Six Day Class Schedule

DAY 1 - Introduction to Hypnosis

• Principles of Suggestion
• Group Demonstration of Hypnosis
• Levels of Trance, Trance Management
• Suggestibility tests - Demonstration and Practice
• Induce and Deepen the Trance; the Wake-up
• Form Positive Suggestions
• Laws of the Mind

DAY 2 - Self-Hypnosis

• Post-hypnotic suggestions, Resource states
• Introduction - Hypno-Behavioral Therapy Model
• Videotaped session: Extinguishing anxiety
• Live demonstration sessions
• The Interview

DAY 3 - Treating the Dysfunctional Family

• Videotaped session: Codependency, sexual addiction
• Practice Hypno-Behavioral Therapy
• Review and discussion of practice sessions
• Questions and Answers
• Supervision Feedback

DAY 4 - The Mind / Body Connection

• Stress-related Illness
• The Immune System
• Videotaped session: Stress-related illness
• Videotaped session: Sexual abuse
• Review of the Hypnotherapy process
• Practice

DAY 5 - Dissociative Disorders, Trauma

• Videotaped session: DID
• NLP and Ericksonian techniques
• Marketing your Practice (optional)
• Hypnosis with Children
• Practice Hypnotherapy sessions

DAY 6 - Eating Disorders, Addictions

• Videotaped session: Eating disorder
• Weight Loss, Stop-Smoking and Stress Reduction
• Birth Trauma
• Closing and Group Completion

Daily structure:

Six days, 8:00 am to 7:00 pm.  40% didactic and 60% experiential.  Videotaped and live demonstrations and ample "hands-on" practice under direct professional supervision.  Twenty approved practice sessions are required for certification.