Compounded Hypnotic Technique: Elevating Hypnotic Sessions

This three-hour workshop introduces the Compounded Hypnotic Technique, a structured yet flexible method of intentionally layering multiple hypnotic techniques within a single session to create deeper, more responsive, and lasting change for clients. Participants will learn how to integrate suggestion, imagery, pacing, and subtle somatic cues, adjusting in real time to the client’s responses.

Using this approach, hypnotherapists can create sessions that flow naturally, deepen trance efficiently, maintain client engagement throughout, and achieve meaningful outcomes more consistently. The technique provides a practical framework to adapt multiple hypnotic strategies to each client’s needs, making sessions more cohesive, immersive, and effective.

Participants will leave with:

  • A clear method for layering multiple hypnotic techniques in a single session
  • Skills to adapt techniques dynamically to client responses
  • Tools to deepen trance, enhance responsiveness, and achieve lasting outcomes

This workshop is designed for hypnotists seeking a practical, adaptable method to elevate their sessions and produce meaningful, long-term client results.

Gary Josephson

Gary Josephson is a Certified Clinical Master Hypnotherapist with over 30 years of experience and more than 300 hours of advanced, in-class training, achieving the highest of seven certification levels. Having trained with Gil Boyne in 1992 and subsequently with Randal Churchill, he’s been a member of the American Council of Hypnotist Examiners (A.C.H.E.) since 1993. Gary specializes in behavior modification therapies, tailoring his approach to each individual to facilitate lasting, positive change, and designing and delivering hypnosis training, from beginner to advanced.