Table of Contents

Title Page

Dedication

Acknowledgements

Foreword

List of Abbreviations

 

Introduction and Overview

Introduction by C. Roy Hunter

What is a Hypnotic Regression?

Hypnotic Regression Therapy Teachers

Client Centered Hypnotic Regression Therapy

Overview by Bruce Eimer

“Art” vs. “Science”

Regression

 

1: Important Background Information

The Four Primary Hypnotherapy Objectives

Suggestion and Imagery

Discover the Cause

Release

Subconscious Relearning (or Reprogramming)

Additional Comments

When is Hypnotic Regression Therapy Appropriate?

What Do We Look For?

Initial Sensitizing Event

Activating Event

Subsequent Sensitizing Event

The Intake Evaluation

 

2: Guiding vs. Leading: The Risk of False Memories

Two Memories of the Same Event

Inappropriate Leading vs. Appropriate Guiding

Misplaced Money

Avoid Preconceived Opinions

The Danger of False Memories is Real

 

3: Phase 1: Client Preparation

Give a Good Pre-Induction Discussion

Seven Points to Consider in the Hypnotic Regression Therapy Pre-Talk 

Bruce Eimer’s Pre-Hypnosis Talk before the Client’s First Induction

Choose and Use an Appropriate Hypnotic Induction for the Client

Deepen to Medium Depth, Using Convincers if Necessary

Establish or Confirm the Client’s Peaceful Place

Establish or Confirm Ideomotor Response Signals

Bruce Eimer’s Procedure for Establishing Ideomotor Response Signals

Roy Hunter’s Procedure for Establishing Ideomotor Response Signals

Verify Hypnotic Depth

Induction Techniques

Dave Elman’s Method

Joseph Barber’s Naturalistic Method

Helen Watkins’s Arm Drop Method

Eimer’s Arm Levitation Method

Dabney Ewin’s Rapid Eye Roll Induction

Re-Alerting Technique #1

Re-Alerting Technique #2

Mental Confusion: Client Counts Backwards

Mental Confusion: Eyes Open and Close

Hunter’s Variation on the Elman Rapid Induction

 

4: Phase 2: Regression Techniques to Discover the Cause

The Seven Psychodynamics of a Symptom

Ideomotor Response Questioning for the Seven Psychodynamics

Evaluating the Responses

Regression Techniques

Affect Bridge

Age Regression

Regression by Calendar Years

Pleasant Time and Place

Hallway of Time

Specific Event

Deck of Time

Other Imagery Techniques

Facilitating the Regression

Keeping Your Client in the Regression

When to Move On …

 

5: Phase 3: Abreactions and Release

Types of Abreactions

Intense Abreactions

Moderate Abreactions

Minimal Abreactions

Suppressed Abreactions

Peaceful Place and Informed Child Technique

Gestalt Role Play

What to Say and Do

Helping the Resistant Client

Confirming Release

Is the Event Released?

Uncovering Other Events

When All Events are Released

 

6: Phase 4: Subconscious Relearning

Why Subconscious Relearning is Important

How to Facilitate Relearning

 

7: Phase 5: Concluding the Session

Steps for Concluding the Session

Did You Discover and Release the Core Cause(s) and Facilitate Relearning?

Additional Hypnotic Advice

 

8: Past Life Regressions: Fact or Fantasy?

Possible Explanations

Fantasy or Metaphor (False Memories)

Soul Memories (Reincarnation)

Soul-Tapping

Universal Consciousness

Genetic Memory

Spontaneous Past Life Regression

Ethics (of Past Life Regressions)

If You Believe in Past Lives …

If You Believe We Only Live Once …

If You are Undecided …

Techniques to Initiate a Past Life Regression

Building a Link to the Present (A Safeguard)

The Time Tunnel

The Cloud Technique

The Crystal Hall Technique

The Elevator through Time

The Bridge across the River of Time

Age Regression before Birth

If There is No Response …

Guiding vs. Leading

Past Life Abreactions

Informed Soul Technique

Bypassing Abreactions of the Death Experience

Forgiveness and Release

Additional Remarks

 

9: Unresolved Past Grief

Grief, Mourning and Bereavement

Techniques to Initiate Grief Resolution

Last Encounter

Happy Event

Sacred Place

Facilitating Release and Resolution

Other Comments

 

10: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Causes of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Hypnotherapy

 

11: Hypnotic Regression Therapy Applications and Case Summaries

Some of Bruce Eimer’s Applications in Working with Chronic Pain and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Self-Efficacy Technique

Somatic Bridge

Doing Ideomotor Analysis

Body Lights Imagery

LeCron’s “Control Panel of Light Switches”

Age Regression to Safe and Comfortable Times

Split Screen Technique

Some of Roy Hunter’s Sessions

Getting In Over Her Head

Claustrophobic Regresses to a Box

Self-Esteem

A Smoking Cessation Success Story

A Flying Mistake

Dealing with What Emerges

A Weighty Matter

 

Epilogue

 

Appendix: Transcript of Regression Therapy Session

Phase 1: Preparation

Phase 2: Regression Techniques to Discover the Cause

Phase 3: Abreactions and Release

Phase 4: Subconscious Relearning

Phase 5: Concluding the Session

 

References

Index

Copyright