Conversational Hypnosis: A Manual of Indirect Suggestion [Paperback]

Carol Sommer (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1992

Conversational Hypnosis is a well-organized, concise handbook of effective language for all therapists, especially those who work with Hypnosis. The book teaches professionals how to formulate indirect suggestion and incorporate it naturally into their therapeutic conversations. It provides simplified formulas for creating the many varieties of indirect suggestion and bursts with examples of how and when to use them effectively. Conversational scripts, designed for specific outcomes, demonstrate ways of delivering therapeutic suggestions in a conversational tone. Complete induction scripts and pre-session talks illustrate how to incorporate therapeutic metaphor laced with indirect suggestion, thus delivering suggestions on several levels at once. It is a very powerful resource and a highly practical book that belongs in every therapist's library.

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About the Author

Carol Sommer is a licensed clinical counselor who has been teaching clinical hypnotherapy since 1984. She is a certified Hypnotherapist and Consultant with American Society of Clinical Hypnosis, and a certified trainer of Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP). Carol is also a contributing author of The New Private Practice (W.W. Norton, 2001) as well as several research papers on hypnosis.

Carol is president of Sommer Solutions, Inc. through which she coaches and trains clinical and corporate audiences internationally. She has presented at numerous professional conferences, including American Society of Clinical Hypnosis and Ericksonian Congresses. Carol maintains a private practice in personal and professional coaching and counseling in Downers Grove, IL.

Product Details

• Paperback: 86 pages
• Publisher: Sommer Solutions, Inc. (October 1992)
• ISBN-10: 0971018006
• ISBN-13: 978-0971018006
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #268,759 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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110 of 112 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lives up to it's promise, July 14, 2006

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J. Brodnicki "HypnoJoe" (Hendersonville, TN USA) - See all my reviews
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At first blush, this simply reproduced, spiral-bound book probably won't knock you off your feet. It is, however, a practical manual on how to use indirect (Ericksonian) language in hypnotherapy. With a little imagination and work, a user can find all sorts of applications in sales and business communcations and all sorts of persuasive and entertaining communcations.

IF the reader actually practices and experiments with the concepts in this book, he/she will be much more effective and artful in using language in general and the use of indirect language specifically.

This is not a "hypnosis how-to," I recommend it for novice hypnotists and anyone intersted in communicating more artfully.

72 of 73 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Valuable reading...., April 11, 2006

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Despite the cheaply produced printing and binding, this book is a real find. Well written with many worked examples, it is a fascinating read if you have any interest in hypnosis, hypnotherapy...or even salesmanship! It is almost disturbing to realise how much we are all influenced by the power and structure of language, but it is easy to see from this text how such indirect suggestions can produce massive behavioural changes in others whilst under hypnosis. Definitely a skill worth developing and definitely a book worth reading. Good value too.

58 of 60 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you're new to Ericksonian hypnosis ..., January 18, 2007

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Laura De Giorgio "hypnotherapist" (Canada) - See all my reviews
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Hypnotic language patterns are delightful to read and practice. If you're already familiar with Ericksonian hypnosis and hypnotic language patterns than you're not likely to find anything new in this book. However, if you're a practicing hypnotist or hypnotherapist and you've only learned direct language patterns, this spiral-bound book can serve as an easy-to-read introduction to hypnotic language patterns. Learning indirect / conversational hyponsis can help you to greatly improve the success rate of your hypnosis sessions.