February 26-28 and March 5-7, 2026

The Central Texas Society of Clinical Hypnosis invites you to join us for a hybrid training in hypnosis. The Level 1 Hypnosis Training Program is a comprehensive introduction to Psychological and Medical Hypnosis, designed for professionals in the psychotherapeutic and medical fields. This structured, incremental training, the first part of a series of workshops in the certification program for clinical hypnosis, supports the progressive development of clinical competence and practical skills in hypnosis and has been approved by the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis for 22 hours toward certification.

Starting in October, this training provides an opportunity to develop clinical hypnosis skills, a treatment approach with expanding applications in psychotherapy and integrative medicine. Participants will gain hands-on experience through interactive lectures, live demonstrations, and supervised practice, ensuring a strong foundation in clinical hypnosis.

Mastery and Skill Development

This training will equip you with essential techniques to confidently apply hypnosis within your professional scope. You will gain mastery in:

Various elicitations, including Breathing, Eye Fixation, and Eye Roll Elicitation

Assessing alertness before and after hypnosis and recognizing differences if present

Methods to build attunement (rapport) with patients and clients

Demonstrating Arm Levitation and/or Reverse Levitation Elicitation

Implementing at least one deepening (intensification) method

Crafting simple, subject-specific ego-strengthening suggestions

Applying at least one reorientation method

Eliciting at least one example of hypnotic phenomena

What You’ll Learn

Core principles and applications of clinical hypnosis

Techniques for inducing, deepening, and emerging from trance states

How to craft effective therapeutic suggestions for change

Ways to integrate hypnosis into clinical and research settings

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This presentation introduces Indirect Work with Hypnosis Using Metaphorical Objects as an experiential, hypnosis-informed approach for facilitating therapeutic change in both individual and group settings. Rooted in Ericksonian principles, this method utilizes metaphorical objects as concrete representations of unconscious information, relational dynamics, and emergent solutions, allowing meaningful work to occur without the need for explicit verbal disclosure of the problem.

Metaphorical objects function as indirect hypnotic stimuli that naturally evoke trance states, activate internal resources, and promote experiential reorganization. Drawing from Milton H. Erickson’s utilization-based hypnosis and Teresa Robles’ concept of universal wisdom, the approach emphasizes safety, respect, and a non-invasive therapeutic stance. The therapist adopts an attitude of service and trust in the client’s inherent capacity for self-regulation and solution generation.

The method is particularly useful in clinical contexts where clients prefer privacy, minimal verbalization, or indirect approaches. Through observation, guided suggestions, and metaphor-based interaction, clients access new perceptions and embodied insights that support change at conscious and unconscious levels. A brief clinical illustration from a live demonstration high-lights how metaphorical objects facilitate emotional regulation, experiential learning, and solution-focused transformation within a hypnotic framework.

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