Advantages to Hypnotherapy One major advantage of hypnotherapy is that this type of treatment will get directly to the root of the problem and remove it from your life quickly and effectively. This is beneficial to be free to live … Continue reading →
Do Gooders There may be individuals in the group who perform in socially proper ways in the group and are still disruptive. Members who fill this category are labelled do-gooders. A do-gooder’s behaviour is usually evident through his desire to … Continue reading →
Absences Although absences from therapy sessions can occur for legitimate reasons (business trips, illness, etc.) they may also be the result of increased anxiety. As a group develops and members sense that subsequent interaction may penetrate into areas that are … Continue reading →
The Manipulator It is not uncommon for the trainer to encounter manipulative members within the group. Such individuals tend to steer the group direction to meet their own ends. For example, a group member may try to put the heat … Continue reading →
Scapegoating In some groups, an individual member is sometimes consciously or unconsciously identified as the individual who personifies all that is or could be wrong in the world. Perhaps one or two individuals may be singled out to bear the … Continue reading →
Acting Out or Hostile Behaviour The acting out group member is perhaps as much of a concern to the beginning therapist as the discipline problem is to the student teacher. Often the behaviour erupts suddenly and catches both the therapist … Continue reading →
Talk as an Avoidance Here are some of the people who use Talk as an Avoidance that you may encounter in group work: Mr. Personal: This is a person who takes up slack with a long and sometimes highly personal … Continue reading →
15 ways to be more creative Ask what if questions- the sillier the better, eg What if I paid myself a tip for every time I am nice to a client? Use metaphors and analogies, eg my job is like … Continue reading →
How to get ideas Often your client will get stuck when asked how they might do something, or what they might do. Here are some ways to help: Brainstorm In a set amount of time come up with as many … Continue reading →
The unconscious mind and creativity As a hypno-psychotherapist I have two of the most powerful things in the universe at my disposal in working with my client. Wow! That sounds good: and it is good: really good news for both … Continue reading →
