Hypnosis for the Curious: Everything You Need to Know about Hypnosis

Many professionals are curious about hypnosis and consider utilizing it for their patients. Yet many also have a narrow idea of the potential applications of hypnosis. The webinar will provide an overview of the hypnosis applications that are well supported by outcomes research and clinical experience, including hypnosis-assisted therapies for medical disorders, mental health disorders, and other problems.

Next, a series of hypnosis practitioners will describe their experience using hypnosis for anxiety, depression, pediatric problems, trauma, chronic pain, digestive disorders, labor and delivery, preparation for medical procedures, management of cancer pain and the adverse effects of chemotherapy, and a variety of other disorders and problems. This webinar is supported by both the Society for Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis and Division 30 of the American Psychological Association.

After attending this introductory-level program, participants will be able to:

• Identify the applications of hypnosis that are supported by outcome research.
• Describe the use of hypnosis with two mental health disorders.
• Describe the use of hypnosis with medical disorders and medical procedures.
• Explain the use of hypnosis to optimize athletic and artistic performance.

This program meets APA’s continuing education STANDARD 1.1: Program content focuses on application of psychological assessment and/or intervention methods that have overall consistent and credible empirical support in the contemporary peer reviewed scientific literature beyond those publications and other types of communications devoted primarily to the promotion of the approach.

This program meets APA’s continuing education GOAL 1: Program is relevant to psychological practice, education, and/or science.

General Admission: $65.00

SCEH Members: $55.00

Students: $15.00*

(Please email [email protected] for coupon code)

Refund Policy: 100% of tuition is refundable up to 48 hours before the program. Within 48 hours of the program, and at any point in Homestudy format, tuition is nonrefundable.

Donald Moss, PhD, Professor and Dean, College of Integrative Medicine and Health Sciences, Saybrook University, Pasadena, CA

Dr. Donald Moss is Professor and Dean, College of Integrative Medicine and Health Sciences, at Saybrook University, Pasadena, CA. He is a clinical health psychologist, certified in biofeedback and hypnosis. His research interests are in integrative healthcare, palliative care, and lifestyle medicine, Moss is the ethics chair for the Biofeedback Certification International Alliance. He is the education chair, publications chair, and president-elect for the Society for Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis (SCEH). He previously served as president of SCEH, president of Division 30 (hypnosis) of the American Psychological Association, and president of the Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback. He also serves as a consulting editor for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback, The International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, and the Annals of Palliative Medicine.

Lisa Lombard, PhD, Private Practice in Chicago area, Licensed in Illinois, Michigan, and PsyPact-authorized.

Lisa Lombard, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist and former Research Assistant Professor at the Center for Food Allergy and Asthma Research, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. She integrates clinical hypnosis and other mind-body practices into her psychological work. She sees children, families, and adults. Her focus is on coping with anxiety, stress-mediated health concerns, procedural pain related to self-administered injections, and unexpected loss/grief. She researched the psycho-social implications of food allergies and provides mental health care to children and adults with atopic diseases and alopecia. She consults with a digital healthcare start-up that supports children undergoing food allergy oral immunotherapy. She earned her Ph.D. in psychology/human development from the University of Chicago and was part of Erika Fromm’s research group on self-hypnosis. She is active in the American Psychological Association, Division 30 and regularly teaches with the National Pediatric Hypnosis Training Institute
(NPHTI). She is President of NPHTI’s Board of Directors. In 2022 she co-founded the non-profit Comfort Kits for Children®, which facilitates the distribution and teaching of mind-body practices to children and caregivers experiencing traumatic events.

Janna Henning, JD, PsyD, FT, Professor in the Doctor of Clinical Psychology (Psy.D.) Program, Adler University, Chicago, Illinois

Dr. Janna Henning is a licensed clinical psychologist with over 20 years of experience in providing mental health services for adults with complex trauma, dissociative disorders, chronic and life-threatening illness, and grief and loss-related concerns. She is a Professor in the Doctor of Clinical Psychology Program at Adler University in Chicago and the creator and coordinator of its Traumatic Stress Psychology Emphasis, which provides training in effective, research-informed approaches for clients coping with traumatic stress, death and dying, life-threatening illness, bereavement, and loss. She is a Past-President of SCEH and utilizes clinical hypnosis to augment evidence-based interventions in her clinical work. Dr. Henning earned her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology at The Chicago School. She is a Fellow in Thanatology (Death, Dying and Bereavement) through the Association for Death Education and Counseling, and a Faculty Member for the Portland Institute for Loss and Transition. She is the President-Elect (term to begin on 1/1/2025) of APA’s Division 56 (Trauma Psychology) and the Co-Chair of its Task Force on a Trauma Psychology Specialty; she has also been the Co-Chair/Chair of Division 56’s Education and Training Committee for over 10 years. She provides trauma- and loss-focused continuing education, training, and clinical consultation, as well as self-care coaching to prevent and manage vicarious traumatization and burnout, for professionals who work with survivors of trauma and loss.

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Geagea, D., Tyack, Z., Kimble, R., Polito, V., Ayoub, B., Terhune, D. B., & Griffin, B. (2023). Clinical hypnosis for procedural pain and distress in children: A scoping review. Pain Medicine (Malden, Mass.), 24(6), 661–702. https://doi.org/10.1093/pm/pnac186

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Holler, M., Koranyi, S., Strauss, B., & Rosendahl, J. (2021). Efficacy of hypnosis in adults undergoing surgical procedures: A meta-analytic update. Clinical Psychology Review, 85, 102001. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2021.102001

Jones, H. G., Rizzo, R. R. N., Pulling, B. W., Braithwaite, F. A., Grant, A. R., McAuley, J. H., Jensen, M. P., Moseley, G. L., Rees, A., & Stanton, T. R. (2024). Adjunctive use of hypnosis for clinical pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Pain Reports, 9(5), e1185. https://doi.org/10.1097/PR9.0000000000001185

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Target Audience: Health professionals, mental health professionals, teachers, students.

Psychologists. This program, when attended in its entirety, is available for 1.5 continuing education credits. The Chicago School of Professional Psychology is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Chicago School of Professional Psychology maintains responsibility for this program and its content. The Chicago School of Professional Psychology is committed to accessibility and non-discrimination in its continuing education activities. The Chicago School of Professional Psychology is also committed to conducting all activities in conformity with the American Psychological Association’s Ethical Principles for Psychologists. Participants are asked to be aware of the need for privacy and confidentiality throughout the program. If program content becomes stressful, participants are encouraged to process these feelings during discussion periods. 

Counselors/Clinical Counselors. This program, when attended in its entirety, is available for 1.5 hours of continuing education. The Chicago School of Professional Psychology is licensed by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) to provide continuing education programming for counselors and clinical counselors. License Number: 197.000159

Social Workers. This program, when attended in its entirety, is available for 1.5 hours of continuing education. The Chicago School of Professional Psychology is licensed by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) to provide continuing education programming for social workers. License Number: 159.001036

MFTs, LPCCs, and LCSWs. Course meets the qualifications for 1.5 hours of continuing education credit for MFTs, LPCCs, and/or LCSWs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. If you are licensed outside of California please check with your local licensing agency to to determine if they will accept these CEUs. The Chicago School of Professional Psychology is approved by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS) to offer continuing education programming for MFTs, LPCCs, LEPs, and/or LCSWs. The Chicago School of Professional Psychology is an accredited or approved postsecondary institution that meets the requirements set forth in Sections 4980.54(f)(1), 4989.34, 4996.22(d)(1), or 4999.76(d) of the Code.

Non-Psychologists. Most licensing boards accept Continuing Education Credits sponsored by the American Psychological Association but non-psychologists are recommended to consult with their specific state-licensing board to ensure that APA-sponsored CE is acceptable.

*Participants must attend 100% of the program in order to obtain a Certificate of Attendance.

If participants have special needs, we will attempt to accommodate them. Please address questions, concerns and any complaints to [email protected]. There is no commercial support for this program nor are there any relationships between the CE Sponsor, presenting organization, presenter, program content, research, grants, or other funding that could reasonably be construed as conflicts of interest.