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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