Carol Kershaw, Bill Wade – 2 Day Hypnosis for Trauma & PTSD Experiential Course

Outline

Neurophysiology of Trauma/PTSD

• Impact on the nervous system
• Impact of trauma on the brain
• Impact of stress on the brain
• Vagal Nerve Activation-Stephen Porges

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES)

• Intense and prolonged trauma
• Developmental trauma
• Seizure activity with trauma

Trauma and Attachment

• Attachment styles
• Trauma and dissociation style attachment
• Attachment and relationships

Latest Neuroscience Research on Body/Mind Healing

• Body/Mind as frequency, light and innate healing abilities
• Discovery of filament structures in body carrying information
• Cellular biophoton release
• Limitations with research

Long-Term Stress and Its Impact on the Limbic System

• Symptoms of limbic over arousal: Anxiety, startle response, panic, obsessive-compulsive patterns, anger, insomnia
• Symptoms of limbic under arousal: Depression, negative thinking and altered perception of experiences

Essentials of Clinical Hypnosis

• Definition of hypnosis as resource activator
• Focused attention and suggestion
• Hypnotic language
• Conversational hypnosis
• Psychotherapy as hypnosis
• EEG hypnosis

Put Clinical Hypnosis to Practice

• Simple Inductions
• Changing Mental States
• Strategies to Interrupt Rumination
• Strategies for Anxiety, Depression, Calming the Nervous System
• Experiential exercises to practice the skills learned
• Demonstration: EEG Hypnosis

Strategies for Developing Traumatic Memory Reconsolidation

• Retrieval and disruption
• How to move a memory from short term to long term
• State dependent memory and learning

Focused Attention as a State of Negative or Positive Hypnotic Trance

• How optical system may play a role in symptom formation and removal
• Focus on “nothing” helps eliminates negative thought

Simple Biofeedback Tools Paired with Hypnosis to Support Post Traumatic Growth

• Heartmath HRV training
• Temperature training
• Breath training and meditation
• Galvanic skin response training

How to Avoid Common Mistakes in Talk Therapy that May Make Trauma Symptoms Worse

• Too much attention on feelings
• Too much emphases on the trauma story