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EP 3: The Hypnotic Therapy of Douglas Flemons
Ryan and I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Douglas Flemons. A wonderful therapist and a personal mentor we’ve been talking about hypnosis and change for some time now. A brief therapist in practice in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Douglas specializes in hypnosis, sex, and suicide. In this episode we talk about: How his approach is a mix of Gregory Bateson’s theory of mind and Daoism Why he doesn’t let clients set the goals of therapy (sort of) Why Flemons doesn’t encourage clients to use hypnosis How he thinks about brief therapy The wisdom he took from Olga Silverstein, one of the lost…
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