Hypnotherapy : Complementary approaches in healthcare

1. Hypnotherapy:Complementary approaches in healthcare Fall2010 RT LaBaugh, Clinical Hypnotherapist

2. Overview What is hypnotherapy? How does it work? When does it work? Who benefits? HYPNOTHERAPY: Complementary approaches in healthcare

3. Hypnosis: • highly focused attention • altered state • resting arousal What is hypnotherapy? HYPNOTHERAPY: Complementary approaches in healthcare

4. Therapy: • treatment (managed) • therapia(healing) • talk What is hypnotherapy? HYPNOTHERAPY: Complementary approaches in healthcare

5. Hypnotherapy: • altered state • suggestibility • healing What is hypnotherapy? HYPNOTHERAPY: Complementary approaches in healthcare

6. Science • not really clear • history • feedforward/feedback • psychosocial, behavioral How does it work? HYPNOTHERAPY: Complementary approaches in healthcare

7. Model of the mind How does it work? HYPNOTHERAPY: Complementary approaches in healthcare

8. Readiness and Indications • suffered enough • existential crisis • excited imagination • expectation When does it work? HYPNOTHERAPY: Complementary approaches in healthcare

9. Process • pre-talk • induction - relaxation • deepening • testing • suggestions • return • post-talk How does it work? HYPNOTHERAPY: Complementary approaches in healthcare

10. Phenomenon • highly relaxed state • focused attention • time distortion • dissociation • high suggestibility • hyperacuity • anesthesia/analgesia How does it work? HYPNOTHERAPY: Complementary approaches in healthcare

11. Contraindications • better modalities • major psych issues • low scale • medical clearance When does it work? HYPNOTHERAPY: Complementary approaches in healthcare

12. Special areas of application • psychological • medical and dental • educational • social Who can benefit ? HYPNOTHERAPY: Complementary approaches in healthcare