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I cannot recommend this book highly enough, for those interested in clinical hypnotherapy. He’s an Ericksonian guy, but he does a fantastic job of separating his personal bias from the material he’s presenting. One caveat: he does not hide his disdain for stage hypnosis and hypnotists – so, if you’re looking for Gil Boyne stuff, NGH and friends (which I’m not personally too familiar with), and so forth, you might be disappointed. Either way, there’s loads of material in this book – and 600 pages for under 4 MB, there’s really no reason not to grab it, is there? Amazon.com wrote:Book DescriptionTrancework, the most comprehensive guide to learning the fundamental skills of clinical hypnosis, is now available in an updated and improved third edition. Yapko clearly and dynamically introduces readers to a broad range of hypnotic methods and techniques that will greatly enhance the effectiveness of preferred modes of therapy. Chapters are filled with new and practical information, including extensive academic references, sample transcripts, thorough summary tables of key points, and interviews with leading figures in the field–Jay Haley, Theodore X. Barber, Ernest R. Hilgard, David Spiegel, Jeffrey Zeig, and Karen Olness, among others. This new edition specifically addresses the growing emphasis within psychotherapy on proving efficacy through empirical data, the controversy of repressed memory that has divided the profession, and the advances in cognitive neuroscience that are stimulating new research.For newcomers, Trancework is an authoritative primer, demystifying hypnosis and offering step-by-step instruction for integrating it into clinical practice. Those familiar with hypnotic procedure will welcome Yapko’s presentation of influential theories, controversies, treatment approaches, and rich case material. All readers alike are guided through personal and professional enrichment as they discover the art and science of clinical hypnosis as presented in this essential guide.Book InfoComprehensive guide to learning the fundamental skills of clinical hypnosis. Presents a broad range of hypnotic methods and techniques for enhancing the effectiveness of preferred modes of therapy. Addresses the controversy of repressed memory and highlights the new advances in cognitive neuroscience. For psychotherapists. Previous edition: c1990.About the AuthorMichael D. Yapko, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist in private practice and Director of the Milton H. Erickson Institute of San Diego. He is internationally recognized for his work in the active treatment of depression, the use of clinical hypnosis and his advancement of the use of outcome-focused, short-term psychotherapy.This is my first upload to elib; and this is also my first attempt at scanning in a book. I tried to take care of any and all funky OCR artifacts, but forgive me if I missed a few. I’ve re-numbered the pages appropriately, so the index / table of contents should correspond to the actual pdf page. OCRing with OCD… not a good combo. Heh. Special thanks to ddelias and NoSweat88 for helping me out, and Jackson for letting me in One extra-special note: I’m seeding from a pretty crappy Comcast connection. If we’re having trouble getting this up off the ground, I’ll put up a DL, and you guys can help me seed from that. (Not an embedded command – a straight up, non-subtle request )