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Adding only one or two new indirect techniques can both motivate clients and alleviate the boredom of professional practice. The rich panoply of indirect techniques that can be used in both hypnosis and standard talk therapy has been written about extensively by the presenters. Some of the topics that will be covered in this workshop include how to use interspersal, pause, and subtle vocal shift as unconscious communications, metaphorical and short-burst ego-strengthening for clients debilitated by chronic medical and psychological disorders, and story construction.

The educational objectives are listed.

1. Recognize optimal times to employ story and anecdote.
2. Recognize hypnotic phenomena embedded in an induction or story.
3. State two examples of hypnotic ego-strengthening.

Session may be edited to preserve confidentiality.