Brief Psychological Interventions in Practice

Dr Ann Williamson has been a GP for more than thirty years and uses hypnosis and Brief Therapy both formally and informally with many of her clients. She also lectures at Manchester, Chester and Salford Universities. Dr Williamson has been involved with training health professionals in hypnosis for many years with the British Society of Clinical & Academic Hypnosis (BSCAH).

About the Author. Introduction. Chapter 1. Introduction. Chapter 2. Problem or Solution based. Chapter 3. How do we think? Chapter 4. Building Rapport. Chapter 5. Goal Setting. Chapter 6. Identity or Behaviour. Chapter 7. Cognitive Distortions. Chapter 8. Seeding Ideas. Chapter 9. Reframing. Chapter 10. Patterns. Chapter 11. What if? Chapter 12. Anchoring. Chapter 13. Anger. Chapter 14. Helping Build Self-esteem. Chapter 15. Helping with Relationship Problems. Chapter 16. Resolving Trauma and Guilt. Chapter 17. Helping with Grief. Chapter 18. Psychosomatic Problems. Chapter 19. Conclusion. Chapter 20. Worksheets. Appendices. Client Handout. Client Outcome Routine Evaluation. Creative Approaches. Different Problems Encountered. Case Studies. References. Index.