Richard Hill talks to Dr. Michael Yapko and has a facinating talk about his work Trancework : An Introduction to the Practice of Clinical Hypnosis now in it’s 5th edition.
Michael D. Yapko, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist and marriage and family therapist residing in Fallbrook, California. He is internationally recognized for his work in developing strategic, outcome-focused psychotherapies, the advanced clinical applications of hypnosis, and active, short-term non-pharmacological treatments of depression. He routinely teaches to professional audiences all over the world. To date, he has been invited to present his ideas and methods to colleagues in more than 30 countries across six continents, and all over the United States.
Dr. Yapko is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, a clinical member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, a member of the International Society of Hypnosis, and a Fellow of the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis. He is a recipient of lifetime achievement awards from the American Psychological Association, The International Society of Hypnosis, and The Milton H. Erickson Foundation for his many contributions to the fields of psychotherapy and clinical hypnosis.
Dr. Yapko has been a passionate advocate for redefining how we think about and treat peoples’ problems, especially the most common ones of anxiety and depression. He has been a vocal critic of medicalizing such problems by calling them illnesses when there is substantial evidence that they are about much more than biology alone. He further questions the all-too-common treatment approach of simply medicating people with drugs whose safety and efficacy are highly questionable.
For more about Dr. Yapko and resources please visit his website.
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This is an outstanding interview and a great interactive dialogue.
This fifth edition of TRANCEWORK that I have received 4 weeks ago is almost a bible for hypnotherapists… almost… with such a wealth of knowledge and such a generous sharing of experience . It will be a source of reference and improvement in my practice.
Thank you
Sincerely yours