Hypnosis with Couples
Jennifer Stoos, MA, LMFT
Saturday, February 19, 2022
The following program offered by the Minnesota Society of Clinical Hypnosis has been approved at the indicated level towards ASCH membership and/or certification
Relationships pull us into trance-like affective states that can be positively or negatively charged. Those of us who work with couples have felt the strength of the changes in a room when a dyad engages in a dance that is familiar. Clinical hypnosis offers a way to elicit hypnotic absorption in a relational process, or conversely identify and join spontaneous trance states that emerge. These hypnotic experiences open pathways to disrupt and reconsolidate expectations and automatic behavior patterns. This workshop will explore facilitation of hypnotic experiences in the fast-paced world of couple therapy.
This presentation will be recorded, and available for two weeks after the event to registered people.
Presentation Information
| Date | SATURDAY February 19, 2022 |
| Time | 9 AM – 12 PM CST |
| CEUs | 3 |
| ASCH Approved CEUs | 2.75 |
| Location | ZOOM |
| Member Cost | $30 |
| Non-Member Cost | $40 |
Description
Relationships pull us into trance-like affective states that can be positively or negatively charged. Those of us who work with couples have felt the strength of the changes in a room when a dyad engages in a dance that is familiar. Clinical hypnosis offers a way to elicit hypnotic absorption in a relational process, or conversely identify and join spontaneous trance states that emerge. These hypnotic experiences open pathways to disrupt and reconsolidate expectations and automatic behavior patterns. This workshop will explore facilitation of hypnotic experiences in the fast-paced world of couple therapy.
Objectives
Identify one way to use informal hypnosis with a couple, and one way to use a formal hypnotic process
Describe two physical changes that often accompany couple trance states.
Explain the need for flexible and rapid methods of elicitation when working with couples.
Describe how to direct gaze and touch between members of a couple to facilitate eliciting and intensifying a hypnotic state.
Agenda (all times CST)
| 9:00 – 10:00 | Setting the stage: Couples and Hypnosis |
| 10:00 – 11:00 | Pathways to joining and/or utilizing the hypnotic state with couples |
| 11:00 – 12:00 | Case Conceptualizations |
Biography
Jennifer Stoos is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), MN Board and American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (AAMFT) Approved Supervisor, American Society of Clinical Hypnosis (ASCH) Approved Consultant, and current co-President of the Minnesota Society of Clinical Hypnosis (MSCH). She has been using hypnosis with couples since 2007.
Registration
(Registration closes 5:00 pm CST on Friday February 18, 2022)
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