Second Saturdays™ Program of the Month
USE Your Brain to Change Your Body: Treating Medical Disorders with Hypnosis, Meditation, Music & Neurofeedback
For centuries physicians have recognized that certain kinds of mental activty cancreate actual physical changes in the body; but it is only in the last few decades that studies of how the brain works have providedthe keys about how this works. In this program you willlearn about the science behind hypnosis, meditation, neurofeedback,music therapy,and other mental skills and discover how developing these skills may help you manage medical symptoms such as chronic pain, insomnia, high blood pressure and even diabetes & asthma.
Speakers
Carol Kershaw, Ed.D. is a psychologist and Co-Director of the Milton H. Erickson Institute of Houston. She isan Approved Consultant for the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis and member of the International Society for Hypnosis. She is the author of the book entitled, The Couple’s Hypnotic Dance, and has published many articles including those on the use of hypnosis with diabetes, childhood asthma, trauma resolution, and weight loss. Dr. Kershaw has presented workshops and lectures at numerous Erickson Congresses, annual scientific meetings of ASCH, Evolution of Psychotherapy conferences, and AAMFT. She has led workshops in Canada, South America, and Europe, as well as leading a medical team for trauma intervention in Saudia Arabia. She co-authored the book Brain Change Therapy: Clinical Interventions for Self-Transformation.
Bill Wade, M.Div., LPC is a psychotherapist at the Institute for Family Psychology and Co-Director of the Milton Erickson Institute of Houston in Houston, Texas. He received his Master’s degree in Psychiatry and Religion at Union Theological Seminary in New York City and is currently pursuing his doctorate. Bill is a Clinical member and Approved Supervisor with American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, a member and Approved Consultant with the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis and a member of the International Society of Hypnosis and The American Counseling Association. He co-authored Brain Change Therapy: Clinical Interventions for Self-Transformation, coming out soon.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10th, 2009
11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
THE UNITED WAY, 50 Waugh Drive, Houston, TX, 77007
1.5 hours of CE credit is available for psychology, social work, LPC & LMFT
Fee for registration is $ 5.00 (includes lunch)
Fee with CE certificate: $ 18.00 (includes lunch)
If you cannot afford the fee, please call our office for a special waiver.
To reserve a place, register at Disability 101, call 713-660-8878, email Disability 101 at info@disability101.org
