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Michael Yapko
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Michael Yapko

Michael Yapko, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist, author, and internationally recognized expert on the subjects of treating major depression, brief forms of psychotherapy, and the clinical applications of hypnosis in psychotherapy and behavioral medicine. He has written ten books as sole author, of which three were trade books with major publishers (Breaking the Patterns of Depression (Random House/Doubleday, now in its eleventh printing), Hand-Me-Down Blues: How to Stop Depression from Spreading in Families (St. Martin's), and Suggestions of Abuse: True and False Memories of Childhood Sexual Trauma (Simon & Schuster)), and three books as sole editor, dozens of... Read full bio

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Study Hypnosis: The Best Programs, Books, and Ideas
Psychology Today, January 6, 2012
...Hammond Casebook of Clinical Hypnosis by Steven.J. Lynn, I. Kirsch, J.W. Rhue. Essentials of Hypnosis by Michael Yapko Trancework: An Introduction to the Practice of Clinical Hypnosis by Michael Yapko Psychologist, hypnotherapist and author of Positive...
Using Hypnotic Amnesia In Hypnotherapy Sessions
ArticlesBase, June 6, 2011
...may consider using distraction as an indirect method too. You could use the types of phrases suggested by Michael Yapko in his Trancework book and used in Roger Allen's book of scripts: ".. and as you continue to relax, each breath soothing you... I...
Hypnotic Amnesia and Purposely Forgetting Stuff in Hypnotherapy Sessions
Adam Eason Hypnosis » Hypnosis Blog, June 3, 2011
...may consider using distraction as an indirect method too. You could use the types of phrases suggested by Michael Yapko in his Trancework book and used in Roger Allen’s book of scripts: “.. and as you continue to relax, each breath soothing you …...