Hypnosis in Movies The first Hollywood portrayals of hypnosis were horror films and tragedies. From Dracula using his hypnotic power over the opposite sex; to Svengali exercising all control over Trilby, hypnosis has been portrayed as dark or evil. In recent Hollywood portrayals, hypnosis has been relegated to comedy, like in the movie Office [...]

Contextual approaches to hypnosis are present-focused. They don’t search for a cause, but rather they train the client in a new skill, the skill of acceptance.[1] While many traditional approaches to hypnosis have dwelled on the past trauma, the foundation for Contextual Hypnotherapy is helping our clients to live fully in the present. Mindfulness [...]

I saw it again today on a hypnosis forum, a post saying “real hypnotists don’t use scripts.”  This particular post even referred to it as “scriptnosis.”  And while I agree, that going into a hypnosis session with little knowledge and just a script to read will yield few results, the reality is that real [...]

I meet a lot of hypnotists who won’t do stop smoking hypnosis sessions because they say they never smoked. Hypnotists who are afraid of doing stop smoking hypnosis can overcome this fear, and it is a belief based in fear. Let me assure you, the brain surgeon who removes brain tumors probably never had [...]

What is holding you back from helping other people with hypnosis?  When I talk to people who want to help others with hypnosis, it is almost always one of 5 things holding them back from seeing clients, and building a successful practice. Lack of Confidence: Many people take hypnosis course and learn how to [...]