Brief Psychological Interventions in Practice

Dr Ann Williamson has been a GP for more than thirty years and uses hypnosis and Brief Therapy both formally and informally with many of her clients. She also lectures at Manchester, Chester and Salford Universities. Dr Williamson has been involved with training health professionals in hypnosis for many years with the British Society of Clinical & Academic Hypnosis (BSCAH).

• About the Author viiIntroduction 11 GP or therapist – or both? 92 Problem- or solution-based? 193 How do we ‘think’? 314 Building rapport 415 Goal setting 496 Identity or behaviour? 637 Cognitive distortions 718 Seeding ideas 819 Reframing 9110 Patterns: how? rather than why? 9911 What if ? 10512 Anchors and anchoring 11713 Helping clients deal with anger 12514 Helping build self-esteem 14115 Helping with relationship problems 15716 Resolving trauma and guilt 16717 Helping with grief 17718 Psychosomatic problems 18519 Conclusion 199Appendix IClient handout 201Appendix IIClinical outcome routine evaluation 205Appendix IIICreative approaches 209Appendix IVAnxiety and depression 215Appendix VHow to apply these ideas in practice – some case studies 217Appendix VIPhrases that need challenge or qualification to help your client begin to gain a different perspective 243WorksheetsEvaluation of Stressors—Exploring thoughts and feelings—Exploring and challenging thoughts 245References 249Index 255