Refining Inductions and Deepening Hypnovations Intermediate Workshop April, 2010 Molly DeLaney, PsyD

Learning Objectives  Participants will be able to identify several deepening techniques to use in hypnotic inductions.  Participants will be able to identify hypnoprojectives that can be used in hypnotic induction to facilitate deepening.

Naturalistic Approaches to Deepening: Matching the Client’s Style  The anxious or hyper-vigilant client  The depressed client  Children  ‘Resistant’  When to use a mulit-modal approach

Deepening language  Images of downward motion or moving further into an experience  Pacing and leading with voice intonation  Voice intonation that matches language  Suggestions of greater absorption and focus  Suggestions that consider the patient’s issue; e.g., avoid using ‘deeper’ with depressed patients

Deepening Strategies  Matching breathing/pacing deeper and slower breaths  Counting downward: either facilitated by you or given as an instruction  Fractionation technique  Confusion techniques

Internal work as a deepening technique  Going to the ‘middle of nowhere’  Use of silence  Conversation with a wise internal guide  Connecting with the deep Self  Coupling internal work with going further into trance

Utilize their autonomous behaviors and other talents  Utilize, utilize, utilize  Mirroring  Further, not deeper  Pacing  Leading  Presuppositions  Embedded Commands

Hypnoprojectives: “Imagery” to intensify the trance experience  Examples: ~ walking down stairs ~counting down ~relaxing force ~elevator ~sweeping ~floating

Hypnoprojectives for general use ~clouds ~floating in water ~hearing music ~cookies baking ~ stairway/elevator