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Yep. Me too. I missed the class. I couldn't get in. Oh well. Next time.
Susan
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I'm not a therapist... but this may be relevent anyway.
In three years of therapy, I have had some major revelations. These sudden moments of enlightenment are exciting to experience. I go to my next session with my therapist anticipating telling h…
wow, Kellie, that's great. I tried to do the same thing with imagining myself to be warm in a pool that felt cold to me but I couldn't quite sustain it. Maybe I have to get someone else to do it. I haven't been able to shots to myself either, even w…
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Thanks Kelley. I always appreciate your 'thoughtful-ness' (not only consideration but your willingness to think about things). I have great regard for your skill, intelligence and the respect you accord your clients and the rest of us.
Susan
Hi Antoine
What a great metaphor. Thanks for sharing it. Isn't it amazing what can happen when we respect and sync up the clients needs and perspective and give him a little room to grow.
It sounds like you are a great therapist. Plus, you have on…
I believe I like this thought: there's a difference between pushing and shoving. I can push, with the best of them, especially if I am pushing with the client...but shoving seems counter-productive.
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- Encino CA
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- Full Time Practice
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- To network and to learn as much as there is to learn.
- About Me:
- I have a master's degree in counseling psychology and I am certified in clinical hypnosis. I have been in practice for 10 years. I specialize in addiction and pain management. I am also a singing teacher of 35 years.
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- Sing, play piano, listen to music. Read. Film. Politics and world affairs.
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- http://www.hypno4success.com
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A good question was raised: when is it appropriate and productive to "speak up" and when are we better served by dodging??
I look forward to everyone's input, even if they are wrong in my never-so-humble opinion. That's a joke, by the way. The question is a really good one. A bit arrogantly and prematurely I suggested that "speaking up" is intrinsically good and an attempt to do so is always the wisest course. I have to back off my position and open myself back up to other ideas.
I have to get ready to go to a wedding today and I don't have anything to wear, and then I have two clients (on a Sun
… Continue Posted on August 15, 2010 at 7:29am — 6 Comments
BULLSHIT. Is it? Or is it not? (a lengthy commentary)
WARNING: THIS IS LONG. In this commentary there are three separate ideas I put forth all based on the original discussion about BULLSHIT. I hope that there is something that gives everyone who reads it all pause to reflect.
I. First topic: is it helpful to our clients to be confrontational and harsh?
… Continue A few days ago I found myself to be caught up in a resurrected discussion from awhile back. I'm always happy to discover myself to be consistent. I fel
Posted on August 13, 2010 at 10:37am — 30 Comments
Hi All...a small favor, please?
I'm finally past the stupid technical stuff and most of my corporate battles (Verizon, ATT, insurance companies, car dealerships and the newly-ravaging Los Angeles Police Department who have been told to make up the budget deficit by writing bad tickets and leading them into default along with the Court system).… Continue
Posted on July 8, 2010 at 5:30am — 3 Comments
Comment Wall (43 comments)
- At 11:23am on August 26, 2010,
Shen Client said…
- I should say work on myself... I'm not a therapist. I'm a writer.
- At 11:22am on August 26, 2010,
Shen Client said…
- Thank you for the warm words on the other post. I'm in a vulnerable place at the moment. I should not have allowed one person's words to have so much control over me.
I'm only learning. I've been working with a therapist who does a kind of hypnotherapy for reparenting to overcome PTSD and DID. She has been teaching me some self-hypnosis techniques and recently this has become a big part of my work. I thought I might gain some more insights on what is possible here at this site.
- At 4:21pm on August 15, 2010,
Ron Franks said… - Hey Susan, and...
I'm glad I'm glad I'm here too. And I do love common sense as well: sure beats the two cents I'm sometimes offered. :)
- At 9:19am on August 9, 2010,
Licentious Maladay said… - Hi Susan,
I don't want to add to the BS by throwing in my $0.02, but if I did, it would be to support what you're saying. Thanks for saying it!
Lic
- At 6:05am on July 1, 2010,
Ron Franks said…
- Because Susan, we...
share a common appreciation for John Cleesatel, I thought we might also be fiends and so I'd be delighted should you accept the offer of freindship I'm sending you.
- At 2:01pm on May 7, 2010,
Samantha said… - Hi susan
I love reading your contributions to all the various discussions - I'm still something of a newbie and feel so lucky to be surrounded by such knowledgeable people.
I noted on one post you offering to share a deep breathing/insomnia script and would love it if you could email me a copy as well if that offer you made still holds. samantha@vanillaskieshypnotherapy.com
Many thanks in advance Sam x
- At 9:43am on February 26, 2010,
Don said… - Hi Susan,
Will enjoy meeting and talking with you, even at a distance.
In addition to the broken rib, I've been snowbound most of the week. Hence the "flurry" of activity on Hypnothoughts!
Don
- At 1:11pm on December 16, 2009,
Kelley Woods said…
- I imagine how your clients fall in love with your empathy. You are awesome, Susan!
- At 1:44pm on November 6, 2009,
Kelley Woods said…
- Thanks, Susan...hope your day is going well! Kelley
- At 3:23am on July 19, 2009,
Mark Tyrrell said… - I've just been reading “the dove" and maybe I'm obtuse but the lines of argument all seem very confused-sprinkled with impressive levels of self righteousness. As far as I can make out people are talking about 'claimed sensitivity as weapon' and whether we choose to be hurt or not. Am I right?
All the very best
Mark
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The purpose of this group is to explore, discuss, even argue about, how one motivates clients for change.
The goal of this group is to explore ways that hypnosis can be used to enhance the human experience.
Positive Psychology is a related notion. More can be found at http://www.ppc.sas.upenn.edu/index
This group is dedicated to performing hypnosis via the internet, be it text, voice or video-based hypnosis.
I would like for this group to be a collection of real hypnosis success stories that we can all share in our own marketing efforts to promote the collective value of hypnosis.
Thank you and even though it has passed, heres hoping it was a good one
Grahame,
I say the same thing when I'm reading Tarot, but add the caveat that the future is not set in stone and different choices will take them on different paths.
Isn't it just metaphor like the time line method.
I'd be interested which major…
Faster Alan.
In my opinion this induction is Only useful in a stage or demonstration situation and as such it's simply more dramatic if you do it with a lot more energy! ;-)
Sadly to a point you are right Richard. You can be a so-so un-entertaining stage hypnotist and draw people. However although that's great in a tourist town say like Vegas where it will be 12 months or more before people return, in a more home town s…
Sweet work Alan!
np Scott and...
thanks for all your effort and time dealing with that issue and keeping our community free of such distractions.
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