This is a comprehensive guide to the basics of Mindful Hypnotherapy (MH), a new modality that delivers a mindfulness-based intervention within a hypnotic context. The book encompasses everything a clinician needs to know to fully understand and apply the approach in clinical practice. The result of a collaboration between a leader in the field of hypnosis and a mindfulness meditation expert, the book elucidates step-by-step clinical strategies and provides verbatim transcripts that professionals can put to use immediately. The resource first introduces the foundations of mindful hypnotherapy, supported by research evidence. Using a session-by-session approach, it describes how to structure sessions, evaluate a patient's hypnotic ability, deal with resistance, and create individualized clinical applications. Key Features: • Embodies an innovation collaboration between a leader in hypnosis and a mindfulness expert • Delivers verbatim transcripts of mindful hypnotherapy for immediate use • Provides guidance on structuring sessions, setting goals, assessing hypnotic ability, dealing with resistance, and creating individualized treatment • Guides the clinician in addressing specific psychological issues such as stress, anxiety, and well-being • A Mindful Self-Hypnosis Daily Practice Log enables therapists to track progress • Abundant case examples illuminate the process of mindful hypnotherapy and present real-life treatment interventions for a range of problems • Includes guidelines for formulation of hypnotic suggestions and therapeutic metaphors related to mindfulness • Provides an overview of training and personal growth as a mindful hypnotherapist About the Authors: Gary R. Elkins, PhD, ABPP, ABPH, is Professor and Director, Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, Baylor University, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, and Director of the Mind-Body Medicine Research Laboratory. His areas of research are hypnosis and mind-body interventions in behavioral medicine. His laboratory was recently awarded a $2.6 million dollar grant from the National Institutes of Health, National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, to conduct clinical research into the use of hypnotic relaxation therapy for treatment of symptoms associated with menopause. He has served as President of the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis, President of the American Board of Psychological Hypnosis, Vice-Chair of the Council of Representatives of the International Society of Hypnosis, and Chair of the Fellows Committee of the Society for Psychological Hypnosis of the APA. Dr. Elkins has published over 50 journal articles and book chapters in the area of hypnosis and psychotherapy, and is the author of the recent book Hypnotic Relaxation Therapy: Principles and Applications (Springer Publishing Company, 2013). |