Betty Alice Erickson Ericksonian hypnosis from primary sources

Betty Alice Erickson Ericksonian hypnosis from primary sources

Betty Alice Erickson, MS, LPC, LMFT, a hypnosis demonstration subject for her father’s patients and students for over 30 years, has been Keynote Speaker and faculty for national and international Conferences. Co-author of Hope &

Resiliency she’s written numerous book chapters and articles. Her latest book (with Bradford Keeney), Milton Erickson, American Healer, has been translated into three languages

The seminar program

• Abrief biography and history of Milton Erickson .
• A brief overview of the basics of hypnosis. What is it? Why does it work?
• The similarities and differences between formal hypnosis and conversational hypnosis.
• Hypnotic communication. When and how to use it. Demonstration. Exercises.
• The self-hypnosis.
• How can you learn and practice.
• Demonstration of self-hypnosis. Practice and exercise.
• Naturalistic trance.
• Modeling and invitation. Expectations. Storytelling:
• Demonstration. Practice.
• Formal trance.
• From Standard induction to “Individual”.
• Techniques of formal trance.
• Standard induction.
• The responsibility of the hypnotherapist.
• The demonstration of the standard induction: the levitation of the arms, fixation of the eyelids, etc.
• Exercises. Practice.
• Cooperation.
• “Create together!” the hypnotherapist leads
• “Never say “no”
• Read customer’s feedback.
• Demonstration, practice and exercises.
• Deepening of the trance.
• The steps – feedback what is really going on.
• The truisms in the guidance.
• Directional suggestion. The reality is what will happen. “Every breath is sure to follow the exhale.”
• Compliance – “mirroring”.
• When the trance is deep enough?
• Demonstration, practice and exercises.
• Ideomotor signals.
• Finger movement, nodding, breathing . The conversation in the TRANS. Typical difficulties
• The answers to the questions.
• Demonstration, practice and exercises.
• Psychological techniques.
• Age regression.
• State-dependent learning, productive splitting of the “self”.
• How to help people “feel better” – self-acceptance and self-esteem.
• Direct and indirect suggestion.
• Demonstration, practice and exercises.
• The Mind/Body.
• Stress, pain management. Anxiety and panic.
• Demonstration, practice and exercises.
• Healing. Demonstration of healing

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