What Milton H. Erickson Was Actually Doing!

Strategies, Tactics and Operating Assumptions of Ericksonian Changework

What exactly is Ericksonian Hypnotherapy? (And is it any good?!). Whilst few would deny that Milton H. Erickson was one of the biggest names in 20th century therapeutic hypnosis – and many have learned the NLP Milton Model and make use of those ‘language patterns’ in their work – the reality is that very few people actually have much of an understanding of his approach.

Indeed, Erickson himself is reported to have said of Bandler and Grinder’s take on his work: “Those boys really cracked the nut on my work; the trouble is they took the shell but left the nut!” So that raises the question – “What was the nut?” If it wasn’t all those fancy language patterns, what was Erickson actually doing and how?

In this session, we unpack the deeper patterns (strategies and tactics) underneath the famous ‘language patterns’, as well as taking a look at (and evaluating) some of Erickson’s key operating assumptions. (And I’ll make sure I throw in a demo or two for fun! ).

James Tripp is a coach, teacher and change agent known for his work in the fields of personal development and hypnosis. Coming from a diverse background including philosophy, music, martial arts and movement culture, James is also the developer of the Hypnosis Without Trance approach to hypnotic facilitation, and is the author of the critically acclaimed book of the same title.