Hypnotherapy Books

Finally, a turnkey hypnosis program for practitioners that's just what I would want--based on solid research and the author's own admitted trial-and-error. It's like a gift to hypnotherapists, which in turn, is a gift to our clients of the most effective program anyone can come up with, given our current state of knowledge. I've seen and purchased programs before, but they seemed incomplete to me. Judith Pearson has saved me an inordinate amount of time making my own mistakes and having to research on my own to develop an effective program. Her mastery of NLP adds to the effectiveness for those of us who aren't certified masters of it.

I am so amazed at how much thought went into this program for weight loss. The author has a way to deal with why a person over eats, exercising, when a client isn't progressing, eating disorders and how to teach the client self hypnosis. The program is meant to enhance the work of other professionals who work together as a team, to help the client who wants to loss weight make lasting changes. The author as the layouts for brochures, different ways to marketing the program, handouts, recording CD's, a workbook for the client's on a CD and case studies about how hypnosis helps with weight loss.
There is also information on what you need to know and understand about weight loss to help the client. I have been looking for a program for the last six years and this is the best program yet. The author has made my job easy by including all of the information I need to get started. I am so appreciative to the author for putting this together so practitioners and their client's can benefit from it.

Certified clinical hypnotherapist Judith E. Pearson, Ph.D. presents The Weight, Hypnotherapy and You Weight Reduction Program: An NLP and Hypnotherapy Practitioner's Manual, a guide written to help hypnotherapy practitioners seeking give their clients a fully-scripted, ready-to-use weight reduction program. Chapters cover the eight sessions of the Weight, Hypnotherapy, and You program from stopping emotional eating with stress reduction to making sensible food choices, boosting motivation to exercise and more, how to enhance success by coaching stuck clients and recommendations for follow-up sessions, and a wealth of tips, tricks and techniques. Though intended for hypnotherapists, the sound principles behind adopting a healthier lifestyle are quite universal. An accompanying CD includes copies of useful handouts such as a Client Workbook with take-home readings and assignments. Highly recommended for professional hypnotherapists.

This book is directed towards the ones that coach athletes with the aim to improve performance, and deals with how one in a systematic way can use hypnosis for this purpose. The authors claim that the method they describe can be very successful but that there is a multitude of other ways that works at least as good. This humble attitude is kept throughout the book and contributes to a very pleasant reading atmosphere. The reader gets many interesting perspectives on sport psychology and many case stories can provide a source of inspiration for the coach or psychologist. A strength and weakness with this book is that it is very clear and detailed, sometimes too clear and detailed and even extracted, which perhaps makes the book more suitable for beginners in sports psychology.

Mark: 4 (i.e. very much worth reading).

Dan Hasson, PQ Magazine Sweden

Review from
The Hypnotherapy Association Journal, December 2003

Winning The Mind Game
By John Edgette and Tim Rowan
Crown House Publishing Limited, Published September 2003

There is no doubt about the fact that during the past decade, hypnotherapy has certainly gained momentum and acceptance and has earned its place in the health care of many people. Techniques are used in a wide variety of problems many of them emotional and medical, but not exclusively so. Hypnosis is a valuable tool that can be used quickly and effectively to create influencing strategies in the subconscious mind to create lasting change within the patient. This can be to reduce anxiety or fight phobias. More and more it is also found to be an invaluable tool in the preparation of sportsmen. It can promote lasting changes within the athlete.

This exciting book contains a wide range of interventions that can be used by the therapist with sportsmen as individuals or as teams to enhance performance, etc. It includes: a clear step-by-step guide for working with sportsmen; a guide to using hypnosis with groups and teams; transcripts of proven successful interventions; detailed case studies; and details on how to promote this side of your business. It is a book ideal for anyone who works with sportsmen and teams with professionally or as a hobby. It also is an excellent guide to anyone who is already in the business of hypnotherapy to expand business into what is more commonly called these days, sports psychology.

This book leaves no stones unturned, no questions unanswered. It has been carefully written by its co-authors and is an immensely readable piece of literature. So much sport, in fact so much of life, is almost entirely dependent upon the way that we think so this book is that guide we have been looking for to help people "win the mind game". The book is easy-to-use and comprehensive and gives excellent step-by-step guidance for its development. I can think of a few football and cricket teams which could do with help at the moment. How about your local ?? Well----it may be worth considering!! Highly recommended!! And I am only an armchair sportsman but I can see great potential for its use here.

David C. Slater

Reviewed by Trevor Silvester - The Hypnotherapy Journal Autumn 2003

There is a growing level of interest amongst athletes in the use of Hypnosis for performance enhancement. Having a performance coach is now an everyday experience for tennis players, golfers and athletes. In a world where success and failure (and millions of pounds) can be measured in slivers of a second, or millimetres of accuracy, anything that can bring an edge - legally - is worth investigating.

This book delivers a step-by-step guide for those interested in working with sports people. Their approach is based on a four step model which allows those new to this field to be clear about what to achieve and how to achieve it. They support this framework with clear case studies, transcripts of particular interventions, and interesting anecdotes.

I found their in-depth exploration of the use of particular trance phenomena in focusing the client on positive outcomes to be especially good. The authors are very much at the 'new hypnosis' end of the profession, not attributing the efficacy of a technique to the trance depth of the client, so the chapter on Alert Hypnosis explains the uses of, and how to achieve, an eyes-open trance state, as well as talking and walking while in hypnosis.

While the book is aimed at sports psychology it has relevance to any field where performance is an issue, and as such is a welcome addition to my bookshelf.

Crown House Publishing
ISBN 190442402-3

This bridges the folklore of hypnosis with actual medical data proving that this is a viable form of alternative healing. A great read!

The material presented is great, well presented and easy to follow. Its a great companion for those who wish to better understand the workings of the inner mind.
Its great material to have; however, the quality of this book along with most books published by Kessinger Publishing is VERY POOR. They simply pass the original book through the the photo copier, assemble the pages and sell them as books.
I strongly recomend the material on this book, and if you wish to buy it don't this book or any other published by Kessinger as you won't like the quality of the product. I am very certain that there are other purchasers who will agree with me on this.

Loretta Siani has written an extraordinary book: It describes sources and techniques of Hypnotherapy and Neuro Linguistic Programming in a markedly unambiguous way that is artfull uncompliecated; yet it goes far beyond mere description of techniques of therapy, and the reader senses a deeply compassionate humanity in the author that both inspires and encourages, in the reader, the development of a personal artistry in the molding of these techniques into what certainly transcends mere craft and collected knowledge of procedures. Any therapist, of whatever hue or bent, must benefit form a study of this work, and of the marvellously clear case studies it holds. And what a wonderful understanding and enthusiasm it will give to anyone who is considering this kind of therapy for themselves.
Alexander M. Docker, DCH Ph.D. American Pacific University

This book is impressive in its exhaustive research. Not only does the author reveal herself as highly schooled but dedicated to her profession of helping clients look at problem solving in a new way with, "a genuine affinity for my client and his human condition." The author skillfully weaves in appropriate quotes to substantiate points. As it stands, this book could be promoted as a college-level text.

(Review is taken from the evluation sheet given by Writer's Digest and the author's participation in the 11th Annual Internation Self-Published Book Awards) Scale of 1 to 5 was not given by Writer's Digest but was an estimate based on their review.

I've always been interested in past life regression and the possibility of karma, etc. This is why I picked up Weiss' book. I found it fascinating reading, the possibilities open to each of us to heal our hurts, if we are open to healing, whether you believe in past lives or not.

Excellent capture of past life regressions by "scientist" with conclusions based on combination of personal observations and favorable results for the patient

Loved it. I'm really into this stuff and it satisfied my thirst and left me feeling very hopeful.

I read this at the suggestion of a friend who had good intentions. But, beware. This is a carefully disguised attempt at spreading Mormon ideology. While other medical professionals have their reasons for discounting, I would ask that you do the research. . .you will find that it closely follows the teachings of the Book of Mormon. I almost got sucked into the good feelings that we all get "do-overs" in this lifetime. But, I know that is not the case. Christians, watch out for this book! It is dangerous!!!

I always have a hard time believing what I can't see for myself. I love this book for several reasons. First, I want very much to believe in reincarnation. Second, it's just a very good read. And third, I know Dr. Weiss. My father was a good friend of his in med school, and when I was little we'd sometimes stay with the Weisses when we visited Florida. And my dad wrote one of the blurbs on the back. It's always kind of neat to read this book and to see my dad's words on the back. Anyways, although I haven't seen Dr. Weiss since I was a child, I feel like it is easier to believe that these books are true because of that connection, even if it has been a while. And I want to believe in this. It's an amazing book, I just wish I could experience it firsthand.

I have numerous hypnosis CDs and this one is by far the most professionally done. You have to relax your body to accept suggestions, and I found this CD did that very well. The content was very good... the induction, the suggestions, etc.
She has a very soothing voice that is well modulated and well timed. I actually found it more relaxing without music on the CD than with.

The hypnosis CD's by Glenn Harrold work much better for me now that I've experienced someone else. I was hoping that the lack of music was going to make this CD a welcome addition to my hypnotherapy collection, but all this CD did was relax me.

I was hoping it would build my self esteem (make me feel better about myself) and confidence but it didn't give me any afirmations. This was a waste of money for me.

People love confidence. Hmmmm... All of the cd's in this series are excellent. I own five of them. See my in depth reviews of Sleep Deeply, and Stress Reduction.

I can't help being amazed at the affect listening to this CD has had on me. I also cannot help being amazed at some of the stuff people will
write on these reviews. How can one person tell everyone else that
self-help CDs and books don't work and that everyone needs to stop wasting
money and see a shrink. Not everyone needs a shrink, and not everyone can
afford to see a shrink. Get real! I've used self-help a lot through the
years and had excellent results, like with this CD, and it is not a placebo effect either! Honestly, for the price of this CD, there really isn't much to lose by trying it. The authors voice is wonderful, well modulated, and very relaxing. I found the suggestions to be quite good and to the point. The suggestions cover anything negative you may have heard or experienced from the moment of conception to the present and beyond. I liked this because it is now believed that babies in the woumb are affected by things they hear, positive and negative. Just be sure to email the author for the detailed instructions. The email address is on the CD and the response is fast. I'm sure most people don't use the self-help CDs correctly which really limits their ability to help. Especially hypnosis CDs. Your mind needs to hear the suggestions over and over in order for the impact to be powerful and long lasting. I've gotten a lot of help from using hypnosis over the last 8 years or so, so I probably know a little bit more about it than most people. I know how to make it work for me. The instructions, if you email for them, will give you good information on hypnosis and how to properly use the CD to get the most from it. So do it, get the CD, get the instructions, listen to the CD as instructed and see what happens. Nothing works for everyone and I am sure most people know this but don't condemn the self-help industry just because you need more help than a CD or book can give you. If the CD doesn't work for you pass it along to someone else, it may work very well for them. If you are like me and you have a few rough edges to smooth out try the CD. If you have heard negative things throughout your life regarding how you look or how smart you are, or should I say, how stupid you are, try the CD. Most of what I heard came from kids I went to school with growing up, and of course from my brothers and sisters which was all about sibling rivalry. Perhaps even some from my parents in the form of, "Why can't you be more like so and so? He is good in school, plays in the band..." You get my drift here. Anyway, the person who wrote the review about getting real psychological help, well, I'm sure he needs it because he is ranting like a lunatic and I hope he is getting the help he needs but it isn't logical to think all people using self-help techniques need professional help. One last thing, the memory CD in this series is excellent as well.

I was so very disappointed. I was really looking forward to receiving this CD. I was hoping that it would help me with some jealousy and insecurity issues that I have. This CD only had about three or four different phrases that it kept repeating over and over. very long relaxation. so long that I wasn't relaxed, I was anxious. Do not recommend at all.

The author's aproach is directive as opposed to a more cooperative Ericksonian approach, but the book is excellent, usefull, and informative.

If you don't know much about hypnosis, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Hypnosis is a great introduction to self-hypnosis and choosing a hypnotist or hypnotherapist. The author dispels many common myths and provides a good historical overview. The portions of the book on self-hypnosis probably aren't comprehensive enough to allow for mastery, but they are certainly a good beginning. The strongest parts of the book deal with addressing common fears associated with being subjected to hypnosis. Like all Idiot's Guides, it is a pleasant and fast-moving book to read...quite enjoyable.

Makes for a pleasant albeit bloated read. My impression is that most people would do well beginning with self-hypnosis and many would be fine sticking just to self-hypnosis. Temes' focus seems to be on wide coverage, i.e. showing all the things that hypnosis may help with.

Another book that gives wide coverage while sticking to self-hypnosis is Allman's and Lambrou's Self-Hypnosis: The Complete Manual for Health and Self-Change. But Allman and Lambrou seem to provide more substance.

I've enjoyed Leslie LeCron ("Self-Hypnosis: The Technique and its use in Daily Living" and "The Complete Guide to Hypnosis"). Self-talk, visualization, quiet sitting and common sense comprise a lot of self-hypnosis, so once you've realized that, your dependence on any hypnosis book will drop, but some writers do share useful techniques and focus. Hypnosis books tend to be inexpensive so you can try out a few to find the one(s) that connect best with you. For me, this book by Temes tends toward being too wide and not deep enough. Whereas I just have to pick up LeCron's "Self-Hypnosis" book and I. to my surprise, immediately involuntarily find myself breathing slower and deeper, as well as feeling calmer. But there's no magic, it's just that it's the book I got into self-hypnosis with and trust.

This book is superb for the average reader, because it tells so much about hypnosis. It does not seem to be intended to teach a lay person HOW to be a hypnotherapist, because for that one has to first be a qualified health professional, such as a psychologist or a physician. So, if one wants to learn a lot ABOUT hypnosis, read this book.

If the ready has *0* background in the subject at hand, then perhaps you could glean something from this book.

The author is long on "I fixed this problem in my practice" and short on "how this works." The focus is clearly on getting the reader to find a hypnotherapist to go to and so only offers enough basics to see that you don't go in blind.

There are a few worksheets on designing your own self-hypnosis scripts and one for getting an idea of how suggestible you might be. Don't get your hopes up though, the worksheets offer only the most basic "I do ____" "____ often" "I will stop doing _____." Wow. I couldn't figure that out. There's none of the subtlety that really makes hypnosis work. No ideas for creative metaphoring that makes the subconcious really respond.

The meager section on stage hypnosis is clearly only a scare tactic to see to it that the reader stays as far away from this branch as possible. All stage operators are dastardly and reckless. The few stories of stage volunteers are all negative. All victims to some careless act.

There is, however, a small bit of useful information in the way of historical factoids. There is included a brief glance at hypnosis' mottled history and a couple of stories that are interesting. The author is also good at letting the reader know to be wary of false memories and how easily they can be created. All in all, you could find better ways to spend 15 bucks.

This is one of the best books i have bought on Hypnosis ever! It develops a broad understanding of trance in its most useful state and through transcripts, examples, exercises and theory brings the reader to an accomplished understanding of trance and communication. This book is a clear, easy to follow text which would be useful to any hypnotherapist or Psychologist!. This is an original book and you wont' find the information in any other.. so...BUY IT _ BUY IT _ BUY IT - It's too wonderful to miss!

"A man should not strive to eliminate his complexes but to get into accord with them: they are legitimately what directs his conduct in the world"
- Freud


Ericksonian Hypnosis requires a very deep understanding of psychodynamics and intrapsychic processes. It isn't a quickie solution, not was it ever intended to be. The Erickson Foundation is rightly protective of the quality of Erickson's extensive legacy. For darned good reasons, too. Erickson himself was formed through psychic trials of the greatest personal challenge and he was trained through long and direct experience with highly disturbed patients. Jay Haley, Ernest Rossi, Stephen Gilligan and others have made every effort to present the qualitative framework necessary to grasp, if only barely, the foundational planes that support the Ericksonian Method... no easy thing to get at either, as it was said, perhaps somewhat naively, that Erickson had no theory of personality. Exposure to transcrips and close writings suggest that this may be erroneous, he seemed to have a profound tacit theory of personality, one might say, to paraphase Buckminster Fuller, that "personality is a verb"... a kind of shifting dynamic verb structure that lived in multiple relationships with the environment (or to use that inscrutably weird term "the object")... some of that environment being internal and some being external...

All that said, Training Trances does touch here and there on an Ericksonian point, "you can be in a light trance and a deep trance simultaneously", without, of course, giving any insight into what that might mean or what one would do with that bit of information...

The interplay between the two authors (which we assume is an edited down verbatim transcript of one or more of their seminars, with added commentary) almost reads like television for precocious children.

Compared to Haley's series of "Erickson Unplugged" where Erickson fuses psychodynamic purpose with trance, whether with individuals, families, or children... what's the point ? Induce arm catalepsy ? Peachy.

Training Trances might be appropriate for an introductory breezy sense of what hypnosis is about phenomenologically... not at all for serious therapeutic concerns.

"Neurosis is the inability to tolerate ambiguity"
-Freud

Being a clinical hypnotist is a wonderful, exciting, rewarding profession. This book helps make it so. Reading "Training Trances" over and over numerous times I am in awe of John and Julie and their keen construction of a wonderful book/manual to instruct those interested in working with trance to provide profound assistance to clients. The exercises are precise, the trance-writing is a piece of art, and the overall learnings that one can receive from experiencing this book are profound. Read it once and let it just wash over you. Read it a second time and pick out how you want to use the exercises. Read it a third time to remind yourself that you will be able to access your resources when you need them to assist your clients in their walk toward success. Oh yeah, and it's a fun read. A must for any and all passionate hypnotists.

I drifted off too far a few times...usually towards the end of induction scripts.

This works really well, and is a must have for anyone into indirect hypnosis. If you just want to play a little, it's great to read for it's own sake, though I warn you, you'll probably go further :-)

For the practicing hypnotherapist, this is a great demonstration/experience book and of course would be nicely complemented by both Heller's Monsters and Magical Sticks book, Ericksonian Approaches and perhaps for contrast Elmans' work. I like having this book with me along with Ledochowski's Deep Trance Training manual...and yes it IS a manual, literally.

Highly enjoyable, I hope I get to train with the authors in the future.

This is not your average book. The way its written is designed to reach subconscious levels. It's alive, you might say. But it takes some serious concentration to read it, as the way its worded is unusual and somehow disturbing, but perhaps in a good way. I don't think the average Joe would like this book, but most people taking a close look at this book probably aren't average Joes.

Its hard for a hypnotist that sells's CD's for mass consumption to make a specialized tape. This is a good tape but I preferred Mind Over Platter which I felt was more specific to women. This tape will taper mindless eating though.

Pleasant CD to listen to daily and use as a motivational reminder and recharger as you lose weight. Keep in mind he refers to weight in a british measurement called a 'stone'. One stone is = to 14 pounds.

Most hypno-subliminal CD's are by egocentric perfect-self gurus and full of overly positive nonsense. The therapist on this CD has a nice voice, British but completely audible by Yankees. In face, his voice is welcoming and soothing, the relaxation bit is effective and a great way to fall asleep and let the CD do its work. I think its worth the $ and time will tell if it has a drastic effect on my attempt to lose weight but I do find myself wanting to listen to it. The messages are great and I believe this to be the first one of its kind I didnt regret after listening. Ignore the fancy covers and smiles on the overpaid overly enthusiastic motivational speakers and try this first.

Glenn Harrold has a good voice, a thick British accent (which is OK with me), and is excellent at self-hypnosis. His CD includes very positive eating and exercising affirmations. There are two sections on the CD, I like the second better than the first. The only downsides are the synthesizer trumpet music in the introduction of the first section. Once you get past that section, however, the rest of the music is very peaceful and relaxing. The only other downside is the vernacular. He says "I enjoy taking exercise." Americans would say "I enjoy exercising." A minor point, but it's a bit distracting in that section of the CD. I would recommend this CD as a dieting and motivational aid. It is also helpful for relaxing, even if you don't use it for the other reasons.

I have tried two other similiar CDs and this one is the best. I lost 5 pounds without trying or thinking about it. When I stopped listening for a couple of months, sure enough, I gained it back. It's very relaxing as well.

This is an excellent introduction to the basics of hypnosis by one of the most respected names in the field. The author has an informal, first-person style that makes the book an easy read. The book is packed with valuable techniques, scripts, and insights that are based on his decades of experience in hypnosis and hypnotherapy. Hunter frequently references the philosophy and works of his mentor, Charles Tebbetts, and quotes extensively from his books. This book is an excellent reference and should be in the library of anyone interested in hypnosis.

Refer to this text many times over my career! Certianly useful for any practicing professional.

This is one of the most poorly written books I've ever read. It uses all kinds of exclamation points where they're not needed! And it reads like a cheap two-day seminar. When I came here to warn everyone about this book, I had a couple of noticable flaws already in mind, and it made me laugh that ..., said the EXACT things I was thinking i.e. The guy has a really, really creepy hangup about "his late mentor Charles Tibbetts" and is obviously threatened by people with "advanced degrees," mostly because he's a cheap motivational speaker that teaches at TACOMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE. He repeats irrelevant points (such as why he calls his clients "clients" instead of subjects) over and over as if he can't remember that he already covered it or doesn't realize the point is minor. The writing is shoddy, the insight is shallow, his "poise" is extremely defensive, and his own insecurity drips off pages through the words. Is that enough? DON'T BUY THIS BOOK.

This book is the first of two textbooks that the author uses for his college course on hypnotherapy. As such, it is a little different from the "general purpose" introductions to hypnosis and hypnotherapy which are its general peers. A history of the science, some theoretical discussion, and a lot of practical instruction are included.

While I know the late Mr. Tibbetts was a leading practitioner and educator, I have to agree with another reviewer that the hero-worship should be toned down a bit. It doesn't detract from the book's value, it's just repetitive. That being said, the book is a fine introduction to the field. I look forward to the second text, "The Art of Hypnotherapy."

The way the book is written just puts me off. There is simply too much hero worship. "Tebetts" appears so many times that I can only say that whoever writes this way is lacking "common sense". Yes, only a full page photo of Charles Tebbets and a drawing/illustration of the author in front of CT. Also described CT as being "legendary".

Another impression I get after reading this book is that the author seems to be a inflated ego.

These aside, the book is quite shallow and serves some purpose to the beginner. However, I must add that there are better books out there than this for beginners. So don't waste your time on this one. Okay if you borrow from the library, but I wouldn't buy this book