Theory of the Unconscious

The evolution of man is in many ways dependent on the contributions of science but the modern study of hypnotherapy resists the efforts to classify and identify its nature and elements. It is a mystical art based on a spiritual philosophy and efforts to learn and practice it which are based on the theories of …

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Developing trust and honesty

In dealing with clients, we must secure their cooperation and trust to make certain that they respond as well as they can. Without their full cooperation, therapeutic results are delayed, distorted or even prevented. Once you have created an atmosphere of trust, confidence and an expectation of success, you can stimulate the client into action …

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Is the Initial Sensitising Event important?

Initial Sensitising Events can play a key role in the creation of the presenting problem. For example, in the video case of Lee (‘The San Diego Stutterer’), there was a strong secondary reinforcing event when he was fearful and couldn’t say the poem as well as his mother wanted him to, but he was already …

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