The Practice of Cognitive-Behavioural Hypnotherapy - A Manual for Evidence-Based Clinical Hypnosis

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The Practice of Cognitive-Behavioural Hypnotherapy presents a structured, clinical approach to hypnosis grounded in cognitive-behavioural theory and evidence-based practice. It guides readers from foundational concepts to practical training in assessment, case formulation, and hypnotic skills, then moves into applied methods targeting self-hypnosis, coping skills, exposure for affect, problem-solving hypnotherapy, and cognitive hypnotherapy. The book also frames terminology and citations and concludes with synthesis and clinical summary.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryHealthcare

FormatPDF

Pages625

Reading Time26 h 15 min

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Contents

Part I: The Cognitive-Behavioural Approach to Hypnosis

Chapter One: Introduction to cognitive-behavioural hypnotherapy

Chapter Two: James Braid and the original hypnotherapy

Chapter Three: Cognitive-behavioural theories of hypnosis

Part II: Assessment, Conceptualisation, and Hypnotic Skills

Chapter Four: Assessment in cognitive-behavioural hypnotherapy

Chapter Five: Case formulation in cognitive-behavioural hypnotherapy

Chapter Six: Socialisation and hypnotic skills training

Part III: Cognitive-Behavioural Hypnotherapy

Chapter Seven: Applied self-hypnosis and coping skills

Chapter Eight: Affect: hypnotic exposure therapy

Chapter Nine: Behaviour: Problem-Solving Hypnotherapy (PSH)

Chapter Ten: Cognition: cognitive hypnotherapy

Chapter Eleven: Conclusion and summary

[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com) THE PRACTICE OF COGNITIVE-BEHAVIOURAL HYPNOTHERAPY [OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com) THE PRACTICE OF COGNITIVEBEHAVIOURAL HYPNOTHERAPY A Manual for Evidence-Based Clinical Hypnosis Donald J. Robertson [OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com) First published 2013 by Karnac Books Ltd. Published 2019 by Routledge 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN 52 Vanderbilt Avenue, New York, NY 10017 First issued in hardback 2019 Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business Copyright © 2013 by Donald J. Robertson The right of Donald J. Robertson to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted in accordance with §§ 77 and 78 of the Copyright Design and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. Notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A C.I.P. for this book is available from the British Library ISBN 13: 978-0-367-10585-3 (hbk) ISBN 13: 978-1-85575-530-7 (pbk) Typeset by V Publishing Solutions Pvt Ltd., Chennai, India [OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com) CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ABOUT THE AUTHOR FOREWORD NOTE ON TERMINOLOGY AND CITATIONS PART I: THE COGNITIVE-BEHAVIOURAL APPROACH TO HYPNOSIS CHAPTER ONE Introduction to cognitive-behavioural hypnotherapy CHAPTER TWO James Braid and the original hypnotherapy CHAPTER THREE Cognitive-behavioural theories of hypnosis PART II: ASSESSMENT, CONCEPTUALISATION, AND HYPNOTIC SKILLS CHAPTER FOUR Assessment in cognitive-behavioural hypnotherapy CHAPTER FIVE Case formulation in cognitive-behavioural hypnotherapy CHAPTER SIX Socialisation and hypnotic skills training PART III: COGNITIVE-BEHAVIOURAL HYPNOTHERAPY CHAPTER SEVEN Applied self-hypnosis and coping skills CHAPTER EIGHT Affect: hypnotic exposure therapy CHAPTER NINE Behaviour: Problem-Solving Hypnotherapy (PSH) CHAPTER TEN Cognition: cognitive hypnotherapy CHAPTER ELEVEN Conclusion and summary REFERENCES INDEX [OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com) ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to thank my fellow countryman James Braid for allowing me to benefit, over 150 years on, from his perseverance in the face of opposition, and his vigorous “common sense” philosophy of hypnotic therapeutics. Braid was a man of integrity who offered free treatment to many patients in his region and never sought to profit from his discovery. He continued to test and revise his views throughout his career and to share his knowledge and skills generously with others. I thank my loving wife, Mandy, for her patience, help, and support. Thanks are also due to Daisy Robertson for her professional advice on the fine nuances of that difficult subject, the psycho-physiology of hypnotic catalepsy. I’d like to dedicate this book to my daughter, Poppy Louise Robertson, who was born when I was in the middle of writing it. I love you, Poppy. (Please stop trying to playing drums on my laptop’s keyboard, though!) [OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com) ABOUT THE AUTHOR Donald Robertson is a registered psychotherapist (UKCP/EAP) in private practice, specialising in clinical hypnosis and cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) . He has been working as a therapist since 1996, and is currently the principal of the UK College of Hypnosis & Hypnotherapy, a private training provider. Donald has published dozens of articles on hypnosis, philosophy, and psychotherapy in professional journals and periodicals. He is the author of Build your Resilience (Hodder), The P

FAQs

What main framework does the manual use for cognitive-behavioural hypnotherapy?

It builds the practice of clinical hypnosis using cognitive-behavioural theories, linking hypnotic work to assessment, formulation, and targeted therapeutic skills.

How does the book address assessment and case formulation?

It dedicates specific chapters to assessment in cognitive-behavioural hypnotherapy and to case formulation, positioning these as core steps before applying hypnotic interventions.

Which applied hypnotic methods are covered in the later parts of the book?

The manual covers applied self-hypnosis and coping skills, affect-focused hypnotic exposure therapy, behaviour-focused Problem-Solving Hypnotherapy (PSH), and cognition-focused cognitive hypnotherapy.

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