by William Wood | Nov 5, 2011 | Articles
The textbooks say no, but estimate that well over 95 percent of the population can be hypnotized in a therapeutic setting with someone they trust. Because hypnosis is a state that requires focused attention, not everyone can be hypnotized. The very young (under the...
by William Wood | Nov 5, 2011 | Articles
My quit smoking program uses much more than just hypnosis, but yes, hypnotherapy works VERY well for tobacco cessation. Not that long ago, I had a young woman in her 20s come in to see me. While you may or may not relate to everything in this story, you know what it...
by William Wood | Nov 5, 2011 | Articles
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...
by William Wood | Nov 5, 2011 | Articles
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...
by William Wood | Nov 5, 2011 | Articles
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...