At the core of this book is the theme of transformation, not through the elimination or addition of any part of ourselves but through the reorganization of what we have, which often lies buried deep within. The goal of the marital therapist is transformation - to alter unproductive, limiting communication sequences and to expand the interactional repertoire of the couple. This text aims to provide a practical and in-depth examination of one of the most powerful approaches to working with couples in therapy - to facilitating transformation - Ericksonian hypnosis. Divided into 10 chapters, the book delineates the steps to effective intervention in marital therapy. Like Erickson, Carol Kershaw has deep respect for the individual and shared realities of couples who seek treatment - respect that comes through at every stage of intervention and that provides the necessary momentum for therapist and couple alike to reach the next stage.
Carol Kershaw, Ed.D. is a licensed psychologist in private practice and Co-Director of the Milton H. Erickson Institute of Houston. She is an Approved Supervisor for the AAMFT, a member of the American Psychological Association, Approved Consultant for the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis, and certified by the Biofeedback Certification Institute of America. She is also a member of the International Society for Neurofeedback and Research. She is the author of the book entitled, The Couple's Hypnotic Dance, and co-author of the forthcoming book, Brain Change Therapy: Clinical Interventions for Self Transformation and has published many articles including those on the use of hypnosis with diabetes, childhood asthma, trauma resolution, and weight loss. Dr. Kershaw has presented workshops and lectures at numerous Erickson Congresses, annual scientific meetings of ASCH, Evolution of Psychotherapy conferences as well as AAMFT and has been invited to present workshops in Canada, South America, Mexico, and Europe. She was also invited with her husband Bill Wade to Saudi Arabia to lead a medical team for trauma intervention. Dr. Kershaw sings with the internationally acclaimed St. Paul's United Methodist Church Choir and has sung with the Houston Ballet, in Westminster Abbey, and York Minster in England, Thomas Kirsche in Germany, Ely Cathedral in England, and the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. Recently, the choir has performed Russian ballet, Le Noches, for the Houston Ballet.
Along with her husband, Bill Wade, she has several cd's and dvd's on topics pertaining to hypnosis at www.mhehouston.com
