Attendees will be introduced to Ericksonian interventions and Thought Field Therapy interventions. They have been successfully utilized by the presenter to treat the symptoms of trauma in clinical settings, in the field (Rwanda and other African countries) and in large group settings (Charity Hospital and other new Orleans institutions.)
This workshop will offer a Semi-Structured Guide for interviewing couples, either together or individually, using hypnotic language and circular crossed questioning. A format will be given to lead the first and subsequent sessions. It will show how to construct questions, reframing and tasks using Ericksonian hypnosis and solution-focused therapy to get good results in about four sessions.
This presentation offers a completely new way of thinking about miscommunication, along with simple Ericksonian solutions. This perspective is based on Ericksonian approaches and from the author's observations of miscommunications. Observable trends of problem communication that results in mild trances will be illustrated along with ways to overcome and repair common miscommunication. Using an experiential and didactic approach, this workshop will provide participants with useable tools they can also teach their clients.
Genuine integration of highly skilled psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy has, for some, become a lost art. However, careful use of both can be highly effective for clients. Using a model we have developed over 10 years of collaboration on complex child, family and adult cases, we demonstrate how Ericksonian therapies and biological treatments can be skillfully integrated to improve outcomes for our clients. Case examples will bring the core elements of our model to life.
Milton H. Erickson, MD understood that "the conscious (thinking) mind doesn't do much of anything of much significance . . . while the unconscious mind is an infinite storehouse of dreams, potentials and solutions . . ." This short course will teach a brief, solution-focused, strategic, hypnotic approach to anxiety related disorders. Participants will learn to employ Ericksonian interventions including solution-focused questions, strategic task assignments, and formal/conversational hypnosis via live demonstration, experiential exercise and case studies.
Sargent's "Phobia Release Process; Heal the Essence of Self;" What if you could neutralize a phobic response in about 20 minutes, giving your clients a choice of how they respond in the face of that old stimulus? The Sargent Phobia Release Process stops knee-jerk, out-of-control panic reactions, and more importantly, gives the clinician the tools to then discover the underlying perceived threat to safety. Update the brain's database by reprogramming the amygdale in each hemisphere.
This workshop will give real life examples of Ericksonian brief intervention, leading not only to resolution of community conflict, but to the strengthening of local support networks. School, legal, neighborhood, religious and "new movement" conflicts will be addressed.