Product reviews for Ericksonian Approaches - Second Edition

I remember well reviewing the first edition of this work. It brought phone calls from other hypnotherapists who wanted to share some of their own feelings and experiences regarding Ericksonian Approaches. Most interesting was a lady in Cornwall who shared the most amazing and inspiring thoughts and beliefs with me. A true reckoning disciple

We were all in agreement that this book was totally accessible and elucidating providing the reader with a systematic approach to learning the subject set against a clinical background. For us all I formulated the opinion that this was perhaps the most valuable practical resource ever produced, at the same time being one which assumes no previous knowledge of the field, it will develop the reader's understanding of hypnotherapy, whether the reader be a professional OR an interested party.

So what of the Second Edition?
This outstanding manual on Ericksonian hypnotherapy has been thoroughly revised and updated. Readers of the first edition will be delighted to see that there are two new chapters - one on Metaphor Therapy and Guided Metaphor and the other on Ernest Rossi`s work on the psychobiology of gene expression. To say that the latter sounds complex is an understatement, but in practice it is very readable and most enlightening. The latter chapter also contains a section on the brain and hypnosis. Thomas South has extended his chapter on utilization with another section on pain control, a chapter highlighted by many as one of the most helpful in the first edition, The chapter on ethics and the law has also been significantly brought up to date. There is also a new foreword by Roxanna Erickson Klein and Betty Alice Erickson, an extremely interesting, almost poetic foreword as you can see below. IT echoes the immense depth of humanity of Erickson and all that he developed and inspires us to lift ourselves to follow his example. At this stage of upset in the world I find his words and outlook even more relevant

This work is the stately tree, supporting individuality, co-operation and diversity. It is filled with common sense and uncommon sense, with atmosphere and sunshine, with metaphors for more individual growth, with practice exercises for the present and with thoughts for the future. It gives us all lessons in becoming better therapists, better people, and better members of our world.

• the history of hypnosis


• myths and misconceptions


• traditional vs non-traditional inductions


• rapport-building skills


• basic and advanced inductions


• language forms


• utilisation of ideodynamic responses


• hypnotherapy without trance


• Ericksonian approaches in medicine, dentistry, substance abuse, and life-threatening diseases


• basic and advanced metaphor - this is a greatly developed section, considerably revised after Edition One


• ethical and legal considerations and much, much more.

Students delight! The fundamentals of the Ericksonian approach have never been so easy to learn. An eminently comprehensible training manual abounding with illustrations and exercises.