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Dan Jones

This How to Write Hypnotherapy Scripts course teaches students about the different elements you will need to know to create your hypnotherapy scripts including:

  • Hypnotic language patterns
  • Hypnotherapy script structure
  • Hypnotherapy script length
  • What information to gather from the client to inform writing of the hypnotherapy script
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This How to Write Hypnotherapy Scripts course teaches students about the different elements you will need to know to create your hypnotherapy scripts including:

  • Hypnotic language patterns
  • Hypnotherapy script structure
  • Hypnotherapy script length
  • What information to gather from the client to inform writing of the hypnotherapy script

Through many of the lectures there are hypnotherapy script examples, and there is a whole section of example hypnotherapy scripts covering different types of inductions, and different common problems which hypnotherapists see in their practice. These scripts are more generic and not written for an individual client. There is also a hypnotherapy script example which is a complete hypnotherapy script written for use with a specific client to show what a tailor-made hypnotherapy script looks like in its entirety.

This course consists of video lectures and PDF notes of the slides for the lectures.

The course is structured to give you the information you need to definitely know before you start writing scripts first, then the information about how to write and structure your hypnotherapy scripts. Following this you will know how to write your own hypnotherapy scripts and will be ready to start writing your own hypnotherapy scripts, but you will still need one more piece of information if you are going to be writing tailor-made, client-centred hypnotherapy scripts, so you will then learn about the information you need to get from the client to ensure the script you write includes what is needed for them as an individual. Once you have this information there is a section of hypnotherapy scripts samples to help give you ideas and more examples of hypnotherapy scripts, including a script which was written for a genuine client.

This course consists of over 5 hours of lectures and is ideal for anyone who uses hypnotherapy scripts in their practice but who perhaps doesn't currently write their own scripts, and those with an interest and basic knowledge of hypnosis who perhaps aren't yet confident enough to do hypnosis without a hypnotherapy script, or those who would like to learn how to write out hypnotherapy scripts as a way of coming up with a plan or ideas prior to client sessions.

"The world famous hypnotherapist Milton H Erickson MD spoke about how when he was new to hypnosis he would write out 100 pages of hypnotherapy script of everything he felt he needed to say to his client. He would then go through this script and see how he could get all that information into a 50 page hypnotherapy script, and then would go through this to see how he could get all that information into a 25 page hypnotherapy script, and he would keep doing this to make the hypnotherapy script as short as possible whilst still retaining all of the information that was in the 100 page hypnotherapy script."

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Learning objectives

  • Write their own tailor-made hypnotherapy scripts
  • Understand what information needs to be in a hypnotherapy script
  • Write hypnotherapy scripts for self-hypnosis and client sessions
  • Understand the basics of hypnotic language patterns to use within hypnotherapy scripts

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By the end of this section you will know what the 'how to write hypnotherapy scripts' course covers

In this lecture you will learn what this 'How to Write Hypnotherapy Scripts' course covers

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By the end of this lecture you will understand how hypnotherapy scripts can be helpful, both as a tool to learn from and use when it is others hypnotherapy scripts, and the benefits of writing your own hypnotherapy scripts.

By the end of this lecture you will have an idea of some useful considerations to keep in mind before writing your hypnotherapy scripts, these include considerations about why the client is coming to therapy - which can inform what you may include in the hypnotherapy script, or perhaps even whether you will work with the client, and things it is useful to be aware of around doing hypnotherapy and using hypnotherapy scripts

By the end of this lecture you will know many of the ways that hypnotists induce hypnosis. Knowing these different ways of inducing hypnosis will give you many different approaches you can use in your hypnotherapy scripts to induce hypnosis.

By the end of this lecture you will know a variety of different types of hypnotic inductions so you will be able to take your knowledge of how to induce hypnosis and find the type of induction that you would like to use to induce the hypnosis, for example; you may want to induce hypnosis using surprise, and you may decide to do this within a metaphorical hypnotic induction.

How you deliver your hypnotherapy script is very important. By the end of this lecture you will have an understanding of how best to deliver your hypnotherapy script, when to deviate from your hypnotherapy script, and what you should be paying attention to during the hypnotherapy session

By the end of this lecture you will know a selection of hypnotic language patterns which you can then use within your hypnotherapy scripts

By the end of this lecture you will have an overview of what you need to know about structuring your hypnotherapy scripts

By the end of this lecture you will know how long the average hypnotherapy script is, and what you need to consider with regards to the length of your hypnotherapy scripts

By the end of this lecture you will be able to write your hypnotherapy scripts introduction. You will know what needs to be considered when writing the introduction element of your hypnotherapy scripts.

By the end of this lecture you will be able to write your hypnotherapy scripts inductions, you will know what needs to be included in the induction and some useful considerations when writing your hypnotherapy scripts inductions

By the end of this lecture you will be able to write your own hypnotherapy scripts deepeners. You will understand what deepens hypnosis and will be able to decide whether you think a deepener is needed/necessary or not.

By the end of this lecture you will be able to write the therapeutic section of your hypnotherapy scripts. You will know what information you are likely to need to inform this part of the hypnotherapy script, and will understand to consider what type of therapeutic input is needed for this part of the hypnotherapy script.

By the end of this lecture you will know how to write the trance termination element of your hypnotherapy scripts, you will know what you need to consider around trance termination and what the different options are.

In these four lectures you will get a more detailed idea of things to consider about the client which informs what you write in your hypnotherapy script. I go into detail about considerations from what type of client is the script for and how do they like to be hypnotised, through to considerations you need to make about the problem and the solution the client wants, and on to what the plan is for ending the session. So by the end of these lectures you will be able to formulate a detailed outline of the client, of what they need/want, and how this all relates to the hypnotherapy script you are writing.

In these four lectures you will get a more detailed idea of things to consider about the client which informs what you write in your hypnotherapy script. I go into detail about considerations from what type of client is the script for and how do they like to be hypnotised, through to considerations you need to make about the problem and the solution the client wants, and on to what the plan is for ending the session. So by the end of these lectures you will be able to formulate a detailed outline of the client, of what they need/want, and how this all relates to the hypnotherapy script you are writing. This lecture also includes the slides for all four 'Things To Consider About The Client When Writing Your Hypnotherapy Script' lectures

By the end of this lecture you will have an overview about the sample hypnotherapy scripts within this section

This lecture is a sample hypnotherapy induction script based around the idea of a journey along a beach

This lecture is a sample hypnotherapy induction script based around the idea of walking through a country meadow

This lecture is a sample confusion induction hypnotherapy script

This lecture is a sample of an early learning set hypnotherapy induction

This lecture is a sample of an eyes open, eyes closed hypnotherapy induction. This type of induction is good for self-hypnosis, or as an induction to teach to clients which they can then use themselves outside of the therapy session for self-hypnosis

This lecture is a sample hypnotherapy script around helping someone to quit smoking

This lecture is a sample hypnotherapy script around helping someone with weight loss

This lecture is a sample hypnotherapy script around helping someone move on from depression and worrying

This lecture is a sample hypnotherapy script to help someone who has chronic pain

This lecture is a complete hypnotherapy script which was written for use with a real client. The client had been in a domestic abuse relationship and was depressed and suffered anxiety and low self-esteem and said they 'hated themselves' and felt trapped in the relationship and that no-one seemed to understand or care or want to help because others couldn't see what was going on. They wanted to find a way of staying out of the relationship but kept feeling drawn back into the abusive relationship. This script will look totally different to the other scripts as this is tailored to that one specific client, so the language used, the metaphors, the descriptions, all have specific meaning and relevance to that one client.

By the end of this lecture you will hopefully have started writing your own hypnotherapy scripts.

This lecture recaps what we have covered throughout this course on how to write your own hypnotherapy scripts

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