The views expressed in these blog entries are my own.\u00a0 They are probably not completely endorsed by the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association, although they should be\u2026<\/p>\n
I\u2019m sparked to write this entry partly by the book I\u2019ve been attempting to write (check back on earlier blogs) and by my attempts to start my own private practice.\u00a0 I\u2019ve worked for the Alberta Government for some time now and was dismayed but not surprised to discover that even though I am an ethical practitioner and specifically trained to do clinical hypnosis, I was not allowed to use these particular skills with my clients.\u00a0 I am also not completely surprised that a training that I took with the \u00a0police and social workers regarding\u00a0 interviewing child sexual abuse involved relaxation and guided imagery to help people recall details of events, but they, too, were not allowed to use the word hypnosis.\u00a0 What does surprise me is that, as I pursue EAP providers to supplement my private practice, there are still bodies that are involved with the direct counselling of clients that do not accept or support the use of clinical hypnosis with clients.\u00a0 I get the general public being a little more on guard when I mention that I do hypnosis as part of my practice\u2026 we wouldn\u2019t want to be tricked into clucking like a chicken, but major service providers?\u00a0 Fear and avoidance can only mean one thing\u2026 lack of knowledge.\u00a0 We fear what we don\u2019t know, and most of us; even trained head shrinkers, don\u2019t know hypnosis.<\/p>\n
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I\u2019ve spent time in previous posts talking about client and counsellor expectations, the placebo effect, setting goals, and the like.\u00a0 Or at least I think I have.\u00a0 Counsellors and doctors alike use these concepts all the time, perhaps unknowingly, but more likely with direct intent.\u00a0 We know that simple things, like the tone of our voice, the environment of the counselling room, and our body language has\u00a0 great impact on our effectiveness with clients. We know that people tend to be more open with their personal experiences if they are more relaxed and at ease.\u00a0 They recall things better (faster and with better detail) if they are more relaxed.\u00a0 We use concepts of mirroring with our posture, breathing and cadence of voice to build rapport more quickly with our clients. \u00a0We use imagery with clients to help them relax more and as a direct intervention (empty chair technique, picturing talking to the inner child, picturing the ideal self in the future).\u00a0 I hate to be the one to break it to people, they are probably already using (knowingly or not) some of the concepts found in clinical hypnosis.\u00a0 When used purposefully, the impact can be amazing.\u00a0 I personally, have had wonderful experience working with phobias, pain (somatic psychosomatic alike), sleep disturbance, and basic emotional turbulence through clinical hypnosis.\u00a0 I would like to share some of the practical applications of clinical hypnosis in the counselling setting over the next posts\u2026 just enough words to spark your interest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The views expressed in these blog entries are my own.\u00a0 They are probably not completely endorsed by the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association, although they should be\u2026 I\u2019m sparked to write this entry partly by the book I\u2019ve been attempting to write (check back on earlier blogs) and by my attempts to start my own […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1001005,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5404","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-counsellingandpsychotherapyincanada"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n