental, emotional and spiritual levels.Much of this wisdom remains hidden until we learn how to unlock the symbolic language of dreams.
Learning Objectives:
1. Be able to identify The functions that dreams fulfil
2. Be able to understand and apply a formula for dream interpretation
3. Be able to use 2 methods of interpreting dream symbols…
4. Be able to relate a dream to the your/your clients life client and formulate a treatment protocol accordingly.

Dissociation and the Shame-Spectrum of Emotion: Self-Hypnosis as an Antidote (Greater Philadelphia Society of Clinical Hypnosis)
2024-09-22
Organization: Greater Philadelphia Society of Clinical Hypnosis
Website: https://gpsch.org/
Event Title: Dissociation and the Shame-Spectrum of Emotion: Self-Hypnosis as an Antidote
Dates: September 22, 2024
Location: Virtual
CE: 3.0
Contact: Marcy Nadel, marcy1116@aol.com
Abstract:
Using “Working with Trauma and the Shame Spectrum of Emotion in Psychotherapy Aided by Hypnosis: Expanding upon the character of Pecola in Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye, a case of racial and sexual trauma,” participants will first hear an analysis of the case of Pecola Breedlove, the central character in Toni Morrison’s novel, The Bluest Eye, and then use the case material to support an exploration of shame and humiliation as core trauma affects. An emphasis on hypnotic technique and approaches useful in mitigating shame experience will be interwoven in the exploration of shame and humiliation experience.
Learning Objectives:
1. Describe the difference between the words affect, feeling, and emotion as well as the clinical utility of distinguishing between them in the context of both everyday conversation and hypnotic induction and work.
2. Describe the process by which shame and rage become welded together and the utility of this constellation of affects in regard to exploration in conversation and with hypnosis.
3. Differentiate shame and humiliation and describe the utility of these differences in psychotherapeutic discourse.

ASCH Level 1 & Level 2 Workshop - Sold Out
2024-09-26 00:00 - 2024-09-29 23:59 UTC | Virtual
Quick Links: Register | LVL 1 | LVL 2 | Details & Fees | Eligibility | Credits

Courses at Capacity – please try another offering

WORKSHOP SCHEDULE (L1, L2)

Thursday, September 26, 2024
6:00pm – 9:00pm EST

Friday, September 27, 2024
8:30am – 6:00pm EST

Saturday, September 28, 2024
8:30am – 6:00pm EST

Sunday, September 29, 2024
8:30am – 12:00pm EST

Program Notes:

Register for only ONE Workshop – Participants are expected to attend all days.
Detailed workshop schedules, faculty and other materials will be available to participants, online, two weeks before the start date. Workshop materials will be available in electronic form only.
You must complete Level 1 prior to taking Level 2.

*Level 1 is now sold out for September*
*Level 2 is now sold out for September*
Important: Prior to registration, all individuals must have an ASCH account. Please review our login instructions to get more information on how to create an account.
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Clinical Workshop Level 1
Why pursue training in Clinical Hypnosis? What are the benefits?
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.

Level 1 Sample Workshop Curriculum
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Clinical Workshop Level 2
What are the advantages of more training in Clinical Hypnosis?
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 Sample Workshop Curriculum
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Advanced Level Workshops
Advanced Level Workshops are offered throughout the year. Recent professional training workshops have focused on behavioral medicine, health psychology, hypnosis and pediatrics, and mind-body medicine.
Advanced level workshop participants are encouraged to complete Level 1 and Level 2 training. Skills mastered in these workshops ensure comprehension and applicability of the material.
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Registration Details & Fees

Member
Non-Member
Resident/Intern/Fellow
Graduate Student

Level 1 and Level 2 (each priced separately)
$500.00
$675.00
$400.00
$320.00

Workshop Capacities:
Capacity is set at 25 for each workshop ensure participants are given the opportunity for active participation and provided the required attention and oversight by faculty especially in small group activities.
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Registration Instructions:
On-line 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.
General Information:
Workshop Material. 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. This access will be good for seven days after the workshop has been completed. Note: workshop handouts can be approximately 200+ pages for Level 1; 150+ pages for Level 2; and 100+ pages for Advanced. Participants are responsible for downloading and printing workshop materials.
Continuing Education Hours. On-time attendance, full engagement, and completion of the daily program evaluations are required for a Certificate of Completion. The workshop is approved for 20.0 – 21.5 hrs.
Changing Dates. ASCH will honor one registration transfer. Transfer requests must be made in writing, to education@asch.net, by September 12. Change requests after that date will be treated as a cancellation.
Credit Card Payments. Registration payments must be made online and received by September 12. The ASCH Registrar will send reminders of the due date will in advance. The Registrants seat will be relinquished if payment is not received by this date.
Cancellations. Cancellations must be made in writing to education@asch.net. No cancellations will be taken by phone. Cancellations made by September 12 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.

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Clinical Workshop Eligibility
Registrants: 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.
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Workshop CME & ASCH Continuing Education (CE) Credits
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 21.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
ASCH-ERF is approved by the American Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. ASCH-ERF maintains responsibility for the regional workshops. The ASCH Standards of Training Committee has approved all regional workshops as meeting the twenty hours required for membership and certification requirements.
Courses approved by the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis are approved continuing education courses per Florida’s AC-Rule 64B-4-6002 for Social Workers, Counselors, and Marriage and Family Therapists in the State of Florida.

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. 6/1/2022 to 5/31/2025. Provider ID#217022

California Board of Behavioral Sciences Accreditation
Please note that effective July 1, 2015, the California Board of Behavioral Sciences (CBBS) is no longer renewing existing CE provider numbers. ASCH-ERF’s accreditation through CBBS expired on December 31, 2015. BBS licensees now obtain their continuing education through the National Association of Social Workers and the American Psychological Association, among others, both through which ASCH-ERF maintains accreditation.
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Medical Hypnosis Consultants Advanced Workshop: The How-Tos of Medical Hypnosis
2024-09-27 - 2024-09-29
Organization: Medical Hypnosis Consultants, PLLC
Website: medicalhypnosisconsultants.org
Event Title: The How-Tos of Medical Hypnosis
Dates: 09/27/2024 – 09/29/2024
Location: Virtual
CE: 15
Contact: Holly Forester-Miller, hfm@wciconsultants.org
Abstract:
This workshop is designed to be a practical guide for how to use clinical hypnosis to help clients/patients with medical issues. It is designed for mental health and medical professionals who have completed Level 1 and 2 clinical hypnosis training and who assist clients with medical concerns or who wish to start doing so. It will be an interactive, hands-on, and experiential workshop.
We will discuss how to do a thorough intake, the 7 dimensions of a symptom, how to conceptualize a case, how to develop a treatment plan, and the clients/patients varying needs at different points in their journey and during various treatments. Emphasis will be placed on how to develop appropriate suggestions and choose appropriate hypnotic techniques based on the particular needs of the client/patient. The presenter will share from her 40 years of experience of integrating clinical hypnosis in her practice and in her own life. The major emphasis will be on providing specific “how-tos” in formulating techniques for working with clients with medical issues.
After this workshop participants will have specific techniques and suggestions that they can take back to their office and immediately utilize with clients/patients to help enhance their quality of life and expand their possibilities for healing. Additionally, they will have a framework they can use in addressing cases including how to do a thorough intake, how to research medical issues, how to conceptualize a case, and how to develop a treatment plan including formulating appropriate suggestions.

Suggestive Therapeutics and Unconscious Intelligence
2024-09-28 09:00 - 2024-09-29 16:45 UTC | Virtual and In-Person
Organization: Oregon Society of Clinical Hypnosis (OSCH)
Website: https://oregonhypnosis.org/event-5725436
Event Title: Suggestive Therapeutics and Unconscious Intelligence
Dates: 09/28/24-09/29/24
Location: In Person and Virtual
CE: 12
Contact: Cynthia Levesque, Vicepresident@oregonhypnosis.org
Abstract:
Practicing as an Ericksonian therapist for over thirty years, Dr. Short has a great deal of experience working with the client’s unconscious resources as well as conscious resources. After seeing that some clients (and some therapists) are uncomfortable with hypnosis, Dr. Short began teaching others how to engage people’s unconscious intelligence in problem solving endeavors without requiring altered states of consciousness or formal trance induction. In this way, the experience of free choice is maintained as the therapist guides the therapeutic endeavor using an invisible hand.
The research-based methods Dr. Short teaches rely mostly on creative imagination, storytelling and symbolic imagery as well as strategic framing effects, which are collectively known as choice architecture. These techniques, which include: contrasting effects, implementation intentions, prediction, reimagining, and incubated cognition; are transtheoretical, meaning that they can be incorporated into any school of thought. The presentation will also address the use of choice architecture in psychotherapy—a topic that is gaining a lot of research attention in behavioral economics. While this presentation will be of special interest to Ericksonian therapists and traditional hypnotherapists, anyone practicing psychotherapy will find practical benefit from the techniques, which can be used with or without hypnosis.
Dr. Short has a wealth of information on unconscious process work and its clinical applications. With these new skills, participants will learn how to empower their clients with unexpected possibilities. This seminar will be an impressive mix of history, live demonstrations, inspiring clinical examples, and opportunities for hands-on practice.
Learning Objectives:
1 . Judge the value of unconscious intelligence for clinical applications in contrast to traditional talk therapy.
2. Debate methods to engage people’s unconscious intelligence in problem solving endeavors, without the formal use of hypnosis or altered states of consciousness.
3. Use predetermined criteria to judge eight different methods for engaging unconscious intelligence

2024 Max Shapiro Level 1 VIRTUAL Workshop in Clinical Hypnosis (New England Society of Clinical Hypnosis)
2024-10-05 - 2024-10-20
Organization: New England Society of Clinical Hypnosis
Website: https://www.nesch.org/event-5841938
Event Title: 2024 Max Shapiro Level 1 VIRTUAL Workshop in Clinical Hypnosis
Dates: Oct. 5-6 & 19-20, 2024
Location: Virtual
CE: 22.0
Contact: neschmsc@gmail.org
Abstract:
In this intensive workshop participants receive in-depth training in both the theory and practice of clinical hypnosis from some of New England’s leading hypnosis practitioners. The workshop is composed of a mix of didactic presentations, demonstrations, experiential exercises, and faculty led small group practice tailored to the specific needs, interests, and learning styles of workshop participants. Clinical hypnosis deepens the work of mind-body practices such as mindfulness meditation. Adding hypnosis allows our clients/patients to become even more deeply aware of their inner states and fosters awareness of their own strengths, resources and problem-solving abilities. There has been extensive research demonstrating its effectiveness in treating a number of mind-body conditions, and in expediting habit change, facilitating pain management and enhancing treatment of depression and anxiety.
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of the workshop, participants will be able to incorporate the following in their clinical practice:

Identify and demonstrate four ways to facilitate hypnotic trance and appropriately reorient patients from a trance state.
Demonstrate three strategies for facilitating intensification of trance.
Describe four conditions in which hypnosis might be successfully utilized.

ASCH Teaching & Consultation Workshop (TCW)
2024-10-18 00:00 - 2024-10-19 23:59 UTC | Virtual
ASCH educational and training programming includes a wide variety of offerings for health care professionals interested in becoming familiar and proficient with the range of clinical hypnosis knowledge and skills. ASCH educational and training offerings range from Level 1 Workshops for those health care professionals wishing to become familiar, comfortable, and competent with a foundational understanding of concepts and applied clinical skills, through the advanced knowledge, skills, and applications of Level 2 workshops, to highly specialized training in specific applied areas included in Advanced workshops. This series of training experiences provide foundational support for other ASCH educational and training programs including a twenty hours Individualized Consultation (IC) in individual or workshop format, and a ten-hour TCW Workshop.
(Please see the Certification section on the ASCH website for other program descriptions and requirements for the attainment of various levels of certification.)
Teaching and Consultation Workshop (TCW) Overview
TCW is a ten-hour workshop designed for those individuals who have attained ASCH Certification (including completion of Level 1 and Level 2 ASCH-sponsored or ASCH-approved workshops and completion of twenty hours of Individualized Consultation (IC) (individual or workshop format). Completion of TCW is required, along with other education and training programs and certification noted above, and continued use of clinical hypnosis in professional practice, in order to apply for and attain ASCH Approved Consultant status. Faculty members for TCW workshops are highly accomplished exceedingly well-trained and experienced clinicians, and respected educators and trainers.
The TCW includes an introduction that addresses professional continuing education standards, workshop learning objectives, and encouragement of active participant engagement throughout the workshop. Major topic areas of training include facilitation of learning environments, principles, and characteristics of adult learning (andragogy), development of experience-level didactic presentations, including quantifiable learning objectives, organization of clinical hypnosis training workshops and small group practice sessions, careful selection of faculty, and management of unusual training and consultation situations. Additionally, a review of ASCH Standards of Training, especially Levels 1 and Level 2 workshop training, including optimization of workshop participant and/or patient safety with respect to appropriate re-alerting and re-orienting, is emphasized. Finally, there is a review of learning contract responsibilities, case consultation, providing useful and meaningful feedback to those with whom one is consulting, the use and documentation of adjunct consultants, and ethical considerations.
Schedule

Friday, October 18, 2024
Times to Be Announced

Saturday, October 19, 2024
Times to Be Announced

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Curriculum
SECTION ONE: Workshop Overview of Foundational Elements

Introduction of Workshop Participants and Faculty
Introduction to Purpose and Process of Workshop
Establishing Familiarity and Concurrence with the ASCH Standards of Training (SoT)
Understanding Adult Education (Andragogy) Theories and Styles
Understanding Your Personal Style of Learning and Educating/Training

Upon completion of this workshop participants will be able to:

Describe the purposes of the sequence of the ASCH Standards of Training
Describe the concept of spiral learning
Describe Knowles’ principles of adult learning and education
Describe the participants’ personal styles of learning and education and how they impact education/training of clinical hypnosis

SECTION TWO: Development and Presentation of Clinical Hypnosis Workshops; Small Group Workshop Components; and the Importance of Participant Safety

Planning an ASCH-ERF Sponsored / ASCH-Approved Workshop in Clinical Hypnosis (Spiral Education; Appropriate Sequencing; Purpose of repetition throughout the educational workshop; Development of appropriate learning objectives)
Group Developmental Stages; Group Time Management; Documentation of Group Process and Group Member Progress
The Importance of Small Group Experiences in Clinical Hypnosis Workshops

Upon completion of this workshop participants will be able to:

Explain the importance of repetition in adult education
Describe the importance of appropriate learning objectives and distinguish between helpful and appropriate and non-contributory learning objectives
Describe the importance of small group practice experiences in clinical hypnosis training and the documentation of such
Describe the importance of limiting the size of small group practice sessions and of the specified, rotating roles of small group participants

SECTION THREE: Workshop Faculty Recruitment, Selection, and Assignment(s); Optimizing Workshop Participant Safety

Understanding the Importance of Workshop Participant Safety and Threats
Identification, Selection, and Progressive Inclusion of Workshop Faculty; Characteristics of Effective Faculty / Teachers; Characteristics of effective leaders; Leaders’ missteps to avoid

Upon completion of this workshop participants will be able to:

Describe two elements of workshop participant safety and why each is important
Describe one standardized clinical hypnosis re-alerting/re-orienting assessment instrument
Describe at least three important factors in the selection of appropriate faculty for clinical hypnosis workshops
List at least five important characteristics of effective leaders/ workshop faculty members

SECTION FOUR: Consultation and the ASCH Certification Process

Consultation; Understanding the ASCH Individualized Consultation Options
Importance and Appropriate Inclusion of Evaluation and Feedback
Becoming an ASCH Approved Consultant

Upon completion of this workshop participants will be able to:

Define consultation and how the consultation process differs from clinical supervision
Describe at two elements of effective feedback
Describe the required elements of the process of becoming an ASCH Approved Consultant

Workshop Review / Evaluations / Q&A / Wrap-Up
General Information:

Changing Dates. ASCH will honor one registration transfer. Transfer requests must be made in writing, to education@asch.net, by October 3. Changes requested after that date will be treated as a cancellation.
Credit Card Payments. Registration payments must be made online and received by October 3. The ASCH Registrar will send reminders of the due date will in advance. The Registrants seat will be relinquished if payment is not received by this date.
Cancellations. Cancellations must be made in writing to education@asch.net. No cancellations will be taken by phone. Cancellations made by October 3 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 Fee:
Member: TBA
Non-Member: TBA

Level 1 Clinical Hypnosis Virtual Training (Canadian Federation of Clinical Hypnosis: Alberta Society)
2024-10-18 - 2024-10-20 | Virtual
The American Society of Clinical Hypnosis (ASCH) – Approved Level 1 (Basic) Training In Clinical Hypnosis is the first of a series of training workshops that are a large part of the ASCH certification program in clinical hypnosis. ASCH approved workshops are taught by faculty with a wide range of health care experience in various disciplines who will demonstrate and teach workshop participants the concepts, principles, and processes of hypnosis. The workshop is comprised of a mix of didactic presentations, demonstrations, experiential exercises, and faculty led small group practice tailored to the specific needs, interests, and learning styles of workshop participants. At the successful completion of the workshop, participants will have been taught the knowledge and skills necessary to capably use clinical hypnosis and to begin to employ this strategy in their clinical practices. They will also be eligible for ASCH membership and included benefits as well as prepared to participate in Intermediate and Advanced level workshops.
This workshop is approved for 21.5 credit hours.

Fundamentals of Clinical Hypnosis (Bloom Therapy)
2024-10-18 - 2024-10-20 | Bloom Therapy, 1206 W. 43rd St, Austin, TX, United States
Organization: Bloom Therapy
Website: https://bloomtherapytx.com/service/fundamentals-of-clinical-hypnosis/
Event Title: Fundamentals of Clinical Hypnosis
Dates: 10/18/24-10/20/24
Location: Bloom Therapy, 1206 W. 43rd St, Austin, TX
CE: 21.50
Contact: Katy David, katy@bloomtherapytx.com
Abstract:
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 strictly 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 (with client consent). Each stage of the hypnotic process will be taught, explored, and practiced. The workshop will include four separate small group practice sessions, with at least 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.

Level 1 Clinical Hypnosis (Canadian Federation of Clinical Hypnosis)
2024-10-18 08:15 - 2024-10-20 16:30 UTC
Organization: Canadian Federation of Clinical Hypnosis, Alberta Society
Website: https://albertaclinicalhypnosissociety.wildapricot.org/event-5822338
Event Title: Level 1 Clinical Hypnosis
Dates: 10/18/24-10/20/24
Location: Virtual
CE: 21.50
Contact: info@clinicalhypnosis.ca, 1 (825) 558 0899
Abstract:
The American Society of Clinical Hypnosis (ASCH) – Approved Level 1 (Basic) Training In Clinical Hypnosis is the first of a series of training workshops that are a large part of the ASCH certification program in clinical hypnosis. ASCH approved workshops are taught by faculty with a wide range of health care experience in various disciplines who will demonstrate and teach workshop participants the concepts, principles, and processes of hypnosis. The workshop is comprised of a mix of didactic presentations, demonstrations, experiential exercises, and faculty led small group practice tailored to the specific needs, interests, and learning styles of workshop participants. At the successful completion of the workshop, participants will have been taught the knowledge and skills necessary to capably use clinical hypnosis and to begin to employ this strategy in their clinical practices. They will also be eligible for ASCH membership and included benefits as well as prepared to participate in Intermediate and Advanced level workshops.

Clinical Hypnosis Training L II - Skills and Application
2024-10-25 - 2024-10-27 | Hilton Arlington, 950 N Stafford St., Arlington, VA, 22203, United States
Organization: International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation (ISSTD)
Website: https://www.isst-d.org/training-and-conferences/upcoming-conferences/
Event Title: Clinical Hypnosis Training L II – Skills and Application
Dates: 10/25/2024-10/27/2024
Location: Hilton Arlington, Arlington, Virginia
CE: 20
Contact: Reinhild Draeger-Muenke, dr.reinhild.muenke@gmail.com
Abstract: This training is designed to enhance your knowledge and skills in clinical hypnosis. Prior clinical hypnosis training is required such as an approved ASCH Level 1 course. The L2 training focuses on advancing skills and confidence with elicitations, reorienting, and integrating hypnosis into clinical practice, along with several supervised practice opportunities in small groups of 6-7 participants. Participants will learn about hypnotic applications such as exploratory strategies, for example ideomotor signaling; the utilization of ego state therapy principles with hypnosis; working hypnotically with children
and child states; ways to offer hypnotic suggestions in the treatment of trauma, habit disorders, anxiety, and somatic concerns including then management of physical pain.

MSCH Advanced Course: Mind-Body Approaches to Hypnosis for Addressing Digestive Issues, Autoimmune Disorders and other Psychophysiological Problems
2024-10-26
Organization: Minnesota Society of Clinical Hypnosis (MSCH)
Website: https://www.msch.us/education/2024-rosenthal-w-mark-weisberg-phd-abpp/
Event Title: Mind-Body Approaches to Hypnosis for Addressing Digestive Issues, Autoimmune Disorders and other Psychophysiological Problems
Date: October 26, 2024
Location: Virtual
CE: 6.0
Contact: deb@msch.us
Abstract:
In this 6-hour workshop, participants will get practical, hands-on training on how to apply hypnosis effectively with a range of digestive disorders as well as autoimmune disorders. Dr. Weisberg will first provide important foundational information about how the nervous system changes in these chronic conditions, and how to intervene with these issues. Participants will gain valuable information about the problem of normal dissociation and the capacity to tolerate uncomfortable sensations in the body, as well as how early attachment affects this. Participants will also learn specific hypnotic interventions to help patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), inflammatory bowel diseases such as Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis, and multiple autoimmune conditions. Dr. Weisberg will convey these concepts through a combination of didactics, demonstration, experiential exercises, and, of course, humor.
Learning Objectives:

Describe the relationship between chronic digestive disorders, central sensitization, and autonomic dysregulation
Describe core concepts in psychoneuroimmunology and the importance of applying applications of hypnosis
Explain the importance of helping patients tolerate sensations in the body
Describe the relationship between attachment and the capacity to tolerate sensations in the body
Name at least 2 hypnotic interventions for the patient with IBS
Describe how to help a patient with IBS to become less fearful and avoid of difficult abdominal sensations
Describe the primary symptoms to target in hypnotic intervention for an autoimmune disorder
Describe a hypnotic approach

Hypnotic Language: Lessons Learned from Dr. Kay Thompson (Medical Hypnosis Consultants, PLLC)
2024-10-29
Organization: Medical Hypnosis Consultants, PLLC
Website: MedicalHypnosisConsultants.org
Event Title: Hypnotic Language: Lessons Learned from Dr. Kay Thompson
Dates: 10/29/2024
Location: Virtual
CE: 5.0
Contact: Holly Forester-Miller, Hollyforestermiller@gmail.com
Abstract:
This hands-on workshop is designed to help practitioners enhance their therapeutic communication and better understand the impact of language on healing. Dr. Forester-Miller will share much of what she learned from her mentor, Dr. Kay Thompson, the first female President of ASCH. Besides going to workshops led by Dr. Thompson, Holly co-taught with Kay for several years and met with her for individual supervision once a month for 3 years. Holly knows, “So much of what I do and say as a therapist and a hypnotherapist has been shaped by the time I spent with Kay”. Participants will learn to view everything they say as suggestions and how to start seeding hypnotic suggestions prior to doing any formal trance work. We will discuss the importance of reframing and how to help reframe clients/patients’ self-talk which is the suggestions they give themselves – often unwittingly. As well you will learn to identify and help reframe the suggestions they have internalized from others. These suggestions will be examined as to how they relate to the placebo and nocebo effects. We will address all aspects of language, not just the simple words. Kay believed the unconscious mind could process all meanings of a word. Participants will learn how to develop “wordplay” and metaphors utilizing this concept. A key to understanding the amazing skills of Dr. Kay Thompson is to always think of suggestions whether they be direct, indirect, or metaphoric as being based on the outcome desired by the client.
Learning Objectives:
As a result of this activity participants will be able to:

Demonstrate reframing a client’s concern as the outcomes they desire.
Develop language usage in the form of “word play” that they can incorporate in their general patient communications, as well as in their hypnotic communication.
Construct a metaphor that they can incorporate in their hypnotic communication, as well as utilize as a hypnotic facilitation.
State five implicative words and how they impact patients.
Demonstrate how to reframe self-talk/suggestions to minimize the potential nocebo effect for clients/patients

Utilizing Hypnosis in the Treatment of Narcissistic Wounds in Psychotherapy: A Relational Approach (Eric Spiegel, Ph.D.)
2024-11-01 10:00 - 14:00 UTC
Website: https://www.ericspiegelphd.com/training/
Event Title: Utilizing Hypnosis in the Treatment of Narcissistic Wounds in Psychotherapy: A Relational Approach
Dates: 11/1/24, 10:00 AM-2:00 PM EDT
Location: Virtual
CE: 4.0
Contact: Eric Spiegel, Ph.D. <espiegelphd@gmail.com>
Abstract:
The dimension of narcissism influences a wide-range of character presentations and treatment issues occurring in psychotherapy in our modern age. Although clinical and public attention is often focused on the categorically-derived DSM-V diagnosis of Narcissistic Personality Disorder, narcissistic wounds stemming from attachment failures are a more frequent occurrence in the development of the self. These arrests in the full formation of the self and their subsequent re-appearance in later relationship interactions are often referenced in a wide range of treatments.
In this workshop, we will consider how Kohut’s self psychology and current innovations in attachment theory can help us understand narcissistic wounds and treatment issues across the dimension of narcissism. Further, we will focus on the role that hypnosis can play in a relationally attuned therapeutic relationship towards facilitating attachment repair in patients with developmental arrests associated with narcissistic wounds (e.g. false-self identify formation, affect dysregulation, boundary difficulties, etc.). Through a mixture of didactic and experiential training, participants will develop increased competency in (1) understanding how the therapeutic relationship in general, and clinical hypnosis from an attachment frame in particular, can be utilized to re-build developmental structure and re-engage reflective functioning in this population of patients and (2) utilizing specific applications of clinical hypnosis towards this aim.
Learning Objectives:

Identify the diagnostic features of narcissistic wounds.
Explain how to implement a relational approach featuring hypnosis towards treating narcissistic wounds.
Utilize 3 hypnotic interventions to regulate affect during “triggers” of narcissistic wounds.
Develop 3 hypnotic scenes that fit narcissistic identity presentation (e.g. false self) and facilitate developmental repair.

Hypnosis in the Treatment of Complex Trauma and Dissociation (New England Society of Clinical Hypnosis)
2024-11-03
Organization: New England Society of Clinical Hypnosis
Website: www.nesch.org
Event Title: Hypnosis in the Treatment of Complex Trauma and Dissociation
Dates: November 3, 2024
Location: Virtual
CE: 3.0
Contact: neschMSC@gmail.com
Abstract:
Treatment of clients with a complex trauma history and/or with dissociative parts presents unique clinical challenges in every phase of trauma treatment. How do we navigate questions of treatment planning and where to start? When is a client ready for trauma processing? How do we invite access to traumatic material without triggering a crisis or switching? In this workshop, learn through a combination of didactic content and experiential exercises how teaching clients with cPTSD and/or structural dissociation two key skills early in treatment fosters a sense of inner safety and lays the foundation for healing from past trauma, while hedging against the two most common reasons for treatment failure.
Learning Objectives:

List the 5 symptoms of dissociation and 3 disturbances in self-organization in cPTSD
Summarize current treatment guidelines for cPTSDSummarize clinical challenges posed by insecure attachment
Demonstrate the two critical skills of present orienting and maintaining dual awareness
Minimize the risk of re-traumatization during trauma reprocessing

Webinar: GI Topics and Hypnosis
2024-11-06 20:00 - 21:30 (America/New_York) | Online Virtual Webinar
Webinar: GI Topics and Hypnosis
A Webinar with Dr. Rebecca Cherry, MD
November 6, 2024
1.50 CE
Registration is Closed

ASCH Member
$45

Non-Member
$65

Resident/Intern/Fellow
$45

Graduate Student
$15

ASCH Advanced Level Workshop: Integrating Clinical Hypnosis and EMDR
2024-11-09 | Virtual
Quick Links: | Details & Fees | Eligibility | Credits

Registration for this event is closed

WORKSHOP SCHEDULE (Advanced Level)

Saturday, November 9th, 2024
8:00 AM MT/9:00 am CT/10 am ET — 4:00 PM MT/ 5:00 PM CT/ 6:00 PM ET

Program Notes:

Participants are expected to attend all days.
Detailed workshop schedules, faculty and other materials will be available to participants, online, two weeks before the start date. Workshop materials will be available in electronic form only.

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Advanced Level Workshops
Advanced Level Workshops are offered throughout the year. Recent professional training workshops have focused on behavioral medicine, health psychology, hypnosis and pediatrics, and mind-body medicine.
Advanced level workshop participants are encouraged to complete Level 1 and Level 2 training. Skills mastered in these workshops ensure comprehension and applicability of the material.
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Registration Details & Fees

Member
Non-Member
Resident/Intern/Fellow
Graduate Student

Advanced Workshop
$250.00
$425.00
NA
NA

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General Information:
Speaker: Brittany Meredith
Workshop Material: 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. This access will be good for seven days after the workshop has been completed. Note: workshop handouts can be approximately 200+ pages for Level 1; 150+ pages for Level 2; and 100+ pages for Advanced. Participants are responsible for downloading and printing workshop materials.
Continuing Education Hours: On-time attendance, full engagement, and completion of the daily program evaluations are required for a Certificate of Completion. The workshop is approved for 8.0 hrs.
Changing Dates: ASCH will honor one registration transfer. Transfer requests must be made in writing, to education@asch.net, by October 25th. Change requests after that date will be treated as a cancellation.
Credit Card Payments: Registration payments must be made online and received by October 25th. The ASCH Registrar will send reminders of the due date will in advance. The Registrants seat will be relinquished if payment is not received by this date.
Cancellations: Cancellations must be made in writing to education@asch.net. No cancellations will be taken by phone. Cancellations made by October 25th 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.

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Clinical Workshop Eligibility
Registrants must be healthcare professionals licensed in their jurisdiction functioning within the scope of their practice.
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Workshop CME & ASCH Continuing Education (CE) Credits
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 8.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
ASCH-ERF is approved by the American Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. ASCH-ERF maintains responsibility for the regional workshops. The ASCH Standards of Training Committee has approved all regional workshops as meeting the twenty hours required for membership and certification requirements.
Courses approved by the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis are approved continuing education courses per Florida’s AC-Rule 64B-4-6002 for Social Workers, Counselors, and Marriage and Family Therapists in the State of Florida.
EMDRIA: ASCH is an EC Provider and this program is approved for EMDRIA Credits. Eligibility for EMDRIA Credits is restricted to those who have completed an EMDRIA-Approved Basic EMDR Training.

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. 6/1/2022 to 5/31/2025. Provider ID#217022

California Board of Behavioral Sciences Accreditation
Please note that effective July 1, 2015, the California Board of Behavioral Sciences (CBBS) is no longer renewing existing CE provider numbers. ASCH-ERF’s accreditation through CBBS expired on December 31, 2015. BBS licensees now obtain their continuing education through the National Association of Social Workers and the American Psychological Association, among others, both through which ASCH-ERF maintains accreditation.
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"Ancestral and Past Life Trauma" - An Extended Application of LeCron and Cheek's "Past Experience" Common Cause: Past Life Therapy, Trauma, and the Spiritual/Transpersonal (The Florida Society of Clinical Hypnosis)
2024-11-09 - 2024-11-10
Organization: The Florida Society of Clinical Hypnosis (FSCH)
Website: https://www.fsch.org/workshops/intermediate-workshop
Event Title: “Ancestral and Past Life Trauma” – An Extended Application of LeCron and Cheek’s “Past Experience” Common Cause: Past Life Therapy, Trauma, and the Spiritual/Transpersonal
Dates: 11/09/2024 – 11/10/2024
Location: Virtual
CE: 12.0
Contact: Marie Wilson, mariefsch@aol.com
Abstract:
This didactic, experiential workshop will address the successful utilization of hypnotic regression techniques in resolving/reducing a variety of chronic physiological, cognitive, and emotional issues when ideomotor signaling indicated the origin of the symptom/issue was linked to a trauma reportedly experienced during a “past life.” A theoretical basis and definition of “past life therapy” (PLT) will be presented which incorporates traditional concepts of family/systems theory, CBT, and trauma treatment. PLT protocols will be presented. Participants will have opportunities to experience a regression. They will be introduced to 60 years of research related to children who spontaneously remember a previous life. Alternative models which view the (PLT) experiences as purely fictional/metaphorical will also be presented. Using case transcripts of hypnotic experiences of the “past life” type, participants will be asked to consider alternative theoretical models to explain the observed therapeutic effectiveness. We will present as models for consideration: (a) a model that relies on reincarnation as an explanatory factor, (b) a “waking dream” model that assumes the experiences are purely fictional/metaphorical creations of the client’s unconscious, and (c) indigenous medicine practices and constructs of “soul.”The topic of intuition will also be addressed; definitions, examples of different types, and how the use of intuition can be incorporated into PLT practice. We will address differentiating the subset of clients for whom the treatment approach would be contraindicated, ways to discuss different theoretical bases underlying the technique with clients, and the critical role of ideomotor signaling as a diagnostic component.
Learning Objectives:

Articulate a theoretical model to help explain how an event from a different lifetime could contribute significantly to a presenting symptom.
Use ideomotor signaling/muscle testing to explore LeCron and Cheek’s “Past Experience” factor to rule out events from a different lifetime that are contributing significantly to a presenting symptom.
Expand conceptualization of alternate causes of symptoms with a 4-dimensional model that adds to participants’ existing constructs for intra/interpersonal psychotherapy.
List two or more symptoms (Axis I, II, and III) for which this approach has been shown to be useful.
Discuss applications of two classic trauma treatment strategies and CBT to such situations.
Use hypnosis to have the client’s mind generate fictional/metaphorical dream-like imagery that can be utilized to reduce or eliminate a presenting symptom.
Incorporate NDE-type phenomena when they emerge in the client’s experience.
Differentiate two types of clients for whom this approach might be contra-indicated.

Hypnosis and Zen Buddhism in the Treatment of Pain and Suffering (Greater Philadelphia Society of Clinical Hypnosis)
2024-11-10
Organization: Greater Philadelphia Society of Clinical Hypnosis
Website: https://gpsch.org/event/hypnosis-zen-buddism-in-the-treatment-webinar/
Event Title: Hypnosis and Zen Buddhism in the Treatment of Pain and Suffering
Dates: November 10, 2024
Location: Virtual
CE: 3.0
Contact: Marcy Nadel, marcy1116@aol.com
Abstract:
This webinar will use didactics demonstrations to explain how psychotherapy informed by hypnosis and mindfulness can be used to treat chronic pain. The first half of the workshop will describe eight modules of content (assessment, motivational interviewing, cognitive restructuring, activity monitoring, hypnosis, mindfulness, treating psychological issues and sleep) that are ideally covered when working with people who want to improve managing chronic pain. A model of non-linear hypnosis will be described that enables the clinician to use this modality in treating the dimensions of pain elucidated through a biopsychosocial conceptualization. The second half of the webinar will present a model based on Zen Buddhism for introducing meditation to patients by using a model of the non-dualistic, scientifically based illusion of the self, along with a simple method for teaching meditation that is based on this.
Learning Objectives:
At the end of the program, participants will be able to:
1. Describe the biological, psychological and social components of a model to assess chronic pain for hypnotically based management.
2. Articulate how implicit learning and priming serve as scientifically based methods to elicit unconscious processing for hypnotic interventions.
3. Perform hypnotic inductions for pain that combine suggestions for modifying negative thoughts about pain with pain reduction

Hypnosis and ADHD for Adolescents and Adults
2024-11-15 - 2024-11-16
The CFCH-AS is happy to host a special workshop on treating Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) with Maureen Turner from 15-16 Nov 2024.
The ADHD workshop is intended for those with a working knowledge of clinical hypnosis such as ASCH Level 1. There will be Case Studies, Videos, Demos, and Handouts including Assessment Tools provided during the workshop. This innovative workshop will provide participants with all the necessary tools to begin treating ADD/ADHD with Clinical Hypnosis. Participants will come away with a solid understanding of the latest research, as well as hands-on practical tips and techniques using hypnosis to treat the associated symptoms, comorbidities, time management challenges and negative self-talk; Small group practice included.
For registration and more information visit: https://www.clinicalhypnosis.ca/events

Attachment-Focused Hypnosis in Psychotherapy: Relational Strategies for the Developmental Repair of Trauma and Chronic Pain (Eric Spiegel, Ph.D)
2024-11-15 09:00 - 2024-11-17 18:30 UTC
Website: https://eric-spiegel-phd.ce-go.com/relational-hypnosis-for-chronic-pain-and-functional-disorders
Event Title: Attachment-Focused Hypnosis in Psychotherapy: Relational Strategies for the Developmental Repair of Trauma and Chronic Pain
Dates: Friday, November 15-Sunday, November 17
Location: Virtual
CE: 20.0
Contact: Eric Spiegel, Ph.D., espiegelphd@gmail.com
Abstract:
This workshop presents two complementary relational hypnotherapeutic approaches that can be incorporated into existing psychotherapy for patients with a range of clinical presentations, including trauma, pain, and anxiety. In its utilization of shared attention, tone of voice, pacing, language, and imagery, clinical hypnosis as a state, relationship, and technique offers psychotherapists a relational and experiential means for utilizing the therapeutic relationship to heal arrested internal, structural, and developmental functioning in their patients. In the first portion of this workshop, participants will learn how hypnosis can facilitate attachment repair in patients with developmental arrests. The relational and psychological functions of attunement, representation, and mentalization are essential components of a secure attachment experience. The presenter will review the literature and describe how hypnosis can be applied in working with each of these areas of attachment to engage relatedness, develop internal working models, harness implicit relational knowing, and cultivate reflective functioning. In the second portion of this workshop, we will examine how hypnosis can be strategically utilized to evoke the three components of the therapeutic relationship: transference, the contemporary (‘real’) relationship, and the therapeutic alliance. We will review hypnotic strategies from each of these three components with the goal of differentiating when and how to elicit effect, create containment, and utilize rapport from the relationship to guide the treatment process. Participants will learn how hypnosis can serve as an ‘in-between’ state in which elements of this relational matrix can be utilized to great effect in advancing treatment process and outcome.
Learning Objectives:

Define mentalization and explain how it develops during a healthy attachment process.
Integrate polyvagal and neurological phenomena into a conceptual framework for how trauma disrupts development.
Define hypnosis as a state, procedure, and relational experience.
Summarize how hypnosis can be incorporated into trauma treatment by theoretical orientation & by phase of treatment.
Match each of the 3 phases (attunement, representation, mentalization) of the ARM hypnotherapy model with the appropriate developmental function(s) being repaired.
Articulate how the hypnotic elements of attunement, representation, and mentalization can be used to facilitate developmental repair.
Explain how the ‘symbiotic alliance’ in the attunement phase of hypnotherapy augments the ‘working alliance’ in psychotherapy.
Formulate and deliver 2 hypnotic suggestions for enhancing attunement in the hypnotherapeutic relationship.
Describe the 3 types of representational hypnotherapeutic approaches.
Formulate and deliver 2 hypnotic suggestions for developing mental representation of a secure attachment figure or ego state.
Formulate and deliver 2 hypnotic suggestions for increasing self & object constancy across divergent experiential, mental, and ego states.
Offer an indirect and direct hypnotic suggestion for the purpose of developing mentalization.
Formulate and deliver 2 hypnotic suggestions for increasing the capacity for reflective awareness about mental states in developmentally arrested
patients.
Understand how hypnosis hastens the development of new perspectives, realities, and understanding in the ‘in-between’.
Formulate 2 hypnotic strategies for evoking transference.
Formulate 2 hypnotic strategies for evoking the contemporary (real) relationship.
Formulate 2 hypnotic strategies to evoke the therapeutic alliance.
Conceptualize and implement a relational approach featuring hypnosis for the purpose of treating narcissistic wounds.
Utilize 2 hypnotic interventions to regulate the effect during “triggers” of narcissistic wounds.
Develop a hypnotic scene that addresses narcissistic spectrum presentation (e.g. false self) and facilitates developmental repair.
Utilize principles of attachment & relationship to create a hypnotic scene for the purpose of modulating pain.
Utilize principles of attachment & relationship to create a hypnotic scene for the purpose of modulating anxiety

Hypnotic Psychotherapy and the Art of Balancing Mindful Resources (Central Texas Society of Clinical Hypnosis)
2024-11-15 13:00 - 15:00 UTC
Organization: Central Texas Society of Clinical Hypnosis (CTSCH)
Website: http://ctsch.com/hypnotic-psychotherapy/
Event Title: Hypnotic Psychotherapy and the Art of Balancing Mindful Resources
Dates: 11/15/2024
Location: Virtual
CE: 2.0
Contact: CTSCH@CTSCH.com
Abstract:
Psychotherapy is often approached in ways that can polarize conscious and unconscious aspects of mind, deepening a problematic dissociation from one’s internal resources. This workshop offers ways to assist clients in accessing unconscious resources and comfortably holding themselves in the experiential field between conscious thought and unconscious process. The presenter uses terms for the unconscious such as Creative Mind, the Dream Mind, and the Poetic Mind. Therapists should consider the space between the minds as a fertile experiential field where more access to elements of the mind is available. This presentation will include a demonstration and a brief practice session.This “mindfield” is but one of the fields a therapist must attend to in their clinical work. A therapist must be ready to work with all the fields of the client, cultural and societal fields, the interpersonal field, and the multiple fields within the therapist. This presentation offers conceptual and practical approaches for helping a client move into the space between the conscious and unconscious fields using a combination of conversational inquiry, direct suggestion, imagery, naturalistic induction, and indirect suggestion. It is useful to think of the therapist in the role of musical conductor who prompts the client to use and “play with” certain resources, as well as helping the client experiment in a more independent manner with their internal resources.
Learning Objectives:
1. Explain the definition of experiential field as used by the presenter.
2. Describe two methods for inviting a client to leave the safety of the conscious field to explore their field of dreams including nightmares.
3. Describe two direct approaches to promote solution-focused processing.
4. Describe how to use the conscious/unconscious experiential field with two current clients.

ASCH Level 1 & Level 2 Workshop
2024-11-25 08:00 - 17:00 UTC
ASCH Level 1 & Level 2 Workshop
Thursday, May 15th-Sunday, May 18th
Quick Links:
Register for Level 1
Register for Level 2
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. Building on this foundation, the Level 2 workshop delves deeper into clinical hypnosis, expanding on “how to” by adding the “when, why, and where” for techniques, especially for specific populations and complex cases like pain and anxiety management. Advanced skills such as complex inductions and the nuanced use of suggestion language are explored with expert feedback. For those seeking continued growth, Advanced Workshops offered throughout the year cover specialized topics, including behavioral medicine and mind-body integration, enabling participants to further enhance and apply their skills in targeted areas. Each level builds confidence, competence, and the ability to provide patient-centered, integrative care
Important Notes

Register for only ONE Workshop – Participants are expected to attend all days.
Detailed workshop schedules, faculty and other materials will be available to participants, online, two weeks before the start date. Workshop materials will be available in electronic form only.
You must complete Level 1 prior to taking Level 2.
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. This access will be good for seven days after the workshop has been completed. Note: workshop handouts can be approximately 200+ pages for Level 1; 150+ pages for Level 2; and 100+ pages for Advanced.

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.

Level 1 Schedule
(All times listed are in EST. Times are subject to minor changes)

Thursday, May 15, 2025
6:00 PM-9:00 PM

Friday, May 16, 2025
8:30 AM-6:00 PM

Saturday, May 17, 2025
8:30 AM-6:00 PM

Sunday, May 18, 2025
8:30 AM-12:00 PM

A general agenda for Level 1 can be found here: https://asch.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/L1Agenda_May25.pdf
(an agenda with faculty assignments will be sent to registrants approximately 1-2 weeks prior to the live course date)
Register for Level 1 here

Clinical Workshop Level 2
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
(All times listed are in EST. Times are subject to minor changes)

Thursday, May 15, 2025
6:00 PM-9:00 PM

Friday, May 16, 2025
8:30 AM-6:00 PM

Saturday, May 17, 2025
8:30 AM-6:00 PM

Sunday, May 18, 2025
8:30 AM-12:00 PM

A general agenda for Level 2 can be found here: https://asch.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/L2Agenda_May25.pdf
(an agenda with faculty assignments will be sent to registrants approximately 1-2 weeks prior to the live course date)
Register for Level 2 here

Details and Fees

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

Level 1
$500
$675
$400
$320

Level 2
$500
$675
$400
$320

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 education@asch.net, by February 13, 2025 Change requests after that date will be treated as a cancellation.
Credit Card Payments
Registration payments must be made online and received by February 13, 2025. The ASCH Registrar will send reminders of the due date will in advance. The Registrants seat will be relinquished if payment is not received by this date.
Cancellations
Cancellations must be made in writing to education@asch.net. No cancellations will be taken by phone. Cancellations made by February 13, 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.
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.
Workshop CME & ASCH Continuing Education (CE) Credits
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 20 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ASCH-ERF is approved by the American Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. ASCH-ERF maintains responsibility for the regional workshops. The ASCH Standards of Training Committee has approved all regional workshops as meeting the twenty hours required for membership and certification requirements.

Courses approved by the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis are approved continuing education courses per Florida’s AC-Rule 64B-4-6002 for Social Workers, Counselors, and Marriage and Family Therapists in the State of Florida.

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. 6/1/2022 to 5/31/2025. Provider ID#217022

California Board of Behavioral Sciences Accreditation
Please note that effective July 1, 2015, the California Board of Behavioral Sciences (CBBS) is no longer renewing existing CE provider numbers. ASCH-ERF’s accreditation through CBBS expired on December 31, 2015. BBS licensees now obtain their continuing education through the National Association of Social Workers and the American Psychological Association, among others, both through which ASCH-ERF maintains accreditation.

ASCH Level 1 & Level 2 Workshop
2024-12-05 00:00 - 2024-12-08 23:59 UTC | Virtual
Quick Links: | LVL 1 | LVL 2 | Details & Fees | Eligibility | Credits

WORKSHOP SCHEDULE (L1, L2)

Thursday, December 5, 2024
6:00pm – 9:00pm EST

Friday, December 6, 2024
8:30am – 6:00pm EST

Saturday, December 7, 2024
8:30am – 6:00pm EST

Sunday, December 8, 2024
8:30am – 12:00pm EST

Program Notes:

Register for only ONE Workshop – Participants are expected to attend all days.
Detailed workshop schedules, faculty and other materials will be available to participants, online, two weeks before the start date. Workshop materials will be available in electronic form only.
You must complete Level 1 prior to taking Level 2.

*Registration is now closed for both Level 1 and Level 2

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Clinical Workshop Level 1
Why pursue training in Clinical Hypnosis? What are the benefits?
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.

Level 1 Sample Workshop Curriculum
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Clinical Workshop Level 2
What are the advantages of more training in Clinical Hypnosis?
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 Sample Workshop Curriculum
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Advanced Level Workshops
Advanced Level Workshops are offered throughout the year. Recent professional training workshops have focused on behavioral medicine, health psychology, hypnosis and pediatrics, and mind-body medicine.
Advanced level workshop participants are encouraged to complete Level 1 and Level 2 training. Skills mastered in these workshops ensure comprehension and applicability of the material.
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Registration Details & Fees

Member
Non-Member
Resident/Intern/Fellow
Graduate Student

Level 1 and Level 2 (each priced separately)
TBA
TBA
TBA
TBA

Workshop Capacities:
Capacity is set at 25 for each workshop ensure participants are given the opportunity for active participation and provided the required attention and oversight by faculty especially in small group activities.
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Registration Instructions:
On-line 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.
General Information:
Workshop Material. 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. This access will be good for seven days after the workshop has been completed. Note: workshop handouts can be approximately 200+ pages for Level 1; 150+ pages for Level 2; and 100+ pages for Advanced. Participants are responsible for downloading and printing workshop materials.
Continuing Education Hours. On-time attendance, full engagement, and completion of the daily program evaluations are required for a Certificate of Completion. The workshop is approved for 20.0 – 21.5 hrs.
Changing Dates. ASCH will honor one registration transfer. Transfer requests must be made in writing, to education@asch.net, by November 21. Change requests after that date will be treated as a cancellation.
Credit Card Payments. Registration payments must be made online and received by November 21. The ASCH Registrar will send reminders of the due date will in advance. The Registrants seat will be relinquished if payment is not received by this date.
Cancellations. Cancellations must be made in writing to education@asch.net. No cancellations will be taken by phone. Cancellations made by November 21 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.

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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.
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Workshop CME & ASCH Continuing Education (CE) Credits
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 21.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
ASCH-ERF is approved by the American Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. ASCH-ERF maintains responsibility for the regional workshops. The ASCH Standards of Training Committee has approved all regional workshops as meeting the twenty hours required for membership and certification requirements.
Courses approved by the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis are approved continuing education courses per Florida’s AC-Rule 64B-4-6002 for Social Workers, Counselors, and Marriage and Family Therapists in the State of Florida.

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. 6/1/2022 to 5/31/2025. Provider ID#217022

California Board of Behavioral Sciences Accreditation
Please note that effective July 1, 2015, the California Board of Behavioral Sciences (CBBS) is no longer renewing existing CE provider numbers. ASCH-ERF’s accreditation through CBBS expired on December 31, 2015. BBS licensees now obtain their continuing education through the National Association of Social Workers and the American Psychological Association, among others, both through which ASCH-ERF maintains accreditation.
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Treating ADHD in Adolescents and Adults with Clinical Hypnosis (Canadian Federation of Clinical Hypnosis, Alberta Society)
2025-01-10 - 2025-01-11
Organization: Canadian Federation of Clinical Hypnosis, Alberta Society (CFCH-AS)
Website: https://www.clinicalhypnosis.ca/events
Event Title: Treating ADHD in Adolescents and Adults with Clinical Hypnosis
Dates: 01/10/2025-01/11/2025
Location: Virtual
CE: 14
Contact: motivationhypnosis@gmail.com
Abstract:
Treating ADHD in Adolescents and Adults with Clinical Hypnosis will offer an updated knowedgebase of the latest research and developments in the field of ADHD. This 2 day virtual workshop will provide participants with common and creative clinical hypnosis techniques and applications for diagnosing and treating clients with ADHD. This workshop will include applying hypnosis to ADHD/EFD and learning about the Asch Effect. The recent findings of multiple ADHD inherited genes, along with medication options and alternatives will be presented. Participants will receive diagnostic tools and assessments, and a list of applications for signs and symptoms of ADHD.
Learning Objectives:

Learn how to diagnose ADHD as a foundational self-regulation disorder
Discuss the impact of comorbid disorders, especially Executive Function Disorder (EFD) on the signs and symptoms of ADHD
Describe effective hypnotherapeutic strategies and techniques that can be used to empower clients with ADHD
Develop treatment plan for clients with ADHD using hypnosis as one of the primary tools for long-term results

LIVE WEBINAR on Using Hypnosis to Enhance Performance and Creativity (New England Society of Clinical Hypnosis)
2025-01-12
Organization: New England Society of Clinical Hypnosis
Website: https://www.nesch.org/event-5765718
Event Title: LIVE WEBINAR on Using Hypnosis to Enhance Performance and Creativity
Dates: 1/12/2025
Location: Virtual
CE: 3.0
Contact: neschmsc@gmail.com
Abstract:
Hardly a day goes by without a renowned public figure coming forward in the news and social media to reveal the impact of mental health on their performance and creativity. Stories and research abound on how mental health concerns have contributed to performance setbacks in the lives of elite athletes (U.S. Olympic Committee, 2019), performing artists ((Rusak, et al., 2021), students (Agnafors, et al., 2020) and employees in the workplace (Center for Disease Control, 2018). As society moves towards destigmatizing mental health challenges, the opportunity for clinicians who can use hypnosis (vs. psychopharmacological approaches) to help enhance performance, creativity and mental health is growing. Led by Dr. Dana Lebo, a seasoned psychologist specializing in performance psychology and executive coaching, this workshop draws on over two decades of her experience in guiding individuals towards their peak potential. It will provide for participants the opportunity to experience hypnotically informed strategies to enhance performance and creativity in their clients, whether in sports, on stage, in the arts or at work. Participants will experience the integration of organizational, coaching, sports and mind-body psychologies with hypnosis to help improve performance and creativity. They will learn performance enhancement processes that they can readily apply in their lives and work.
Learning Objectives:
1. Describe at least 3 examples of how hypnotic techniques have been used to enhance performance or creativity. Examples will be drawn from sports, the arts or workplace settings.
2. Describe at least two key components to a process-oriented approach to enhancing performance or creativity.
3. Describe at least three experiential exercises — incorporating hypnosis — that they can apply with individuals or groups in the process of enhancing performance or creativity.

Monthly Case Consultation and Mentorship Group (North Texas Society of Clinical Hypnosis)
2025-01-13
Organization: North Texas Society of Clinical Hypnosis
Website: www.ntsch.org
Event Title: Monthly Case Consultation and Mentorship Group
Dates: 1/13/25
Location: Virtual
CE: 2.0
Contact: nballesteroslpc@gmail.com
Abstract:
This group offers a space for NTSCH membership to discuss complex cases, ask questions, andgather feedback from mentors and peers. It will be an opportunity to listen to and share ideas, aswell as receive guidance and strategies on implementing hypnosis with clients. Facilitators will also provide brief didactic segments during each meeting that may include use ofhypnotic suggestions, metaphors, inductions, and relevant information about specific disordersand/or therapeutic topics. Facilitators have the intention to assist new members who have recently trained in hypnosis, tocontinue learning, developing and improving their skillset and find a cohort support group. Advanced members are also encouraged to attend to provide mentorship and continue honingtheir skills.
Learning Objectives:

Offer professional case consultations for NTSCH members.
Provide didactic segments of information and/or hypnotic techniques relevant to NTSCH member’s practice.

Techniques That Work: Favorites from My 40 Years of Practice (Medical Hypnosis Consultants, PLLC)
2025-01-17 - 2025-01-18
Organization: Medical Hypnosis Consultants, PLLC
Website: MedicalHypnosisConsultants.org
Event Title: Techniques That Work: Favorites from My 40 Years of Practice
Dates: 1/17/25-1/28/2025
Location: Virtual
CE: 10
Contact: hollyforestermiller@gmail.com
Abstract:
This ten hour workshop is designed to teach participants some of my favorite hypnotic techniques that I have either created or adapted over the past forty years. They are my favorites because they typically work very well at helping clients to shift ideas and make rapid changes in thoughts, behaviors and/or comfort. This is a hands–on workshop and will be interactive, including live demonstrations and practice groups. Participants will learn how to use a “Split Screen” technique for performance enhancement and eliminating old behavior habits. “The Old Fashioned Switchboard” is a wonderful tool I developed for helping individuals to let go of less than helpful self-talk. Participants will learn to use my “Past and Future” technique to help clients look at how things occurred in the past as a start to shifting the way they occur in the future. My “Spine Realignment” protocol is a wonderful tool for helping to relieve neck and spine tension, alleviating compression and releasing pressure on nerves and ruptured discs to allow clients to move more comfortably and learn how to better relax their body. With “Symbolic Representation” participants will learn a method for assisting clients in shifting and/or clearing problematic issues without having to discuss the origins of the problem. With a demonstration of my “Cleaning out the Attic” participants will experience a metaphor for letting go of useless internalized ideas and negative concepts of self.
Learning Objectives:

Utilize the “Split Screen” hypnotic technique for performance enhancement.
Use the “Old Fashioned Switchboard” to help clients let go of less than helpful self-talk.
Apply the “Past & Future” technique to assist clients in making change.
Demonstrate how to use “Symbolic Representation” with clients.
Duplicate the “Spine Realignment” protocol.
Modify the ” Cleaning Out the Attic” metaphor depending on a client

Level 1 Clinical Hypnosis Course (OSCH)
2025-01-17 - 2025-01-19
Organization: Oregon Society (OSCH)
Website: https://www.oregonhypnosis.org/event-5942676
Event Title: Level 1 Clinical Hypnosis Course
Dates: 1/17/2025 – 1/19/2025
Location: Virtual
CE: 22
Contact: Debbie Bensching, debbenweb@gmail.com
Abstract:
This course provides a solid foundation to get started using clinical hypnosis. It is also a great course for anyone who has stepped away from hypnosis and is in needs of a refresher. Registration includes the course and a post-course optional follow-up mentored consultation and practice session. The course is a mix of didactic presentations, demonstrations, experiential exercises and mentored practice. The course meets ASCH SOT training guidelines.
