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Product reviews for 101 things I wish I'd known when I started using hypnosis
Pat Doohan
This little book is going to be an invaluable resource for practitioners of both hypnotherapy and psychotherapy, drawing, as it does, on the long experience of the author and his acute observations which have obviously stood him in good stead during his career.
The book is full of common sense advice on avoiding the pitfalls many therapists (and medical practitioners) are apt to fall into. Simply by avoiding the use of words which may have negative connotations for clients or patients and substituting words which will be less likely to be viewed pessimistically, therapy can be even more successful and a speedier outcome can be reached. Even pronunciation can have its unforeseen problems. The author cites a case where he lost rapport in an instant with an English client simply by using the Irish pronunciation of her name (Kathleen) at a time when the IRA bombings were rife in the UK.
Dr. Ewin believes absolutely in the power of the mind/body connection and recommends that therapists undergo many of the hypnotic techniques themselves, since it is so much easier to be confident about a procedure if it has already been successful for oneself. He also advocates the use of humour in healing something that many newly qualified therapists tend to steer clear of, believing that helping people to resolve their problems should be a 'serious' undertaking.
I have to say that I agreed wholeheartedly with Dr. Ewin's approach, finding nothing in the book about which I could say 'Oh, I wouldn't do that!'. In fact, his methodology put me very much in mind of the late, great, Duncan McColl, from whom many therapists in this country learned so much during the last twenty or so years.
In short, I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to learn in a very short space of time what most therapists only learn from years of experience.
Pat Doohan
Fellow of the National Council of Psychotherapists and also of the International Council of Psychotherapists. (FNCP & FICP)
Editor of Fidelity, the in house publication of the NCP/ICP.
The book is full of common sense advice on avoiding the pitfalls many therapists (and medical practitioners) are apt to fall into. Simply by avoiding the use of words which may have negative connotations for clients or patients and substituting words which will be less likely to be viewed pessimistically, therapy can be even more successful and a speedier outcome can be reached. Even pronunciation can have its unforeseen problems. The author cites a case where he lost rapport in an instant with an English client simply by using the Irish pronunciation of her name (Kathleen) at a time when the IRA bombings were rife in the UK.
Dr. Ewin believes absolutely in the power of the mind/body connection and recommends that therapists undergo many of the hypnotic techniques themselves, since it is so much easier to be confident about a procedure if it has already been successful for oneself. He also advocates the use of humour in healing something that many newly qualified therapists tend to steer clear of, believing that helping people to resolve their problems should be a 'serious' undertaking.
I have to say that I agreed wholeheartedly with Dr. Ewin's approach, finding nothing in the book about which I could say 'Oh, I wouldn't do that!'. In fact, his methodology put me very much in mind of the late, great, Duncan McColl, from whom many therapists in this country learned so much during the last twenty or so years.
In short, I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to learn in a very short space of time what most therapists only learn from years of experience.
Pat Doohan
Fellow of the National Council of Psychotherapists and also of the International Council of Psychotherapists. (FNCP & FICP)
Editor of Fidelity, the in house publication of the NCP/ICP.
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09/07/2010 01:00
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