The purpose of this course is to teach psychotherapists realistic ways for inducing hypnosis, psychotherapy tactics, and hypnotherapist communication skills. The course background is informed by Dr. Greenleaf’s The Problem of Evil: Ancient Dilemmas and Modern Therapy. It is available from in all ebook formats. The hypnosis instruction follows Rossi’s “Naturalistic Approach” to hypnosis as a psychophysiological, chronobiological rhythm. Erickson’s “Utilization” approach is used to teach hypnotherapy. Metaphorical methods and Epston and White’s “narrative” concerns are used to teach language usage. This current hypnotherapeutic and strategic paradigm is contrasted with its dynamic psychotherapeutic forerunners.

It is crucial to clarify that this seminar is not a hypnotherapy certification program. The course is intended for medical, nursing, psychology, marital and family therapy, and/or social work professionals. Hypnosis is taught as a method of psychotherapy, not as a separate “technique.” Rather, it is a type of well studied and successful human communication that uses the client’s own resources as well as the client’s own experiences and communication styles to push the treatment.

Hypnosis is a naturally occurring creative state created by therapist-client interactions. The Ericksonian techniques taught stress treatment planning uniqueness in order to use both the therapists’ own human talents and the clients’ own resources to create effective leverage over life’s issue areas.

Many ancient psychotherapies, as well as the most recent neuroscience-based ones, share the concept of the Unconscious Mind. Psychotherapies that utilize focused and dissociated forms of attention, unconscious resource and change, and a solid foundation in neuroscience, attachment theory, mental practice research, and many other types of therapeutic intervention are all compatible with hypnotic techniques. All of these therapy approaches are both ethical and effective.

Furthermore, Milton H. Erickson MD’s 50-year career inspired key therapists such as Haley, Madanes, Feldenkrais, Watzlawick, family therapists, brief therapists, positive psychologists, and many others through their founders or direct attempts to emulate Ericksonian ideas. Hypnosis has its own historic roots, but when applied in psychotherapy by licensed and trained Erickson-influenced therapists, it is a partner to current techniques ranging from EMDR, Brainspotting, and NLP to many classic psychodynamic treatments. It is mainstream, and the course covers the history and techniques of numerous psychotherapies.

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About the Teacher

Eric Greenleaf, PhD, works in Albany, California, and runs the Milton H. Erickson Institute of the Bay Area. He also lectures globally. He studied trance rites and healing in Bali for twenty-five years. “The Problem of Evil: Ancient Dilemmas and Modern Therapy,” Eric’s book, was released in 2000. In Berkeley, California, he serves on the boards of the New Bridge Foundation, a comprehensive drug misuse treatment clinic, and The Dream Institute of Northern California. Eric was chosen by Milton Erickson MD to win the first Milton H. Erickson Award of Scientific Excellence for Writing in Hypnosis.

Dr. Greenleaf’s 66-hour training course for externs, employees, and other professionals at The Mental Research Institute [MRI] in Palo Alto, CA, 2013-2014, was recorded live and edited for this online course.

Concerning the Instruction
“One of my earliest hypnosis professors was Eric Greenleaf. I benefited enormously from his instruction. “And so will you.”

– Dr. Jeffrey K. Zeig, Director, Milton H. Erickson Foundation

“The greatest hidden secret in Ericksonian hypnosis is Eric Greenleaf. I’ve been following his work for over 20 years, and every time I read him, interact with him, or watch him perform trainings or demonstrations, I find something new and inspiring. He is a compassionate and giving clinician who infuses all he does with his respected humanity, sense of humor, and thoroughly grounded, culturally rich understanding of hypnosis.

For years, I’ve told my students to seek him out at any conference they can find him at, and now he can come to them! Brilliant!”

Douglas Flemons, Ph.D., Family Therapy Professor and Clinical Professor of Family Medicine at Nova Southeastern University
“Of One Mind: The Logic of Hypnosis, The Practice of Therapy” author
Dr. Eric Greenleaf is a master hypnotist and Ericksonian hypnotherapy teacher. Eric has educated professionals all around the world, and Dr. Erickson presented him the inaugural Milton H. Erickson Award for Scientific Excellence in Writing in Hypnosis. This is a fantastic chance for anybody interested in Ericksonian hypnosis and treatment. When I took a course with Eric, I learned a lot – and you will, too!”

– Michael F. Hoyt, Ph.D., author/editor of multiple works, including Interviews with Brief Therapy Experts, The Handbook of Constructive Therapies, and Capturing the Moment.
Purchase Fundamentals of Advanced Ericksonian Hypnotherapy Information

If you are a licensed medical or mental health professional [MD, RN, PhD, PsyD, LCSW, MFT, LPC, MHC], a certified Feldenkrais or Rosen method practitioner, a graduate student or university post-graduate level teacher in these subjects, or the Clinical Director of an approved addiction treatment center, you are eligible to purchase the course.

Individual Use, Study Group, University Class, and Addiction Treatment Staff licenses are all priced as follows:

Purchase the Fundamentals Course: There are 38 hours of video in 18 classes. 500 dollars for 27 CE credits.

Alternatively, purchase the Foundational Set: Classes 1-6. 12 CE credits for 12 hours of video. $ 250.

The Ericksonian Hypnotherapy Foundational Set teaches five core methods of Ericksonian hypnosis, as well as their accompanying psychological concepts of communication, including Erickson’s Utilization approach to treatment. Lecture, demonstration, case materials, discussion, and practice exercises are all part of the program.

Purchase Additional Classes: Classes 7-17/18 are available separately. Each extra Class consists of two hours of video for two CE credits. The cost of each lesson is $50.

Instructors interested in acquiring these resources for use with groups, courses, or in-service showings may contact Maria Pia Allende, [email protected]

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Class presentation licenses are offered for teachers in mental health and medical curricula, psychology and social work schools, and clinical personnel in addiction treatment centers. To supplement your existing curriculum, use our full course or add individual video courses to the Foundational Set of Classes.

There are additional licenses available for study groups of up to ten professionals and advanced graduate students. [Include full licensing details for all members].

Professionals have your name, license type, and license number.
Graduate students must show proof of enrolment in an advanced degree program.
Certification is available for Feldenkrais and Rosen practitioners.
Addiction counselors give information about institutional certification.
Post-graduate university lecturers give course information and affiliation.

Credits for Continuing Education

Submit a completed Post-test for each professional in order to receive CE credits. Send an email to [email protected] Your CE certificate will be emailed to you.

California licensees [PhD, PsyD, MFT, LCSW, RN] can earn the following CE credits: [27 CE for the full course, courses #1-17/18; 12 CE for the Foundational classes #s 1-6; and 2 CE for each additional class].

CE credits for licensed therapists outside of California can be obtained by completing an Out of State Continuing Education Approval form.
EACH CLASS’S TITLE

1. Permissive Requests for Hypnotic Experiences

2. Dissociative Hypnotic Experience Invitations

3. Interspersal, Confusion, and Difficult Person Hypnotic Experience Invitations

The Fourth Dimension

5. Telling Stories in the Places They Belong

6. Application

7. Getting Out of the Trance

8. A Heartfelt Way With Dreams

[John Dyckman PhD] Milton H. Erickson, M.D.

10. John Dyckman, PhD, Hypnosis and the Body

11. A Map of Pain

12. PTSD Hypnotherapy [PsyD John Parke]

Regression 13

Balinese Trance Healing 14

[Leslie Gray PhD] Shamanism and Hypnosis

16. Neuroscience, Placebo, and Interpersonal Relationships

Class 7 through 17/18: Preparing a Session and Thinking Like a Hypnotist Descriptions of Courses

7. Passing the Trance: This is a novel group hypnotic induction in which pupils transmit hypnosis from one to the next. The approach’s therapeutic applications are presented and performed.

8. A Simple Hearted Approach to Dreams: Active envisioning of a dream’s continuance is presented and contrasted with analytic and prophetic approaches to dream content in therapy.

9. Milton H. Erickson MD [John Dyckman PhD]: The method to psychotherapy developed by Milton Erickson is outlined and systematized. It is explored how his personal experience relates to his work.

10. Hypnosis and the Body [John Dyckman PhD]: Somatic-based hypnotic inductions are discussed and shown. The applications of these methods are explained.

11. A Pain Map: An artistic way of portraying complicated physical and emotional pain histories is illustrated, together with a representation of resource and strength histories. A therapeutic strategy for treating aches using strengths is demonstrated, described, and explored.

12. Hypnotherapy for PTSD [John Parke PsyD]: The therapist describes and analyzes an unusual case study of hypnotherapeutic treatment of PTSD. Discussion and recommendations for utilizing hypnosis to treat various illnesses.

13. Regression: There are age and developmental-stage varieties of hypnotic regression. The process of hypnotic regression is described, shown, and debated. The therapeutic applications are discussed.

14. Balinese Trance Healing: Identification, contextualization, and discussion of Dr. Greenleaf’s footage from trance healing ceremonies in Bali. Several varieties of possession trance are demonstrated, and their applications for individual and communal healing are explained. A Balinese purification ceremony was performed for the class.

15. Shamanism and Hypnosis [Leslie Gray PhD]: The therapist performs a live shamanic psychotherapy session that combines Native American traditional healing treatments with hypnotic communication and awareness. Discussion of theory with the volunteer and the class.

16. Neuroscience, Placebo, and the Interpersonal: Lecture and discussion based on research results linking brain processes to the constant success of placebo conditions in medical and psychological treatment. These two branches of modern science are linked to the developed small group interpersonal aspect of human life. The implications for psychotherapy are examined.

17/18. Thinking Like a Hypnotist: The first section consists of preparing for hypnotic treatment sessions using case examples provided by the instructor. Goal-setting principles and approaches are outlined and debated. The second portion discusses case outcomes and the concepts of approaching psychotherapy with the mindset of a hypnotist.

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