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Case Conference with Marc Gravelle on 7/24/2006

HMI Instructor: Marc Gravelle
Production Date: 7/24/2006

Case 1: MAINTAINING RELATIONSHIPS & FINDING SEXUALITY. @1min.54sec. 37yr Male. Issue: Wife does not want to have sex anymore, and client does not know what to do. Mr. Marc Gravelle suggests evaluating the relationship, and he shares the major qualities of a healthy relationship. Mr. Gravelle explains how the majority of relationships work through time. Marc emphasizes knowing client Sexuality, and he shares a tool for discovering it.

Case 2: TEENAGE ANXIETY. @24min.33sec. Client: 14yr Male. Emotional Sexual. Issue: Anxiety. Mr. Marc Gravelle advises the intern to explain E&P and check for blood-sugar problems, and Marc explains five processes of human nature that work against happiness. Marc demonstrates how Emotional and Physicals flirt.

Case 3: FEAR OF FAILURE/FEAR OF SUCCESS.@42min59sec. 44yr Male. Issue: Stuttering (but nobody else notices it); confidence; improve career. Mr. Gravelle defines “confidence,” and Marc shares techniques for stuttering. Marc suggests using Mental-Bank to increase risk taking, and Mr. Gravelle describes the two types of fear of failure and two types of fear of success.

Case Conference with Lisa Machenberg on 7/19/2006

HMI Instructor: Lisa Machenberg, C.Ht.
Production Date: 7/19/2006

Case 1: MENOPAUSE & SEX THERAPY. @1min.21sec. 57yr Female. Issue: Up late worrying; difficulty achieving orgasm since menopause. Mrs. Lisa Machenberg explains post-menopausal sexual dysfunction, and Lisa recommends several products and medical options. Mrs. Machenberg suggests “Sex Therapy” to overcome anticipatory anxiety, and she discusses sleep stages and a techniques to promote sleep.

Case 2: BASHFUL BOWEL SYNDROME & HYPNOSIS. @15min.21sec. Client: 16yr Female. Issue: Bashful bowel syndrome; she attributes it to a humiliating experience at 12yrs old. Mrs. Lisa Machenberg shares effective cognitive and hypnotic suggestions for comfortable bowel release, and Lisa advises about parental consent.

Case 3: CLIENTS WITH BI-POLAR DISORDER. @35min.14sec. 52yr Female. Issue: Weight-loss; chocolate addiction; bi-polar disorder. Mrs. Machenberg shares the conditions in which a hypnotherapist can work with a bi-polar client. Lisa describes signs of mania and what to do if identified.

Case 4: TECHNIQUE FOR IDENTIFYING THE RIGHT PARTNER. @43min.11sec. Client: 36yr Female. Issue: Relationship trouble; looking for soul-mate. Mrs. Lisa Machenberg shares a special technique for finding the right partner, and Lisa suggests what to do in hypnosis.

Case Conference with Marc Gravelle on 7/17/2006

HMI Instructor: Marc Gravelle
Production Date: 7/17/2006

Case 1: HYPNOSIS FOR NAIL-BITING. @1min.39sec. Client: 35yr Male. Issue: Nail-biting. Mr. Marc Gravelle defines nail-biting symptomatically and causally. Marc explains how to design a replacement anxiety-reduction behavior, and Mr. Gravelle provides hypnotic suggestions and a definition of “relaxation.”

Case 2: REVIEW OF BODY-SYNDROMES. @15min.36sec. Mr. Marc Gravelle reviews Body-Syndromes and remedying them with hypnosis. Marc shares a case of running- syndrome from his own exemplary practice.

Case 3: TEETH GRINDING AS CRYING-SYNDROME. @23min.57sec. Client: Female; newlywed. Issue: Difficulty sleeping; teeth grinding. Marc defines the client’s body-syndrome, and Mr. Gravelle suggests dream therapy to vent out what the client is “not expressing.”

Case 4: SYSTEMATIC-DESENSITIZATION OR CIRCLE-THERAPY. @29min31sec. Client: 19yr Female. Issue: Arachnophobia. Mr. Marc Gravelle suggests an effective strategy of explanation, desensitization and associating relaxation. Marc passionately clarifies between Circle-Therapy and Systematic Desensitization, and he discusses fears and phobias.

Case Conference with Lisa Machenberg on 7/12/2006

HMI Instructor: Lisa Machenberg, C.Ht.
Production Date: 7/12/2006

Case 1: ALLERGIES & HYPNOSIS. @1min.19sec. Client: 35yr Female. Issue: Wheat allergy; wants to stop craving wheat. Mrs. Lisa Machenberg provides a hypnotherapeutic formula, and Lisa suggests caution when working with allergies. Mrs. Machenberg discusses medical referrals.

Case 2: HIGH CHOLESTEROL & HYPNOSIS. @11min.22sec. Client: 70yr Male. Issue: Certain type of high cholesterol. Mrs. Lisa Machenberg recommends gathering medical information to use in hypnotic suggestion and life-style changes.

Case 3: MIND/BODY CONNECTION TENNIS. @16min.40sec. Client: 55yr Male. Issue: Tennis improvement. Lisa shares a strategy: “Mind/Body Connection Tennis-” including hypnotic suggestion and visualization exercises.

Case 4: THE DANGER OF FLIGHT INTO HEALTH. @22min.14sec. Client: 35yr Male. Issue: Weight-loss. Client significantly improved after one-session but soon experienced intense aggression, fear, and depression. Mrs. Lisa Machenberg describes the danger of “flight into health.” Lisa explains that symptoms are often a defense against a more significant emotional issue. Mrs. Machenberg discusses refunding payment and crediting future sessions.

Case 5: STRATEGY FOR NAIL-BITING. @41min.28sec. Female. Issue: Nail-biting. Mrs. Lisa Machenberg describes the two body-syndromes of nail-biting and suggests the NLP Swish-Pattern. Lisa recommends an effective strategy for the first three sessions.

Case 6: GAMBLING & NEUROLOGY. @47min.41sec. Client: Male; mechanic. Issue: Wants to quit gambling. Mrs. Lisa Machenberg explains the neuro-physiology of a gambling addiction and the two requirements a client must meet before they can begin hypnotherapy.

Case Conference with Lisa Machenberg on 7/10/2006

HMI Instructor: Lisa Machenberg, C.Ht.
Production Date: 7/10/2006

Case 1: ADDICTION HYPNOSIS. @3min.15sec. Client: 35yr Female. Issue: Support for alcoholism. Mrs. Lisa Machenberg assists the intern in conducting the initial session. Lisa defines addiction as trigger-response behavior, and Mrs. Machenberg shares how to do an “addiction hypnosis” including hypnotic suggestions and replacement behaviors.

Case 2: FEAR OF FAILURE. @14min.00sec. Client: 28yr Female. Issue: Fear of failure. Mrs. Lisa Machenberg defines the “fear of failure,” and she shares a metaphor from Edgar Alan Poe. Lisa suggests how to release the fear of the “worst case scenario.”

Case 3: CLIENTS THAT ONLY WANT TO TALK. @23min.54sec. Client: Male. Issue: Exercise. Client is ambivalent about exercise. Intern feels unsure about continuing with client because he only wants to talk during session. Mrs. Lisa Machenberg discusses this case and advises the intern.

Case 4: BIOLOGY & OPEN RELATIONSHIPS. @38min.55sec. Client: 25yr Male. Physical. Issue: Concerned about open relationship with girlfriend. Lisa relates a very funny story about relationships and biology. Mrs. Machenberg discusses “masochistic-repetition,” and Lisa shares statistics of same gender open-relationships.

Case 5: RESEARCH: ADD & SLEEP @51min.04sec. Mrs. Lisa Machenberg shares research on ADD and sleep-hygiene, and Lisa exposes myths about the sleep and eating disorders of babies.

Case Conference with Lisa Machenberg on 7/5/2006

HMI Instructor: Lisa Machenberg, C.Ht.
Production Date: 7/5/2006

Case 1: MARKETING HYPNOSIS TO DOCTORS. (@2min.30sec.) Mrs. Lisa Machenberg advises interns to take advantage of the “paradigm shift in medicine” concerning the mind-body connection. Lisa suggests initially marketing to one’s own physicians, and Mrs. Machenberg explains how medical people can benefit from partnering with a hypnotherapist. Mrs. Lisa Machenberg appeals to physicians with smoking-cessation and hypnosis for pain-free labor and child birth.

Case 2: HYPNOSIS FOR AUTISTIC CHILD & BEDWETTING. (@12min.00sec.) Client: Autistic child. Issue: Bedwetting. Mrs. Lisa Machenberg discusses autism and communication. Lisa suggests identifying the child’s “autistic passion” and Child Hypnosis with a crystal. Mrs. Machenberg shares a bedwetting strategy of drawing pictures, fantasy imagery, and hypnotic suggestion for the autistic and not autistic child.

Case 3: COMMUNICATING WITH A CHILD ANOREXIC. (@25min.25sec) Client: 9yr Female. Issue: Eating disorder; post inpatient treatment for anorexia; refuses communicating with hypnotherapist/intern. Mrs. Lisa Machenberg advises referrals, and she shares a startling statistic about anorexics. Lisa suggests a strategy to build rapport and encourage communication including drawing pictures. Mrs. Machenberg also suggests music, activities, and games for following sessions. Lisa concludes with the facts and theories about anorexia and suggestions for the child and the family.

Case 4: HYPNOTIC CURE FOR MASOCHISTIC REPETITION. (@46min.12sec.) Client: 47yr female; physical suggestible/sexual. Despite her pious religious beliefs she’s decided to “explore her sexuality.” Issue: She wants to continue being promiscuous, but she feels guilty in spite of her children. Mrs. Machenberg suggests identifying the client’s feelings before and after sexual behavior, and Lisa discuses masochistic repetition. Lisa shares the 100% cure for masochistic repetition in a special hypnosis.

Case Conference with John Melton on 6/26/2006

HMI Instructor: John Melton, C.Ht.
Production Date: 6/26/2006

Case Conference with Lisa Machenberg on 6/7/2006

HMI Instructor: Lisa Machenberg, C.Ht.
Production Date: 6/7/2006

Case Conference with Marc Gravelle on 6/5/2006

HMI Instructor: Marc Gravelle
Production Date: 6/5/2006

Case 1: SLEEP & HYPNOSIS. @1min.32sec. Client: 34yr Female. Issue: Stress from two jobs; difficulty falling asleep. Mr. Marc Gravelle advises the intern to check client’s eating-habits and identifying stress-triggers on job. Marc suggests what to do in hypnosis including a special progressive relaxation, and Mr. Gravelle explains the stages of falling asleep as a hypnotic process. Marc reveals how problems develop within these stages and provides hypnotic suggestions for sleep.

Case 2: EMOTIONAL BEHAVIOR & SPIRITUAL LAW. @14min.02sec. Client: 45yr Male. Issue: Relaxation; can’t decide what to do with life. Mr. Marc Gravelle shares the importance of knowing client Sexuality, and he explains why Emotionals have difficulty making decisions. Marc defines a Spiritual Law from a useful book, and Mr. Gravelle describes the consequences of remaining in a hypersuggestible state.

Case 3: ASSERTIVE COMMUNICATION FOR EMOTIONALS. @30min12sec. Female. Issue: Phobia; childhood trouble. Mr. Marc Gravelle comments on psychotherapy, and Marc suggests explaining E&P Sexuality to the client. Marc defines “confidence,” “assertive communication,” and describes how “Emotionals think.”

Case Conference with Lisa Machenberg on 5/31/2006

HMI Instructor: Lisa Machenberg, C.Ht.
Production Date: 5/31/2006

Case 1: POSSESSION OR IBS? Issue: Woman with IBS believes she is possessed. Mrs. Machenberg explains IBS and how to treat it hypnotherapeutically. She also explains how to conduct an EXORCISM right in your office! - the initial interview, hypnotic techniques, and suggestions. Following this is a very interesting discussion about the film classic: "The Exorcist" and its effects on Somnambulists, as well as helpful suggestions for affected somnambulists. Lots of laughs in this case as Mrs. Machenberg really shows her unique humor and bright wit.

Case 2: HYPNOSIS FOR ADD & ADDICTION. 34 year old male diagnosed ADD and "presribed" to smoke Marijauna by psychiatrist! Issue: Addictions and ADD/anxiety. Client complains that drug is hard to quit because of anxiety and irritability without it. Mrs. Machenberg discusses neccessary precautions such as referrals, 12-step groups, and explains addiction as a response to post-hypnotic suggestions. She defines "co-morbidity" and suggests ways to make ADD work for the client as opposed to against the client. This was a very useful, entertaining, and informative case discussion.

Case 3: ABC'S OF STRESS & HYPNO-VALIUM. 28 year old male, only child, lives at home. Issue: Spots on skin from tension and stress. Client is angry and does not assert himself, especially with his boss who he believes is EVIL and uses black magic! Another case of laughs and high quality information from Mrs. Machenberg, including her own "ABC's for Stress" and "Hypno-Valium"!

Case 4: HYPNOSIS FOR NERVE-PAIN. 24 year old male. 65% phys suggest. Issue: Chronic condition of nerve pain. Mrs. Machenberg gives a brilliant suggestion to help this condition.

Case 5: ADVICE ON GETTING CLIENTS. 38 year old female. Phys. Issue: Organization. She is scattered and stressed. Mrs. Machenberg gives invaluable advice on how to get clients and shares some miscallaneous facts.