Maggie Phillips
Finding the Energy to Heal

About Maggie Phillips
Maggie Phillips, Ph.D. is a licensed psychologist in full-time private practice in Oakland, California. She is director of the California Institute of Clinical Hypnosis and past-president of the Northern California Society of Clinical Hypnosis. She has served on the faculties of the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis (ASCH), American and European Congresses of Ericksonian Hypnosis and Psychotherapy, the Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing International Association (EMDRIA), the Esalen Institute, the European Society of Hypnosis in Psychotherapy and Psychosomatic Medicine, the International Society of Hypnosis (ISH), The Professional School of Psychology, the Society for Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis (SCEH), the International Society for the Study of Dissociation (ISSD), the International Transactional Analysis Association (ITAA), and the University of California at Santa Cruz, Extension.

Dr. Phillips has led workshops on hypnosis, psychotherapy, the effects of childhood trauma in the U.K., Germany, Scandinavia, France, and Japan, and uses of energy therapies in mindbody healing. She has authored numerous papers and articles in the areas of ego-state therapy, redecision therapy, and the treatment of post-traumatic conditions, and is the co-recipient of the 1994 ASCH Crasilneck award for excellence in writing and of the Cornelia B. Wilbur award from the ISSD. Dr. Phillips is co-author of HEALING THE DIVIDED SELF and author of FINDING THE ENERGY TO HEAL. She is also a Fellow of the International Society for the Study of Dissociation (ISSD), and a Fellow of the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis.

Book Description (from the publisher)
Finding the Energy to Heal is based on the exciting new fields of energy medicine and energy psychology. Its findings demonstrate that we all have the ability to heal. This capacity exists within us in the form of energy which, when channeled effectively, can free us from emotional and physical pain. The relationship between mind and body and the latest methods of working with healing energies are explained in this new book.

Each of the energy methods described in the book, EMDR lateral eye movement, hypnosis, Thought Field Therapy (TFT), body-focused therapy, and a special visualization approach, is used to open the pathways that impact our energy systems. Finding the Energy to Heal is an educational resource for people who want to explore creative methods of treatment for general stresses, for health symptoms resulting from post-traumatic stress, or for stress problems connected with organic conditions. The common thread between energy methods is the focus on locating a safe, comfortable mind-body state and learning techniques that channel the energy found there towards healing.

Finding the Energy to Heal guides readers through a series of vivid stories to determine their own individual needs and capacities. The author emphasizes that no one method of mind-body therapy will be successful for everyone, but rather a combination of these therapies may be applied to the individual's specific goals. For the therapist reader, she provides practical guiding principles for selecting the right therapy for a client.

For people who have exhausted attempts at healing through traditional medicine, this book offers hope-filled alternatives with remedies that do not require drugs or invasive medical procedures. Featured energy therapies explore hidden struggles which can contribute to health conditions that are often unexplained or mysterious, but may be within our power to heal. Readers will discover how people can be helped to recover from desperate situations and to alleviate symptoms before they have become debilitating and possibly life-threatening.

If you have a health problem related to the stresses of past trauma, situational anxieties, genetic or organic conditions, or inner conflicts related to incomplete developmental learning, this book may be especially helpful to you. Finding the Energy to Heal may help you understand how your health imbalance may have occurred and how it can be corrected according to the principles of energy psychology.

What do hypnotic states, the impact of EMDR lateral eye movements, tapping on acupuncture meridian points with Thought Field Therapy, and the use of imagery and body responses have in common? First, each can be viewed as a unique method that can enhance psychological and physical well-being. Secondly, from the perspective of eastern healing, these techniques seem to open the flow of qi so that more complete mindbody transformation can take place, much as acupuncture needles, acupressure, and herbal remedies are believed to do.

The Table of Contents includes the following:

EMDR: MOVING TOWARD HEALTH

• EMDR and Stress Symptoms
• Beyond Trauma: Enhancing Mindbody Health

THE POWER OF HEALING TRANCES

• Clinical Hypnosis: The Inner Healer
• Ericksonian Hypnosis: Activating Unconscious Pathways
• Ego-State Therapy: The Healing Presence of the Inner Family of Self

IMAGERY: OPENING WINDOWS OF THE MIND

• Structured Imagery: Blueprints for Change
• Fantasies, Dreams, and Other Spontaneous Gifts of the Creative Imagination

SOMATIC ENERGY THERAPIES: COMING HOME TO THE BODY

• TFT: Reversing Negative Thought Fields and Their Effects on the Body
• Giving the Body Its Due: Body-Focused Psychotherapy

INTEGRATED MODELS: ADDRESSING COMPLEX HEALTH NEEDS

• The Linking Model: Bridging to New Experiences of Health Through EMDR & TFT
• The Unconscious Learning Model: Leading with Hypnosis & Somatic Experiencing
• The Braiding Model: Interweaving Modalities for Comprehensive Healing

Health symptoms addressed Finding the Energy to Heal include:

Insomnia
Overeating
Colitis
Eczema
Head Injury
Abortion
Addiction
Seizure Disorder
Chronic Pain
Alopecia Arieta
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Bulemia
Migraines
Sexual Performance Problems
Back Pain
Blood Phobia
Nausea Following Radiation
Menopausal Symptoms
Hypersensitivity
Injury-Related Pain
Fibromyalgia
Chronic Fatigue
Hand Injury
Addictive Relapse

 

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