Secrets of Practical Hypnosis

This is an introductory manual to hypnotherapy written for new and experienced professionals and students to understand the basis of therapeutic applications of hypnosis, and explore the best-known hypnotic induction methods and techniques of hypnotherapy. When one has difficulty deciding where and how to start, this handbook can help; if you are an experienced professional or knowledgeable student, this manual can take you to the next level. This manual, laden with illustrations, reveals the 'secret' of hypnosis by presenting specific, practical applications for therapy. The handbook presents hypnosis as an alternative therapeutic modality based on accepted and proven procedures. The methods and techniques in this book are in a how-to format to grasp easily the conditions underlying the science of hypnosis pivoted on hypnotherapy. Hypnotherapy is the clinical application of the basic elements of hypnosis in alleviating many physical and psychological maladies in a wide range of areas, including general medicine, dentistry, clinical psychology, education, and sports. The reader should explore or posses fundamental knowledge about the psychophysiological dynamics of the subject (patient), disease (pathology), healing modality (therapeutic technique), and the milieu (setting) to benefit from this handbook, or become a hypnotherapy virtuoso. Aggie Carson- Arenas Ph.D. Allen-Chriss Williamson-Arenas