3 story generating strategies to boost your therapeutic effectiveness
The right story at the right time can facilitate psychological and even physical healing. It’s possible that the ancient traditions of storytelling so rich and rife in all cultures may have been the earliest form of psychotherapy as well as vehicles for passing on patterns of wisdom.
Using [...]
Published by mark.tyrrell January 18th, 2010
in hypnotherapy-training.
Hypnosis Master Series: Learn how susceptible we are to environmental influence, and how you can use this to be a better therapist
Research has shown that a subtle background aroma of cleaning liquid in the air influences people to be perceptibly cleaner and tidier than they would otherwise be.
Another fascinating piece of research reported in the [...]
Published by mark.tyrrell January 5th, 2010
in hypnotherapy-training.
3 clever ways to use subtle shock to create more effective hypnosis inductions
I once wanted to win a toy on the rifle range at the fair. To win, I had to fire wet sponge pellets at a cuckoo clock bird. If I fired when the doors were shut, the pellet just bounced off. To ‘hit [...]
Published by mark.tyrrell December 17th, 2009
in hypnotherapy-training.
5 ways to maximize client motivation towards your therapy goals
Have you ever set a therapeutic goal for a client, had them agree to it, and then… find they’ve done nothing at all about it at their next session?
To escape from a problem state (whether a burning building or a state of [...]
Published by mark.tyrrell December 1st, 2009
in hypnotherapy-training.
In this article I’m going to talk about some of the ways in which people come to believe the things they do; how brainwashing works and the distinction you can make between belief based on emotional conditioning and knowledge based on real experience. When you understand how belief systems operate you gain a key insight [...]
Published by roger.elliott November 17th, 2009
in hypnotherapy-training.
Sorry folks, but due to illness in the production team, there will be no Clear Thinking on Tues 3rd Nov. If you’re dying to read something uncommon, why not take a look at the now-extensive Hypnosis Master Series
We very much hope to be back on track for the next issue in 2 weeks time.
All the [...]
Published by mark.tyrrell November 2nd, 2009
in hypnotherapy-training.
3 smart ways to make your hypnosis work better
A teenage boy finds his burly father desperately failing to push a reluctant cow into a barn. The young lad, weak from a recent bout of polio, comes up behind the recalcitrant cow and firmly tugs on its tail. The cow immediately heads in the opposite direction… [...]
Published by mark.tyrrell October 20th, 2009
in hypnotherapy-training.
3 steps you MUST take when treating depression
Depression is a scary word. The prospect of treating depression without drugs feels daunting to many therapists. But we can really be optimistic when treating depressed people. Why?
Because antidepressant medication
doesn’t significantly outperform placebos (1); and
doesn’t work at all for two thirds of people (and has many possible side [...]
Published by mark.tyrrell October 6th, 2009
in hypnotherapy-training.
How can a few simple exercises supercharge your hypnosis language skills?
Have you ever heard someone use hypnotic language so masterfully that part of you just went, “Wow! How on earth do you get to be that good?”?
Perhaps it was just a single phrase uttered by the hypnotist that completely flipped things around for the client, [...]
Published by mark.tyrrell September 22nd, 2009
in hypnotherapy-training.
Hypnosis Master Series: Understand the difference between hypnosis and relaxation and why we need to relax
We need to relax more, not just as individuals but as whole societies and cultures. Times have changed.
Biologically we need to go slow sometimes, to zone out and relax.
Culturally life demands we be constantly focused and active.
If not properly managed, [...]
Published by mark.tyrrell September 8th, 2009
in hypnotherapy-training.
