Description: In this clinical demonstration, a volunteer works with Betty Alice Erickson to explore how hypnotic trance can help release lingering shame and reconnect with a sense of personal freedom. Through imagery, metaphor, and guided memory, the session focuses on recalling moments of triumph and self-confidence to reshape how the past is experienced. The demonstration illustrates how trance can strengthen self-acceptance, encourage authentic self-expression, and help clients recognize the progress they have already made in their lives.
Syllabus Description: To list three ways of incorporating client concerns within therapy. To describe the concept of therapist flexibility.
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*Sessions may be edited for content and to preserve confidentiality*
Betty Alice Erickson, MS, LPC, LMFT, is a psychotherapist in Dallas (for over 20 years) and the middle daughter of Dr. Milton H. Erickson. She is an international teacher of hypnosis and specifically the conversational approach pioneered by her father. Betty Alice has authored articles, chapters and books on the subject.