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TheHypnoCBTToolbox:35differenttherapytechniques
PostedonOctober5,2016byMarkDavis

Intalkingwithmanyhypnotherapistsandpsychotherapistsitbecomesclearthatmanyhaveonlyasmallrangeoftechniquesandinterventionstodrawupon.
Webelieveitsimportantthathypnotherapistsandpsychotherapistshaveawiderangeofinterventions(treatmentelements)todrawupontocreatetailored
treatmentplansforeachclient.
HeresthecurrentlistofinterventionscoveredinourDiplomainCognitiveBehaviouralHypnotherapypleasenotethatforeachinterventiontheremaybeseveral
differentimagerytechniquesthatcanbeused.
1.PsychoEducationabouthypnosis,CBT,orthenatureoftheproblem.
EducatingclientsabouthypnosisandthetherapeuticapproachofCognitiveBehaviouralTherapy.TheideainCBTisthattherapistandclientworktogetherso
thattheclientbecomestheirowntherapistthisinvolvestheclientunderstandinghowthemindandbodywork,howthoughts,sensationsandemotionsare
differentbutrelated,howtheclientmightbeinstrumentalinbringingtheiranxietyaboutandwhattheycandotochangeit.Thefocusisonempoweringtheclient
withbothknowledge(psychoeducation)andskills(copingskillstraining).

Helpingclientsunderstandtheirproblembetterisveryempowering.Forexample,forpanicattackswemightsayinawayyourbrainhasdevelopedanintense
fearofanxietysensations,inyourcaseafearoftheheartrateincreasing,eventhoughthatisntdangerousandisactuallyareallyhealthyandsaferesponseto
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realdangers.Soinsteadofbeingscaredofthespideryouarenowscaredthatsomethingisterriblywrongwithyourheart,yourbrainisfocusedoncheckingon
that.whichmakesitbeatfaster.Ofcourseyourheartbeatingfastisntreallydangerous,itisdesignedtodothat.Sotheemotionalresponsepartofthebrain,
thatmonitorsforthreats,hasmadeamistakeandistakingsomethingquitenormalandhealthyasathreat.
2.SelfawarenessExercises(fromGestaltTherapy/MindfulnessbasedCBT)
Helpingclientsbecomemoreawareoftheirthoughts,emotions,sensationsandbehaviour.
3.CognitiveInsight/IdentificationofNegativeCognitionsorBeliefs
Howtoidentifyanduncoverthenegative(unhelpful)beliefsthataremaintainingtheproblem
4.CognitiveDisputation&Restructuring(Beck/Ellis)
howtodispute,weakenandsowdoubtaboutnegativebeliefsandthoughtsusingSocraticQuestioning,distancing,BehaviouralExperiments,Evidence
Evaluation,ImageryTechniquesandThoughtExperiments.
5.HypnoticSkillsTraining&SelfHypnosis(SensoryRecall&MoodInduction)
Howtotraintheclientinselfhypnosisandincreasetheirresponsivenesstohypnoticsuggestionsthroughspecialskillstrainingexercisesandsensoryrecall
methods
6.PostHypnoticSuggestionforsymptomremoval/habitchange/treatmentadherence
PositivesuggestionsthatcontinuetocreatechangeAFTERthehypnosissessionhasfinished,continuingtoinfluence/changetheclientssymptoms,thoughts,
feelingsandbehaviourafterthehypnosissession.
7.RelaxationTechniques:Meditation(Benson)andBreathingTechniques
HowtoactivatetherelaxationresponsethroughsimplemeditationasdevelopedbyHerbertBenson,ProfessorofPhysiologyatHarvardUniversity.
Alsounderstandingtheprinciplesoftherelaxationresponse(parasympatheticnervoussystem)andtherelationshiptobreathingstyle.Howtoconductbreathing
relaxationskillstrainingandintegratebreathingrelaxationprinciplesintohypnotherapy.
8.TensionReleaseProgressiveMuscleRelaxation/PMR(Jacobson)
Theclassicmusclerelaxationsystemdevelopedbythefatherofallrelaxationmethods,EdmundJacobson.Thisistaughtindepthandwithmanykeyelements
andtechniquesthathavebeenforgotteninmodernversionsofPMR.Thishasawiderangeofapplicationfromworkingwithanxiety,unhelpfultensionin
performancesituations,toinsomnia,paincontrol,musculoskeletalissues,psychosomaticdisordersandoverallselfmanagementbyconsciouslyreducing
unnecessarytensionsinthemusculature.
Moreovertheintegrationoftensionrelease,forexamplewithcognitivetherapy,acceleratestheprocessesoftherapy(duetoincreasedcognitiveflexibility,
weakeningofhabitstrengthandreducedvalidityofanxiousthoughtswhenmusclesarerelaxed).
9.CueControlledRelaxation&EmotionalSelfRegulation
Howtorelaxrapidlyoncueinanygivensituation,orhowtoregulatehowyoufeelanytimeyouwantusinganemotionalselfregulationtechnique.
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10.SystematicDesensitisation(Wolberg/Wolpe)
Themostevidencebasedmethodinpsychotherapyhowtotreatphobiasandanxiety(oranythingthatunnecessarilydisturbstheclient).Themethodin
essenceistosimplytraintheclientthoroughlyinarelaxationtechniqueandthenhavethemgraduallyfacetheirfearedsituationinsmalldoseswhilestayed
relaxed(youcantfeelanxiousandrelaxed,theyareoppositeemotions,therelaxationthusinhibitstheanxiety.Thisreconditionsthenervoussystemto
associatethepreviouslyfearedsituationorstimuluswithrelaxation(ratherthanwithanxiety).
11.ImaginalExposureTherapy(GradedExposuretoPureExposure/EmotionalFlooding)
Ratherthanactuallyfacingtherealstimulus,howtousetheclientsimaginationtofacefearedsituations(exposuretherapy)tobringaboutchangerangingfrom
systematicdesensitisationtogradedexposuretohighintensityfloodingtechniques.
12.CovertSensitisation(AversionTherapy)
Howtocreateintheclientanautomaticstrongaversiveresponsetoastimulusorsituation(e.g.chocolate,gambling,cigarettes)
13.NegativePractice&ParadoxicalIntention(Dunlap)
Howtobringaboutchangebyhavingtheclientdeliberatelyincreasetheirsymptoms(e.g.stopsweatingbydeliberatelytryingtosweatasmuchasyoucanor
cureinsomniabytryingtostayawakeforaslongaspossible).Remarkablypowerfulandeffectivetechniqueifdoneproperly.
14.CovertBehaviouralRehearsal(ImaginalRehearsalofCopingSkills)
Howtousetheclientsimagination(typicallyinhypnosis)torehearsenewbehaviour,newmoreeffectivewaysofcopingwithandhandlingchallengingsituations
orperformanceopportunities.
15.GoalVisualisation&SelfImage(Maltz/Susskind)
Howtousegoalvisualisationimagerytoincreasemotivationandproblemsolvingability.
Howtoworkwiththeclienttocreateanew,positiveimageofthemselvesandhowtouseimagerytohelpthemseethemselveschanging,inpracticalstepsand
stages,intothepersontheywanttobecome
16.SolutionFocusedTherapy(deShazer&Berg)andStrengthsFocusedApproaches(Meichenbaum)
Havingtheclientfocusontheirdesiredoutcomeandbegintodevelopimageryandnarrativearoundthedesiredoutcome(thesolution)ratherthantheirsymptoms
(problems).
Focusingonclientstrengths(ratherthanweaknesses)andtheotherhalfofthestory,whattheyvemanagedtoaccomplishinspiteoftheirsituationandother
issues.
17.CopingStatementsandSelfInstruction(Meichenbaum/Vygotsky)
Howclientscanusetheprinciplesofhowchildrenlearncomplextasks(bytalkingaloudtothemselves)toselfinstructthemselvesonwhattodoinchallenging
situations.Theuseofselftalkthathelpsclientshandlesituationsinamoreeffectiveway.(e.g.askingclientsWhatwouldbeamorehelpfulthingtosayto
yourselfinthatsituation?)
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18.CognitiveRehearsal
Howtorehearseandembed,usinghypnosis,thenewbeliefs,selftalkandpositivethoughtsthattheclientwantstohaveinsituationsthatpreviouslyactivated
negative,unhelpfulthoughts,inorderthatthesemorehelpfulthoughtsbecomemoreaccessibleandultimatelybecomeunderlying(unconscious)positive
assumptionsaboutthesituationandtheclientsabilitytohandlethesituation.
19.MoodInduction&RationalEmotiveImagery(Ellis)
Howtouserapidselfhypnosistochangemoodbychangingthoughts.Howtorecognisethefeelingofanegativethoughtandthenswitchittoapositive
thought.
Howtouseimagerytounderstandhowyoucreateyourissue(e.g.anxiety)andthereforehowtouncreatethatissue.
20.TheUseofOperantConditioning(Skinner)
Theprinciplesofrewardandpunishmentbywhichbehavioursarereinforcedorweakened.Howtointegratetheseintoeveryelementoftherapyandhowtoteach
theclienttouserewardstostrengthenthenewskillsandpositivehabitstheclientwantstodevelop
21.PositiveRegressionHypnotherapy
Theuseofregressiontorecall,accessandrevivifypositiveexperiencesfromtheclientspast.RatherthanusinganeoFreudianmodeltoregresstheclientto
theiroriginatingandsensitisingnegativeeventthefocusisonusinghypnosistorecallpreviousstrengths,experiences,positiveemotionsandbeliefsand
thenaccessandusethoseinthepresentmoment.
(e.g.regressingaclientwithrecenterectiledysfunctiontopreviouspositivesexualexperiencesinordertorevivifytheneurophysiologicalpathwaysofpositive
sexualresponse.)
22.HypnoticRelaxationTherapyandSovietSleepHypnotherapy
Akeyfeatureofhypnosisistheabilitytoinduceextraordinarilydeepstatesofrelaxation(manypeoplethinkthatthisIShypnosishoweverwecanalsoinduce
highstatesofalertnessandexcitabilitywithhypnosis).Theuseofdeephypnoticrelaxationisessentialinsometherapyapproachesandwithsomeclientissues.
InadditiontheSovietapproachtohypnosiswastomakeparticularuseofsuggestedsleeptoallowforgreathealing,learningandbalancingoftheorganism.
23.HabitReversal(Nunn&Azrin)
HowtodeliveraneffectiveHabitReversalTraininginasingletwohoursessiontostopbasicrepetitivehabits(e.g.handtomouthhabitslikenailbitingand
eyebrowpulling),ahighlyeffectiveandwellevidencedprotocol.
24.ThoughtStopping(Alexander/Wolpe)
Howtostopachainofstrongnegativethoughtsandswitchintomorehelpfulthoughts(forclientsthatsayIcantstopthinkingormythinkingisoutofcontrol
orwhosufferfromstrongnegativeautomaticorpopupthoughts)
25.StimulusControl/Positivestimulusreconditioning(Pavlov,Skinner,Bootzin)
Howtoworkwiththeclienttocreateanautomaticpositiveresponsetosituationsandstimulithathavebuiltupanegativeassociation(e.g.thebedforinsomnia
clients)
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26.Assertiveness&AuthenticityTraining(Salter/Wolpe)
Howtotrainclientstobemoreassertive,expressive,authentic,naturalandstandupforthemselvesandtheirrights,interestsandvalues.AlsoknownasSocial
SkillsTraining,forexamplehowtoinitiate,sustainandterminateconversations,howtomakerequestsofothersandhowtorefuserequestsyourself(Noisa
completesentence!)
Theapproachparticularlydrawsontheoriginalanddynamicworkofthebehaviourtherapist,AndrewSalter,whichisstillhighlyrelevanttodaybothintermsofits
connectionstomindfulnessbasedapproaches,thefocusontheexpressionofbasicemotionsandtheunderstandingofneuroplasticity.
27.RoleModelling,SocialLearningandPrinciplesofSelfEfficacy(Bandura)
Understandinghowtoincreaseselfefficacyandlearningthroughtheuseofrolemodelling,examples,storytellingetc.AlbertBandurashowedthatwelearnby
observingothers(sociallearningtheory).Moreover,heshowedthatdevelopingtheconfidence(selfefficacy)tohandlesituationscanbedoneinvariouslevelsof
potencywhichhelistedindecreasingorderfromdirectexperience(themostpotent),tovicariouslearning(observingothers,orusingtheimagination),toverbal
persuasion,toemotionalselfregulation(theleastpotent).
Theseprinciplesarethenintegratedthroughthetherapy.
28.HypnoticSuggestion&Autosuggestion
Howpositivesuggestionswork,howtowriteandusepositivesuggestionsboththerapeuticallywithclientsandalsoforuseinselfhypnosis(autohypnosis).
29.StressInoculationTraining(DonaldMeichenbaum)
Awellevidenced,transdiagnosticstresstrainingmodel(thismeanitcanworkacrossallissueswithoutneedingtoknowthediagnosticcategories)whichis
focusedprimarilyontrainingclientsincopingskillsandthenrehearsingthosecopingskillsinstressfulsituationsfirstbyinoculatingthemtosmalldosesof
stressandthenincreasingthestressfulaspectsastheclientbuildstheirskillsuntiltheycanhandlehighlystressfulsituationswithconfidence.
30.ProblemSolvingHypnotherapy(Nezu,Nezu&DZurilla)
LearningtheapproachofProblemSolvingTherapyandthenhowtointegratethiswithhypnotherapytocreateaverypractical,effectiveandefficientmethodof
helpingclientsbecomebetteratrecognisingandsolvingproblemsintheireverydaylife(e.g.payingbills,handingarguments,dealingwithaheadache,gettinga
date,dealingwithadifficultboss,gettinganewjobetcetc).Stress,anxietyanddepressionarisebecauseclientsdontrecogniseandhandleproblemsin
effectiveways.
31.Mindfulness&AcceptanceBasedApproaches
Learningtheprinciplesofmindfulnessbasedapproaches,howtointroducethemandwhentointroducethemtotheclient.Whenandhowtoshifttheclientfrom
strugglingtochangesomethingtowardsacceptingandbeingwithanissue,situation,thought,emotionorsensation.
(e.g.struggletofixthetinnitusorlearntoacceptandgetonwithlifeinspiteofthetinnitus)
32.AttentionTraining(narrow,stuckvsflexible&open)
Thecriticalrolethatattentionplaysinourexperience.Howtotraintheclienttouseandcontroltheirattention:howtoswitchattention,howtobemorefocused
onthepresentmomentenvironment,howtowidenattention,howtoattentiongetsstuckandhowtoloosenuptheattentionsoitisnolongerstuckonnegative
issues.Teachingclientshowtouseofspatialawarenesstrainingtoreducediscomfortandenhancerelaxedintegrationofmindandbody.
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33.CognitiveDistancing&Delusion&Dehypnosis(Beck,Hayes,Robertson/Davis)
Howtogainsomedistancefromourthoughts,observethem(ratherthanreactfromthem),howtoletthempassby,howtonolongerrespondhypnoticallyto
ournegativethinking.
34.BehaviouralActivationandValuesBasedLiving
Helpingclientstoswitchtheirattentionfromtheirsymptomsontoactivitythathasrealvalueintheirlife.Toooftenclientsaregeneratingtoomuchbehaviourand
efforttoreducetheirsymptoms(e.g.chronicpain),ratherthanacceptingthesymptomsandshiftingthefocusandeffortsontovaluedactivitiestheycando
inspiteoftheirsymptoms(indoingsogivinglessattention,valueandmeaningtotheirsymptoms).
35.UndoingandUnlearningSelfConsciousness
Howtotraintheclientsawarenesssotheynolongerfocusonhowtheylooktoothers(selfconsciousness)butratherbecomemoreawareofhowothersappear
tothem,indoingsoremovetheburdenofselfconsciousnessfromtheirsocialinteractionsandlife.Selfconsciousness(processingourselvesasasocialobject)
isanunnecessaryhabitthatcanbebroughtundercontrol.

ImageryTechniques
Inadditionawiderangeofimagerytechniquesandhypnoticsuggestionsarecoveredwhichsupportmanyoftheinterventionsabove:
HealingWhiteLightImagery
EgoStrengthening
RepeatedReviewImagery
SafePlaceImagery
SolutionFocusedImagery
RegressionImagery
DecatastrophisingImagery
EmotionalDial/PainDialControlImagery
DissociatedImagery(MovieScreenImagery)
DistancingImagery
MultipleOutcomeImagery(whatelsecouldhappeninthatsituation)
FollowingtoCompletionImagery(whathappensafterthat?)
SelfInstructionImagery
CognitiveRehearsalImagery
CopingBehaviourImagery
ProblemSolvingImagery
TimeProjection(FutureConsequences)Imageryeithernegativeorpositive
RoleModellingImagery
MovieCameraofAwarenessImagery
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