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✨ Module 3 – Clinical Applications of Hypnosis
May 1 – June 26, 2026 | Fridays, 9:00 – 11:30 AM Pacific Time
In this module, the focus turns to practical applications of hypnosis in clinical settings. Participants will learn how to integrate hypnotic methods into treatment for a wide range of presenting problems—enhancing both therapeutic effectiveness and client outcomes. Taught by internationally recognized faculty, this course bridges theory and practice with real-world strategies you can apply immediately.
Across eight sessions, you’ll gain skills to:
Enhance performance and unlock potential in clients
Use hypnosis for habit control and lasting behavior change
Address anxiety and depression through hypnotic approaches
Teach clients effective self-hypnosis techniques
Apply hypnosis in medical contexts and pain management
Strengthen ego resilience and build self-esteem
Utilize hypnosis as a supportive tool in trauma treatment
Live Class Schedule
May 1, 2026 – Hypnosis and Performance Enhancement — Dana Lebo
May 8, 2026 – Habit Control — Lilian Borges, MA
May 15, 2026 – Anxiety — Lilian Borges, MA
May 29, 2026 – Self-Hypnosis — Roxanna Erickson
June 5, 2026 – Depression — Michael Yapko
June 12, 2026 – Medical Hypnosis and Pain Management — Lilian Borges, MA
June 19, 2026 – Ego Strengthening and Self-Esteem — Rick Miller
June 26, 2026 – Hypnotherapy for Trauma — Dan Short, Ph.D.
By the end of this module, you’ll be prepared to apply hypnosis confidently across diverse clinical contexts—helping clients manage symptoms, build resilience, and achieve meaningful change.
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Lilian Borges, MA, LPC, is a licensed professional counselor with more than 18 years of experience doing and teaching psychotherapy, Ericksonian hypnosis and brief therapy. She is an invited teacher at the Milton Erickson Foundation for their extensive hypnosis training programs. Lilian has been conducting seminars in the United States and internationally about couples therapy, and Ericksonian therapy.
Roxanna Erickson Klein, RN, PhD, is a registered nurse for more than 40 years, Roxanna has a passion for the interface for psychological and physical medicine. She has special training in the treatment of recovery from chemical dependency and is currently working on a license in counseling.
Whether you are an executive in a corporate boardroom, a manager on the factory floor or an athlete on the playing field, Dana brings a unique set of skills and years of experience to help you reach the next level of your personal and professional effectiveness. She has lived on three continents, studied five languages, taught life skills to refugees in Egypt and the U.S., earned a Ph.D. and license in psychology and coached a soccer team of 11-year-old girls with a newborn in tow. Dana has published and presented internationally on women and work-life balance, counseled retired NFL players on transitioning to life beyond football and helped teenagers and older adults alike write creative memoirs about their experience.
As a mother of four, grandmother, host Mom of exchange students, published author, triathlete, Boston Marathoner and Board VP, Dana applies the lessons learned from multiple life roles and her advanced studies in the brain, behavioral and health sciences to her coaching.
Rick Miller, MSW, is a clinical social worker in private practice in Boston and on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. He is the author of Unwrapped: Integrative Therapy with Gay Men… the Gift of Presence (2015). Rick has served on numerous national and international faculties, including the International Society of Hypnosis, the Brief Therapy Conference, the American Group Psychotherapy Association, and Harvard Medical School.
Dan Short, Ph.D, is internationally recognized for his work in Ericksonian hypnosis and short-term therapy. He devotes most of his time to a private practice in Scottsdale, AZ, while also writing and teaching to professional audiences around the globe. His training is diverse, having graduated with a Masters in Counseling from the University of North Texas in 1993, a doctoral degree in Counseling Psychology from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst; followed by an internship at an APA accredited program in Houston Texas.
Michael D. Yapko, Ph.D. (professional psychology, clinical specialization), is internationally recognized for his innovative work in applied clinical hypnosis, developing brief psychotherapies, and the strategic treatment of depression. He has been invited to present his work in more than 30 countries across six continents. He is the author of 15 books, including his most recent, The Discriminating Therapist. He is a recipient of numerous awards for his many contributions to the field, including the Milton H. Erickson Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award.