Beyond Mindfulness: How Therapists Can Use Hypnosis to Transform Client Outcomes (with Dr. David Spiegel) | E87

Clinical hypnosis may be the closest thing we have to an “easy button” for helping clients follow through on the changes they want to make. This time of year, therapists and coaches see a surge of motivated clients. They're setting big goals for the new year, dreaming about who they want to become, and walking into sessions full of intention. But what happens next is all too familiar: action stalls, patterns repeat, and clients feel stuck between what they want to do and what they actually do. In this episode, I'm sitting down with Dr. David Spiegel, Stanford professor, past president of the American College of Psychiatrists, and author of over 400 peer-reviewed studies on clinical hypnosis. We’re exploring a powerful, research-backed tool that bridges the gap between intention and action and helps clients create real change. We talk about the science of clinical hypnosis and how it can shift thought patterns, physiological responses, and entrenched behaviors, why it works when insight alone doesn’t, and how technology is making it accessible to everyone. Dr. Spiegel also guides me (and you) through a live mini-session so you can feel what this approach is like yourself. Episode Breakdown: 00:00 Why Therapists Should Be Using Clinical Hypnosis 03:12 What Clinical Hypnosis Is and How It Works 07:26 How Hypnosis Changes Thoughts, Feelings, and Behavior 11:16 Hypnotizability: Who Benefits Most From Hypnosis 16:47 Why Hypnosis Fails and What Makes It Effective 23:58 Hypnosis vs Meditation for Behavior Change 27:47 Rapid Results With Self-Hypnosis Techniques 31:53 Inside the Reveri App and Scalable Clinical Hypnosis 34:19 The Neuroscience Behind Hypnosis and Mind-Body Change 39:09 Evidence for Hypnosis in Anxiety, Pain, and Medical Care 49:01 Guided Self-Hypnosis Session for Reducing Phone Use 57:50 Dr. Lisa’s Results Using Reveri for Better Sleep 59:55 Free CEU Training on Clinical Hypnosis for Therapists Dr. Spiegel’s work reframes hypnosis from a fringe intervention to an accessible, evidence-based technique that can help clients reduce anxiety, sleep better, and finally take the action they’re ready for. And the best news? Dr. David Spiegel is joining us for a free, 1-hour CEU-accredited training on clinical hypnosis on January 9th at 10am MT, exclusively for therapists. Dr. Spiegel has been teaching this to medical students and psychiatrists at Stanford for 40 years, he’s presented on this topic at the World Economic Forum in Davos, and he’s now making his time available for YOU. You’ll walk away with: A solid understanding of how clinical hypnosis supports neuroplasticity and mind-body connection The clinically proven uses of hypnosis for stress relief, pain management, addiction, sleep challenges, performance anxiety, and habit change Why clinical hypnosis works when other approaches don’t How technology is making hypnosis more accessible than ever 🔗 Register for the free clinical hypnosis CEU: https://courses.growingself.com/ceu-trainings-for-therapists Whether your clients want to reduce stress, change habits, or step into a new version of themselves in the new year, this is a training you won’t want to miss. Let’s learn from the best. I’ll see you there! xoxo, Dr. Lisa Marie BobbyGrowing Self