29 Park Street, P.O. Box 427
Canton, New York 13617
Phone: 315.386.8817
E-mail: mail@parkstreetcounseling.com

   		 
 

Patricia B. Gunnison
MS, Vanderbilt University; Liscensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), New York State
Director

Dr. Hugh Gunnison
Professor Emeritus, St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY 
APA, ACA, NCC, CCMHC; Liscensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), New York State
American Psychotherapy & Medical Hypnosis Association (APMHA)
American Association of Professional Hypnotherapists (AAPH)
Diplomate: International Academy of Behavioral Medicine, Counseling and Psychotherapy (IABMCP)
Fellow:  National Board of Certified Clinical Hypnotherapy (NBCCH)

"There is nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so."
                                                                        William Shakespeare
"Our life is what out thoughts make it."
                                                                        Epictetus
"People are disturbed not by things, but by their view of them. "
                                                                        Epictetus
"It is the mind that maketh good or ill, that maketh wretch or happy, rich or poor. "
                                                                        Edmund Spenser

 

At Park Street Counseling our focus is on health and growth. Many people suffer from depression, loss, anxiety, guilt and self esteem issues. Hugh and Patricia, working together, treat a variety of concerns of adolescents, young adults, adults, couples and seniors.

At Park Street Counseling we use Hypnocounseling where appropriate to change patterns of unwanted behavior. Using Brief, Solution Focused Therapy people can be trained in Self–Hypnosis to take back control of their lives. Self-Hypnosis can be used for smoking cessation and to modify other addictions. In addition, Self-Hypnosis can enhance athletic and academic performance.

Our dual counseling lasts approximately 1 ˝-2 hrs per session.
Arrangements can be made for a sliding fee scale, however, we do not accept insurance.

For further information, please phone or e-mail.

  
 
 
   

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Gunnison,H.(2004).Hypnocounseling: An eclectic bridge between Milton Erickson and Carl Rogers. Crown House Publishing Ltd., Norwalk, CT. www.chpus.com

HOME STUDY - 20 hours continuing education (CE) credit reviewed and approved by NBCC.

Course Description:

"Counseling is to Carl Rogers as Hypnosis is to Milton Erickson." This workshop purports to bring a person-centered hypnosis to Psychology and other helping professions. Erickson and Rogers worked to restore personal power and control within the client. Although using different methods to achieve similar goals, both trusted the development of the individual's internal frame of reference which would ultimately facilitate growth and change in the present, not the past. As the foremost contributer to a modern method of hypnosis; Erickson's therapy focused on trance elicitation as the key that unlocks the individual's stored potential. Rogers, on the other hand, wrought a compassionate therapeutic climate that also elicited a deep sense of self-discovery to emerge. Hypnocounseling merges Rogers' Person-Centered Approach with Erickson's Utilization Approach to create opportunities for choice, deep understandings, and change. While there is much written about brief therapy Hypnocounseling is at the cutting edge.

Learning Objectives:

  1. Discuss hypnocounseling in terms of the beliefs and values of Erickson and Rogers.
  2. Explain Carkhuff's five levels of empathy.
  3. Explain the rationale of using Brief Therapy (BT) questions.
  4. Describe Pattern Interruption (PI) by giving examples of how your clients can learn to interrupt their own unwanted thoughts and behaviors.
  5. Summarize the "countdown" of FRT for self-hypnosis, relaxation and de-stressing.
  6. Explain Hypnocounseling.
  7. Identify a primary hypno-suggestive strategy.

Satisfactory completion:
Participants must have read the 194-page book entitled "Hypnocounseling: An eclectic bridge between Milton Erickson & Carl Rogers", completed and passed the post-test with a score of at least 70%, completed the Evaluation Form and must be in agreement with the Attestation Statement (verification of completion) in order to receive a Certificate of Completion. A Certificate of Completion will be mailed after receipt of successfully completed post-test, evaluation form.

To purchase the Homestudy course, consisting of Hugh Gunnison's book entitled Hypnocounseling: An eclectic bridge between Milton Erickson & Carl Rogers, CE Information and instruction packet, and a concise Chapter Outline, please mail a personal check in the amount of $75.00 made out to PARK STREET COUNSELING, P.O. Box 427, Canton, NY 13617. (If you've already purchased the book and would like CE credit, the course fee is $50.00).

Comment on Hypnocounseling

‘Hugh Gunnison is a master of integrating theories and techniques and putting them into practice. His engaging writing style and practical examples make Hypnocounseling a valuable resource for counseling students and professionals. I shall be using the book in my classes.’
Jay Cerio, Associate Professor and Director, Child and Family Service Center , Alfred University, NY.