Description:

This workshop presents a third generation approach to the therapeutic use of trance. The first generation was authoritarian, “knocking out” the conscious mind and programming the unconscious mind. The second generation, developed by Milton Erickson, respected the creative unconscious but not the conscious intelligence of the client. This third generation work emphasizes the complementary intelligences of the conscious and creative unconscious minds, and explores how to shift both to a generative level that allows significant transformational change. Integral to this generative level is the emergent presence of mindfulness, defined as a subtle field of self-awareness that permeates all contents of consciousness in a way that allows gentle and effective transformational work. The workshop will present a practical format for how to develop this generative trance, and then a four-step model for utilizing it to dissolve symptoms and create positive futures. The format will include a theoretical framework, clinical examples, step-by-step guidelines, and a demonstration.

Educational Objectives:

1. List three methods for facilitating mindfulness in both therapists and clients.
2. List the four steps of transformational change in psychotherapy.
3. Describe the process for generative trance.

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