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Hypnotherapy is a cutting-edge method of helping patients and clients transform and move past their obstacles. You might have heard about it through your colleagues, or perhaps you read about it in a journal or online.Hypnotherapists are capable of helping clients heal from a variety of issues.

Becoming a hypnotherapist can be a big boost to your practice.

The founders of The Wellness Institute, Diane Zimberoff and David Hartman tell students that they began their work because they were called to heal the healers. The stress that therapists are exposed to as a result of holding space for their patients as they go through their recovery does take its toll. Even without that, though, there are many reasons

 Our clients arrive for their first sessions, burdened with their symptoms. They willingly slap on such self-descriptive labels as “depresion,” “anxiety,” and “neurosis,” and they sincerely wish to receive help, and relief.

 However, as they begin the process of therapy, they often resist working with us because they are afraid of the pain they will

 Hypnosis and hypnotherapy are not always widely accepted as empirically provable modalities of treatment, but over time, it has become impossible for the scientifically-minded among us to deny how powerful it is. An article written recently for Time notes how effective hypnotherapy is for relieving pain and anxiety. It also acknowledges that it can

the power of groups in training and healing

There are many ways for therapists to learn new techniques, from individualized training to large teleseminars that accommodate thousands of students. In between these two extremes lies training that is done in smaller groups. According to this article, published by the University of Illinois, working in

Veterans and Hypnotherapy: a road to recovery for those who have given so much

Very few people who go into the armed services come out the same person they were before they signed up. Many attain new levels of maturity, grow wiser, and display great strength of character. Others develop similar traits, but they also bring something back that makes it

 Words can get therapists into a lot of trouble these days. A client can be insulted or alienated by your implying there is something about them that you don’t quite understand or accept, simply by the language you use. It can be like walking a tightrope without a safety net.

Beyond the surface sheepishness, with the political spectrum having become

It’s hard not to hold back

The traditional container we establish as mental health professionals, the face-to-face dyad, can be extremely effective. However, it’s also limited. There are so many instances when, while coming to a point that could lead to a breakthrough, our clients retreat. Their desire to avoid feeling deep emotions, let alone share

 The business of doing healing work is gratifying, no matter how it is that we get to engage in it. As Wellness graduates know, though, there is a power that groups have. Groups amplify and accelerate the process of evolving into our best selves. Why does this happen, and how can you create group experiences that help people through their healing processes?