Lectures & Demonstrations by Milton H. Erickson, MD – Chicago – June 10, 1960

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Milton H. Erickson, MD, American psychiatrist who specialized on medical hypnosis, family therapy, and medical hypnosis. He was the founder of the American Society for Clinical Hypnosis. His approach to the unconscious mind, which he considered creative and solutions-oriented, earned him the title of president.-generating.
Erickson suffered from severe physical handicaps throughout his entire life. Erickson was severely paralysed by polio at the age of 17 and doctors thought he would die. While recovering in bed, almost entirely lame and unable to speak, he became strongly aware of the significance of nonverbal communication – body language, tone of voice, and the way that these nonverbal expressions often directly contradicted the verbal ones. He also began to have “body memories&His own muscular activity was the rdquo. He began to focus on these memories and slowly regained control over his body until he could talk again. His doctor suggested that he exercise his upper body only so Milton Erickson set out to canoe 1,000 miles to increase his strength so he could attend college. Although he did not fully use his legs by the end of the adventure, Erickson was able walk with a cane.

Ericksonian hypnosis differs from traditional hypnosis by a number of methods. The traditional concept of hypnosis was that the therapist would give standardized instructions to a patient. Ericksonian Hypnosis emphasizes the therapeutic relationship, purposeful engagement with the inner resources and experience of the subject. Dr. Erickson revolutionized hypnotherapy. by A variety of original communication patterns and concepts were brought into the field.
His hypnotic orientation was the basis of many innovative psychotherapeutic strategies Dr. Erickson used to treat individuals, couples and families. Erickson was a world-renowned psychiatrist.&Dr. Erickson, the world’s most renowned hypnotherapist used formal hypnosis in just one instance-Fiveth of his cases are in clinical practice.
Dr. Erickson was a pioneer in modern psychotherapy. Ericksonian perspectives that were once considered extreme have been incorporated into mainstream practice.

• Milton Erickson Biography on the Erickson Foundation