HypnoExpo 2023 Conference
May 19-21, 2023, Live in Orlando FL
Hypnosis for Pain Relief: Practical, Ethical, Neurologically Powerful
Dr. Mau will present a two hour workshop.
Pain relief is arguably the most effective use of hypnosis. If your client suffers ongoing pain it will make any other issues they are facing worse. Hypnotic pain relief is so powerful that in clinical studies it is effective for even low-suggestible clients. Opioid blockers can block acupuncture- or placebo-based relief, but not hypnotic pain relief. Dr. Mau will demonstrate practical techniques you can use immediately with your clients and describe the neurological basis of pain relief. Hypnosis is a standard of care – not complimentary or alternative – treatment for physical pain which can be safely and ethically administered by consulting hypnotists. You can understand it and do it!
Epigenetics: Nurture, Nature, Change, and Hope
Dr. Mau will present a one hour lecture.
Behaviors and emotional orientation can be physically inherited. This soft inheritance is not via genetic changes; epigenetics refers to heritable chemical modifications to DNA that alter gene activity without changing nucleotide sequence. Your clients may believe that they have inherited a family curse like trauma or addiction. The good news that, unlike genetic inheritance, epigenetic inheritances are not destiny can be changed. We will review the current state of behavioral epigenetics with a focus on ways to help and encourage your clients as they create change.
HypnoThoughts Live
July 21-23, 2023, Live in Las Vegas NV
Hypnosis for Pain Relief: Practical, Ethical, Neurologically Powerful
Dr. Mau will present a workshop.
Pain relief is arguably the most effective use of hypnosis. If your client suffers ongoing pain it will make any other issues they are facing worse. Hypnotic pain relief is so powerful that in clinical studies it is effective for even low-suggestible clients. Opioid blockers can block acupuncture- or placebo-based relief, but not hypnotic pain relief. Dr. Mau will demonstrate practical techniques you can use immediately with your clients and describe the neurological basis of pain relief. Hypnosis is a standard of care – not complimentary or alternative – treatment for physical pain which can be safely and ethically administered by consulting hypnotists. You can understand it and do it!
For over ten years Dr. Fredric Mau has provided training in the practice and neurology of hypnotic pain relief. His two-day workshop for physicians and other licensed medical and mental health professionals is hosted by teaching hospitals. He is currently the psychological investigator on a multidisciplinary team from Clemson University and Prisma health in a human subjects medical trial of Virtual Reality Assisted Guided Imagery for Pain Relief for Patients with Advanced Cancer. From Australia to Europe Dr. Mau has provided this training to consulting hypnotists. This is his passion in hypnosis.
National Guild of Hypnotists Convention
August 11 – 13, 2023, Live in Marlborough MA
Epigenetics: Nurture, Nature, Change, and Hope
Behaviors and emotional orientation can be physically inherited. This soft inheritance is not via genetic changes; epigenetics refers to heritable chemical modifications to DNA that alter gene activity without changing nucleotide sequence. Your clients may believe that they have inherited a family curse like trauma or addiction. The good news that, unlike genetic inheritance, epigenetic inheritances are not destiny can be changed. We will review the current state of behavioral epigenetics with a focus on ways to help and encourage your clients as they create change. I’ve presented on epigenetics at the NGH before (2016) – this is a completely updated presentation on the current state of the science.
UK Hypnosis Convention
November 10 – 12, 2023, Live in London, England
Closing Keynote Address
“It is a real pleasure to announce that as of this year, we will have a closing keynote presentation at the end of Sunday of the convention. The aim is to welcome someone who encapsulates the spirit of the UK Hypnosis Convention, who has a lot of experience of the event, understands our ethos, reflects our values and supports our vision. This will be a 30 minute presentation to reflect upon the event, to promote the field and for the presenter to stamp some of their own thoughts and personality upon the closing presentation too.
I’m delighted to share today, that this year, our closing keynote will be delivered by Fredric Mau. We are thrilled he has accepted our invitation. Fredric has been a regular at the convention, is very popular as a presenter and is someone we have felt has played an integral part in the development of the UK Hypnosis Convention.”
– Adam Eason, Conference President, UKHC
Superhero Regression: The Active Wiser You
Dr. Mau will present a one hour workshop. Regression is a fantastic way to address trauma, but does it have to be problem-focused? In this fun, substantive, interactive workshop Dr. Mau will demonstrate a regression process and will explore fresh solution-focused approaches to a tried-and-true hypnotic technique. Be prepared to open your eyes to new ways to engage your client’s active superhero creativity and self-healing.
Derren Brown will be speaking just before Dr. Mau’s closing keynote address at the conference. He is an English mentalist, illusionist, painter, and author. Brown is well know from his television shows in the UK and has won two Laurence Olivier Awards for Best Entertainment. He has performed on Broadway. Brown is a bestselling author of several books, including Happy: Why More or Less Everything is Absolutely Fine.
Brown often begins live performances by stating that his results are achieved through “magic, suggestion, psychology, misdirection, and showmanship,” and his acts frequently expose the methods of those who do claim supernatural powers, such as faith healers and mediums.
In 2103 Brown appeared on the show Sherlock, providing one of the explanations of how Benedict Cumberbatch’s Holmes had seemingly returned from the dead.
Watermark Counseling Professional Hypnosis Certification Course
Professional Hypnosis Certification by Dr. Mau
January – February 2024; Live in Columbia SC (live virtual participation also available). Exact dates to be announced.
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays (US EST).
This is a professional certification. Counseling CEs are available (approximately 50 counseling CEs are available, including 3 ethics CEs). The course leads to certification as a Certified Hypnotist or Hypnotherapist by the National Guild of Hypnotists (NGH). The course is open to members of the public as well as mental health and medical professionals.
Feedback from 2022 course participants:
Who might find this workshop valuable?
“Anyone that encounters other human beings. It helps you understand why people behave, and how to empathize and help them permanently.”
“A bunch of other therapists.”
Other comments:
“I believe this training is career-changing for therapists seeking to use solution focused techniques in their practice.”
“This was a fun experiential workshop. This atmosphere was supportive, open, and nonjudgmental. It was safe to share.”
“Dr. Mau is a great instructor and creates a good learning experience in which students can feel comfortable, ask questions, and learn.”
“If you are considering hypnosis Dr. Mau is who you want training you. His experience and knowledge is second to none. The training helped me understand the people I help at a deeper level. I am more equipped and confident to make a positive impact on the people I serve.”
“I loved the idea that this workshop not only taught me a new skill, but also served as a refresher for my therapeutic style. It helped boost my confidence in the therapy space in ways I didn’t know I needed.”
American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
March 20 – 23, 2024, Phoenix, AZ – Details to be announced.
Virtual Reality Assisted Guided Imagery (VR-AGI) for Patients with Advanced Cancer
Dr. Mau and the multidisciplinary team from Clemson University and Prisma Health will present the results of this randomized, controlled trial at the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine annual conference.