This intermediate to advanced workshop is intended for the psychotherapist who has at least some experience in the use of hypnotic interventions and who is interested in expanding his or her use of hypnotic methods in psychotherapy.

Using hypnotic methods appropriately can make us more effective clinicians by accessing the compelling imagination of the individual seeking our help. We will explore ways the psychotherapist can increase the effectiveness of treatment—sometimes quite dramatically—through the appropriate integration of hypnosis and suggestion into psychotherapy.

Through discussion, group experience, and exploration with workshop participants, we will see how a respectful, naturalistic, and penetrating inclusion of hypnotic methods in the therapeutic interaction can serve to directly affect symptoms, to illuminate psychological processes that are often not consciously or easily accessed, and to effect positive change in the therapeutic relationship. Each of these methods can be used to accelerate the process of psychotherapy.