In talking with other hypnotherapists and psychotherapists it’s clear that many have only a small range of techniques and interventions to draw upon. We believe it’s important that hypnotherapists and psychotherapists have a wide range of interventions (treatment elements) to draw upon to create tailored and flexible treatment plans for each client. Here’s the current list of […]
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Suggestion and script-writing articles.
Classical Rhetoric in Modern Therapy
This short article outlines a variety of classical rhetorical figures of speech and how they relate to the use of language in psychological therapies and hypnotism.
Read MoreClassical Psychoanalytic Theories of Hypnosis
An old article from 1998 describing the early Freudian psychoanalytic theory of hypnotism in some technical detail.
Read MoreHypnotism versus Homoeopathy in the Writings of James Braid
Excerpts from the writings of James Braid showing the founder of hypnotherapy highlighting the contradictions between hypnotism and homoeopathy, which he attacks as a pseudoscientific and nostrum (“quack”) remedy.
Read MoreComparison of Hypnotised and Non-hypnotised Subjects
A brief snippet explaining some basic research findings which have consistently provided support for cognitive-behavioural hypnosis researchers’ rejection of the notion of “hypnotic trance” and the emphasis on ordinary cognitive factors in hypnosis instead.
Read MoreMuscular Suggestion in Hypnosis and the James-Lange Theory of Emotion
The influential James-Lange theory of emotion has a precursor in the “muscular suggestion” technique of James Braid, the founder of hypnotherapy. This article explores how Braid used hypnosis “from the outside in” to evoke subjective responses to physical manipulation.
Read MoreBraid’s Theory of Hypnotic Suggestion
This is an excerpt from The Discovery of Hypnosis: The Complete Writings of James Braid (2009) which provides a brief outline of Braid’s original theory of hypnotic suggestion.
Read MoreThe Original Theory of Hypnotism & Suggestion
This is a short excerpt from the writings of James Braid, the founder of hypnotherapy, explaining his theory of hypnotism and suggestion, with a brief introduction explaining his role in the history of hypnotherapy and the recent republication of his collected works.
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