An interview with well-known psychotherapist and author Bill O’Hanlon about the development of his Solution-Oriented approach to change, hypnosis, using Inclusive Therapy to dissolve resistance, storytelling therapy, and the two legs of successful change work.

Discover a radically different, gentle approach to hypnosis and hypnotherapy derived from the work of psychiatrist Milton H. Erickson. In this approach, we don’t rely on suggestion and authority, but instead on evocation and collaboration. Use hypnosis to help people who don’t respond to traditional psychotherapy and for problems that haven’t yielded to traditional change approaches. This is a lively and fun presentation, full of valuable content. Bill O’Hanlon is a featured Oprah author of...

Skills and experience, research and theory—each plays a critical role in the development of effective therapy practice. And then there is something else. When we recall the work of such figures as Milton Erickson, Virginia Satir and Carl Whitaker, we detect another layer: artistry. Surprisingly, artistry is something that can be taught, or more accurately, expanded or enhanced. Everyone has the capacity. And it is artistry that brings forth all of that skill, experience, research and theory...