A Guide to Trance Land: A Practical Handbook of Ericksonian and Solution-Oriented Hypnosis

Popular author Bill O'Hanlon offers an inviting and reassuring guide to the essentials
of hypnosis, alleviating the newcomer's anxieties about how to make
the most of this clinical tool. This brief book illustrates the benefits of solution-oriented
hypnosis, which draws on the work of the pioneering therapist Milton
Erickson (with whom O'Hanlon studied) and emphasizes doing what is needed
to get results-which, more often than not, means trusting that the client holds
within him- or herself answers or knowledge that need only be tapped or released
by the therapist. O'Hanlon covers the key aspects of hypnosis, including:
using possibility words and phrases; using passive language; and inducing
trance. O'Hanlon offers practical tips and friendly encouragement for the novice
hypnotherapist-in his characteristic warm, reassuring, and humorous style.