Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy Basic to Advanced Techniques for the Professional

220 Pages·2001·0.98 MB·English

by  Calvin D. Banyan

Hypnosis And Hypnotherapy:
Basic To Advanced Techniques and
Procedures for the Professional
Calvin D. Banyan
And
Gerald F. Kein
Abbot Publishing House, Inc. St. Paul, Minnesota
Published by Abbot Publishing House, Inc.
Copyright 2001 by Calvin D. Banyan
All rights reserved under International and Pan-American
Copyright Conventions. Published in the United States
By Abbot Publishing House, Inc. Minnesota.
Library of Congress Control Number: 2001132844
ISBN: 0-9712290-0-7
Cover design by Matt McKee
Manufactured in the United States of America
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To Maureen Banyan, who has supported all of my work as
a Hypnotherapist and Author.
Without her ongoing support, I would have not been
successful in opening The Hypnosis Center, Inc., which
became the springboard to my success as both a
Hypnotherapist and Hypnotherapy Trainer.
Because of her support, thousands of people have been
helped through the use of hypnosis and hypnotherapy.
Because of her commitment to our vision, many
people have been trained in the profession of Hypnosis
and Hypnotherapy.
Without her steadfast support and encouragement, this
book would not have been written or published.
I dedicate this book to Maureen, the woman I married
and love.
Calvin D. Banyan
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Contents
About theAuthor..........................................................................xiii
Foreword........................................................................................xv
A WordFromCalvinD.BanyanAbout This Book......................xvii
Acknowledgements........................................................................xxi
Disclaimer..................................................................................xxiii
PARTI:TECHNIQUES ANDPROCEDURES FOR GETTING
OFF ONTHE RIGHTFOOT.....................................................25
Chapter1GettingStartedInHypnosisandBecomingBetter......27
1. Getthebesttrainingyoucanbeforeyoustart. ..............................27
2. Usewhatyoulearnassoonasyoucan. ........................................28
3. Sometimesvideosarepreferableoverbooksforlearninghypnosis
techniques. ....................................................................................28
4. Becomeaffiliatedwiththebesthypnosisorganizations. ..............29
5. Joinotherorganizationsandhelptheprofessionofhypnosisand
hypnotherapy.................................................................................29
6. Donotmakeguaranteesofsuccess--itmaybeillegal. .................30
7. Buildconfidencebypracticingyourskillsinroleplay.................30
8. Practicewithfriendsonnon-therapeutichypnosissessionsandage
regressions. ...................................................................................31
9. Ifyouplantousetheword“sleep”,duringthesession,explainthat
youdonotmeantosleeplikewhensheisasleepatnight. ...........31
10. Startoffyourpracticeworkingwithoneortwopopularissuesand
thenbroadenyourpractice. ...........................................................32
Chapter2SettingUptheOfficeforSuccess...................................35
11. Keepabookofscriptsandoutlines. .............................................35
12. Keepyourpatterscriptbookoutofsight. .....................................36
13. Prepareanoutlinetofollow. .........................................................37
14. Professionaladvertising,cards,brochures,signs,printadsand
yellowpages..................................................................................37
15. Answerthetelephoneinawaythatcausesyourpotentialclientto
expecttosucceed. .........................................................................38
16. Givetheclientanestimateofthenumberofsessionsandkeepyour
promise..........................................................................................39
17. Professionalenvironment,officeorhomeoffice,improvesyour
successrates. .................................................................................40
18. Wearprofessionalattireappropriatetotheworkyoudo. .............41
19. IknowIshouldn’thavetosaythis,butgroomingisimportant
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too. ................................................................................................41
20. Youshouldprobablyavoidschedulingmarathonsessions. ..........42
21. Whentoschedulemarathonsessionsandhowtohandlethem. ....43
22. Consideraudioorvideotapingyoursessions. ..............................43
23. Haveataperecordersetuptotakeoverifyouhavetoleaveto
coughorgotothebathroom..........................................................44
24. HaveataperecordersetuptodotheDirectDrivetechnique. ......45
25. Havesomeoneyoucanconsultwithforongoingguidance. .........46
26. Haveotherhypnotherapiststowhomyoucanreferclients. ..........46
27. Becomeawalking,talkingexampleofhowwellhypnosis
works. ............................................................................................47
Chapter3PreparingYourClient--BeforeYouBegintheFirst
Session.................................................................................................49
28. Sendyoursoon-to-beclientinformationaboutyourselfand
hypnosis.........................................................................................49
29. Sendthemarelaxationtapetopracticerelaxing. ..........................50
30. Alwayshaveyourclientgotothebathroombeforethesession,to
preventunnecessaryinterruption...................................................50
31. Haveyourclientpaybeforethesession. .......................................51
32. Haveyourclientfilloutagoodintakeform. ................................51
33. Haveyourclientlistthebenefitsofthechangeshewantsto
make. .............................................................................................53
34. Aftereachsession,alwayssay,“I’mgladyouenjoyedthat..........53
Chapter4DuringthePre-HypnosisInterview...............................55
35. Goupandgreettheclientyourself................................................55
36. Don’tletyourclientsfallasleepduringthesession.Hypnosisisnot
sleep! .............................................................................................56
37. Projectconfidencethatthingswillgowell.Haveayes-I-can-help-
you-with-thatattitude! ...................................................................57
38. Beinglikeableisperhapsoneofthesinglemostimportant
determiningfactorsofoutcome! ...................................................58
39. Letyourclientsknowthatitisallrightiftheycallyou. ...............58
40. Listentoyourclientandfindoutwhatshethinksherproblem
is. ...................................................................................................59
41. Useactivelisteningtechniquessothatyourclientwillfeelheard
andunderstood. .............................................................................59
42. Don’tbelievewhatyourclientsayswhenshetellsyouwhatshe
thinkstheproblemis. ....................................................................60
43. Neverarguewithorcriticizeyourclient,youmustbeonthesame
side.Itshouldbeyouandtheclientagainsttheproblem. .............61
44. Doagoodpre-talk.Removefearsandmisconceptionsandbuild
trust................................................................................................62
45. Doabriefdemoofwhathypnosismayfeellike. ..........................62
46. Howtobestusesuggestibilitytests. ..............................................63
47. Tapereminderstothesideofthechairthatyourclientdoesn’t
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see. ................................................................................................63
48. Usestickynotesforremindersontheinsideoroutsideoftheir
file. ................................................................................................64
49. Suggestthatthesessionwillbebrief,awakingsuggestiontosetup
timedistortion. ..............................................................................65
50. Getthehypnoticcontract. .............................................................65
PARTII:PROFESSIONALPROCEDURES AND
TECHNIQUES FOR A SUCCESSFULHYPNOSIS
SESSION......................................................................................67
Chapter5IncreaseYourSuccessForASuccessfulAgeRegression
SessionByFirstDoingADirectSuggestionSession......................69
51. Saveageregressionforthesecondsession. ..................................70
52. Letyourclientknowthatit’sallrightifshecoughs,moves,orsays
“Ican’thearyou”whilethesessionisinprogress........................71
53. Ifyourclientiswearingashortdress,coverupherlegswitha
blanketsoshewon’thavetomanageherdress.............................72
54. Ifyouintendtotouchtheclient,getpermissionbeforedoingthe
hypnoticinduction. .......................................................................72
55. Havetheclientcheckthetimebeforethesessionstartssoyoucan
usetimedistortionasaconvincer. ................................................73
56. Askyourclientifsheiscomfortable.Discomfortmaybe
distracting......................................................................................73
57. Askyourclientifsheisreadytodohypnosiswithyounow. .......74
58. Establishandmaintainaleadershiprolefromthestartofthe
session. ..........................................................................................74
59. Usethewords“asif”tomakesomesuggestionseasiertoaccept. 75
60. Useanappropriateinductionfortheclient. ..................................77
61. Encourageandreinforceanypositiveresponse. ...........................77
62. Whattodoifyourclientopenshereyesduringthesession. ........78
63. Watchyourclient’sfeetwhendoingahypnoticinductionor
deepeningtechnique--theyarehypno-meters! ..............................79
64. Watchforphysiologicalevidenceofhypnosis..............................80
65. Hypnotizetoadepthofsomnambulism,whichisrequiredfor
revivification. ................................................................................81
66. Testyourclient’sdepthofhypnosiswithahiddentest. ...............83
67. Immediatelydeepenthetrance,evenifyouaresurethatyouhave
establishedsomnambulism. ..........................................................84
Chapter6DeepeningTheStateOfHypnosis.................................85
68. Ifneeded,deepenwithcountingdown..........................................86
69. Ifneeded,deepenwithfractionationtechnique.............................87
70. Ifneeded,pyramidinductions. ......................................................88
71. Deepenbyusinganchoring,andconditioning. .............................89
72. Deepenorinducehypnosisbyposthypnoticsuggestion. .............89
73. Deepenbyusingaconvincer.Alwaysuseconvincers.Convincers
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aretestsyouknowtheywillpass. .................................................90
74. Deepenbyhavingthembecomeawareofasensationtheyweren’t
thinkingabout................................................................................90
75. Givethesuggestionthatallsounds,sensationsandthoughtstake
themdeeper. ..................................................................................91
76. Iftheyjustwon’tgointohypnosis,givethematapeandhavethem
practiceuntilnexttime. .................................................................91
77. Onceyouhavesomnambulism,useakeywordtore-induce
somnambulisminsubsequentsessions. .........................................91
78. Deeperisnotalwaysbetter.Somestatesaretoodeepfor
hypnotherapy. ................................................................................92
Chapter7GivingHypnoticSuggestion...........................................93
79. Checkoutthesuggestionswithyourclientaheadoftime. ...........93
80. Considerhavingyourclientbringinsuggestionsthatshewouldlike
toreceive,ifyouexpectitwillhelpbuildtrust. ............................94
81. Setupideo-motorresponse. ..........................................................94
82. Setupasafeplace. ........................................................................95
83. Usecompoundingofsuggestion. ..................................................96
84. Usepatterscriptsfromsuccessfultherapists. ................................97
85. Usecompoundingofsuggestionafteremergingtheclient............97
86. Whenyouemergetheclient,embedsuggestionsforthechange
soughtbytheclient. ......................................................................98
87. Whenyouemergetheclient,embedsuggestionfortime
distortion. ......................................................................................98
88. Whenyouemergetheclient,embedsuggestionforsensitivitytoa
colororobject. ..............................................................................99
89. Whatyoucandoifyourclientwillnotemerge. .........................100
90. Usethefactthatwhenyourclientemerges,sheisstillhighly
suggestible. ..................................................................................101
91. Afteryouemergeyourclient,suggestthatshehadapleasant
experiencedoinghypnosis. .........................................................101
Chapter8WrappingUpTheFirstSession...................................103
92. Attheendofthefirstsession,answerquestionsanddiscuss
subjectiveexperiences. ................................................................103
93. Suggestthateachsessionwillbetentimesmorepowerfulthanthe
onebefore. ...................................................................................104
94. Remembertocheckfortimedistortion. ......................................104
95. Pointoutconvincersused. ...........................................................105
96. Reviewsessionandcongratulatetheclientondoingwell. .........106
PARTIII: TECHNIQUES FOR SUCCESSFULAGE
REGRESSIONSESSIONS.......................................................107
Chapter9PreparingForTheAgeRegressionSession................109
97. Howwillyouhandleapastliferegressionifithappens
spontaneously? ............................................................................109
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98. Beginsubsequentsessionswithareviewofthelastsessionand
answerquestions. ........................................................................110
99. Increasesuccessbyaskingyourclient,“Areyoureadyforanother
hypnosissession?” ......................................................................111
100. Avoidtellingyourclientthatyouintendtodoageregression.Talk
aboutwhatyouaregoingtodo. ..................................................111
Chapter10DoingTheInductionAndDeepeningforAge
RegressionandSubsequentSessions.............................................113
101. Haveyourclientquicklyre-enterhypnosisusingpost-hypnotic
suggestion. ..................................................................................113
102. Quicklyhaveclientsre-enterthedeepeststateofhypnosis
appropriatefortheworkbyusingpost-hypnoticsuggestion,
conditioningoranchoring. ..........................................................114
103. Usesimilartechniquesyouusedinprevioussessionsiftheyworked
before. .........................................................................................115
104. Suggestsimilarsubjectiveexperiencesthatyourclientsharedwith
youinthefirstsession.................................................................115
Chapter11UsingTheAffectBridge,AgeRegressionBasedOnA
Feeling. ............................................................................................117
105. IfusingtheAffectBridgeTechnique,suggestbecoming awareof
otherfeelingsbeforegoingtotheaffect......................................119
106. Watchforphysicalevidencethattheclienthasconnectedwiththe
emotion. ......................................................................................121
107. Pointoutthechangeinphysiologyassociatedwithbringingupthe
feelingtotheclientbeforeproceeding. .......................................121
108. Tellyourclientthat,“thefeelingisconnectedtoeverytimethatshe
everfeltthatway--itisabridgetothepast.” ..............................122
109. Countbackwardswhengoingbackintimeandforwardwhen
progressingforwardintime. .......................................................122
110. Lightlytappingontheforeheadmakesthesuggestionmore
directive/assertiveandmayhelpinregression. ...........................123
111. Startwithsimplequestionslike--“Isitdaytimeornighttime?” .125
112. Goforfirstimpressionsbysaying,“quickly,firstimpression,
daytimeornighttime?” ...............................................................125
113. Ifclientsays--“Idon’tknow”say,“Iknowyoudon’tknow,first
impression--1,2,3,daytimeornighttime?”................................126
114. Educateandpracticewithyourclientsbeforethesessionsifthey
seemoveranxiousoranalytical. ..................................................127
115. Discusswiththeclientbeforehandthattryingtoohardcangetinthe
way.Justhaveaneasy-goingacceptingattitudetowardinstructions
andsuggestions. ..........................................................................128
116. Speakinpresenttense.Speakinginpasttenseisthebiggestmistake
thathypnotherapistsmakewhenattemptingageregression. ......128
117. And,neversay,“remember.” Thisistheotherbiggestmistakethat
cantakeyourclientoutoftherevivificationandputherinto
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