C. Scot Giles

Using the Mind-Styles in Your Hypnotism Practice (1 Hour) Friday 4:00 pm

The Mind-Style of a client can be determined by a physical sign (the hypnotic eye roll), by interview, or by both in combination. Once you know the MInd-Style of your client you can adjust your hypnotic approach to match and this will greatly increase your success as a practitioner.

Mind-Styles are a theory created by Dr. Herbert and David Spiegel, two famous psychiatrists. Mind-Styles are personality traits that affect a person’s ability to be hypnotized and determine what sort of hypnotic materials are likely to be helpful. The Mind-Style of a client can be determined by a physical sign (the hypnotic eye roll), by interview, or by both in combination. Once you know the MInd-Style of your client you can adjust your hypnotic approach to match and this will greatly increase your success as a practitioner.

The Rev. Dr. C. Scot Giles is a Board Certified Chaplain with the Association of Professional Chaplains and a Board Certified Diplomate with the National Guild of Hypnotists. He is the author of the Complementary Medical Hypnotism Certification Curriculum of the National Guild of Hypnotists. Scot’s practice is based in Wheaton, Illinois and he conducts hypnotism clinics for cancer patients at Wellness House in Hinsdale, Wellness Place in Palatine, Little Company of Mary Hospital in Evergreen Park and LaGrange Memorial Hospital in LaGrange. His published research supports the claim that hypnotism improves cancer outcomes.