Douglas Flemons's guest appearances

Douglas Flemons

Shrink Rap Radio

Relationships Uncomplicated

the Informed Simplicity podcast

Bernie Taylor

Lori Gottlieb

Gary Gach

Leanne Whitney

Carl Jung

Esther Perel

Loch Kelly

Kristen Lee

Bil Lepp

Scott Miller

Neil Pasricha

Massimo Pigliucci

Deb Dana

Margie Warrell

Ronald Purser

OwlTail

We are very excited and thankful to interview psychotherapist and hypnotherapist Douglas Flemons, Ph.D., LMFT. Both Yael (my co-host for this episode) and I, having had the opportunity to learn from him in different capacities, greatly appreciated Dr. Flemons’s willingness to meet with us and share his valuable message. We discuss hypnotherapy, what it is, how it helps our clients, and how change can happen effortlessly.  Click here for the show notes Links mentioned in this episode:  The Heart and Mind of Hypnotherapy: Inviting Connection, Inventing Change - Dr. Flemons recent book  Infidelity Recovery Free 45-min Consultation

We are very excited and thankful to interview psychotherapist and hypnotherapist Douglas Flemons, Ph.D., LMFT. Both Yael (my co-host for this episode) and I, having had the opportunity to learn from him in different capacities, greatly appreciated Dr. Flemons’s willingness to meet with us and share his valuable message. We discuss hypnotherapy, what it is, how it helps our clients, and how change can happen effortlessly. <a href="https://iditsharoni.com/76-hypnotherapy-connection-and-change-with-dr-douglas-flemons/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Click here for the show notes</a> Links mentioned in this episode: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Heart-Mind-Hypnotherapy-Connection-Inventing/dp/039371439X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2YUAF91EXXMIS&amp;keywords=The+Heart+and+Mind+of+Hypnotherapy&amp;qid=1658504162&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=the+heart+and+mind+of+hypnotherapy%2Cstripbooks%2C205&amp;sr=1-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Heart and Mind of Hypnotherapy: Inviting Connection, Inventing Change - Dr. Flemons recent book</a> <a href="https://infidelityrecovery.iditsharoni.com/schedule-consultation" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Infidelity Recovery Free 45-min Consultation</a>

Episode 076: Hypnotherapy, Connection, and Change with Dr. Douglas Flemons

Douglas Flemons, PhD is Professor Emeritus of Couple and Family Therapy at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, FL, where, for over 30 years, he offered team-based live supervision and taught graduate courses on hypnosis and meditation, systems thinking, brief therapy, writing, suicide, and sex therapy. A licensed MFT and an AAMFT Clinical Fellow and Approved Supervisor, Dr. Flemons is the author of The Heart and Mind of Hypnotherapy, as well as an earlier book on hypnosis and brief therapy (Of One Mind); co-editor of three editions of Quickies: The Handbook of Brief Sex Therapy; and co-author of Relational Suicide Assessment. He has also written books about systemic therapy and Eastern philosophy (Completing Distinctions) and academic writing (Writing Between the Lines). Flemons presents nationally and internationally on hypnotherapy and meditation, empathy, brief therapy, sex therapy, suicide prevention, and suicide assessment. From 1993 to 2019, he offered an (almost) annual 50-hour hypnosis intensive for clinicians; he now teaches it online. In 2020, Flemons relocated with his wife and colleague, Dr. Shelley Green, to Asheville, NC, where they maintain a telehealth-based private practice for clients in Florida and North Carolina. In 2021, the American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis presented him with the Milton H. Erickson Award for Scientific Excellence in Writing on Clinical Hypnosis for his article, “Toward a Relational Theory of Hypnosis,” published in Volume 62(4). More information about Dr. Flemons can be found at www.contextconsultants.com.

Douglas Flemons, PhD is Professor Emeritus of Couple and Family Therapy at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, FL, where, for over 30 years, he offered team-based live supervision and taught graduate courses on hypnosis and meditation, systems thinking, brief therapy, writing, suicide, and sex therapy. A licensed MFT and an AAMFT Clinical Fellow and Approved Supervisor, Dr. Flemons is the author of The Heart and Mind of Hypnotherapy, as well as an earlier book on hypnosis and brief therapy (Of One Mind); co-editor of three editions of Quickies: The Handbook of Brief Sex Therapy; and co-author of Relational Suicide Assessment. He has also written books about systemic therapy and Eastern philosophy (Completing Distinctions) and academic writing (Writing Between the Lines). Flemons presents nationally and internationally on hypnotherapy and meditation, empathy, brief therapy, sex therapy, suicide prevention, and suicide assessment. From 1993 to 2019, he offered an (almost) annual 50-hour hypnosis intensive for clinicians; he now teaches it online. In 2020, Flemons relocated with his wife and colleague, Dr. Shelley Green, to Asheville, NC, where they maintain a telehealth-based private practice for clients in Florida and North Carolina. In 2021, the American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis presented him with the Milton H. Erickson Award for Scientific Excellence in Writing on Clinical Hypnosis for his article, “Toward a Relational Theory of Hypnosis,” published in Volume 62(4). More information about Dr. Flemons can be found at <a href="http://www.contextconsultants.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.contextconsultants.com</a>.

#793 Douglas Flemons PhD on The Heart and Mind of Hypnotherapy

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 gems of therapy Where he and Jack Kornfield agree, and where they disagree A case where he deals with a kid’s fear with art therapy, but not really Why he doesn’t believe in mentors And why he recommends Shunryū Suzuki’s Zen Mind, Beginners Mind   Click here to listen Check out his book Of One Mind. It’s one of the books which changed my life so much I talk about it in my manifesto. If you want a brief summary of his brief approach I recommend his article “Making Symptoms Vanish.” P.S. If you enjoyed this episode check out this blog post. I think you’d enjoy it.

Ryan and I recently had the pleasure of interviewing <a href="http://www.contextconsultants.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Douglas Flemons</a>. 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. <a href="https://soundcloud.com/jordan-harris-150/episode-6-the-hypnotic-therapy-of-douglas-flemons" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">In this episode </a>we talk about: <ul><li>How his approach is a mix of Gregory Bateson’s theory of mind and Daoism</li> <li>Why he doesn’t let clients set the goals of therapy (sort of)</li> <li>Why Flemons doesn’t encourage clients to use hypnosis</li> <li>How he thinks about brief therapy</li> <li>The wisdom he took from Olga Silverstein, one of the lost gems of therapy</li> <li>Where he and Jack Kornfield agree, and where they disagree</li> <li>A case where he deals with a kid’s fear with art therapy, but not really</li> <li>Why he doesn’t believe in mentors</li> <li>And why he recommends Shunryū Suzuki’s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zen_Mind,_Beginner%27s_Mind" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Zen Mind, Beginners Mind </a></li> </ul> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/user?u=10479482" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here to listen</a> Check out his book <a href="http://www.contextconsultants.com/books/of-one-mind" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Of One Mind</a>. It’s one of the books which changed my life so much I talk about it in my <a href="https://welcomebehindthemirror.wordpress.com/the-fundamentals/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">manifesto</a>. If you want a brief summary of his brief approach I recommend his article “<a href="http://www.contextconsultants.com/Making%20Symptoms%20Vanish.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Making Symptoms Vanish</a>.” P.S. If you enjoyed this episode check out <a href="https://welcomebehindthemirror.wordpress.com/2017/11/01/an-open-letter-to-my-students-iii-the-problem-with-books-from-someone-whose-read-them-all/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">this blog post</a>. I think you’d enjoy it.

EP 3: The Hypnotic Therapy of Douglas Flemons