"Thank you Peter for giving me concrete models to use in my practice.
Your philosophy and material met and meshed with these models of trance
work. You are the premier educator of Ericksonian Hypnosis in the new millenium."

— Dr. Anne H. Spencer, Founder/Executive Director, International Medical & Dental Hypnosis Ass'n, Troy, MI

Increasingly, those in health professions are finding the benefits of cross-training in complementary modalities. Hypnosis, especially as practiced by the late Dr. Milton Erickson, M.D., and those who followed in his footsteps, is a gentle and effective tool for changing behavioral programming on a deep level. A master of anecdotes and teaching tales, Erickson assisted clients and professionals with his artistry. His uncanny ability to heal with words drew international attention and acclaim.

In this intensive training, balancing lecture (20%), demonstration (30%) and hands-on drills (50%), you will learn fundamentals of an Ericksonian approach to trance, and how to utilize it as a valuable adjunct to your existing skills. This training has been designed primarily for health care professionals, but is open to the lay public. Certification is through the National Guild of Hypnotists.

Topics covered:
•Recognizing physiological signs of trance state
•Presuppositions of Erickonian hypnosis
and NLP •Establishing and building rapport
•Overt and covert, verbal and non-verbal inductions
•Smoking cessation, weight loss and stress management
•Indirect suggestion
•Neurolinguistic Programming
•Representational systems
•Reframing
•Pacing and leading drills
•Therapeutic metaphors and teaching tales
•Imagery to boost the immune system
•How to determine what type of induction(s) to use
•Developing a treatment plan
•How to best utilize your client's unconscious resources
•How to work with "resistant" clients
•How to develop client-specific imagery for visualizations

Trainings are held between 1 and 3 times a year, depending on demand and scheduling, in several formats:
1) Four weekends (Sat & Sun) 9-6
2) Three three-day weekends (Friday, Saturday & Sunday), 10-6
3) One day a week for eight weeks

Cost of training: $1099 in Woodstock, $1399 in NYC (includes training material from the National Guild of Hypnotists, supplementary personal training material (Ericksonian/NLP/
Shamanic), certification, diploma and one-year membership in the NGH).

— Ione, Psychotherapist, Kingston, NY