MASTER CLASS
WEIGHT CONTROL
Peter Mabbutt
Whether it is through image or health concerns, for many people control of their weight becomes a major issue within their life. They invest a great deal of time and money riding the dieting merry-go-round, first losing and then gaining weight in a repetitive cycle without an effective outcome. Consequently dieting becomes a dirty word which the unconscious mind equates with starvation. On completion of the diet, the mind and body will often respond by overindulging in the previously prohibited food with the result that any weight lost is immediately put back on again.

Effective and permanent weight loss will not occur through prohibition and restriction of certain foods, but comes about through effective lifestyle change. As therapists it is important for us to acknowledge this and to include appropriate suggestions that will lead the patient towards a healthy change in their lifestyle with the concurrent desired loss in weight.

This Masterclass aims to provide therapists with a thorough understanding of the process involved in hypnotic weight management. We will be looking at the underlying psychology of weight control and at effective strategies that can be employed by the therapist to help the patient achieve permanent weight loss. 

Even though a majority of weight loss can be regarded as ‘simple’ it is important for therapists to be able to recognize and treat weight control problems for which there is an underlying psychological foundation. With this in mind analytical approaches to weight control will also be presented.

SYLLABUS:
 

  • Setting achievable goals 
  • Case history taking 
  • Physiology of weight loss 
  • Assessing life style 
  • Life style change 
  • Simple weight loss 
  • Analytical approaches 
  • Bingeing 
  • Binge eating disorder 
  • The use of aversion 
  • Working with body image 
  • Improving metabolic rate 
  • The use of direct and indirect suggestion 
  • The use of imagery 
  • Scripts will be given 
MASTER CLASS
GOLD COUNSELLING
Georges Philips
Great work is often tragically undone when the client inadvertently continues to use language which will be detrimental to his well-being. The client may, therefore, remain unclear and often confused as to why things happen to him in his life - mainly because he will naturally have little or no understanding of the mechanisms of the way in which the human mind operates. One can easily be forgiven for assuming that the client will know what to do in order to maintain the good results which he has achieved during his therapeutic journey. A scant amount of time, therefore, will usually be devoted in therapy to giving the client some practical assistance which would significantly enhance his treatment.

This course will provide you with a unique opportunity to gain much-needed insight and to turn your practice around so that you can gain an edge. The training has been designed so that you can formulate dynamic therapeutic strategies. Such strategies will include encouraging your client to avoid or to limit the use of certain negatively-slanted words such as "why", "but" and "always". The course will also present a methodology which would permit your client to take a snapshot of where he is right now and, thus, allow himself the opportunity to see where he may need additional assistance.
 

Beliefs play a vital role in therapy. Beliefs are the foundation on which we all live our lives. It will, thus, be your personal beliefs which will need to be modified in order to empower your client to truly experience a new way of being.

An explanation and a strategy will be demonstrated which will allow you to be able to simply, efficiently and effectively educate your client, who can then gain a better understanding of how he can continue to assess his progress and know when it is time to come back for support.

SYLLABUS:
 

  • How to prevent your client from using language that scuppers success 
  • How to teach your client to be aware of his current state of mind and to know when to seek further vital assistance 
  • How to know when you have completed your contract 
  • How to develop further confidence in your strategies 
  • How the mind patterns beliefs 
  • How to utilize humour for gentle provocation 
  • The I & I induction - demonstrated 
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