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Case Conference with Lisa Machenberg on 9/21/2006

HMI Instructor: Lisa Machenberg, C.Ht.
Production Date: 9/21/2006

Case 1: HYPNOSIS FOR FEARS/PHOBIAS: FEAR OF HEIGHTS. 50yr f. Somnambulist. Issue: Fear of heights; fear of losing control. Mrs. Lisa Machenberg advises the intern how to address “fear of heights” including diet and hypnotic suggestions. Mrs. Machenberg defines “phobic-reaction” as fight/flight response within the “Primitive Mind,” and Lisa provides a replacement strategy for phobias. Listen for Mrs. Machenberg’s excellent “Systematic-Desensitization Story.” Lisa also discusses "self-loathing" and a "Parts Work" technique.

Case 2: MACHENBERG’S MARKETING SECRETS(PART:1). Mrs. Lisa Machenberg shares valuable hints and tips for getting clients and marketing a hypnotherapy practice. Listen for role-playing between Mrs. Machenberg and interns: “potential-client” vs. “hypnotherapist.” Lisa provides word-for-word dialogue to turn “potential clients” into paying clients.

Case 3: (PART: 2).Mrs. Lisa Machenberg shares what to say to licensed medical and psychological professionals.

Case 4: (PART: 3). Lisa provides a strategy for lecturing and hypnosis demonstrations.

Case 5: (PART: 4). Mrs. Machenberg discusses business cards, brochures, and listing credentials.

Case Conference with Tanya Nord on 9/19/2006

HMI Instructor: Tanya Nord, C.Ht.
Production Date: 9/19/2006

Case 1: SLEEP & WEIGHT PROBLEMS. 48yr m. Physical. Issue: Falls asleep during the day; overweight. Mrs. Tanya Nord asks hard questions to establish cause, and she advises the intern to work on weight-loss first. Mrs. Nord discusses dreams including a hypnotic suggestion, and Tanya suggests a weight-loss strategy. Mrs. Tanya Nord describes a special anchor to keep the client awake during the day.

Case 2: STUDENT W/ NARCOLEPSY. 19yr m. Physical. Issue: Falls asleep in school; diagnosed with narcolepsy. Mrs. Tanya Nord discusses problems with “scope of practice.”

Case 3: MULTIPLE-SCLEROSIS & BODY SYNDROMES. 28yr f. Physical. Phone client. Issue: Might have M.S.; self-esteem. Mrs. Tanya Nord offers recommendations and explains the relationship between the immune-system and self-esteem. Mrs. Nord discusses M.S. in relation to the “fear of losing control,” and Tanya shares strategies to help this client with hypnotherapy.

Case 4: OPEN DISCUSSION: TANYA & INTERNS. Discussion between Mrs. Nord and interns about Fibromyalga, medical referrals, and Time-Line Therapy. (For information on Time-Line Therapy refer to AHA “TimeLine Therapy Practitioner Training” and the book “TimeLine Therapy and the Basis of Personality” by Tad James and Wyatt Woodsmall.)

Case Conference with Michele Guzy on 9/18/2006

HMI Instructor: Michele Guzy, C.Ht., NLP
Production Date: 9/18/2006

Case 1: E&P SEXUALITY & HYPNOSIS FOR DEPRESSION. Female. Emotional Suggestibility. Issue: Anger and depression. Mrs. Michele Guzy defines “depression,” and she shares ways to determine E&P Sexuality without the written questionnaire. Also Mrs. Guzy describes the “5 Rules of Becoming a Successful Hypnotherapist” and strategies for helping this client with anger and depression.

Case 2: STRATEGIES FOR ANGER & UNHAPPINESS. 40yr m. Issue: Wants a relationship; taking care of mom; angry; smoker. Mrs. Michele Guzy advises the intern to improve her effectiveness as a hypnotherapist, and Mrs. Guzy asks “hard” questions to really determine the client’s issue and provides excellent strategies to help this client.

Case 3: HYPNOSIS FOR ADRENAL-GLANDS. 40yr m. Issue: Wants to “turn on” his adrenal glands. Mrs. Michele Guzy shares valuable ideas, strategies, and hypnotic suggestions to stimulate the adrenal glands.

Case Conference with Lisa Machenberg on 9/27/2006

HMI Instructor: Lisa Machenberg, C.Ht.
Production Date: 9/27/2006

Case 1: TRANS-GENDER FEMALE & REFERRALS. Transgender female. Issue: After sex-change operation (male to female) uncomfortable with new body. Mrs. Lisa Machenberg provides hypnotic suggestions, and Lisa discusses referrals in-depth.

Case 2: LISA MACHENBERG ON SNORING. Intern inquires about “snoring.” Mrs. Machenberg discusses snoring and several ways to manage it including a “dial.”

Case 3: EMOTIONAL MALE SEEKS RELATIONSHIP. 41yr m. Emotional. Issue: Shyness; wants a relationship. Mrs. Lisa Machenberg provides suggestions for emotional males seeking a relationship, and Lisa asks the physical woman in the room what they like about emotional men. Also Lisa gives hypnotic suggestions and anchors for overcoming shyness, and Mrs. Machenberg shares information on dating.

Case 4: GETTING CLIENTS. Mrs. Lisa Machenberg shares great tips on getting clients including “role-playing” demonstrations with the interns.

Case Conference with Michele Guzy on 9/26/2006

HMI Instructor: Michele Guzy, C.Ht., NLP
Production Date: 9/26/2006

Case 1: MICHELE GUZY ON WEIGHT MANAGEMENT. 47yr f. Emotional. High powered executive in entertainment industry. Issue: Put on weight after hysterectomy. Intern asks how she can accelerate the weight-loss. Mrs. Michele Guzy has the intern “play” client, and Michele questions and advises the “client.” Mrs. Guzy discusses “projecting negative thoughts” and the problem with “enabling” clients. Michele also describes “muscle-testing” as a strategy for weight-loss.

Case 2: SELF-ESTEEM FOR REJECTED PHYSICAL. 35yr f. Physical. Issue: Boost self-esteem; might have M.S. Mrs. Michele Guzy shares many informative ideas and suggestions for this case.

Case 3: BUILDING A HYPNOTHERAPY PRACTICE. Mrs. Michele Guzy discusses marketing, fees, and fears of a hypnotherapy practice. She asks interns: “What are the hardest things to do in building a practice?” Listen for valuable tips from Michele Guzy, an extremely successful hypnotherapist, for finding and booking clients.

Case Conference with Marc Gravelle on 9/14/2006

HMI Instructor: Marc Gravelle
Production Date: 9/14/2006

Case 1: DE-LOVING SUGGESTIONS. Male. Physical. Issue: five years ago had a “breakdown” after relationship with girlfriend ended- now believes his adrenal-glands are not functioning; also memory and self-esteem. Mr. Marc Gravelle provides information on physical-sexuality, defines “self-esteem,” and suggests an “evaluation process” including five categories. Listen for Mr. Gravelle’s special hypnotic suggestions for “De-Loving” and a philosophic test to evaluate “selfishness.”

Case 2: EMOTIONAL W/ PHYSICAL DEFENSE. Female. Issue: According to intern “unrealistically” high self-esteem; wants relationship. Intern wants to know if she should use the previous case’s “evaluation process.” Mr. Mark Gravelle shares how to determine sexuality when a “defense” is possible, and Mark includes information on sexual personality “core-traits.”

Case 3: MARC GRAVELLE ON PROCESSING DEATH & LOSS. 68yr m. Wife recently passed away. Issue: “Tremendous sense of loss.” Mr. Gravelle suggests the stages of loss, and Mark suggests strategies for processing grief.

Case Conference with Ida Kendall on 9/13/2006

HMI Instructor: Ida Kendall, C.Ht., OM
Production Date: 9/13/2006

Case 1: IDA KENDALL ON FINDING LOST OBJECTS. 65yr f. Issue: Lost objects in her house. Mrs. Ida Kendall discusses memory and imagination, offers questions to ask this client, and shares hypnotic suggestions for recall and “dream-venting.”

Case 2: IDA KENDALL ON SMOKING-CESSATION. 45yr m. Issue: Wants to quit smoking. Mrs. Ida Kendall provides valuable information and suggestions for smoking-cessation. Recommended listening!

Case 3: IDA KENDALL ON SPECIAL-NEEDS CHILDREN. 13yr m. Issue: ADD and Bi-polar; special education student. Intern wants to know what do for hypnotic induction and suggestibility testing. Mrs. Kendall suggests a special induction, hypnotic suggestions, and strategies for “learning disabled” children.

Case 4: IDA KENDALL ON CHILD HYPNOSIS. 9yr f. Issue: Fear of “upstairs” of house. Mrs. Ida Kendall suggests the “storybook” approach and other “child hypnotherapy” techniques.

Case 5: IDA KENDALL ON EPILEPSY. Intern asks Ida about epilepsy. Mrs. Kendall discusses “epileptic fits” and possible causes, and Ida shares how hypnosis can help this condition.

Case 6: IDA KENDALL ON WEIGHT-LOSS. 68yr f. Issue: Wants to lose 25lbs. Mrs. Ida Kendall cautions against using the “Dial” technique for influencing metabolism, and Ida recommends a book about weight-loss strategies and another book about “boundaries.” Listen for Mrs. Kendall’s “inferred” hypnotic suggestions for maintaining “boundaries.”

Case Conference with John Melton on 9/12/2006

HMI Instructor: John Melton, C.Ht.
Production Date: 9/12/2006

Case 1: PROBLEMS W/ AGE-REGRESSION. 65yr f. Physical. Issue: Afraid of men; “pushing men away;” wants age-regression. Mr. John Melton explains the problem with “Age-Regression” and provides alternatives. Mr. Melton discusses the importance of knowing what we want.

Case 2: TESTING SUGGESTIBILITY OF ILLITERATE TEEN. 13yr m. ADD; Bi-polar. Issue: Self-confidence. Does not read or write. Intern wants to know how to test for his suggestibility. Mr. John Melton shares ideas and discusses “stages-of-development.”

Case 3: STRATEGY FOR GRIEVING CLIENT. 26yr f. Issue: Father passed away. Intern asks John about Stage-of-Loss. Mr. John Melton reviews the “Anger” Stage-of-Loss and suggests “Ego-Strengthening,” Stages-of-Development,” and “Re-parenting.” Listen for the importance of giving clients “reasons” before “suggestions.”

Case 4: PROBLEMS W/ HYPNOTIZING FAMILY MEMBERS. Intern hypnotized her mom to stop smoking; mom is now smoking more. Mr. Melton makes an educated guess about what is “going on.”

Case 5: JOHN MELTON ON THE ARM-RAISING INDUCTION. Intern inquires about the “Arm-Raising Induction.” John discusses the “Arm-Raising Induction” and the concept of “fait-compli,” and Mr. Melton shares his opinion of Ericksonian Hypnosis.

Case 6: EXTREMELY OVERWEIGHT BOY. 8yr m. Issue: Very overweight. Mr. John Melton emphasizes getting a Doctor involved immediately.

Case 7: HYSTERECTOMY & WEIGHT GAIN. 47yr f. Issue: Put on weight after hysterectomy. Mr. Melton advises the intern to discover what the weight “means” for the client, and John suggests “stress-reduction” techniques.

Case 8: ADVISING AN INTERN AT FAULT. Intern’s client showed much “resistance” during induction. John describes this as a “conflict,”, and Mr. Melton advises the intern to not “judge” or take client responses “personally.”

Case 9: LAW OF REPETITION FOR STROKE VICTIM. 43yr f. Issue: Dual stroke victim; stress-reduction. Mr. John Melton explains the benefits of “repetition” or “positive reinforcement.”

Case 10: ADDRESSING A LYING CLIENT. Intern inquires about a client who is “chronically lying” during session. Mr. John Melton suggests how to address this adequately while keeping “rapport.”

Case Conference with George Kappas on 9/11/2006

HMI Instructor: George Kappas, M.A., M.F.T.
Production Date: 9/11/2006

Case 1: HYPNOSIS FOR MUSICIAN. Male. Musician. Issue: Performance anxiety and creative block. Mr. George Kappas distinguishes between fears and phobias, and George describes “Circe Therapy” and “Systematic Desensitization.’ Also the interns share “Guided Imagery” techniques to help this client.

Case 2: CHILD WEIGHT-LOSS. 9yr f. Issue: Weight-loss and “explosive anger.” Mr. Kappas discusses weight-loss and hypoglycemia, and George advises the intern.

Case 3: GEORGE KAPPAS ON BLINDNESS. 44yr m. Issue: Going blind. Mr. George Kappas leads a fascinating discussion on “emotional” causes for blindness covering topics from Ray Charles suggestibility to John Kappas’ experience training a blind hypnotist.

Case 4: GEORGE KAPPAS ON THE MENTAL-BANK. Mr. Kappas discusses the “Mental Bank” and shares the success he has had through it. George provides many valuable tips for doing the Mental-Bank and answers common questions.

Case Conference with George Kappas on 9/6/2006

HMI Instructor: George Kappas , M.A., M.F.T.
Production Date: 9/6/2006

Case 1: LIMITATIONS OF HYPNOSIS FOR WEIGHT-LOSS. 68yr f. Issue: Weight management. Mr. George Kappas discusses weight-management, the limitations of hypnosis, and what it really takes to lose weight. George shares his experiences dieting and its difficulties, and Mr. Kappas explains how hypnosis can help manage weight. Listen for fascinating information about “fat-cell” communication.

Case 2: GEORGE KAPPAS ON PAST-LIFE REGRESSION. Female. Issue: Insists on “Past-Life Regression” but intern believes her problems are in “this life.” Mr. George Kappas discusses “Past-Life Regression,” how it can be helpful, and when to use it, and Mr. Kappas dialogues back and forth with the interns about “Past-Life Regression.”