Presented by David B. Reid, Psy.D. This program was recorded on Friday, December 11th, 2020 Access provided upon registration on “My Courses” page What does your hypnosis treatment plan look like? Do you have one? Some clinicians tend to “wing it” or rely on scripts from clinical hypnosis textbooks for treating specific medical and psychological conditions. If you struggle with generating…
Presented by Steven Jay Lynn, Ph.D., ABPP This program was recorded on Friday, January 14, 2022 Access provided upon registration on “My Courses” page Over the past five decades or so, Dr. Lynn has used hypnosis in clinical practice and studied hypnosis in the laboratory. In this presentation, he will share what he has learned from his ongoing fascination with hypnosis and how…
Presented by Huaiyu Zhang, PhD, MS Recorded on Friday, February 14, 2025 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page In recent years, the American Heart Association (AHA) has summarized updated research on the connection between psychological health and cardiac health and has published open statements (2021) acknowledging the clear association between psychological well-being and cardiovascular diseases. The potential benefits…
Presented by Donald Moss, Ph.D. This program was recorded on April 2, 2021 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page Adjunctive therapies are interventions that combine well with clinical hypnosis and psychotherapy. These adjunctive techniques augment the therapeutic effect of the hypnosis and psychotherapy. The combined therapeutic effect of hypnosis and adjunctive skills together is often greater than the effect…
Presented by Philip D. Shenefelt, M.D. Recorded on Friday, February 9, 2024 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page This presentation will explore the emotional, spiritual, and religious dimensions of skin and skin disorders since ancient times. The presentation draws on historical, anthropological, and medical perspectives, and Shenefelt’s exhaustive review of the published research (Shenefelt, 2014). The presentation prepares clinicians to…
Presented by Gary Elkins, Ph.D. This program was recorded on Friday, November 12, 2021 Access provided upon registration on “My Courses” page Hypnotizability refers to a person’s ability to experience various aspects of hypnosis such as cognitive, experiential, behavioral, and physiological responses to hypnotic suggestion. Assessment of hypnotizabilty can provide important information regarding case conceptualization, treatment planning, and mechanisms of hypnosis…
Presented by Moshe S. Torem MD This program was recorded on Friday, August 6, 2021 Access provided upon registration on “My Courses” page For many years western medicine has considered the immune system to be separate and independent from the central nervous system. However, significant scientific research discoveries during the past 50 years have presented new data leading to the evolution of…
Presented by Inna Khazan, PhD This program was recorded on Friday, May 13th, 2022 Access provided upon registration on “My Courses” page Healthy breathing is one of the foundations of human health and well-being. Overbreathing, one of the most common breathing dysregulations, affects 10-25% of US population and is associated with conditions such as asthma, panic disorder, anxiety, chest pain, GI…
Presented by Ciara Christensen, PhD Friday, October 3, 2025 9am-10:30am PT / 11am-12:30pm CT / 12pm-1:30pm ET Event held online via Zoom, link to access provided upon registration. This webinar explores the intersections between hypnosis and psychedelic experiences, combining historical research with contemporary insights. Participants will learn how hypnosis can serve as a useful tool during the preparation and integration…
Presented by Ran D. Anbar, MD, FAAP This program was recorded on Friday, August 12, 2022 Access provided upon registration on “My Courses” page In this presentation, I will describe and demonstrate four approaches to use of hypnosis with children that have proven to be effective in my clinical practice when used separately or in combination. With most of my patients…
Presented by Mark Weisberg, PhD, ABPP This program was recorded on June 12, 2020 Access provided upon registration on “My Courses” page The 2011 Institute of Medicine report Relieving Pain in America: A Blueprint for Transforming Prevention, Care, Education, and Research estimated that 100 million Americans have chronic pain. Over the last 15 years, the primary reliance on and excessive use of opiate…
Presented by Louis F. Damis, PhD, ABPP, FASCH Friday, July 11, 2025 9am-10:30am PT/ 11am-12:30pm CT/ 12pm-1:30pm ET Event held online via Zoom, link to access provided upon registration. Clinical hypnosis has reliably been found to produce both short- and long-term treatment benefits for disorders of gut-brain interaction. Moreover, similar hypnotic approaches have also been found to be of benefit…
Presented by David B. Reid, PsyD Recorded on Friday, April 12, 2024 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page Anxiety is a universal human emotion that alerts us to potential threats and motivates us to prepare for anticipated life challenges. Anxiety can be an appropriate reaction to a stressful circumstance, yet for many, excessive anxiety becomes counterproductive, and at…
Presented by David R. Patterson PhD, ABPP This program was recorded on Friday, March 12, 2021 Access provided upon registration on “My Courses” page This webinar will focus on training clinicians in advanced concepts of hypnosis. Although the training will be advanced, the content level will be appropriate for intermediate, or even beginning levels, based on the manner in which the…
Presented by Olafur S. Palsson, PsyD This program was recorded on Friday, January 22, 2021 Access provided upon registration on “My Courses” page Chronic physical symptoms that have already proven unresponsive to the usual medical treatment methods can present formidable challenges in healthcare. Clinical hypnosis offers unique techniques for addressing medically unresponsive symptoms, but for the best effects the clinician often…
Presented by Scott Hoye, Psy.D. This program was recorded on Friday, September 11, 2020 Access provided upon registration on “My Courses” page How can we use hypnosis to provide more positive states with clinical populations, or to help individuals tap into more generative mental capacities to perform more efficiently, and have more fun in life? This online presentation will answer these…
Presented by Nate Ewigman, PhD and Vanessa Muñiz, BS Recorded on Friday, June 14, 2024 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page This webinar aims to define the new phrase of culturally-congruent hypnosis with the hopes that this will spark conversation and thought about how to more deeply tailor hypnosis to unique people given their cultural background. We will discuss…
Presented by Joel D. Marcus, Psy. D., FAPS, FASCH This program was recorded on Friday, February 7th, 2020 Access provided upon registration on “My Courses” page This webinar will present to the learner an overview of ethical principles and practices for the use of clinical hypnosis. Multiple theoretical and historical underpinnings of the applications of ethics will be described. A review of ethical dilemmas…
Presented by Donald Moss, PhD and Barbara S. McCann, PhD Recorded on Friday, September 13, 2024 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page The first segment in the ethics workshops will provide an overview of medical ethics, with basic principles endorsed by most behavioral and health professionals, including beneficence, non-maleficence, autonomy, justice, and fidelity. The presenters will examine why…
Presented by Donald Moss, PhD and Barbara S. McCann, PhD Recorded on Friday, September 20, 2024 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page The second segment in the ethics workshops covers the unique ethical considerations in using hypnosis in telehealth practice, using hypnosis with diverse groups, and ethics related to exaggerated claims for hypnosis and the use of hypnosis…
Presented by Spencer Arbige, PhD Candidate Recorded on Friday, January 10, 2025 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page Whereas hypnosis has traditionally been experienced within an intimate one-on-one, face-to-face environment, hypnosis practitioners have recently shifted towards online delivery modes, especially following the onset of COVID-19. This raises important theoretical, methodological, and empirical questions about hypnosis, as it might…
Presented by Jeffrey K. Zeig, PhD This program was recorded on Friday, July 8th, 2022 Access provided upon registration on “My Courses” page Hypnosis is the progenitor of experiential approaches to psychotherapy. At its essence hypnosis is an evocative orientation that targets a conceptual realization; it is not an informative method. A logical extension is to seamlessly extend hypnotic principles into clinical…
Presented by Audrey Vanhaudenhuyse, PhD, David R Patterson PhD, ABPP, and Floriane Rousseaux, PhD Recorded on Friday, January 24, 2025 Access provided upon registration on "My Courses” page When used separately, virtual reality (VR) and hypnosis have the potential to reduce pain across various acute and chronic conditions. While their combination is increasingly used in medical fields, scientific knowledge remains…
Presented by Afik Faerman, PhD This program was recorded on Friday, July 14, 2023 Access provided upon registration on “My Courses” page Recent studies identified relevant cognitive processes supported by neuroimaging evidence. Research approaches in hypnosis are expanding, new theories are proposed, and novel findings deepen our understanding of what hypnosis is and is not. However, many of us face obstacles…