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Case Conference with George Kappas on 9/5/2006

HMI Instructor: George Kappas, M.A., M.F.T.
Production Date: 9/5/2006

Case 1: APPLYING THE KAPPASINIAN MODEL. 35yr f. Emotional. Issue: Weight loss: 30lbs; feels “disconnected” from her body; social anxiety. Mr. George Kappas suggests finding the “common denominator” in this case, and George asks the interns to share their ideas. George applies the Kappasinian Model to this case, and Mr. George Kappas provides many suggestions and strategies especially for blood-sugar problems.

Case 2: ETHNIC SEXUALITY & RELATIONSHIP LOSS. Female. Issue: General anxiety after relationship ended; complaining of “throat problems.” Mr. George Kappas humorously reviews the First Session and shares “specific” hypnotic suggestions including “dream-venting” and “stages-of-loss.” Also George discusses ethnic influence on the E&P model. Mr. Kappas explains “ethnic sexuality” and how it originates.

Case 3: GEORGE KAPPAS ON RESISTANCE. 40yr. f. Physical. Issue: Going through difficult custody process; resisting therapeutic process. Mr. George Kappas discusses “client resistance” and the difficulty of “changing.” George explains how “resistance” is a positive indication.

Case 4: HYPNOSIS FOR ADHD TEENAGER. 13yr m. Issue: ADHD; Bi-polar; self-esteem and concentration. Intern asks where to begin with this client. Mr. Kappas provides an initial strategy.

Case Conference with Marc Gravelle on 8/28/2006

HMI Instructor: Marc Gravelle
Production Date: 8/28/2006

Case 1: DESENSITIZATION FOR PHOBIC REACTION. 57yr m. Emotional. Issue: Phobic reaction to some enclosed spaces. Mr. Mark Gravelle reviews “Systematic Desensitization” including hypnotic suggestions and a unique “Progressive Relaxation.” Also Mr. Gravelle reviews “Circle Therapy” with hypnotic suggestions, and Mark discusses “anchors.”

Case 2: MARK GRAVELLE ON HYPNOSIS FOR CANCER. 59yr f. Emotional; cancer. Issue: Relaxation for upcoming surgery. Intern inquires about what to do for her second session. Mr. Mark Gravelle provides suggestions for mind/body and a formula for eliminating “worry.” Mark shares a powerful hypnotic suggestion for clients with cancer.

Case 3: CONSEQUENCES OF HYPERSUGGESTIBLITY. Female. Emotional Somnambulist. Issue: Wants to control her reaction to things around her; oversensitive. Mr. Gravelle discusses hypersuggestiblity and the media, and Mark explains “negative inferences” and emotional suggestibility. Mark concludes with the negative consequences of “walking around in hypnosis” and strategies for dehypnotizing.

Case Conference with Tanya Nord on 8/24/2006

HMI Instructor: Tanya Nord, C.Ht.
Production Date: 8/24/2006

Case 1: MEMORY & RECOVERING LOST OBJECTS. (1min.55sec.) Male. Issue: Find lost objects. Mrs. Tanya Nord advises the intern to discern suggestibility and shares several hypnotic strategies to search the memory including “Dream Therapy.”

Case 2: DEPENDANT CLIENT. (6min.43sec.) Female. Issue: Client calls intern everyday to share her “feelings.” Mrs. Nord explains this problem, and Tanya suggests the proper way to address the client. Mrs. Tanya Nord suggests the “Mental Bank” and other strategies.

Case 3: HOPE & REJECTED PHYSICALS. (12min.05sec.) Male. Issue: Reinforce self-confidence and self-esteem; might be divorced by wife. Intern asks what to do following the first two sessions. Mrs. Tanya Nord explains why knowledge of suggestibility type is important, and Mrs. Nord discusses Physical behavior- rejection, fear, and hope. Tanya explains how to give “hope” to a rejected Physical Sexual, and Mrs. Nord describes E&P dynamics.

Case 4: CHILD HYPNOSIS & FEAR OF DARK. (23min.10sec.) 11yr m. Issue: Fear of dark so sleeps with mother; wants to sleep in his own bed. Mrs. Nord asks about client’s motivation, and Tanya suggests involving the mother and what to do in hypnosis including “anchors.”

Case 5: BULIMIA & HYPNOSIS. (39min.34sec.) 50yr m. Issue: Bulimic since 7 years; homosexual. Mrs. Tanya Nord discusses bulimia, and Tanya provides hypnotic suggestions and strategies for bulimia including “Inner Child Work.”

Case Conference with Tina Bradley on 8/23/2006

HMI Instructor: Tina Bradley, Ph.D.
Production Date: 8/23/2006

Case 1: HALLUCINATIONS & HYPNOSIS. (5min.24sec.) Intern asks about hypnosis and hallucinations. Mrs. Tina Bradley distinguishes between hallucinations and delusions, and Tina recommends the HMI 401 Tape Series.

Case 2: OPEN MARRIAGE OR DIVORCE/EMPOWERING WOMEN. (9min.10sec.) 32yr f. Physical. Issue: Relationship: husband wants “open-relationship” or divorce. Mrs. Bradley shares information on this subject, and Tina suggests several strategies including the “S-Factor.”

Case 3: LATE OR NO-SHOW CLIENTS. (26min.50sec.) 30yr f. Issue: Habit of being late. Mrs. Tina Bradley discusses time-management and the possibility of “secondary gain” in chronic lateness, and the interns share examples of their own “late” or “no-show” clients.

Case Conference with Marc Gravelle on 8/22/2006

HMI Instructor: Marc Gravelle
Production Date: 8/22/2006

Case 1: MARK GRAVELLE ON THE MIND/BODY CONNECTION. (1min.34sec.) Intern inquires about mind-body connection and immune system. Mr. Mark Gravelle describes the mind-body connection as “Body Syndromes,” and Mr. Gravelle explains how reducing stress and anxiety can improve the immune-system. Mark provides a hypnotic suggestion to eliminate “worry,” and Mr. Gravelle defines ‘Desensitization” as stress/anxiety replacement

Case 2: MARK GRAVELLE ON FIBROMYALGA. (10min.41sec.) Intern has three clients diagnosed with Fibromyalga. Mr. Gravelle gives a valuable definition of Fibromyalga including “Body Syndromes” and the anxiety/depression cycle. Mark stresses the importance of exploring diet and blood-sugar, and Mr. Gravelle outlines an affective approach to remedy Fibromyalga.

Case 3: CARPAL-TUNNEL & BODY-SYNDROMES. (21min.24sec.) Female. Issue: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Mr. Mark Gravelle goes into more detail about “Body Syndromes” of the hands, and Mark shares questions to search out emotional causes for physical ailments.

Case 4: FOLLOW UP: SUCCESSFUL MEMORY RETRIEVAL. (26min.00sec.) Follow-up. Intern thanks Mark for previous advice for a client who forgot her computer password. Mr. Gravelle reviews hypnotic suggestions for memory retrieval.

Case 5: QUESTIONS ABOUT HYPNOTHERAPY SESSIONS. (30min.31sec.) Intern asks how long a client should “vent” before hypnosis. Mr. Mark Gravelle discusses “venting”, the length of sessions, and determining sexual personality types through observation.

Case 6: SUBCONSCIOUS SCRIPT & ABUNDANCE. (35min.13sec.) 49yr f. Issue: Wants “abundance;” can’t “hold onto money.” Mr. Gravelle suggests “Mental Bank,” and Mark explains subconscious “scripts” and rewriting them.

Case 7: E&P DYNAMICS: HYPNOTIC SUGGESTIONS & MONEY. (37min.50sec.) Intern asks about the difference in hypnotic suggestions for Emotional vs. Physical types. Mr. Mark Gravelle offers a strategy that involves moving from “general” to “specific” hypnotic suggestions, and Mark describes the difference between Emotional and Physical issue with money.

Case Conference with John Melton on 8/21/2006

HMI Instructor: John Melton, C.Ht.
Production Date: 8/21/2006

Case 1: SLEEP & DEPRESSION. (1min.58sec.) 42yr m. Issue: Stress-relieve; forgiving family members. Recently was arrested after he mixed Ambien (sleep-medication) with alcohol. He sleeps “too much” during the day. Mr. John Melton advises the intern to discover what is “important” for her client, and John discusses motivation and excitement.

Case 2: DREAM THERAPY FOR WEIGHT LOSS. (6min.43sec.) Female. Issue: Weight-control. Client was not convinced she was “in” hypnosis. Mr. Melton explains this “lack of conviction” as “secondary gain,” and John suggests “Dream Therapy” and dietary changes.

Case 3: REFERRAL FOR SEX-ADDICT (11min.07sec.) Male. Issue: Weight-control. Recovering alcoholic, sex-addict. Mr. Melton suggests referrals and focusing on the presenting issue.

Case 4: REPETITION IN HYPNOSIS. (13min.34sec.) 33yr f. Emotional Suggestible. Issue: Relaxation; worries too much. John discusses the importance of “repetition” from session to session, and Mr. Melton advises the intern to look into diet, exercise, and the client’s belief systems.

Case 5: THE PROBLEM OF FLIGHT TO HEALTH (20min.20sec.) Male. Issue: Believes he stutters- but no one else notices it. Mr. John Melton explains the “flight to heath” and why this is a problem.

Case 6: FINDING COMMON DENOMINATORS IN HYPNOTHERAPY. (25min.12sec.) 30yr f. She is intern’s friend. Issue: Depression; relationship problems. John discusses “ambiguity” in client issues and the importance of “focusing” on common denominators, and Mr. Melton cautions about practicing hypnotherapy with friends and family members. Mr. John Melton suggests working with “self-value” and “self-esteem.”

Case 7: INCREASING CLIENT ATTENTION ON SUGGESTIONS. (31min.22sec,) Female. Issue: Weight-loss; self-esteem; bipolar. Intern believes his client is distracted from hypnotic suggestions. Mr. Melton shares a powerful technique to engage more of a client’s attention on “suggestive ideas.”

Case 8: HYPNOTIC STRATEGIES FOR FOCUS. (32min.58sec.) 40yr m. Issue: Difficulty focusing; memory loss. John explains the cause of this issue including test-anxiety and “hypersuggestibility,” and Mr. Melton suggests “Three-As” and Hypno-Diagnositc Tools such as Bio-Feedback. Also John shares tools for managing hypersuggestibility.

Case 9: SYMPTOMATIC & CAUSAL FOR NAIL-BITING. (41min.11sec.) 60yr f. Issue: Nail-biting. Mr. Melton describes the “symptomatic approach” and discovering “cause,” and John provides strategies for symptom relief and tools for “cause.” Mr. John Melton explains how to breathe to trigger the parasympathetic nervous system.

Case 10: AGORAPHOBIA & HYPNOSIS. (46min.58sec.) 36yr f. Issue: Fear; afraid of outside; recently prescribed Prozac. Intern inquires about referral. John suggests treating agoraphobia “holistically” and lists strategies.

Case Conference with John Melton on 8/17/2006

HMI Instructor: John Melton, C.Ht.
Production Date: 8/17/2006

Case 1: OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER. (1min.16sec.) Intern asks John about working with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (O.C.D.). Mr. Melton explains “compulsive behavior,” and John shares remedial strategies including hypnotic desensitization of anxiety-triggers. Mr. Melton also discusses the difference between “compulsions” and “phobias.”

Case 2: DEEPENING TECHNIQUES FOR EMOTIONALS. (7min.14sec.) Female. Issue: “Lives too much in her head, too inhibited.” Mr. John Melton advises the intern to specifically question her client, and John suggests what to do from a “hypnotherapy standpoint” including “self-hypnosis” and “anchoring.” Mr. Melton describes effective “deepening techniques” for Emotional Suggestibles including “Reactional Hypnosis,” and John suggests what do in the First Session. Listen for John’s strategy of teaching self-hypnosis, and the NLP Eye Fascination Induction.

Case 3: THE ART OF QUESTIONING. (20min.23sec.) 50yr f. Issue: Wants to get back into entertainment business but is afraid she will be treated unfairly; fear of business people; also menopausal. Mr. John Melton suggests the “art of questioning” to find common denominators in this clients issues.

Case 4: PORNOGRAPHY ADDICTION & HYPNOSIS. (31min.45sec.) Male. Issue: Addicted to internet pornography; recently “busted” by wife. John suggests exploring this issue cognitively, working with an M.F.T, and techniques for desensitization and “awareness.”

Case 5: THE PROBLEM OF AMBIGUITY IN CLIENT ISSUES. (39min.17sec.) 30yr f. Somnambulist. Issue: Anxiety and many “bad feelings;” motivation for school. Mr. John Melton describes this case as an example of “ambiguity,” and Mr. Melton explains why this is a problem. John suggests what the intern should do in the next session with this client.

Case Conference with George Kappas on 8/16/2006

HMI Instructor: George Kappas, M.A., M.F.T.
Production Date: 8/16/2006

Case 1: HYPNOSIS & SMOKING 32yr. M. 70% Emotional suggestible. Issue: Smoking. George teaches as much as he entertains with an informative sense of humor. In this case George outlines, humorously, the social element of smoking, the necessity of a strong replacement behavior, and how to address it therapeutically with hypnosis: especially removing the ‘state of denial’ with aversion therapy and ‘selling the benefits’ of quitting. This case is a must if your hypnotherapy practice includes smokers.

Case 2: METHAMPHETAMINE & HYPNOSIS 44yr. M. Emotional suggestible. Issue: Methamphetamine addict. George passionately describes the destruction of crystal-meth abuse. Mr. Kappas continues with a plan of action including safe detox, 12-step meetings, confronting the realities of addiction, as well as hypnotic suggestions and ‘aversion visualization’. This case, with the insight of George Kappas, provides hypnotherapist’s with the knowledge to work in the growing field of addiction recovery. George explains how with hypnosis, 12-steps, and ‘willingness’, we can assist our client’s in overcoming their biggest obstacles.

Case 3: ARTHRITIS & HYPNOSIS 50yr. F. Issue: Arthritis, relaxation, and marriage trouble. Mr. Kappas funnily describes the ‘Reaching Syndrome’ and provides hypnotic suggestions for ‘special-place’ imagery, ‘venting-dreams’, and even de-hypnotizing. He explains the importance of providing certain client’s with immediate relief through hypnosis.

Case Conference with Marc Gravelle on 8/15/2006

HMI Instructor: Marc Gravelle
Production Date: 8/15/2006

Case 1: E&P & HYPNOSIS 50yr. F. High Physical. Issue: Can’t get over ex-boyfriend from 3 yrs. ago. Mark Gravelle is one of the major experts on E&P Sexuality. In this case Mark draws from 20yrs experience to illustrate the subconscious dynamics of a physical sexual. Mr. Gravelle provides simple formulas of hypnotic suggestion and intervention to empower the rejected physical. Also, Mark shares the ‘7 Qualities of Healthy Relationships’ and hypnotic suggestions for ‘de-loving’. If your hypnotherapy practice includes clients in relationships, a thorough knowledge of E&P dynamics is a must. Listen to this case for tips on E&P and hypnosis.

Case 2: BODY SYNDROMES & ASSERTIVENESS F. Issue: Recovering from strokes; pushy boyfriend. Mark supplies a hypnotic strategy for assertiveness, a special hypnosis dream suggestion, and communicating the need for patience. Listen for a thorough and useful way to explain Body Syndromes and building hypnotic-suggestions from them- an affective approach for hypnotherapy.

Case 3: MEMORY & HYPNOSIS F. Issue: Cannot remember password to computer since the day her mother died. Mr. Gravelle explains the spiritual ‘Law of Detachment’ and the hypnotic ‘Law of Reverse Reaction’. Also, he shares a powerful hypnotic-suggestion for memory and test-taking.

Case 4: HYPNOTIC STRATEGIES FOR OCD 48yr. F. Issue: “Shop-a-holic”; OCD. Mr. Gravelle explains ‘anxiety-reduction’ and provides affective strategies for use in hypnosis, the importance of ‘healthy’ replacement behaviors, and channeling the anxiety/energy of OCD into more beneficial activity. Mark Gravelle concludes with practical strategies for ‘getting hypnotherapy clients’.

Case Conference with Lisa Machenberg on 8/14/2006

HMI Instructor: Lisa Machenberg, C.Ht.
Production Date: 8/14/2006

Case 1: PROCRASTINATION & SELF-ESTEEM. (2min.13sec.) Male. Emotional. Union Negotiator. Issue: Low self-esteem; procrastination. Mrs. Lisa Machenberg discusses the causes of “procrastination” and how it relates to “self-esteem.” Lisa shares hypnosis for “procrastination” including “imagery” and hypnotic suggestions, and Mrs. Machenberg describes how to improve “self-esteem.”

Case 2: DECISION-MAKING & HYPNOSIS. (12min.50sec.) Female. Issue: Difficulty making decisions; overloaded. Lisa discusses philosophy and “choice,” and Mrs. Machenberg suggests how to improve decision-making through hypnosis and “visualization.” Listen for a very unique post-hypnotic suggestion especially for Somnambulists.

Case 3: THE HYPNO-EPIDURAL. (21min.05sec.) Mrs. Machenberg provides a complete and thorough review of the “Hypno-Epidural.” Also Lisa shares additional information on hypnosis and pregnancy.

Case 4: 4 QUESTION TECHNIQUE FOR WEIGHT-MANAGEMENT. (29min.41sec.) 23yr f. Issue: Weight-management; anorexia and depression. Mrs. Lisa Machenberg describes a special “Four Question” technique for weight gain and weight loss including hypnotic suggestions. (For more information on this technique refer to the book “Heart of The Mind” by Steve and Connirae Andeas.)

Case 5: HYPNOSIS FOR RELEASING SADNESS & ANGER. (46min.27sec.) 47yr f. Issue: Hysterectomy 6mnths ago; feels profound loss. Mrs. Machenberg suggests a hypnotic technique for releasing “sadness” and “anger” in a six session plan.

Case 6: ABCD TECHNIQUE TO CHALLENGE LIMITING BELIEFS. (53min.51sec.) 40yr m. Issue: “Extremely negative;” believes he cannot have a relationship because he has to take care of his mother. Mrs. Lisa Machenberg shares a strategy to motivate this client and to uncover his fear. Lisa suggests the “ABCD” technique and quickly reviews how it can challenge limiting beliefs.