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Psychologist, Psychotherapist, hypnotherapist, dipl body psychotherapist, cert ego state therapist, cert supervisor and teacher in psychodynamic existential psychotherapy and ego state therapy; SSCH past president and honorary member; Awarded ESH fellowship for expertise in clinical hypnosis and contribution to the field of hypnosis; worked with pediatric psychology, adult psychiatry, family support, social service teamwork, psychosomatics, pain multimodal team supervision; Guest teacher, psychotherapist for students and supervisor for the medical unit at Gothenburg University Health and Care Academy. 2001-2010 consultant for IBS-hypnosis research for Sahlgrenska University Hospital and other regions. 40 years experience as teacher of hypnosis Sweden, 35 years experience as internationally, teaching organizational psychology, stress management, hypnosis, ethics, rehabilitation, etc. Founder and chair of the SSCH Supervisor & Teacher training, accredited by Swedish Psychol Assoc. Past repr in ISH and ESH COR. Past editor of Swedish and European Journal of Hypnosis. Past chair of SSCH MHE Research Foundation. Co-chair of ISH advisory board for membership applications. Past vice president of Ego State Therapy International. Published three and co-authored six books, ca 40 articles, produced hypnotic audiofiles for healing, sleep, stress management, IBS and downregulating the immune system. Interviewed about hypnosis in press, radio, podcasts and TV; in Sweden, United Kingdom, USA, and Bulgaria.
Abstract
Ego State Therapy (EST) is a powerful therapeutic approach that can be seamlessly combined with hypnosis. EST is based on the idea that personality consists of more or less separate parts. Working with these parts with the assumption that they each serve a function for the individual, can help resolve deeply rooted internal conflicts. The technique of interviewing ego states, can reveal unconscious dynamics in conditions such as compulsions, addiction, neurotic or trauma-related anxiety, and dissociation. EST can offer insights and solutions to conflicts, such as between the desire to quit unwanted habits or reactions and the persistent nature of those undesired habits. I will address how to introduce the idea of states to the patient, and how to individualize the therapeutic procedures. I will also address the challenges of working with “negative transference”; ego states who protect by being mute, avoidant, critical or furious.
Following the theoretical overview, there will be an opportunity for questions and answers, a group exercise on the theme of “opening doors”, or a brief demonstration.