Advertising Smoking Cessation Hypnotherapy

This is an article from 2007 which describes certain rules relating to advertising hypnotherapy for smoking cessation and provides an example of advertising copy approved by the Advertising Standards Authority. Continue reading

Evidence Against the Doctrine of Symptom Substitution

This short article reviews the debate surrounding the psychodynamic doctrine of “symptom substitution” and some of the evidence which led to its widespread rejection, beginning in the 1950s. Continue reading

Hypno-CBT(rtm) & Cognitive-Behavioural Hypnotherapy

Hypno-CBT(rtm) is a proprietary model of cognitive-behavioural hypnotherapy. This article provides a basic overview and explanation of this approach. Continue reading

Was Hypnotherapy the Original Psychotherapy?

The first references to “psychotherapy” (or “psycho-therapeutics”) are found primarily in the writings of Victorian hypnotherapists, especially the followers of Bernheim’s Nancy School. Hypnotherapy’s claim to be the original modality of psychotherapy are explored from a historical perspective. Continue reading

Philosophy and Psychotherapy: Video Interview on Stoicism

This is an excerpt from a longer interview in which Julian Evans asks Donald Robertson about the relationship between Stoicism and evidence-based psychotherapy, and the forthcoming book, Philosophy & CBT. Continue reading