This presentation will briefly describe a theoretical framework for conducting sessions with individuals who have experienced trauma and have a desire to move beyond those experiences and their accompanying emotions. I will suggest ways of using hypnosis to help clients visualize themselves moving from an identity of victim to not just a survivor but a “thriver”, able and eager to live in the here and now in stability and joy—not in spite of their difficulties but because of them.
Gaye Gibson
Gaye Gibson has been in private hypnotherapy practice since 1996 and she has been an instructor at Randal Churchill’s hypnotherapy school since 2011, teaching both basic and advanced techniques. She has been a frequent presenter at the ACHE conference and is once again a member of the ACHE Board of Directors. Gaye has a background in nursing, martial arts, and psychology, and affirms that hypnotherapy is her truest calling.