Gelbin Rachel Psychotherapist
Tucson, AZ
Just wanted to see how it worked! please leave me your comments... Thank you... (more)
RatedCounselling Services
by Sue
LISC
Indianapolis, IN
Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass - it's about learning to dance in the rain.... (more)
RatedCounselling Services
by Penny
Caughron Debt Relief Law
Helena, MT
Great to meet you Sue. I love your attitude! I think Lifegeta is excellent. Everyone should do it! Mark at Hertfordshire Multiple Sclerosis Therapy... (more)
RatedCounselling Services
by Mark
Ocean Mental Health Services Inc
Bayville, NJ
A very nice website and you've quite some story to tell. I'm impressed. Congratulations on all you've achieved in your life after all the problems... (more)
RatedCounselling Services
by Bryian
MacGregor- Mr. George- LCSW
Montville, NJ
I feel humbled and honoured to have met you at the Mind,Body Spirit Exhibition at Plinston Halls in Letchworth today. You are an inspiration and are... (more)
RatedCounselling Services
by Anthony
Browse Counselling Experts Articles and Information
Acne  (1,500)
Addictions  (1,500)
Advice  (1,500)
Allergies  (1,092)
Alternative Medicine  (1,500)
Anti Aging  (1,500)
Breakup  (1,500)
Cancer  (1,499)
Dental Care  (1,500)
Disabilities  (1,500)
Divorce  (1,500)
Elderly Care  (1,498)
Goal Setting  (1,500)
Hair Loss  (1,500)
Health and Safety  (1,497)
Hearing  (1,500)
Law of Attraction  (1,499)
Marriage  (1,500)
Medicine  (1,497)
Meditation  (1,499)
Men's Health  (1,500)
Mental Health  (1,500)
Motivational  (1,500)
Nutrition  (1,495)
Personal Injury  (1,499)
Plastic Surgeries  (1,500)
Pregnancy  (1,496)
Psychology  (1,500)
Public Speaking  (1,500)
Quit Smoking  (1,500)
Religion  (1,499)
Self Help  (1,500)
Skin Care  (1,500)
Sleep  (1,500)
Stress Management  (1,500)
Teenagers  (1,492)
Time Management  (1,500)
Weddings  (1,500)
Wellness  (1,500)
Women's Health  (1,500)
Women's Issues  (1,500)

Conversational hypnosis was a concept largely devised and attributed to an American psychiatrist by the name of Milton Erickson. Erickson founded the American Society for Clinical Hypnosis and was best known for his theories concerning the unconscious mind and how it is susceptible to suggestion in ways that our conscious minds are not.

Probably the single most important concept defined by Erickson was the trance theory. He believed the unconscious mind is always listening, and that while in a trance state, a subject is receptive to things that they would not normally be receptive to. This is a form of indirect suggestion, and the susceptibility comes by inducing a hypnotic trance.  It is important to note that conversational hypnosis is not mind control, but rather a form of influencing people through conversation alone.  There is no taking over a person's thoughts or actions in this process.  Free will is maintained.

Trance as defined by Erickson is an everyday occurrence that happens any time we are intensely focused on something. Trance is a state of concentration rather than zoning out or being mindless. It is when we are thinking so much about one particular thing that all our mind's energy is focused there, putting us in a more receptive state.

While trance by this definition makes us more vulnerable (to suggestion, at least), it also allows us to focus and concentrate much better than we can in normal frames of mind. Erickson's conversational hypnosis techniques have been employed and written about by many hypnotists and scholars around the world.

Conversational hypnosis is no longer a secret concept that normal people can't learn, but is rather becoming accessible to anyone regardless of psychological or hypnotic experience.


Copyrights © 2025. All Rights Reserved. gocounselling.com

Contact Us | Privacy | Disclaimer | Sitemap