TY  - JOUR
AU  - Casula, Consuelo C.
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/02/27
TI  - The Importance of Rapport in Hypnotic Clinical Practice
JO  - OBM Integrative and Complementary Medicine
SP  - 010
VL  - 05
IS  - 01
AB  - This article is based on the assumption that the therapist's focused attention, open awareness and kind intention are the basic ingredients for creating a relationship of trust with the patient from the first session. He also stresses that when the attention of a genuine therapist, without prejudice or judgment, is centered on how the patient expresses him/herself and on the contents s/he proposes, the patient relies more easily on the competent care of the therapist. The author argues that to empower patients it is essential to accept their vulnerability, awaken hidden resources and define realistic therapeutic goals. In this way, each session focuses on the perceptual, cognitive, emotional and behavioral changes that the patient can undertake during the session and implement after the session, by himself or herself. Through the presentation of some cases, the article shows the importance of concentrating the patient's attention in the present moment with the resources s/he has in his/her current life, from which to observe significant episodes from the past. The revision of the past from the point of view of the present, which is the future of the past, helps the patient to observe what happened with different perceptions, thoughts and emotions, thus reformulating his representative memory of what happened. The article proposes the transcription of a typical induction that the author usually uses to establish a relationship based on a secure attachment to evoke a feeling of calm and trust in the patient. It also provides the transcription of several inductions used during some highlights of a therapy session of the selected cases. Each case and each induction has been chosen to show how attachment theory concepts have been used in hypnotic practice as an indispensable tool for building and maintaining a therapeutic relationship based on mutual trust.
SN  - 2573-4393
UR  - https://doi.org/10.21926/obm.icm.2001010
DO  - 10.21926/obm.icm.2001010
ID  - Casula2020
ER  -