Neal Willing

At our fall conference, Behind the Trance: Watching Trauma Revealed in Real Time, held in person at Concept Therapy in San Antonio, attendees watched two live demonstrations of Clinical Hypnoanalysis. The two sessions went very differently. Together, they gave the most valuable teaching of the conference. Textbooks and training videos show therapy at its clearest:

In hypnoanalysis, the symptoms that the client presents with (anxiety, depression, anger, etc.) are seen as the effects of deeper unresolved emotional wounds or traumas. The treatment, through techniques like regression and reframing, digs beneath the surface, guiding the client back to the source (the original event or trauma) where the negative emotional and cognitive

Avoiding Preconceived Notions: Providing a diagnosis too early can lead to preconceived notions and biases that may hinder the counselor’s ability to fully understand the client’s experiences. The counselor must approach each client with an open mind and without making assumptions based on a diagnosis. Three subconscious processes can be at work in both the