Posts from ‘April, 2010’

Inductions and therapy methods used should be tailored to fit the needs and expectations of the client. The client defines the most effective hypnotic procedures. Hypnotists must be observant and flexible enough to adapt their style and their role to those needs and attitudes. Techniques cannot be followed rigidly with good success since, in hypnosis, [...]

Usually, hypnotic questioning serves to elicit the information more readily than can be done in the waking state, but the entire process depends on the development of a good client-therapist relationship rather than upon hypnotic technique and the hypnosis is essentially a means by which the client can give the information in a comfortable manner. [...]

The first question students ask is, ‘What exactly do you say to induce hypnosis?’ There is no single or best thing to say; there is no universal script. They will be nervous, awkward, and somewhat ineffectual at first, but given the right background and feedback during a series of practice sessions they will eventually begin [...]

Therapists should do whatever is necessary to motivate clients. The therapist can serve as a source of comfort, hope, confidence, or inspiration as well as the source of frustration, discomfort anger and fear.

Throughout May, Gil will be screening the first of his ‘secret’ archives… exclusively for members.