John G Kappas

I read this because I was an HMI student. I'm not super thrilled with it and I pretty much stopped using it as soon as I left HMI. The information that is provided here goes against what is in much of the established hypnosis research and literature including the jargon that is used. Many things are either incorrect or at times plagiarized from older works (ie there are at least a few times he plagiarized from Milton Erickson) If one uses the jargon in this book, the real professionals (ASCH, SCEH, etc) will know where you trained or will completely be completely confused as to what you are talking about. Take HMI's classes but you can generally skip this book.… (mais)

Good book. Teaches hypnosis and gives a brief introduction to clinical work within the hypnotic state. Kappas has develped his own framework within which he both induces clients and practices clinical work. It seems to be fairly Freudian, but his approach is more 'scientific?' and at the same time more vague. He has come up with an interesting method of testing, not 'if' a client can be hypnotized or helped, but how. These tests are an integral part of the Kappas approach to hypnosis. These ideas and the stress on the hypnotizability of 'all' individuals make this both a valuable beginner text and a good read for the more advanced hypnotherapist.… (mais)