I just read an article about “Sybil” (a famous case of multiple personality disorder or DID disorder) in the Standard Examiner that said that a hypnotist actually caused her multiple personalities. Please comment.

It is easy to misinterpret what the article said, but I believe that the article in the Standard Examiner implied that her psychiatrist caused or created the disorder by doing three things with his patient who was already fairly unstable and had suffered from major...
Does Hypnosis Work With Children?

Does Hypnosis Work With Children?

After the age of 14 or so, most children can be worked with in a similar fashion as an adult.  My preference is to work with children over the age of 12, but I will see younger children, situation by situation. Very young children, under the age of 8, generally need...
How Young Is Too Young For Hypnosis?

How Young Is Too Young For Hypnosis?

I prefer to work with children over the age of 12, but will work with younger children depending on the maturity of the individual child.  I have worked with a number of children of the 8 year-old range successfully.  My youngest successful client was three years old...
Why is Hypnosis Effective?

Why is Hypnosis Effective?

As noted in other posts, hypnosis is simply a state of mind where the attention is focused and the subconscious mind can be influenced.  So hypnosis in and of itself is not necessarily “effective.”  To produce a change with hypnosis, hypnosis must be...