Richard Nongard, LMFT/CCH. Welcome to the ICBCH

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1 HYPNOSIS & HYPNOTHERAPY NLP & LIFE-COACHING ICBCH News February 2011 Private Practice for Sale Melissa Roth is retiring, relocating, and selling her thriving private practice of 15 years in Birmingham, Alabama. She can be reached at (205) for more information. (If you have an announcement let us know and we will print it in our newsletter!) CEU Hours All CEU hours are provided by Peachtree Professional Education, Inc., a state board approved CE provider in Florida, Texas, Kansas, California and most other states. We are also an NBCC and NAADAC approved provider. CE Hours for our classes are available for most Social Work, LPC, LMFT, Drug and Alcohol Counselors, Registered Nurses and Psychologists. See detailed listing online. Richard Nongard, LMFT/CCH Welcome to the ICBCH The ICBCH has over 3600 members - 50 States, 17 countries, 6 continents. We are excited to be a practical organization providing educational opportunities. About 85% of our members are licensed mental health professionals, many making the transition to fulltime hypnosis practice. Other members include personal fitness trainers, life coaches, licensed massage therapists and professional hypnotists. Our goal is simple: to provide world class education, teaching valuable, useful skills so that clients will benefit. One of my favorite websites is scholar.google.com because it filters the clutter and is a great place to do research. Scholar.google.com only finds results in journals, textbooks and scholarly publications. A simple search for hypnosis with any keyword such as cancer treatment, smoking cessation, weight management, IBS, Fibromyalgia or sports performance will yield many results indicating the positive impact of integrating hypnosis into traditional treatment practice. Professionals can use this information to educate the community and other professionals about hypnosis as a practical, effective therapeutic modality. The ICBCH is here to support you. We invite you to join our online group at HypnoThoughts.com and benefit from the experiences of other professionals who are also eager to help you. Resources for building a private practice, performing effective inductions, creating suggestions and treatment plans can all be found in our forum. You will also develop lasting friendships with other members, and I personally answer questions on a daily basis. We are excited about the opportunity to host the Dallas Hypnosis Convention this April 7-9 in Dallas, TX, and hope you will be part of the fun! See you soon, In this issue: ICBCH Updates P.1 Scott Sandland Speaks P.2 Free Hypnosis Script P.3 Dallas Hypnosis Convention P.4 ~ Richard Nongard, Executive Director

2 Dallas Hypnosis Convention April Scott Sandland, C.Ht. will present a full day of training on pain management with hypnosis on Thursday, April 7. Other featured class speakers include: Richard Clark, M.A., LMFT Rev. William Mitchell, M.Div., Certified Hypnotherapist Hugh Cole, Ph.D., Harvard Trained Life Coach Carol Croskery, Ed.D., LPC Richard K. Nongard, LMFT/ CCH ICBCH President Gordon Leith, M.S., LPC Private Practice John Cerbone, CPH Author of "Hypnosis Scripts that Work" Pamela "Jade" Scott, R.N. Register early for huge tuition discounts! Attend any 1, 2 or all 3 incredible class days! Earn up to 20 CEUs! SubliminalScience.com FastCEUs.com HypnotherapyBoard.org Scott Sandland, CHt and the Hypnothoughts.com DreamTeam RKN: HypnoThoughts.com has quickly risen to being the largest and most active, and, it's peppered with many diverse views and groups, some who aren't known to play well with others, yet they seem to all participate and get along. What do you attribute this success to? SS: I think the main reason is a sincere desire by the members to communicate respectfully and actually share information, rather than argue with each other. Added to that is the fact that the moderators and I don't delete content very often, so people know they will be held accountable for what they say. I think people on Hypno- Thoughts think twice before posting publically because they know I won't take it down for them later. RKN: Let's talk about what you do with hypnosis. SS: About 7 years ago I showed a smart dentist how I could help her patients with pain, anxiety and bruxism, and she hired me. Initially I was just hoping for referrals, but the staff at this office really cares about total patient treatment, so they see hypnosis as a natural part of their treatment program, addressing TMJ issues, pain control, smoking cessation, and anxiety. I also work with drug rehab centers and maintain a private practice. RKN: You have also become a noted expert in pain management hypnosis. Is it becoming a more popular treatment? SS: Yes, for chronic and postprocedural pain it is being recognized as a great tool that helps patients who aren't getting results with traditional medical interventions. RKN: And it's effective? SS: I would say that over 80% get at least a moderate improvement in their quality of life. RKN: Amazing. What did you have for breakfast this morning? SS: I grabbed a blueberry muffin and a cup of coffee. Scott Sandland Professional Hypnotist Richard Nongard recently interviewed Scott Sandland, C.Ht. Scott is the creator of HypnoThoughts.com, a well-moderated and useful online resource currently supporting over 7500 active members exchanging ideas and content - all for free. I don't work with heroin or cocaine, I work with people. ~ Scott Sandland RKN: We know nicotine addiction is often treated with hypnotherapy, but can you really treat heroin, cocaine or alcohol addiction with hypnosis? SS: I don't work with heroin or cocaine, I work with people. When we approach things from that mindset it sounds much less intimidating. Hypnosis is great for mind -based stress management, the forgiveness of self and o t h e r s, e g o strengthening, sleep loss, emotional identification, and encouraging self efficacy. Working with a treatment team, those are great tools to help people looking to reach and sustain sobriety. RKN: I wish we had more time and space, but to learn more about Scott Sandland and his methods, come to the April Dallas Hypnosis Convention, and be sure to visit HypnoThoughts.com.

3 The Reverse Paradox Induction utilizes what Ericksonian hypnosis calls a Reversal Technique. The client wonders...if I could... and draws upon their Imagination to consider the possibility of their actually going into trance. And then, the act of wondering becomes reality. Script: In this session, I want you to just imagine you are hypnotized. You have said you have a difficult time entering hypnosis, and that is okay - some people find it more difficult than others. Actually, one does not have to really even be hypnotized to benefit from hypnosis - all they need to do is follow the process - because the magic is in FREE HYPNOSIS SCRIPT: Reverse Paradox Inlearning something new by doing - rather than being in a certain state. And so, you do not have to try to be hypnotized. In fact, I would prefer in this exercise you do not go into hypnosis, but rather just imagine being hypnotized... At his point client begins to wonder, but could I? Try a Test: Now, even though you have been imagining hypnosis, try to open your eyes - finding them stuck in reality - knowing that you could open them but sensing them stucker and stucker. Now immediately break the trance state. And move right into a directive rapid re-induction.. To see a detailed video demonstration of this script, taught by Richard Nongard at a live clinical hypnotherapy training class, please visit: video/reverse-paradoxhypnosis For tons of downloadable hypnosis scripts, many of them free, please visit SubliminalScience.com, the hypnosis superstore. Advanced Hypnotherapy Homestudy Certification = $439 Are you seeking a cuttingedge, Advanced Hypnosis training and certification class via homestudy? This newly updated program from ICBCH and Richard Nongard will provide practical, useful instruction to enhance and expand your clinical skills. You will learn powerful inductions for resistant clients, the Dr. Flowers 30 CEUs Homestudy 14 Hours of Intensive Video Instruction Audio CD Scripts hypnosis induction, and alternatives to the Dave Elman Induction. You will learn advanced methods of pain management, hypnotic anchoring, and how to integrate NLP into your hypnosis dialog to maximize suggestion effectiveness. Prerequisite: Minimum 20 hours ICBCH approved Basic Instruction and/ or Certification. EYE ON YOU We are going to start featuring successful ICBCH members in our newsletter. If you have a practice to promote, have written a book or have other new offerings, let us know and we will add it to the newsletter. Contact Stephanie by ing members@ hypnotherapyboard.org FAST FACTS The University of Washington has found hypnosis can be effective for over 90% of those trying to quit smoking at 6 month follow-ups. The Journal of Nursing Scholarship found hypnosis patients twice as likely to remain smokefree after two years. University of Connecticut researchers found hypnosis subjects lost more weight than 90% of those using other methods - and kept the weight off! And, that hypnosis can more than double the effects for traditional weight loss approaches. The Journal of Clinical Hypnosis reports hypnosis has a 77% success rate for drug addiction treatment. Two studies from Harvard Medical School show hypnosis significantly reduces the time it takes to heal following surgery.

4 SOUND SYSTEMS - IN HYPNOTHERAPY I use a special sound system during my private practice hypnosis sessions, because it makes hypnosis special and it makes it easier for the client to detach and become more intimately involved in the process. There is no faster, more powerful change agent than music; changing how you feel in mere seconds. Peaceful, soothing sounds, especially when combined with binaural beat tones, can dramatically reduce induction time and effort, and enhance overall trance depth. This is a list of the equipment I use in my practice: Four K-44 AKG Headphones, plugged into my... Prosonic hp-4 headphone amp, which lets me have four headphones The amp is plugged into my Mackie channel mixer And then I play music off a CD player or my computer by plugging it into the mixer. Then I play 50-minute background tracks with music, nature sounds and binaural theta tones. This is a link to a video archive from NongardTV.com hosted on the ICBCH Group at HypnoThoughts.com, to help you better understand how and why to use sound in hypnotherapy. Looking for more ways to advance your clinical skills and enhance your outcome success? Learn to utilize powerful NLP communication styles and become a Certified Life Coach! Neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) is a proven effective way to increase trance suggestion efficacy ratios. It s easy to learn and implement into daily life conversations to develop rapport, convey important thoughts and influence decision making outcomes. Life coaching is a service everyone wants - someone to listen and help guide them through difficult times to overcome life s challenges. If you really like helping people achieve life goals, this 30-hour homestudy certification training program is for you! On Sale SubliminalScience.com for Only $599 $495

5 @ Holiday Inn Dallas/Ft. Worth Airport South Centre Station Drive (1 Mile South of DFW Airport, near both highways 183 & 360) 3 Days = 20 Hours of board approved live CEU credit Special Guest: Scott Sandland, CHt, creator of Hypnothoughts.com Scott will present an entire day of Pain Management on Thursday, April 7, Don t miss this event! A Sampling of Other Workshops & Speakers on Friday & Saturday: Using Hypnotic Methods in Traditional Community Based Mental Health Treatment Richard Clark, LMFT will share his methods for integrating hypnotherapy into traditional treatment approaches within psychiatric populations. Weight-Loss, Hypnosis and Life-Coaching Hugh Cole, Ph.D., is a Harvard-trained life coach, health coach and biochemist, will share his practical methods of integrating hypnotherapy and life coaching into the science of permanent weight loss. Knowing What to Say in Hypnotherapy Richard Nongard, LMFT, ICBCH President, will teach you the Magic Words to use during hypnosis to gain success and create your own effective scripts. Learn what to do in a session after the induction, and why it s important. He will teach formulas for compounding suggestion, effective language patterns, and how to develop change-positive indirect and direct suggestions. Drug and Alcohol Symptom Management with Hypnosis Pamela Jade Scott, R.N. will explain how hypnosis can be utilized to create safety and support, and positively impact the physiological state of dependency to break negative patterns of self-destructive behaviors related to substance addictions. Unleashing the Psychology and Power of Forgiveness with Hypnotism Rev. William Mitchell, M.Div. will share research on the psychology of forgiveness therapy in both religious and secular treatment settings, and teach specific methods for using hypnosis to unlock this healing modality. Wisdom from Experience Carol Croskery, Ed.D., LPC, was one of Richard Nongard s earliest mentors and clinical supervisors. A very special guest at this event, she will share key concepts for success gleaned from her decades of experience as a mental health professional and hypnotherapist in private practice. Speed-Trance: Using Instant Induction in Clinical and Crisis Hypnotherapy Sessions John Cerbone, CPH, teaches how and why to do instant (mere seconds) inductions and utilize them in a variety of clinical situations - nervous clients, returning clients, crisis situations and more. (AND MORE!!) DallasHypnosisConvention.com www. Register Online or Call Register Online or Call (800) Attend any 1, 2 or All 3 Days! Register Early for Huge Tuition Discounts!

6 ICBCH News Are you registered for the April 2011 ICBCH Dallas Hypnosis Convention yet? Have you met Pain Management with Hypnosis expert Scott Sandland yet? Do you need more ideas to help you succeed as a professional hypnotist? Are you ready for Advanced Hypnosis Training and Certification? ICBCH Hyp n osis a n d N LP Richard K. Nongard, LMFT/CCH Executive Director N. Frank L. Wright Blvd. #B4-118 Scottsdale, AZ PRSRT-STD U.S. POSTAGE PAID Permit 2000 Tulsa, OK Return Service Requested