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Presenter: Richard Miller, LiCSW

Many gay men feel alienated from their families of origin, society, and themselves, sometimes in subtle ways that are unrecognizable. Clinical hypnosis offers a powerful approach to enhancing and increasing sensory awareness, creating a powerful resource for restoring connections within. Such connections provide a bridge between the self and body, something that is often disowned by gay men. This workshop defines and illustrates successful hypnosis facilitated interventions to enhance the treatment of gay men. These beneficial therapeutic processes indirectly address unresolved issues that may not even be in these patients? awareness. Addressing this provides integrative healing to clients, offering a profound sense of happiness in new ways. Effective scripts targeting self-esteem issues related to development, religion, HIV and the urban gay male stereotype will be provided. Videos of treatment sessions will be shown in order to optimize communicating these methodologies. Attendees will feel more confident in speaking to gay male patients about unique facets of personal history, relationships, and in addressing topics related to gay sexuality and attachment. In addition, authenticity in the treatment relationship will be part of the treatment success.