INTRODUCTION TO HYPNOTHERAPY

• What is Hypnotherapy
• Establishing Positive and Realistic Expectations for Treatment
• Qualities of a Good Hypnotherapist
• Characteristics of a Hypnotic State
• Hypnotic Susceptibility
• A History of Hypnotherapy
• Stages of the Hypnotic Trance
• Brain Physiology and the Hypnotic Trance: How Does Hypnotherapy Work?
• Ethics (this is covered several times during the course)

FUNDAMENTALS OF HYPNOTHERAPY

• How and When to Use a Variety of Inductions, including inductions specifically for working with reducing stress and pain, transforming habits and old ways of thinking and reacting, discovering and utilizing inner resources, and learning deeply satisfying ways of interacting with yourself and the world.
• Safe, Effective and Ethical Use of Hypnotherapy
• Techniques for Deepening the Trance
• Increasing Motivation and Responsiveness
• Developing Rapport
• Developing and Maintaining the Hypnotic Trance
• Strengthening Positive Emotional States
• How to Bring Changes and Insights from the Sessions into Everyday Life

THE ART AND SCIENCE OF HYPNOTHERAPY

• Ego Strengthening and Enhancing Character Structure
• Habit Change, including Weight Loss and Smoking Cessation
• Accessing Inner Resources
• Resolving Inner Conflicts
• Cultivating  Peace and Calm in Stressful Circumstances
• Self Discovery: Inner Strength and Wisdom
• Self Hypnosis
• Recognizing and Avoiding False Memory Syndrome
• Therapeutic Presence
• The Authentic Self
• Well Being through the Lifespan
• Different Styles Of Hypnotherapy, Including Guided Imagery, Ericksonian, Traditional and others

ADVANCED TECHNIQUES IN HYPNOTHERAPY

• Medical Hypnotherapy: Pain Control, Preparation for Surgery and other Medical Procedures, Rapid Healing, and more…
• Optimum Health
• Changing Negative Response patterns
• Working with many types of people, helping them to achieve a deep, meaningful hypnotic experience
• Working with Challenging Clients
• Integration and Wholeness
• Deepening Self-awareness and Self-caring
• Trauma Recovery
• Transforming Childhood Issues: Healing the Wounds of the Past
• Individual consultation with instructor
• Ethics (cont)

THE BUSINESS OF HYPNOTHERAPY

• Building and Maintaining a Successful Practice
• Increasing Your Ability to be a Successful and Efficacious Therapist
• Developing your own personal style and areas of expertise
• Integrating Hypnotherapy into your Existing practice
• Developing Strong and Supportive Relationships with your Clients

And more

The course also includes:

• 365 page manual, including scripts for inductions and much information that you will continue to refer to
• CDs of hypnotic inductions
• Private consultation with the instructor
• Ongoing support and continuing education



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