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The New York Milton H. Erickson Society for Psychotherapy and Hypnosis

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MILTON H. ERICKSON

• Until his death in 1980, psychiatrist Milton H. Erickson was widely acknowleged as the world's foremost practioner, theorist and teacher of hypnosis. Ahead of his time in an era that saw little serious investigation of hypnosis, Erickson's extensive experience, research and experimentation with hypnosis, brought trance out of the largely mysterious place it held in the early part of the 20th Century. His work helped to make hypnosis an important focus of inquiry and a highly regarded clinical tool, ultimately embraced by medical and therapeutic communities worldwide.

• Known as "the father of hypnosis," and forging what has become known universally as "Ericksonian hypnosis," Erickson founded the American Society for Clinical Hypnosis in 1933. It is estimated that he treated over 30,000 patients, eventually settling his practice in Phoenix, Arizona, where from 1950 onward he held his now famous teaching seminars, educating practitioners from around the world on his unique approach to hypnosis and psychotherapy. He co-authored more than five books and published over 150 journal articles on hypnsosis. To this day his writings remain the definitive word on hypnotic methodology, including induction techniques, trance experience and Erickson's unique understanding of the relationship between the clinician and the hypnotic subject. Many therapists have studied the techniques of Ericksonian hypnotherapy and have successfully incorporated them into their practice.

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