Trauma-Informed Hypnotherapy for Pain

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Courtney Armstrong, LPC, MHSP Related seminars and products

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Courtney Armstrong, LPC, MHSP, is the founder of the Institute for Trauma Informed Hypnotherapy and author of Rethinking Trauma Treatment: Attachment, Memory Reconsolidation, and Resilience. She has over 25 years’ experience and is a board-certified Fellow in clinical hypnotherapy who has trained thousands of mental health professionals nationally and internationally in creative, brain-based strategies for healing trauma. She is a bestselling author of the book, The Therapeutic “Aha!”: 10 Strategies for Getting Clients Unstuck and Transforming Traumatic Grief and contributes to publications such as Psychotherapy Networker, Counseling Today, and The Neuropsychotherapist. She has been featured as a trauma and grief expert on national television and radio programs and is the owner/director of Tamarisk: A Center for Mind-Body Therapy in the state of Tennessee.

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Courtney Armstrong is the founder and president of Courtney Armstrong Consulting and Training Services and the Institute for Trauma Informed Hypnotherapy. She is a consultant with the US Veterans Administration and receives royalties as a published author. Courtney Armstrong receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Courtney Armstrong serves on the Clinical Hypnosis Education and Training Committee of the American Society for Clinical Hypnosis. She is a member of the American Mental Health Counselor's Association, the Tennessee Licensed Professional Counselors Association, and the Chattanooga Area Psychotherapy Association.

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Objectives

1. Discuss how traumatic experiences can contribute to the development of neuroplastic pain. 
2. Summarize scientific theories about how hypnosis works and can be used to relieve chronic pain and enhance trauma treatment. 
3. Identify three types of hypnotic suggestions that can be used to reduce pain and promote a positive post-trauma identity. 

Outline

Trauma and Neuroplastic Pain Research 

• Prevalence of co-occurring PTSD, complex trauma and chronic pain symptoms 
• Phenomena of neuroplastic pain and promising new treatment approaches such as Pain Reprocessing Therapy 
• Mark Jensen’s research on pain perception in the brain and how hypnosis can be used to alter pain perception. 

Hypnosis to Calm Anxiety, Relieve Pain, and Elicit Positive Emotional States 

• Two definitions of clinical hypnosis 
• The myths and misconceptions of hypnosis. 
• Hypnosis theories that explain the mechanisms in the brain and the interpersonal dynamics  
• Hypnosis as an adjunct to cognitive-behavioral treatment for pain, anxiety, and trauma 
• Special considerations with trauma survivors and how to adapt inductions and safely re-alert clients to avoid abreactions 

Hypnosis Demonstrations: Increase feelings of safety and comfort in the body 

Hypnotic Techniques for Pain Reduction and Positive Post-Trauma Identity  

• Increase comfort and decreasing unpleasantness  
• Explore emotional associations with pain symptoms 
• Increase self-compassion, internal safety, and empowerment 

Target Audience

• Psychologists
• Counselors
• Social Workers
• Marriage and Family Therapists
• Addiction Counselors
• Nurses
• Physicians
• Other Mental Health Professionals