What are the best hypnosis books?
With an abundance of hypnosis and hypnotherapy books to choose from, it can be difficult to know where to start.
Every book listed on this page is considered best in its category by Jacquin Hypnosis Academy.
You will become a better hypnotist, and a more effective agent-of-change by reading them.
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Best Hypnotherapy Scripts Book
Hypnotherapy Scripts, 2nd Edition
A straightforward, practical guide for doing Ericksonian hypnotherapy. This book not only explains the rationale for every step in the hypnotherapeutic process, it also contains sample
scripts for each step.
This edition of Hypnotherapy Scripts guides professionals through the construction of their own hypnotherapy induction and suggestion scripts.
Best Self-Hypnosis
Book
A book written for anyone wanting to learn about self-hypnosis and
how to use it.
This book is ideal for anyone; ranging from beginners who are new to the field of self-hypnosis, to experienced clinicians hoping to teach patients
how to use self-hypnosis
for therapeutic gain.
Best Science of Hypnosis Book
The Oxford Handbook of Hypnosis
The long overdue successor to Fromm and Nash's Contemporary Hypnosis Research, which has been regarded as the field's authoritative scholarly reference for over 35 years.
This new book is a comprehensive summary of where field has been, where it stands today, and its future directions.
Unequalled in its breadth and quality, this is the definitive reference text
in the field.
Essential Reading
Freddy Jacquin is the Founder of the Jacquin Hypnosis Academy. This book 'Hypnotherapy' describes his methods, techniques that he has personally developed, and his own beliefs and philosophies on how and why hypnosis works. His goal in writing this book is to enable anyone to learn how to hypnotise and to use that skill to help themselves and others. Each technique is described simply, to enable the reader to learn them easily, and examples of how and when they have been used are also told in this book.
Best Evidence-Based Hypnotherapy Book
Essentials of Clinical Hypnosis: An Evidence-Based Approach
Written by master therapists and educators Steven Jay Lynn and Irving Kirsch, it bridges the research-practice gap, bringing hypnosis into mainstream evidence-based clinical psychotherapy.
Through session transcripts, illustrative case examples, and step-by-step procedures, this volume explores the benefits of incorporating hypnotic methods into treatment plans for such common disorders and conditions as anxiety, depression, posttraumatic stress disorder, pain and medical conditions, smoking,
and eating disorders.
Best Cognitive-Behavioural Hypnosis Book
Hypnosis : The Cognitive-Behavioural Perspective
This book brings analyses the evidence for hypnotic susceptibility, trance states, nonvoluntary behavior, posthypnotic amnesia, the perceptual effects of hypnosis and more.
Throughout these essays the experience of hypnosis is placed within a social psychological context, which the editors believe more accurately explains the phenomena by comparing it to other individual and social behaviour. The scope of the book makes it an ideal research tool and a handy reference guide for those exploring experimental issues, theoretical issues, and
also clinical applications.
Best Clinical Hypnosis
Book
The Practice of Cognitive-Behavioural Hypnotherapy
This is a comprehensive evidence-based clinical manual for practitioners of cognitive-behavioural hypnotherapy. Cognitive-behavioural hypnotherapy is increasingly becoming the dominant approach to clinical hypnosis.
At a practical level, it closely integrates traditional hypnotherapy and cognitive-behavioural therapy techniques. This is the first major treatment manual to describe a fully integrated cognitive-behavioural approach to hypnotherapy, based on current evidence and best practice in the fields of hypnotism and CBT.
Do you want to be able to hypnotise any time and anywhere?
If so, then consider this essential reading.
Anthony Jacquin, is director and trainer at Jacquin Hypnosis Academy. His book 'Reality is Plastic - The Art of Impromptu Hypnosis' is about hypnosis and how to use it effectively. It will teach you what hypnosis is and how to hypnotise both individuals and groups of people any time and anywhere you choose.
No prior experience of hypnosis is required to understand and apply the knowledge in this book. The techniques are deceptively simple yet incredibly powerful. They are entirely practical and have been road-tested over many years, with thousands of people.
This seminal book is renowned by hypnotists around the world, whether they are hobbyists or professionals.
Best Hypnosis for
Pain Relief Book
Hypnotize Yourself Out of Pain Now!
This is for people who suffer chronic pain. But it is an excellent resource for therapists too.
The use of hypnosis as a tool for relieving pain is not experimental it is in fact tried, true, and proven.
This book focuses on your role in being your own healer and looks at ways to improve your relationship with yourself. It will help you explore a wide range of hypnotic and self-hypnosis techniques for helping you to improve your ability to cope with and manage discomfort so that you can live more comfortably. You will learn how to use self-hypnosis to relieve your pain. Tap into your own innate ability to control pain. Interrupt your body s chronic pain loop. Choose the method of self-hypnosis best suited to you.
Best Hypnosis for Treating Depression Book
Griffin and Tyrrell are the foremost teachers of effective psychotherapy for depression in Europe. Without 'psychobabble', false sentiment or jargon, they make it easy to understand the causes of depression and why so many of us are so vulnerable to it. More importantly, they describe how to overcome it.
Thousands throughout the UK and Ireland have already benefited from their approach. Now you can too. 'How to lift depression [...fast]' shatters many myths.
It provides clear guidelines, with case histories, for helping people get out of depression, even those at high risk of committing suicide. Just reading it can raise your mood and put joy, pleasure and meaning back into life, even in the bleakest of circumstances.
Best Hypnosis for
Dentistry Book
Hartland's Medical and Dental Hypnosis
This book is an extensively revised, comprehensive introductory manual for the use of clinical hypnosis in the treatment of medical and psychological problems and disorders.
Written with the interests and needs of the doctor or dentist in mind, its practical and clear approach maintains the tradition of high-quality information and usefulness established in previous editions of this book. After exploring the theoretical and historical background to hypnosis, and key techniques and approaches, the book looks at specific clinical situations and problems in which hypnosis may have an impact, and offers specific practical management guidelines including possible scripts. An essential introductory text.
Essential reading : Most influential hypnosis book.
Training Trances is about how to therapeutically communicate with the unconscious mind. The authors present their own unique integration of Ericksonian techniques, traditional models of hypnotherapy, and recent research in related areas. Numerous new patterns modeled from the work of Milton H. Erickson, M.D. are clearly explained and demonstrated. The use of trance in training design, to unconsciously install the skills being taught to the participants, is also covered.
The book developed from transcripts of a four day workshop, and the design of the book parallels the design chosen for the training itself.
There are numerous "live" demonstrations, inductions, and double inductions which create for the reader a real "feel" of how hypnosis is done and which are also a rich source for linguistic analysis for the advanced reader.
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Best History of Hypnosis Book
With wit and verve Robin Waterfield brings the bizarre story of hypnotism to life. A lively mixture of popular history, science and psychology, Hidden Depths is the definitive work on hypnosis. From its origins as animal magnetism, as practised by Franz Anton Mesmer, to its modern day use as a health cure and a form of entertainment, hypnosis encompasses many different
facets of humanity.
Best Stage Hypnosis
Book
This book by Jonathan Chase The Hypnotist, has everything you'll ever need to know, about the subtle Art of Mind Manipulation on stage or off. Complete Instruction Course in Stage hypnosis covering everything from setting up the venue to turning the lights out as you leave. The techniques necessary for volunteer selection, rapid inductions, deepenings and entertainment routines are all dealt with clearly and concisely.
Best Hypnotisable Person Book
The Highly Hypnotizable Person
It is commonly known that some individuals are more easily hypnotized than others. What is less clear is why. This is the first book to present an up-to-date, comprehensive overview of what research and evidence there is for the existence and features of highly hypnotisable people. This book draws on research findings from cognitive, developmental and clinical psychology and from neuropsychology and neurophysiology.
