Despite the claims made by so many trainees of "alphabet therapies" (NLP, EMDR, EFT, TFT, IEMT, PPT, etc) the reality is that there are indeed clients who cannot be helped, won't be helped or are simply unhelpable by conventional methodologies and practices. This is a one day workshop exploring the various manifestations of patterns of chronicity that were raised in the practitioner training. Using a combination of case studies, role play and practical exercises, the nature and experience of chronicity will be explored and practical interventions offered.
Areas covered:
Hopeless Cases, Heartsink Patients and Regular Attenders
Workplace: Tackling the Chronically Absent Employee
The Structure of The Sick Role and Cross Cultural Differences
The Games of Therapy Junkies
Patterns of Munchausen's Syndrome and Factitious Disorders
Dealing with Complaining and Confrontational Clients
The 5 Primary Patterns of Chronicity
1. Three Stage Abreaction Process
Stage 1. Signal (Implied Threat of Emotion)
Stage 2. Increased Amplitude of Signal (Direct Threat of Emotion)
Stage 3. Abreaction (Punishment)
2. The Great Big “What if... “ Question
Yes, but, what if [A], then [B], which means [C]
3. The Maybe Man Phenomena The Maybe Man is uncertain of his own experience and this leaks out into his language. By remaining uncertain and vague he does not commit to his experience or to his identity.
4. Testing for Existence of The Problem Rather Than Testing for Change Even though 99% improvement might be made, if the person with chronicity is able to locate just 1% of the problem existing, this will generally be seen as representative of 100% of the problem existing.
5. Being “At Effect” rather than “Being At Cause” By being “at effect” the person experiences emotional problems happening to them, rather than being something that happens by them. A person “at effect” will seek treatment rather than seek change.
"I loved the I.E.M.T training in New York. This process is what every Hypnotherapist, NLP Practitioner or counselor needs to do change work with their clients. It has been less than a week and I'm using the process with my clients. I just got a call from one thanking me for how amazing she feels. "Unstuck and smiling all day" are her words. I.E.M.T makes change work almost instant - in a matter of minutes. It is measurable and you can see results right then. Most importantly, your client knows it is working. Andy's lectures are entertaining and real. He gives real people examples that help guide you on the application of this method. You not only learn I.E.M.T, but also how to apply simple timelines to address problems and forward pace them to positive outcomes. Even if you are not NLP trained, you learn to catch the meanings in the language your client speaks, and how to use that in your change work. I came to get a tool that will work with most clients and I left with it and much more. Cool Stuff! Don't miss this training. If you can't travel, be sure and get it on DVD when available. Priceless!"