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Case Conference with George Kappas on 8/9/2006

HMI Instructor: George Kappas, M.A., M.F.T.
Production Date: 8/9/2006

Case 1: DIVORCE & CHILD SLEEPING HABITS. (5min.15sec.) 11yr m. Issue: Accustomed to sleeping in mother’s bed but is now in father’s custody. Mr. George Kappas discusses laws of parental consent for hypnotherapy, and George explains this behavior as a habit requiring replacement strategies. Mr. Kappas also discusses the problems of divorce and dual custody.

Case 2: MOTHER & SON RELATIONSHIP. (22min.56sec.) 6yr m. Issue: Nail-biting; says he doesn’t get enough attention from his mother. George distinguishes between “advice” and “empowerment,” and Mr. Kappas recommends a special book for children and parents.

Case 3: IMAGERY FOR STROKE CLIENT. (31min.24sec.) 43yr f. Issue: Motivation and confidence; has had two strokes. Mr. George Kappas suggests “imagery” and “patience.”

Case 4: BROTHER & SISTER FIGHTING. (35min.00sec.) Brother and sister. Issue: Fighting. George suggests providing a “benefit” for “not fighting,” and Mr. Kappas offers a possible strategy involving a “game.” Listen for George’s funny parenting stories.

Case Conference with George Kappas on 8/8/2006

HMI Instructor: George Kappas, M.A., M.F.T.
Production Date: 8/8/2006

Case 1: INTRODUCING E&P. (2min.51sec.) Mr. George Kappas shares how to introduce the concept of Emotional and Physical sexuality to clients.

Case 2: SENSITIVITY & SOMNAMBULISM. (8min.02sec.) Female. Issue: Cries often; “too sensitive.” Mr. Kappas explains “hypersuggestibility,” searching out its symptoms, and managing it, and George considers hypnotic inductions for Somnambulists.

Case 3: ADD & HYPERSUGGESTIBILITY (15min.24sec.) Male. Issue: Concentration; does not believe he has ADD but gets “lost” easily. George considers ADD within the “Suggestibility” model, and Mr. Kappas recommends working “symptomatically” while gathering more information on diet and stress.

Case 4: HOMELESS CLIENT. (19min.10sec.) Female. Issue: Broken up with husband; “lacking coping skills;” homeless; shows symptoms of somnambulism. George discusses what role the intern should play in this situation including “relaxation” and “empowerment.”

Case 5: ALCOHOLISM & HYPNOTHERAPY. (22min.52sec.) 46yr m. Issue: Stress relieve; waiting to go to rehab for alcoholism. Mr. George Kappas shares about alcohol recovery and A.A. meetings, and George advises the intern how to motivate this client.

Case 6: INSOMNIA & BLOOD-SUGAR. (28min.00sec.) 60yr f. Issue: Insomnia; client relates this to upheaval in her childhood. Mr. Kappas suggests finding the common denominators, and George shares about blood-sugar and habits.

Case 7: FEAR OF HEIGHTS & ATTRIBUTION THEORY. (32min.10sec.) 50yr f. Issue: Fear of heights; difficulty with hypnotic induction. Mr. George Kappas explains why the client’s induction was difficult, and George suggests several strategies to create “suggestibility” in this client. Mr. Kappas defines “attribution theory” to explain this client’s fear, and George suggests what to do in hypnosis.

Case Conference with Marc Gravelle on 8/7/2006

HMI Instructor: Marc Gravelle
Production Date: 8/7/2006

Case 1: CHILD HYPNOSIS & BODY SYNDROMES. (3min.02sec.) 8yr f. Issue: Skin condition: contagious warts. Mr. Marc Gravelle suggests how to do Child Hypnosis including hypnotic suggestions, and Marc explains Body Syndromes of skin, arms, and legs.

Case 2: CONDITIONS OF HYPNOSIS. (9min.10sec.) 58yr f. Issue: Client claims intern miscounted during “Staircase.” Marc discusses this as a “condition of being in hypnosis,” and Mr. Gravelle shares a story from Alex Kappas’ hypnotherapy practice. Marc also describes “abreactions,” hypnotic “time-distortion” and “amnesia.”

Case 3: EMOTIONAL FEMALE & WEIGHT-LOSS. (14min.28sec.) 40yr. f. Issue: Weight-loss; used to be a dancer. In hypnosis she moves like a dancer: intern asks if he should support this behavior. Mr. Gravelle advises the intern to continue to build rapport, and Marc suggests the “Body Syndrome” approach to weight. Marc defines the “goal” for her therapy including understanding E&P, and Mr. Gravelle provides excellent hypnotic suggestions and strategies.

Case 4: E&P & THE 10 COMMANDMENTS OF CHARACTER. (26min.20sec.) Marc discusses E&P: fears typical of male and female Emotional and Physical sexual types. Mr. Gravelle shares the “10 Commandments of Character” and using it as an evaluation tool in therapy.

Case Conference with Marc Gravelle on 8/3/2006

HMI Instructor: Marc Gravelle
Production Date: 8/3/2006

Case 1: SMOKING, ASTHMA & BODY SYNDROMES. (3min.05sec.) 32yr m. Issue: Wants to quit smoking: says “nothing works;” has asthma. Mr. Marc Gravelle advises the intern to “ask his (the client’s) subconscious if he wants to quit,” and Marc explains smoking addiction as a result of “suggestibility.” Mr. Gravelle provides a smoking reduction plan including hypnotic suggestions and desensitization, and Mark reveals the “Body Syndrome” of smoking and asthma.

Case 2: USING A PENDULUM. (17min.44sec.) Mr. Gravelle reviews how to use a pendulum for “ideomotor response.” Mark shares a similar technique to question the subconscious mind with an example from his practice.

Case 3: HYPNOSIS FOR STROKE VICTIM. (29min.08sec.) 43yr f. Issue: Stress reduction; double strokes. Intern asks if she should do an “Arm-Raising Induction.” Mr. Gravelle defines “hypnotic induction” and provides a useful “philosophy.” Mark shares hypnotic suggestions for “patience” and mind/body healing. Listen for some interesting new information about “brain-cell regeneration.”

Case Conference with John Melton on 8/2/2006

HMI Instructor: John Melton, C.Ht.
Production Date: 8/2/2006

Case 1: CLIENTS W/ SAME ISSUE AS THERAPIST. (1min.30sec.) 30yr f. Issue: Money management; relationship issues. Mr. John Melton advises the intern to search out the “root” connecting both issues. John suggests “ego-strengthening” to enhance her self-esteem, and Mr. Melton discusses problems common to hypnotherapist and client.

Case 2: ASTHMA & EMOTIONAL CAUSE. (6min.22sec.) 30yr f. Issue: Asthma. John advises the intern to find what emotions “drive the asthma,” and Mr. Melton suggests hypno-diagnostic tools.

Case 3: SCHIZOPHRENIA & REFERRALS. (10min.25sec.) Issue: Inability to enjoy. John suggests thoroughly understanding the problem, and Mr. Melton cautions about hypnosis and schizophrenia.

Case 4: HYPNOTHERAPY FOR NERVOUS TIC. (12min.55sec.) 50yr f. Issue: Hysterical conversion: tic, developed after she was raped. John suggests desensitization, hypnotic technique, and Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT).

Case 5: CHILD HYPNOSIS & PSORIASIS. (16min.31sec.) 6yr m. Issue: Psoriasis. Intern inquires about “Body Syndromes.” John discusses Child Hypnosis and referrals.

Case 6: FIBROMYALGA & EMOTIONAL SEXUALITY. (19min.54sec.) 62yr m. Emotional. Issue: Fibromyalga- worse at night. Mr. John Melton discusses Fibromyalga and Emotional Sexuality, and John refers to “Body Syndromes” and handwriting analysis. John shares the value of a “causal” approach vs. “symptomatic” remedies.

Case 7: DESENSITIZATION VS. CIRCLE THERAPY. (25min.36sec.) 33yr f. Issue: Severe Fear of heights; vertigo. Intern asks for John’s advice. Mr. Melton suggests Hypno-diagnostic tools including “ideomotor questioning,” and John distinguishes between “Desensitization” and “Circle Therapy.”

Case 8: INCONGRUENT SEXUAL/SUGGESTIBLE TYPES. (34min.35sec.) Intern questions John about “incongruent” sexual/suggestible types. Mr. Melton explains the importance of assessing if “suggestibility” type is “working” in person’s life.

Case 9: CLIENT IN TRAUMA. (35min.36sec.) Female. Issue: Much loss and physical pain; car accident: three family members died, mother in critical condition; client has pain from accident. Mr. John Melton discusses “putting out fires” and immediately looking into diet, sleep, and stress.

Case 10: CLIENTS IN REAL ESTATE. (39min18sec) Male clients in real-estate: they are having job difficulty. John advises the intern to look at these clients “holistically, and Mr. Melton discusses the role of hypnotherapist in helping clients achieve success.

Case Conference with George Kappas on 8/1/2006

HMI Instructor: George Kappas, M.A., M.F.T.
Production Date: 8/1/2006

Case 1: ACTRESS & WEIGHT-LOSS. @2min.22sec. Client: 25yr. Female; actress; diagnosed eating disorder. Issue: Weight loss. Intern does not believe client needs to lose weight. Mr. George Kappas discusses the relationship between weight and career modeling/acting, and George suggests how the intern can help.

Case 2: BENEFITS OF SIX-WEEK SMOKING CESSATION. @7min.44sec. Client: 31yr female. Issue: Smoking cessation. Intern asks how to determine between six-week or 1-session cessation for a given client. Mr. Kappas discusses why he prefers six-week cessation, and George explains how gradual reduction can interrupt smoking as an automatic behavior.

Case 3: METHAMPHETAMINE ADDICT. @14min.45sec. Client: 25yr. Female. Issue: Self-esteem; wants to quit crystal-meth. Mr. George Kappas advises the intern to be a motivator and to cultivate willingness, and Mr. Kappas discusses “what it means to be an addict.”

Case 4: SUBCONSCIOUS E&P DYNAMICS. @24min.10sec. Client: 42yr Female; Physical Sexual. Issue: Abandonment issues; hanging on to an old rejection; staying in current relationship but not in love. Mr. Kappas discusses the subconscious E&P dynamics working in this case, physical sexual rejection, and E&P handwriting traits compared to E&P core-traits.

Case 5: BLOOD SUGAR & PHOBIAS. @41min.25sec. Client: 55yr Male. Issue: Claustrophobic and agoraphobic. George describes phobic proneness as a result of blood-sugar drops.

Case Conference with Marc Gravelle on 7/31/2006

HMI Instructor: Marc Gravelle
Production Date: 7/31/2006

Case 1: SUGGESTION FOR NAIL–BITING & CONFIDENCE. @1min.50sec. Client: 24yr Male; actor. Issue: Nail biting; confidence; acting career. Mr. Marc Gravelle defines nail-biting and “confidence, and Marc shares a hypnotic suggestion for acting. Mr. Gravelle defines nail-biting as an anxiety reduction tool, and Marc suggests a replacement behavior.

Case 2: THE RULES OF FAIR FIGHTING FOR COUPLES. @7min.58sec. 36yr Male; Emotional Sex/Suggestible. Issue: Motivation at work and home; sleep-apnea; weight-loss; sexual problems with wife. Marc shares a suggestive explanation of “human nature” a definition of “procrastination,” and a suggestion for “excellence” and “risk.” Mr. Gravelle explains “guilt” and “fear” as two powerful motivators. Listen for Marc Gravelle’s “Rules of Fair Fighting.”

Case 3: STAGES OF LOSS, BUYING THE SYMPTOMS, & TOXIC WORRY. @21min.35sec. Client: 34yr Female; several family members died recently. Issue: Weight loss; overcome loss and guilt; find positives in life. Marc Gravelle suggests Stages of Loss and a strategy for “buying the symptoms” and controlling depression. Mr. Gravelle advises the intern to treat weight symptomatically, and Marc shares a suggestion for lessening “toxic worry.”

Case 4: DIETS & DEPRIVATION. @30min.56sec. Client: 37yr Female. Issue: Eating habits and exercise. Mr. Gravelle shares how to diet without deprivation including hypnotic suggestions, and Marc suggests pacing her exercise.

Case 5: E&P: FLIRTING & CHEATING. @35min.54sec. 32yr Male; Emotional Sexual. Issue: He is in a long term and long distance relationship- and he fears she is cheating. Marc explains the dynamics of E&P including how physicals flirt and what prevents Emotionals from cheating. Mr. Gravelle discusses Dr. Kappas’ book “Relationship Strategies” and how to read it, and Marc shares how to acquire a useful handwriting sample.

Case Conference with Cheryl O'Neil on 7/27/2006

HMI Instructor: Cheryl O'Neil, C.Ht.
Production Date: 7/27/2006

Case 1: USING COLOR FOR HEALING 28 m. Emotional suggestibile. Issue: arthritis. Cheryl and intern point out the emotional component underlying the client’s arthritis. Cheryl suggests Imagery Tools for reducing discomfort and Imagery Journeys to address the emotional element. Don’t miss Cheryl’s fascinating and invaluable description of the use of Color for healing.

Case 2: PAIN & SECONDARY GAIN Issue: Client is dependant upon pain. Cheryl uses a great example from Dr. John Kappa’s practice to illuminate this issue as she explains the problem of Secondary Gain. Following is an interesting discussion about ‘cutting’.

Case 3: IMAGERY, PSORIASIS & CHILDREN. 6yr M. Issue: psoriasis. Cheryl shares many valuable imagery tools for psoriasis and working with children. If your practice includes children and/or clients with physical ailments such as psoriasis, this case is a MUST.

Case 4: IMAGERY & KAPPASINIAN HYPNOSIS FOR WEIGHT-LOSS 35 F. 60% Emotional. Issue: weight loss- 40lbs after having a baby. Cheryl describes classic Kappasinian perspective on weight loss and details Control-Room Imagery to affect metabolism. Cheryl shares her priceless knowledge of Kappasinian Hypnosis and Imagery to give us powerful ways to induce weight-loss and personal transformation- a highly recommended listen.

Case 5: EMOTIONAL SEXUALITY & EXERCISE F. Emotional sexual/ Physical suggestibility. Issue: weight-loss- 10lbs and desire to exercise. Cheryl provides excellent information for working with ‘incongruent’ clients and emotional sexuality- such as the idea of ‘importance’ for emotional sexuality, ways to make exercise enjoyable and important with emotional sexuality, building enthusiasm and desire, and using corrective therapy. This is a very informative case due to Cheryl’s long-experience, insight, and creativity.

Case 6: CONFIDENCE & STUTTERING M. 44yrs. Issue: stuttering and confidence. The strange fact of this case is that no one notices the client’s stuttering. Cheryl suggests what to work on in this brief case such as debunking past negatives for confidence building and if the client’s stuttering is external or internal.

Case Conference with Lisa Machenberg on 7/26/2006

HMI Instructor: Lisa Machenberg, C.Ht.
Production Date: 7/26/2006

Case 1: ABANDONMENT & DETERMINING HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS. @2min.58sec. Client: Female; actress. Issue: Life-long abandonment issues. Mrs. Lisa Machenberg explains “abandonment issues-” describing its’ childhood origins and manifestation in adult relationships. Mrs. Machenberg shares five principles for remedying abandonment, and Lisa shares three tests for determining a good relationship including a modified "Paris-Window."

Case 2: HYPNOSIS FOR DRIVING TEST. @31min.47sec. Client: 16yr Female. Issue: Failed written driving test twice. Mrs. Lisa Machenberg provides an effective hypnotic technique for test-taking anxiety and memory.

Case 3: HYPNOSIS FOR FACE SCRATCHING. @39min.59sec. Client: Female. Issue: Scratches her face. Mrs. Lisa Machenberg defines “therapeutic silence,” and Lisa shares a hypnotic process with suggestions.

Case 4: HYPNOSIS FOR PROCRASTINATING REAL-ESTATE CLIENTS. @51min.40sec. Client: Male; in real-estate business. Issue: Motivation; discouraged. Mrs. Machenberg discusses the difficulties of the real-estate business and procrastination, and she shares hypnotic strategies.

Case Conference with Marc Gravelle on 7/25/2006

HMI Instructor: Marc Gravelle
Production Date: 7/25/2006

Case 1: SMOKING-CESSATION FOR HEAVY SMOKER. @2min.04sec. Client: Male. Smokes two packs of cigarettes a day. Issue: Stop smoking; insists on quitting in one session. Mr. Marc Gravelle advises the intern to use a pendulum to determine if the client’s subconscious is ready to quit. Mr. Gravelle discusses approaches to smoking cessation.

Case 2: BUILDING PATIENCE. @11min.34sec. Question: How can we build “patience?” Marc explains the basic premise to helping a person become more patient, and Mr. Gravelle provides hypnotic suggestions for building “patience.” Marc also recommends a book on “patience.”

Case 3: EXPLANATION OF BODY-SYNDROMES. @23min.55sec. 65yr Male; engineer; broke collar bone ten years ago. Issue: Lower back pain: doctors concluded the pain is psychological. Mr. Marc Gravelle shares how to explain body-syndromes, and he suggests how to remedy “Frustration-Syndrome” cognitively and hypnotically. Mr. Gravelle discusses body-syndromes in the heart and in the stomach.

Case 4: RAPE & FAMILY VALUES. @37min.20sec. 24yr Female. Raped by stepbrother seven years ago; stepbrother teases her. Issue: What should she do? Mr. Marc Gravelle discusses the situation and recommends a book about character and values.