2-Day Hypnosis for Trauma & PTSD: A Hypnosis, Mind/Body & Neuroscience Approach to Effectively Treat Trauma and PTSD

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Carol Kershaw, EdD Related seminars and products

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Dr. Carol Kershaw, EdD worked as a licensed clinical psychologist for over 35 years helping clients suffering from trauma, anxiety, stress, and depression. She is an author, international trainer and frequent presenter on trauma and neuroscience. In addition to lecturing internationally, Dr. Kershaw has presented workshops and lectures at numerous Evolution of Psychotherapy conferences, Erickson Congresses, and annual scientific meetings of ASCH and AAMFT.

Dr. Kershaw has been sought out for her expertise in trauma treatment by organizations throughout the world, including leading a team of medical professionals in trauma intervention efforts in Saudi Arabia. Dr. Kershaw has been featured on numerous media outlets including ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC regarding her work. She is an invited author for Family Therapy Magazine and the co-author of the books Brain Change Therapy: Clinical Interventions for Self-Transformation and The Worry Free Mind: Train Your Brain, Calm The Stress Spin Cycle, and Discover a Happier, More Productive You.

Dr. Kershaw is the co-director of the Milton Erickson Institute of Houston and Board Certified in Biofeedback. She is an approved supervisor for the AAMFT and a member of the American Psychological Association.
 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Carol Kershaw is the co-director of the Milton Erickson Institute of Houston. She is an author and receives royalties. Dr. Kershaw receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Carol Kershaw is a member of the Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback, the American Psychological Association, the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis, the International Society for Hypnosis, and the International Society for Neurofeedback and Research.

Bill Wade, MDiv, LPC, LMFT Related seminars and products

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Bill Wade, MDiv, LPC, LMFT, is a licensed professional counselor and marriage and family therapist, author and international trainer. Co-director of the Milton Erickson Institute of Houston he is also a co-author of Brain Change Therapy: Clinical Interventions for Self-Transformation and The Worry-Free Mind: Train Your Brain, Calm The Stress Spin Cycle, and Discover a Happier, More Productive You. Bill has taught extensively in the states on neuroscience and has also taught meditation and given Dharma lectures at various Buddhist temples.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: J. William Wade is a trainer with Tatra Training and the Milton Erickson Institute of Houston. He receives royalties as a published author. J. William Wade receives a speaking honorarium, recording royalties, and book royalties from PESI, Inc. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: J. William Wade is a member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, the Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback, the American Counseling Association, the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis, the Texas Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, the Houston Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, and the International Society of Hypnosis.

Objectives

1. Utilize the basics of hypnosis for the treatment of trauma and PTSD.
2. Appraise the limitations and risks regarding research on hypnosis for treating trauma.
3. Evaluate advances in mind/body research and its clinical implications.
4. Perform hypnotic suggestion in a clinical setting.
5. Determine how symptoms change with focused attention.
6. Analyze the neurophysiology of trauma and its treatment implications.
7. Integrate three hypnotic strategies to facilitate trauma resolution.
8. Construct deep hypnotic states that calm the sympathetic nervous system.
9. Justify how trauma symptoms act as negative hypnotic trances.
10. Practice utilizing three brain change tools to develop a positive mood in patients.
11. Modify client’s attachment patterns using limbic system desensitization.
12. Distinguish a neuroscience paradigm from a cognitive model to calm the mind’s inner story.

Outline

• Insults to the Nervous System
• Brain Shrinkage and Symptoms
• Blood Flow with Intense Stress
• Vagal Nerve Activation-Stephen Porges

• Intense and Prolonged Trauma
• Developmental Trauma
• Epileptiform Activity with Trauma

• Using Whole Brain Functioning to Resolve Trauma and Release Emotional Blocks
• Understanding Emotional Imprints and How to Dissolve Them Hypnotically
• The Key to Mastering Change for Good

• Overarousal and Anxiety
  • Startle Response
  • Panic
  • Obsessive-compulsive Patterns
  • Difficulty Handling Anger
  • Insomnia
• Underarousal and Depression, Negative Thinking, Classic Conditioning, and Stimulus Generalization

• Definition of Hypnosis as Resource Activator
• Focused Attention and Suggestion
• Hypnotic Language
• Conversational Hypnosis
• Psychotherapy as Hypnosis
• EEG Hypnosis

• The Brain and the Optical System in Symptoms and Trauma Resolution
• Focus on “Nothing” Eliminates Negative Thought

• Attachment Styles
• Trauma and Dissociation Style Attachment
• Change in Physiology Creates Change in Ability to Form Relationships

• Simple Inductions
• Changing Mental States
• Strategies for Interrupting Rumination
• Strategies for Anxiety, Depression, Calming the Nervous System
• Experiential Exercises to Practice the Skills Learned

• Panksepp
• Turn on Competing Circuits
• Tools for Developing the Relaxation Response

• Endocannabinoid System
• Deep State Hypnosis and Healing

• Retrieval and Disruption
• Assimilation into Long-Term Memory
• State Dependent Memory and Learning

• Heartmath HRV Training
• Temperature Training
• Breath Training and Meditation
• Galvanic Skin Response Training

• Re-runs of the Trauma
• Conditioning the Trauma Response
• How the Unconscious Mind Works and How to Activate It

Target Audience

• Psychologists
• Counselors
• Social Workers
• Marriage and Family Therapists
• Addiction Counselors
• Nurses
• Physicians
• Other Mental Health Professionals