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Books by Christian
Christian Skoorsmith is a prolific writer. In addition to regular columns in two professional hypnosis journals, he has published four books on hypnosis-related topics, and two volumes and several chapbooks of poetry.
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Transformation Trance Formation
In this short volume, Christian Skoorsmith makes the complex psychology of hypnosis and personal transformation both understandable and useful. Concise, informative, applicable - there are insights on every page.
Dynamics of Hypnosis: Uses, Qualities & Relationship to Other Modalities
Collected for the first time in one volume, this assembly of articles on hypnosis is an accessibly-written dive into the breadth of the topic by one of the field's expansive thinkers. That hypnosis is, how it works, where it fits in relationship to more conventional therapies, and what hypnosis looks like in real world applications, are just some of the topics addressed.
Unlocking Human Potential: Motivational Interviewing for Hypnotists
The minutes before a client closes their eyes are the biggest missed opportunity in hypnosis. Here is key orientation, techniques, and tips for hypnotists and coaches to mobilize the client's own psychology to set themselves up for profound change.
The Sound of Silence: Working With Tinnitus in Hypnosis
Tinnitus affects more than 50 million Americans. Grounded in solid research, this approach incorporates insights from leading hypnotists, cognitive-behavioral therapists, and the author's own experience with tinnitus. Richly detailed outlines, step-by-step instructions, and the actual scripts to use with clients. Every session is explained: what to do, what to say, and why. This is by far the most comprehensive treatment of hypnosis for tinnitus in the world today.
Eat When You're Hungry - the one-rule, no-diet plan to change your relationship with food
Depth Sounding : The Psychology and Practice of Hypnospection - Hypnotically Enhanced Introspection
Introducing the practice and underlying psychology of a new technique that weaves contemporary mindfulness, self-hypnosis, and depth psychology.
Trance-Gender : Working with Transgender Clients in a Professional Hypnosis Practice
Hypnosis for Spiritual Distress : Advanced Protocol for a Pressing Need
Each Heartbeat a Stone
Twenty-two poems of tender vulnerability and reflection. Orbiting his embodied experience as a husband, in middle age, as a father, as white in a still-racially charged culture, as a Jungian mental health worker, and more.
Out of Nowhere: Poems of Place and Being
Trust Only the Trembling & Other Poems Exploring Manhood
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