Milton Erickson yelled at a therapy client. I flirted with an elderly lady. Sometimes therapy goals can be met in the strangest ways…

The ‘observing self’ helps us understand the workings of our own minds.

Here are five cases from my own records in which trauma was found to be driving the current problem despite initially not being obvious.

Here are 5 ways to treat psychological blocks at the root of sexual dysfunction.

Here are three ways to cut through a client’s negative rumination and ask healing antidepressant questions.

Three tips to help you work effectively with clients who challenge your therapeutic objectivity.

The symptoms of depression and characteristics of a hypnotized subject share some similarities. This causes hypnosis to resonate strongly with depressed patients, and it can be an effective healing tool if used in the right way.

Here are four ways to free your clients from the influence of negative memories using the Affect Bridge

Hypnosis may not look like ‘hypnosis’. The ‘eyes wide and glassy’ look, lasting only a couple of seconds, may be just as receptive a state for new ideas to take root.

Subtle gentle ways to change your clients’ thinking style so they stop catastrophizing about the future