BT16 Clinical Demonstration 04 – Beyond Calming Down: Hypnosis, Anxiety, and the Need for Action Over Avoidance – Lynn Lyons, LICSW

Description:

Hypnotic interventions can offer a cognitive shift toward tolerating uncertainty, positive expectancy, and a framework for taking action essential to helping the anxious person recover. Hypnosis is an opportunity to introduce and solidify these elements of active treatment.

Educational Objectives:

1. Describe the importance of action versus avoidance in the treatment of anxiety disorders.
2. Create a metaphor that suggests to the anxious client the need for action and practice.
3. Create a post-hypnotic suggestion that supports the tolerance of uncertainty when feeling fearful or anxious.

*Sessions may be edited for content and to preserve confidentiality*