Cognitive-behavioral Psychotherapy for Anxiety

Dr. Hans-Christian Kossak, Dipl.-Psych., psychological psychotherapist and child and adolescent psychotherapist as behavioral therapist, client-centered psychotherapist, hypnotherapist. Founder of psychotherapy in the combination of cognitive behavioral therapy and hypnosis. Main focus: Anxiety, psychosomatics, learning and performance disorders. He was head of the Catholic Counselling Center for Educational and Family Issues, Bochum; lecturer and trainer of psychotherapists in hypnosis and behavioral therapy; speaker at specialist congresses.

• 1 A brief introductory story.- I The basics: 2 Hypnosis.- 3 Neuropsychology of hypnosis.- 4 Anxiety.- 5 Neuropsychology of anxiety.- 6 Paradigms of learning theory.- 7 Paradigms of learning theory and neuropsychology.- II The combination of methods - The theory and practice of hypnosis and behavior therapy: 8 Behavior therapy - Methods.- 9 A brief history of the combination of hypnosis with behavioral therapy.- III The practice - the case seminar: 10 The application of the method.- 11 The intervention - phases of intensive brief therapy.- 12 The practical case seminar.- 13 Effects, possible applications, limits .- 14 Cauteles, limits, contraindications, effectiveness.- Further reading by the author.- Index.