American Society of Clinical Hypnosis (ASCH)

09/24/2025

We are excited to share that the 65th Hypnotic Idea Exchange (HIE) in October is here!

📅 Monday, October 13th
🕢 7:30 – 9:30 PM EST
💡 Topic: The Hypnotic Gestalt Two Chair Approach
🎙 Featuring: Dr. Leon Cowen & Rubin Battino

This session brings together two extraordinary leaders in the field:

🔹 Dr. Leon W. Cowen – With over 45 years of clinical experience and 35 years as an educator, Dr. Cowen is recognized as a global leader in hypnotherapy education. He has lectured at universities, hospitals, and conferences worldwide and is currently developing the first Clinical Hypnosis unit at an Australian university.

🔹 Rubin Battino (LPCC, OH) – A practicing counselor since 1978, Rubin is the author of 11 books on psychotherapy and hypnosis, including Ericksonian Approaches – A Comprehensive Manual. He has presented internationally and is known for his expertise in single-session therapy and creative therapeutic methods.

Don’t miss this opportunity to explore innovative approaches with two of the profession’s most respected voices!

👉 Save your spot and join the exchange of ideas that keep our field moving forward: https://www.nchypnosis.org/

09/19/2025

Grow with ASCH - From the Classroom to the Community

Ready to take your practice to the next level? The American Society of Clinical Hypnosis (ASCH) is the only organization where members are licensed healthcare professionals integrating hypnosis into their scope of practice.

As an ASCH member, you’ll gain:
✅ Access to specialized trainings & demo videos
✅ A listing in the ASCH Referral Database
✅ Subscriptions to the American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis & ASCH Newsletter
✅ Discounts on certification programs
✅ Networking with an interdisciplinary community
✅ Access to the ASCH Library & Membership Directory
✅ Opportunities for leadership development

ASCH doesn’t just teach hypnosis—it helps you grow as a practitioner and as a person.

👉 Learn more & join today: https://asch.net/become-a-member/

09/15/2025

Time to Register: Advanced Workshop – When Intuition Meets Hypnosis

🗓️ September 26–27 | ⏰ 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM ET (each day)
📍 Virtual

Discover how the intuitive resources of the unconscious mind can transform healing through hypnosis. Join Bette Freedson, LCSW, LICSW, CGP as she introduces the CORE Model (Connect, Orient, Resource, Establish) - an integrative, relational approach to working with trauma.

Through this two-day experiential workshop, you’ll learn how to:
✅ Apply the four features of the CORE model
✅ Integrate hypnosis methodologies with intuitive guidance
✅ Create safe, attuned therapeutic alliances that foster resilience and healing

👩‍Led by North Carolina Society of Clinical Hypnosis Board Member, ASCH Approved Consultant, and author Bette Freedson

🔗 Register today and save your spot: https://bit.ly/46ddIqu

09/13/2025

New in the ASCH Online Store!

Our On-Demand Webinar is now available - plus, you’ll find a wide variety of programs designed to strengthen your clinical hypnosis skills.

💡 Browse featured titles, including:

- Gut Feelings II
- Helping Children Help Themselves with Hypnosis
- Another Way to Look at and to See Our Patients
…and many more!

📚 Expand your knowledge anytime, anywhere.
🔗 Explore the full catalog here: https://asch.net/latest-news/

09/10/2025

🚨 Still Accepting Registrations! 🚨

🎯 Advanced Workshop: Hypnosis and Performance Enhancement
📅 September 13–14, 2025 | 🕙 10 AM – 5 PM ET (each day)
💻 Virtual

From athletes and artists to students and executives—performance can be derailed by stress, anxiety, and burnout. This 2-day workshop with Dr. Dana Lebo will give you hypnotically informed strategies to:
✅ Enhance creativity & focus
✅ Support mental health challenges
✅ Unlock peak performance in any field

Don’t miss this opportunity to integrate hypnosis into performance enhancement!

🔗 Register now: https://bit.ly/4pfdOX4

09/08/2025

Advanced Workshop – When Intuition Meets Hypnosis

🗓️ September 26–27 | ⏰ 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM ET (each day)
📍 Virtual

Discover how the intuitive resources of the unconscious mind can transform healing through hypnosis. Join Bette Freedson, LCSW, LICSW, CGP as she introduces the CORE Model (Connect, Orient, Resource, Establish) - an integrative, relational approach to working with trauma.

Through this two-day experiential workshop, you’ll learn how to:
✅ Apply the four features of the CORE model
✅ Integrate hypnosis methodologies with intuitive guidance
✅ Create safe, attuned therapeutic alliances that foster resilience and healing

👩‍Led by North Carolina Society of Clinical Hypnosis Board Member, ASCH Approved Consultant, and author Bette Freedson

🔗 Register today and save your spot:

Advanced Workshop : When Intuition Meets Hypnosis: An Integrative, Relational Approach to Healing Trauma with the CORE model

08/26/2025

Discover ASCH’s New Clinical Demonstration Videos – Free for Everyone!

ASCH has just released a brand-new series of clinical hypnosis demonstration videos - available at no cost to both members and non-members through the ASCH Portal.
Explore these powerful demonstrations from leading experts:
- A Clinical Demonstration Using an Ericksonian Approach
- Alert Hypnosis with Trauma: The Lever Induction
- Naturalistic Induction and Deepening
- Self-Image Thinking
- Dental Hypnosis

Watch now and gain practical insights you can apply in your own clinical work:

Latest News New: Free Clinical Demonstration Videos Now Available ASCH is excited to announce the release of new clinical hypnosis demonstration videos, now available at no cost for both members and non-members through the ASCH Portal.These demonstrations include: Ericksonian Approach Alert Hypnosis...

08/21/2025

Interactive Experiential Clinical Hypnosis for Developmental Trauma Disorders

Hosted by the North Texas Society of Clinical Hypnosis (NTSCH), this 2-day interactive workshop will equip you with advanced hypnotic and biobehavioral strategies to treat Complex PTSD and developmental trauma - conditions that often involve attachment disruptions, dissociation, and deeply rooted negative beliefs.

Led by Dr. Louis Damis, the training integrates polyvagal-based interventions, attachment repair, and memory reconsolidation into a phase-oriented treatment model - helping you establish the neurophysiological foundation for healing and self-development in your clients.

📍 In-Person & Live Stream Options
📅 September 19–20, 2025

🔗 Learn more & register: https://asch.net/event/interactive-experiential-clinical-hypnosis-for-developmental-trauma-disorders-ntsch/?utm_source=website&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=asch%20marketing%20email%20

Abstract: Many clients treated for Post-traumatic Stress Disorder have Complex Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD). CPTSD is associated with histories of prolonged trauma, abuse, and neglect and is considered a form of developmental trauma. Such Complex Traumatic Stress Disorders include disturba...

08/18/2025

Unlock Peak Performance with Hypnosis.
Whether your clients are athletes, artists, performers, executives, students—or anyone striving to excel—mental health challenges can stand in the way of success.

Join Dr. Dana Lebo for this immersive 2-day Advanced Workshop on Hypnosis and Performance Enhancement. You’ll learn practical, hypnotically informed strategies to help clients (and yourself!) reach optimal performance, boost creativity, improve focus, and navigate the mental blocks that hold people back.

From the stage to the playing field to the boardroom, discover how hypnosis can be a powerful tool for building skills, confidence, and resilience.

💻 Live Virtual Workshop
📅 September 13–14, 2025

🔗 Register Here: https://asch.net/event/advanced-workshop-hypnosis-and-performance-enhancement/

08/15/2025

Take a Deep Breath… It’s National Relaxation Day!
August 15 is your official reminder to pause, unwind, and just say no to the chaos for a moment.

At ASCH, we believe relaxation is not a luxury - it’s a necessity. Clinical hypnosis is a powerful tool to help you reset, recharge, and reclaim calm in a nonstop world.

Whether it’s self-hypnosis, guided imagery, or deep breathing, take today to slow down and reconnect with your inner stillness.

🌹 You deserve a moment to stop and smell the roses.

08/14/2025

Discover Safer, Effective Pain Management Strategies
With the opioid crisis continuing to impact communities, healthcare providers are seeking safe, sustainable alternatives for pain relief.

Join Dr. Louis Damis, PhD, ABPP, FASCH, as he explores both hypnotic and non-hypnotic self-management techniques for chronic pain. Learn motivational interviewing methods, practical pain modulation strategies, and hypnotic techniques designed to empower patients to take control of their pain—without relying solely on opioids.

This session is ideal for medical and mental health professionals at any experience level in pain management.

🔗 Register Here: https://asch.net/event/asch-webinar-alternatives-to-opioids-self-management-and-hypnotic-pain-modulation-strategies/

*To receive credit for this webinar, you will be required to take a pre-test, post-test and an end of event survey. All items will be shared with you via email.

08/12/2025

Upcoming Advanced Workshop: Using Clinical Hypnosis for Pain
Association of Oncology Social Work (AOSW)
American Society for Pain Management Nursing (ASPMN)
🗓️ September 27–28, 2025
📍 In-Person or Virtual | Hosted by the Oregon Society of Clinical Hypnosis
🔗 Learn more and register: https://asch.net/event/advanced-workshop-using-clinical-hypnosis-for-pain-oregon-society-of-clinical-hypnosis/

Join Dr. David R. Patterson, PhD, ABPP, for a dynamic two-day training focused on using clinical hypnosis to manage both acute and chronic pain. Drawing from decades of experience at a Level I trauma center and outpatient clinics, Dr. Patterson blends traditional and Ericksonian techniques with Zen and motivational interviewing influences.

Practice hands-on techniques, explore real clinical cases, and deepen your understanding of pain and consciousness through a biopsychosocial and neurophysiological lens.

Abstract: This two-day workshop on managing pain with hypnosis is presented by David R Patterson PhD, ABPP. Dave Patterson has a PhD in clinical psychology with postdoctoral fellowships in rehabilitation and medical psychology. He is professor emeritus of psychology and spent his career at the Unive...