• VIA ZOOM VIRTUAL WORKSHOP
• 20 Florida EU's and credit toward ASCH Certification
• You must attend the complete 20-hour workshop to receive credit.

Louis Damis, PhD, ABPP, FASCH, is a Diplomate with the American Board of Professional Psychology, a Fellow of the American Academy of Clinical Health Psychology, the Biofeedback Certification International Alliance, and the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis. He is an Assistant Professor at the UCF College of Medicine and an ESTI-accredited Ego State Therapist. Dr. Damis is a licensed psychologist with ASCH Consultant Status and Certification in Clinical Hypnosis. He is a Past President of ASCH and the Florida and Washington DC Societies of Clinical Hypnosis. He has taught hypnosis for over 25 years for the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis, the Florida Society of Clinical Hypnosis, and the Society of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis. Dr. Damis maintains a private practice and works as an instructor, author, and consultant.

Workshop Details

The Fundamentals of Hypnosis Workshop, the first part of a series of workshops in the certification program for clinical hypnosis, is intended for licensed health professionals including physicians, nurses, psychologists, dentists, counselors, social workers and those in related fields. The workshop is a mix of didactic presentations, demonstrations, experiential exercises and faculty-led small group practice tailored to the specific needs and learning style of each participant. At the conclusion of the workshop participants will have been taught the basic skills required to utilize clinical hypnosis and begin to apply it to their practice. This 20-hour weekend workshop will be presented bya  favorite FSCH presenter, an ASCH Fellow and ASCH Certified, Louis Damis, PhD, ABPP, FASCH. 

Workshop Schedule

This workshop will begin promptly at 4:00pm on Friday March 13 2026. There will be a break during all sessions with a 30 minute lunch break on Saturday and Sunday.

Friday, March 13, 2026

• 4:00 - Welcome and Introductions
• 4:15 - Introduction to Clinical Hypnosis (Level 1 Training, Efficacy, Misconceptions, Contraindications, Theories of Hypnosis, Patient/Client Assessment, Introducing the Patient/Client to Clinical Hypnosis
• 5:15 - History of Hypnosis 
• 6:00 - Break
• 6:15 - Neuroscience of Hypnosis
• 7:00 - Hypnotizability and Hypnotic Phenomena
• 7:45 - Anatomy of the Hypnotic Experience
• 8:00 - Adverse Experiences and the Howard Alertness Scale
• 8:15 - Fundamentals Of Hypnotic Language, Formulation of ‎Suggestions
• 9:00 - Adjourn

Saturday, March 14 2026

• 8:15 - Check in and review
• 8:30 - Group Experience and Discussion
• 9:00 - Principles and Process of Rapport, Attunement, Trance Elicitation, Re-Alerting, and Re-Orienting
• 10:00 - Break
• 10:15 - Introduction to Small Practoce
• 10:30 - Demonstration of Trance Facilitation
• 11:00 - Small Group Practice 1 - Rapport Elicitation of Trance, Re-Alerting / Re-Orienting
• 12:15 - Lunch
• 12:45 - Intensification (Deepening) Techniques
• 1:30 - Hypnosis, Memory & Informed Consent
• 2:15 - Demonstration of Trance Elicitation, Eye Fixation
• 2:30 - Break
• 2:46 - Small Grou[ Practice 2
• 4:30 - Review and Elaboration
• 5:30 - Adjourn

Sunday, March 15 2026

• 8:30 - Check in and Review
• 8:45 - From Resistance to Readiness
• 9:15 - Ego Stremgthening with Demonstration
• 10:15 - Break
• 10:30 - Demonstration of Induction, Eye Roll Induction
• 10:45 - Small Group Practoce 3
• 12:15 - Lunch
• 12:45 - Self-Hypnosis: How and What to Teach Patients, With Demo
• 1:15 - Demonstration Of Induction #4 – Arm Levitation and Color Bridge for Ego-strengthening
• 1:30 - Break
• 1:45 - Small Group #4 Rapport, Trance Elicitation, Intensification of Trance, Suggesting/Eliciting Hypnotic ‎Phenomenon, Ego-Strengthening, Review Self-Hypnosis, Suggestions, Re-Alerting /Re-Orienting
• 3:45 - Treatment Planning, Strategy, and Technique Selection in Hypnotherapy
• 4:15 Integrating Clinical Hypnosis into Plactice
• 12:30 - Managing Resistance (Protection)
• 1:15 - Hypnosis, Memory Fallibility, Consent, and Documentation
• 2:00 - Small Group Practice 4 with Demonstration
• 4:00 - Treatment Planning and Integrating Hypnosis into Clinical Practice
• 4:45 - Ethics, Professional Conduct, Organizations, & Certification; Wrap-up, Questions and Answers
• 5:30 - Adjourn - Evaluations

Basic Workshop Learning Objectives

After taking this workshop, participants will be able to:

1. Define hypnosis and its major theories, and describe how to present it to a client
2. Describe ethical considerations in the use of hypnosis, including informed consent
3. Demonstrate the ability to do at least 4 basic hypnotic inductions, and 4 deepening methods
4. Describe contra-indications for using hypnosis
5. Use hypnosis for relaxation and stress management
6. Discuss hypnosis, memory, and pseudomemory
7. Identify at least 5 of the phenomena associated with hypnosis
8. Demonstrate understanding of treatment planning and goals appropriate for hypnotic intervention

Eligibility

Health professionals holding doctoral degrees in medicine, dentistry, podiatry and psychology, or doctoral or masters degrees in social work, marriage and family therapy, mental health counseling, or nursing, licensed in the state in which they practice; degree graduates receiving documented clinical supervision toward licensing, and graduate students in eligible disciplines with documentation of their student status from the Chairperson of their graduate program.

Continuing Education Credit

We offer 20 Florida CEU's for licensed psychologists under 490 (Provider #50-774, Exp. 5/26); clinical social workers, mental health counselors, and marriage and family therapists under 491 (Provider #50-774, Exp. 3/27), and all our workshops count toward ASCH certification requirements. We automatically report to CEBroker.

Location

From the comfort of your home via Zoom!

Registration

Registration for this workshop is very limited, and we are highly motivated to fill the class early.  Please register by March 11 on our Registration page (Orange Button), or by sending a check to FSCH, 9003 SW 138 St, Apt A,, Miami, FL 33176, that reaches us by December 2. Registration is not complete until we have received payment and a completed registration page. Click the orange "REGISTER ONLINE NOW" button on this page.

Mutter Scholarships

Mutter Scholarships are available to 6 student/intern FSCH members who will receive a 40% discount off the registration fee. Student memberships are $25 and entitle you to student rates at our Spring and Fall workshops as well. Please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to inquire about availability of scholarships.