Therapeutic Trances: The Cooperation Principle in Ericksonian Hypnotherapy - Stephen G. Gilligan

Stephen Gilligan explores the principles of Ericksonian hypnotherapy, emphasising cooperation between therapist and client rather than treating hypnosis as something imposed on a passive subject. The book examines how a therapist can work with a person’s individual responses, experiences and unconscious processes to facilitate therapeutic change. Gilligan draws on the tradition of Milton H. Erickson while developing his own account of trance, communication and the therapeutic relationship. A specialist text for hypnotherapists and readers interested in Ericksonian methods and the psychology of hypnosis.