Clinical Hypnotherapy: Improving Patient Care - 10/2/2026
Course Overview
The purpose of this course is to familiarize the clinician with clinical hypnosis and hypnotherapy and how it can be used to improve patient care, whether as formal hypnosis sessions or through the use of hypnotic language, suggestion, guided imagery, or neurolinguistic programming in patient interactions. This course is designed for healthcare professionals who evaluate and interact with patients in a clinical setting. This course will provide the medical or mental health clinician with an introduction to the concept, history, and appropriate use of hypnotherapy in the management of medical and psychological issues. It is designed to assist those unfamiliar with the practice, as well as to further develop understanding in those clinicians familiar with hypnosis. The learner will be provided with the tools they can utilize in practice following the course.
Learning Outcomes
Upon the completion of this course, the learner should be able to:
- Define the term hypnosis.
- Describe how hypnosis differs from mindfulness, cognitive behavioral therapy, and counseling.
- Utilize simple hypnotic techniques in patient interactions.
- Describe who is authorized to utilize hypnosis and what determines appropriate use.
- Identify some simple daily hypnotic suggestions that are commonly used.
- Describe the effects on body and brain physiology that are common and expected in formal hypnosis.
About the Author/Presenter
Kimberley Windisch, MSN, APRNc, has been practicing as a nurse practitioner in outpatient practice since 1999. She has worked predominantly in rheumatology and pain management and is currently practicing in Texas. She has received advanced training in clinical hypnotherapy from the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis (ASCH) and has been utilizing hypnosis in her daily practice since 2011.
Joseph F. Zastrow, MD has been a family practice physician since 1987 and currently practices in North Carolina. H is past president of and continues to serve as faculty with the American Society for Clinical Hypnosis (ASCH) and has been using hypnosis in his practice since 2001.
Audience/Accreditations and Approvals
TRC Healthcare/ NetCE
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by TRC Healthcare/ NetCE. TRC Healthcare/NetCE is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
This course is designed for the following healthcare professions (select your profession for details):
Counselor, Physician, Psychology, Social Work
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