HYPNOSIS & HYPNOTHERAPY

NLP & LIFE-COACHING ICBCH News

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Melissa Roth is retiring,

relocating, and selling

her thriving private

practice of 15 years in

Birmingham, Alabama.

She can be reached at

(205) 933-5705 for more

information.

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announcement let us

know and we will print it

in our newsletter!)

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Welcome to the ICBCH The ICBCH has over 3600 members -

50 States, 17 countries, 6 continents.

We are excited to be a practical or-

ganization providing educational oppor-

tunities. About 85% of our members

are licensed mental health profession-

als, many making the transition to full-

time hypnosis practice. Other members

include personal fitness trainers, life

coaches, licensed massage therapists

and professional hypnotists. Our goal

is simple: to provide world class educa-

tion, teaching valuable, useful skills so

that clients will benefit.

One of my favorite websites is

scholar.google.com because it filters

the clutter and is a great place to do

research. Scholar.google.com only

finds results in journals, textbooks and

scholarly publications. A simple search

for hypnosis with any keyword such as

cancer treatment, smoking cessation,

weight management, IBS, Fibromyalgia

or sports performance will yield many

results indicating the positive impact of

integrating hypnosis into traditional

treatment practice. Professionals can

use this information to educate the

community and other professionals

about hypnosis as a practical, effective

therapeutic modality.

The ICBCH is here to support you.

We invite you to join our online group

at HypnoThoughts.com and benefit

from the experiences of other profes-

sionals who are also eager to help you.

Resources for building a private prac-

tice, performing effective inductions,

creating suggestions and treatment

plans can all be found in our forum.

You will also develop lasting friend-

ships with other members, and I per-

sonally answer questions on a daily

basis.

We are excited about the opportu-

nity to host the Dallas Hypnosis Con-

vention this April 7-9 in Dallas, TX,

and hope you will be part of the fun!

See you soon,

~ Richard Nongard, Executive Director

Febru ary

2011

Richard Nongard, LMFT/CCH

In this issue: ICBCH Updates P.1

Scott Sandland Speaks P.2

Free Hypnosis Script P.3

Dallas Hypnosis Convention P.4

Scott Sandland

Professional Hypnotist Richard Nongard recently interviewed

Scott Sandland, C.Ht. Scott is the creator of

HypnoThoughts.com, a well-moderated

and useful online resource currently sup-

porting over 7500 active members

exchanging ideas and content - all for free.

Dallas

Hypnosis

Convention

April 7-8-9

2011

Scott Sandland, C.Ht. will present a full day of train-ing on pain management with hypnosis on Thurs-day, April 7.

Other featured class

speakers include:

• Richard Clark, M.A., LMFT

• Rev. William Mitchell,

M.Div., Certified

Hypnotherapist

• Hugh Cole, Ph.D.,

Harvard Trained

Life Coach

• Carol Croskery, Ed.D., LPC

• Richard K. Nongard, LMFT/

CCH

ICBCH President

• Gordon Leith, M.S., LPC

Private Practice

• John Cerbone, CPH

Author of "Hypnosis

Scripts that Work"

• Pamela "Jade" Scott, R.N.

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hypnosis as a natural part

of their treatment program,

addressing TMJ issues,

pain control, smoking ces-

sation, and anxiety. I also

work with drug rehab cen-

ters and maintain a private

practice.

RKN: You have also be-

come a noted expert in

pain management hypno-

sis. Is it becoming a more

popular treatment?

SS: Yes, for

chronic and post-

procedural pain it is

being recognized

as a great tool that

helps patients who

aren't getting re-

sults with traditional

medical interven-

tions.

RKN: And it's effective?

SS: I would say that over

80% get at least a moder-

ate improvement in their

quality of life.

RKN: Amazing. What did

you have for breakfast this

morning?

SS: I grabbed a blueberry

muffin and a cup of coffee.

RKN: We know nicotine

addiction is often treated

with hypnotherapy, but can

you really treat heroin, co-

caine or alcohol addiction

with hypnosis?

SS: I don't work with her-

oin or cocaine, I work with

people. When we approach

things from that mindset it

sounds much less intimidat-

ing.

Hypnosis is great for mind

-based stress man-

agement, the for-

giveness of self and

o t h e r s , e g o

strengthening, sleep

loss, emotional

identification, and

encouraging self

efficacy. Working

with a treatment

team, those are great tools

to help people looking to

reach and sustain sobriety.

RKN: I wish we had more

time and space, but to learn

more about Scott Sandland

and his methods, come to

the April Dallas Hypnosis

Convention, and be sure to

visit HypnoThoughts.com.

“I don't

work with

heroin or cocaine,

I work

with people.”

~ Scott Sandland

RKN: HypnoThoughts.com

has quickly risen to being the

largest and most active, and,

it's peppered with many di-

verse views and groups,

some who aren't known to

play well with others, yet they

seem to all participate and

get along. What do you at-

tribute this success to?

SS: I think the main reason

is a sincere desire by the

members to communicate

respectfully and actually

share information, rather

than argue with each other.

Added to that is the fact that

the moderators and I don't

delete content very often, so

people know they will be held

accountable for what they

say. I think people on Hypno-

Thoughts think twice before

posting publically because

they know I won't take it

down for them later.

RKN: Let's talk about what

you do with hypnosis.

SS: About 7 years ago I

showed a smart dentist how I

could help her patients with

pain, anxiety and bruxism,

and she hired me. Initially I

was just hoping for referrals,

but the staff at this office

really cares about total pa-

tient treatment, so they see

Scott Sandland, CHt and the Hypnothoughts.com DreamTeam

FREE HYPNOSIS SCRIPT: Reverse Paradox In-

learning something new

by doing - rather than be-

ing in a certain state.

And so, you do not have

to try to be hypnotized.

In fact, I would prefer in

this exercise you do not

go into hypnosis, but

rather just imagine being

hypnotized...”

At his point client begins

to wonder, “but could I…?”

Try a Test:

“Now, even though you

have been imagining hyp-

nosis, try to open your

eyes - finding them stuck

in reality - knowing that

you could open them but

sensing them stucker and

stucker….”

Now immediately break

the trance state…. And

move right into a directive

rapid re-induction…..

To see a detailed video

demonstration of this

script, taught by Richard

Nongard at a live clinical

hypnotherapy training

class, please visit:

www.hypnothoughts.com/

video/reverse-paradox-

hypnosis

For tons of downloadable

hypnosis scripts, many of

them free, please visit

SubliminalScience.com,

the hypnosis superstore.

Advanced Hypnotherapy Homestudy Certification = $439

hypnosis induction, and alternatives to the Dave Elman Induction. You will learn advanced methods of pain manage-ment, hypnotic anchoring, and how to integrate NLP into your hypnosis dialog to maximize suggestion effectiveness.

Prerequisite: Minimum 20 hours

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Are you seeking a cutting-edge, Advanced Hypnosis training and certification class via homestudy?

This newly updated pro-gram from ICBCH and Rich-ard Nongard will provide practical, useful instruction to enhance and expand your clinical skills.

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Audio CD Scripts

The Reverse Paradox

Induction utilizes what

Ericksonian hypnosis calls

a “Reversal Technique.”

The client wonders “...if I

could...” and draws upon

their Imagination to con-

sider the possibility of their

actually going into trance.

And then, the act of won-

dering becomes reality.

Script:

“In this session, I want you

to just imagine you are

hypnotized.

You have said you have a

difficult time entering hyp-

nosis, and that is okay -

some people find it more

difficult than others.

Actually, one does not

have to really even be

hypnotized to benefit from

hypnosis - all they need to

do is follow the process -

because the magic is in

EYE ON YOU

We are going to start

featuring successful

ICBCH members in our

newsletter.

If you have a practice to

promote, have written a

book or have other new

offerings, let us know and

we will add it to the

newsletter.

Contact Stephanie by

emailing members@

hypnotherapyboard.org

FAST FACTS

The University of Wash-ington has found hypno-sis can be effective for over 90% of those trying to quit smoking at 6 month follow-ups.

The Journal of Nursing Scholarship found hypno-sis patients twice as likely to remain smoke-free after two years.

University of Connecticut researchers found hyp-nosis subjects lost more weight than 90% of those using other methods - and kept the weight off! And, that hypnosis can more than double the effects for traditional weight loss approaches.

The Journal of Clinical Hypnosis reports hypno-sis has a 77% success rate for drug addiction treatment.

Two studies from Harvard Medical School show hypnosis signifi-cantly reduces the time it takes to heal following surgery.

SOUND SYSTEMS - IN HYPNOTHERAPY

I use a special sound system during my private practice hypnosis sessions, because it makes hypnosis special

and it makes it easier for the client to detach and become more intimately involved in the process.

There is no faster, more powerful change agent than music; changing how you feel in mere seconds. Peaceful,

soothing sounds, especially when combined with binaural beat tones, can dramatically reduce induction time

and effort, and enhance overall trance depth.

This is a list of the equipment I use in my practice:

• Four K-44 AKG Headphones, plugged into my...

• Prosonic hp-4 headphone amp, which lets me have four headphones

• The amp is plugged into my Mackie 402 4-channel mixer

• And then I play music off a CD player or my computer by plugging it

into the mixer.

• Then I play 50-minute background tracks with music, nature sounds

and binaural theta tones.

This is a link to a video archive from NongardTV.com hosted on the ICBCH

Group at HypnoThoughts.com, to help you better understand how and why to

use sound in hypnotherapy.

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Special Guest: Scott Sandland, CHt, creator of Hypnothoughts.com

Scott will present an entire day of Pain Management on Thursday, April 7, 2011. Don’t miss this event!

A Sampling of Other Workshops & Speakers on Friday & Saturday:

Using Hypnotic Methods in Traditional Community Based Mental Health Treatment Richard Clark, LMFT will share his

methods for integrating hypnotherapy into traditional treatment approaches within psychiatric populations.

Weight-Loss, Hypnosis and Life-Coaching Hugh Cole, Ph.D., is a Harvard-trained life coach, health coach and biochemist,

will share his practical methods of integrating hypnotherapy and life coaching into the science of permanent weight loss.

Knowing What to Say in Hypnotherapy Richard Nongard, LMFT, ICBCH President, will teach you the “Magic Words” to

use during hypnosis to gain success and create your own effective scripts. Learn what to do in a session after the induction,

and why it’s important. He will teach formulas for compounding suggestion, effective language patterns, and how to

develop change-positive indirect and direct suggestions.

Drug and Alcohol Symptom Management with Hypnosis Pamela “Jade” Scott, R.N. will explain how hypnosis can be

utilized to create safety and support, and positively impact the physiological state of dependency to break negative patterns

of self-destructive behaviors related to substance addictions.

Unleashing the Psychology and Power of Forgiveness with Hypnotism Rev. William Mitchell, M.Div. will share research

on the psychology of forgiveness therapy in both religious and secular treatment settings, and teach specific methods for

using hypnosis to unlock this healing modality.

Wisdom from Experience Carol Croskery, Ed.D., LPC, was one of Richard Nongard’s earliest mentors and clinical

supervisors. A very special guest at this event, she will share key concepts for success gleaned from her decades of

experience as a mental health professional and hypnotherapist in private practice.

Speed-Trance: Using Instant Induction in Clinical and Crisis Hypnotherapy

Sessions John Cerbone, CPH, teaches how and why to do instant (mere seconds)

inductions and utilize them in a variety of clinical situations - nervous clients,

returning clients, crisis situations and more.

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