For those young hypnotists just starting out, there may be a time where you will want to do anything, even take abuse from a client, to keep them happy. Clients may argue, yell, and, in extreme cases, become physically violent. Abuse from clients is real and is important to note. I’ve included some tips below … Continue reading Never Take Abuse From A Client
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Operating a medical or mental health practice can be a challenge under the best of circumstances. You may need deal with not only decisions relating to the individual patient or client themselves but also with staff, bills, maintaining a safe work environment, when to take continuing education credits, and of course balancing other responsibilities outside … Continue reading Mental Health Practice: Should you charge a no-show fee?
Just got back, if "back" is the right word, from the first ever virtual conference of SCEH. I am not entirely sure how they made this almost as intense as the in-person one the previous year. Again it was almost non-stop trainings and work. I did not order as many books as I did last … Continue reading SCEH Virtual Conference 2020 Experience Overview
So today's post is about something a little bit odd but because this has been affecting me for months now with no end in sight, I might as well make a warning for others. This is regarding the taking of credit card payments. I used to a long time ago when I first opened used … Continue reading Issues with Taking Credit Card Payments
5 Things To Consider When Starting Your Hypnotherapy Practice Now that you have made the big decision to set up your hypnotherapy practice, there are important things that you need to know before getting started. After looking at all the niches in the field and settling for a specific one, the next step will be … Continue reading 5 Things To Consider When Starting Your Hypnotherapy Practice
A slight detour because of the hack from Monday. I saw it less than an hour after it was posted and I have been spending some time cleaning up and tracking down the hacker. It should come as no surprise that I was again able to track it to another hypnotist. The last time this … Continue reading Making Enemies in the Hypnosis community
There is a large body of research on the efficacy of hypnosis as an alternative therapy for treating a wide range of health issues. However, despite the support that this technique has received from a wide body of empirical studies, the therapy is not widely used compared to other treatment methods. Research shows that only … Continue reading Attitudes about Hypnosis
I am currently at the 2019 annual meeting of the Society for Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis. If I can be blunt, I have never enjoyed a conference more than this one. For all of you hypnotists especially those of you who are research nerds like I am, you need to consider contacting them or joining. … Continue reading SCEH 2019
I actually prefer to keep the blog related to research as much as possible, however given the unexpected appearance of a student at my residence on my day off makes me question whether a service I offer is well known or not or how to get that set up. That service is mentoring. To be … Continue reading Hypnosis Mentoring
*Just a reminder that next week with have no post in honour of the Tisha b'Av* With a adverse reaction rate of 0.47% (and 0% serious adverse reaction rate) in clinical trials (Bollinger 2018), this makes a hypnotic trance one of the safest things you can do. However it is important to be aware of … Continue reading Virtual Sessions when a client is with others