2018 CONFERENCE ANALYST REFLECTIONS Mary Kullman, MS, LCPC Following is a summary of nine sessions or approximately 10 hours of hypnoanalysis, done with a volunteer client, in front of a group of masters level or higher psychotherapists at the end of April 2018. The client was a fifty-year-old male from the local area which, although […]
Jeanne Clark, LCSW, board member and past president of AAMH will present the results of her research, “Is Hypnoanalysis Broadly Generalizable for Psychotherapy Practice? Implications for Social Work,” for her DSW dissertation at the AAMH Annual Conference. Jeanne has studied psychotherapy models and hypnosis extensively during her DSW program and has been pleased to find […]
“Why did and do you pursue Hypnoanalysis?”, I was recently asked. That’s a good question for a seventy-five-year-old male clinician. I feel incredibly fortunate to still pursue a meaningful and productive practice with active service in AAMH at the national level and Marriage and Family Therapy at the state or divisional level. My professional life […]
Therapy for Water Phobia, resolved in seven sessions October 2017 Mary Kullman, MS, LCPC Sara is a 64-year-old female who presented to get help in dealing with her fear of water. Her response to ‘What’s the problem?’ “I am terrified of being in the water. Let me qualify that, water deeper than four feet. Unless […]
William Ronan is an AAMH Clinical Member and American Psychotherapy Association (APA) Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Certified Clinician. I became a Clinical Member of AAMH in June of 1984, having received my initial training with originator Bill Bryan, MD, JD, Ph.D. in about 1974. I use Medical Hypnoanalysis extensively in my practice. Getting at the […]
Don Hardy Holley’s comments about his presentation at the Collaborative Divorce Professionals of San Antonio Luncheon on Friday, November 10, 2017. The Title of the presentation was: “Hypnosis: Yes, it does relate to Collaborative Divorce.” I gave a simplified introduction to hypnosis and its history. I described the basic hypnosis methods most people hear about.
Diane J. Weiss M.D., M.P.H. Board Certified in Psychiatry – Beverly Hills, CA As a psychiatrist who always liked to get to the bottom of everything with patients, and really make a connection, giving people practical tools to help themselves, I am finding something which really is too good to be true; but Clinical Hypnosis […]
Finding your Inner Expert Insomnia Treatment by David C. Leistikow, MD A middle-aged male patient came to my office seeking insomnia treatment. He stated that he has been suffering from insomnia for several years. The patient History revealed a pattern where he would awaken at 4:00 a.m., find himself being hyperactive and unable to fall back asleep […]
Meet Dr. Leeb, our First International Clinical Member at the AAMH. Dr. Leeb is not new to medical hypnotherapy. He is a retired Obstetrician & Gynecologist. He has been practicing Medical Hypnotherapy for more than 35 years and has personally delivered thousands of babies for women who used Hypnosis to control discomfort in labor. In addition to […]
2017 Conference Analysts Reflections, using Age Regression by Jeanne Clark, MSW The American Academy of Medial Hypnoanalysis (AAMH) annual conferences are predominantly a clinical observation of an accelerated treatment model using age regression. As the treating therapist for the April 2017 conference, attempting a summary of the nine sessions of this rapid and intense three days […]