Consent and Hypnosis
The process of gathering consent for procedures is well described in a variety of documents. My concerns have been very eloquently sumarised by Dr Allan Cyna here, and I suggest you
Beyond the Words
by Katalin Varga I read this book because Dr Varga presented an excellent workshop at one of the ESH conferences, and I was inspired to hear further. This is a
Hypnosis and ADHD
I wonder whether any of you have tried using hypnosis to help a sufferer from attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)? I wonder whether any of you have tried using hypnosis to
Spider phobia no longer!
Yesterday I succeeded in catching my first spider. Whilst preparing our guest room yesterday, a long-legged spider appeared from behind the bedstead. I admit I screamed at first. Then, almost
Empathy and Rapport
Does establishing good empathy facilitate hypnosis or does hypnosis provide an accelerated path to empathy? Peter Naish posed this question in an email that generated quite a discussion on the
How to choose a hypnosis practitioner?
If you’re looking for help solving a problem, and you’ve decided to use hypnosis to help, how do you decide who to use? We’ve talked already about some of the labels around
Hypnosis and Free Will
Hypnosis seems so full of contradictions! You don’t see them if you if you don’t look, but how can anyone justify using this wonderful tool without looking at its science