Monthly Meeting Schedule
The following is a listing of the dates and topics of upcoming meetings of the Canadian Society of Clinical Hypnosis (B.C. Division). Topics may change at the last minute due to circumstances beyond our control. If you wish to confirm the topic being presented, please feel free to contact the office.
The purpose of these monthly meetings is to provide useful information to our members and a place for members to meet and discuss hypnosis in a positive learning environment. If there is a topic you would like to see presented or you have a topic you would like to present at one of the meetings, please contact Leona at admin2@hypnosis.bc.ca.
If you wish to bring an “Invited Guest” to one of the monthly meetings, you are welcome to do so. The requirement is, your “Invited Guest” must be eligible for one of the levels of membership, either Full, Associate, Affiliate, or Student Member.
Admission to your “Invited Guest” will be $20.00 per person.
Should your “Invited Guest” decide to apply for membership, remember the REFERRAL PROGRAM.
Look forward to seeing you there!
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Monthly (with the exception of December, July, and August) |
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“Check-in” online begins at 6:25 pm (unless otherwise indicated below) and presentations launch promptly at 6:30 pm |
Upcoming Wednesday Meetings
Note: During the COVID-19 pandemic, our monthly meetings and rounds were held virtually and we are continuing with this practice by ZOOM. All members and guests who have expressed an interest in participating in any of the upcoming meetings/rounds will be advised by email prior to each meeting as to the exact meeting time and link, and as to any password required for their ZOOM participation.
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| Jun 18, 2025 | James Stabler, MSW, RCC | The Process of Hypnosis: Utilizing Informal Inductions
Hypnosis involves communication with the unconscious and conscious mind simultaneously and can be achieved by utilizing informal inductions. Clients generate their problems by their thinking/perceptions and behaviors—their risk assessment process. Utilizing Informal Hypnotic Inductions modifies Assessed Risk at the 1. Symptom Level and 2. the more complex Schematic level. By teaching Clients how to do Self Inductions they are able to use rapid hypnosis to reduce symptoms and begin to modify their schematic cognitive framework. This is a teaser presentation of the 3-hour Level 1/2 training on 13/14 September 2025. Three topics will be explored briefly: |
Recent Meetings
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| May 21, 2025 | Sebastian Di Cesare PhD, RCC | “Dreams, Depth, and Trance” |
| Apr 16, 2025 | Shelley Ugyan RCC and James Stabler RCC | “The Art of Induction-Activating Dissociation – Utilizing Hypnotic Procedure” |
| Mar 19, 2025 | David Bowler, MBChB | Ideomotor Signals |
| Feb 19, 2025 | Rosemary Moskal, PhD | “Sharing Gems and Avoiding Pitfalls” |
| Jan 15, 2025 | Shelley Ugyan, RCC | “Understanding Trance: Differentiating Hypnosis and Meditation in Altering Attention and Achieving Goals” |
Meetings/rounds for 2024 included:
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| Nov 20, 2024 | Leora Kuttner, PhD (Clin. Psyc.) | “Finding the hypnotic story in metaphors we use” |
| Sep 18, 2024 | Kyla Yaskowich, PhD, RPsych | “Helping Clients Access Intuitive Decision-Making Skills Using Hypnosis” |
| Jun 19, 2024 | James Stabler | Hypnosis for the Treatment of Developmental Trauma |
| May 15, 2024 | “The Challenges of Applying Clinical Hypnosis in Your Practice” | |
| Apr 17, 2024 | Les Moncrieff | Hypnosis and Lucid Dreaming |
| Mar 20, 2024 | Level 1 Workshop Practice Session | |
| Feb 21, 2024 | Dr. Saul Pilar | Ketamine and Psychedelic Therapy |
| Jan 17, 2024 | Dr. Steve Bierman | Review of “The Worry Protocol” |
Meetings/rounds for 2023 included:
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| Nov 15, 2023 | Shelley Ugyan, RCC | “Using Trance to Facilitate Healthy Eating Behaviours” |
| Sep 20, 2023 | Dr. Steve Bierman | Course preview for our CSCH-sponsored October 14-15 two-day workshop. |
| May 17, 2023 | James Stabler | “Ego State Therapy: Rapid Resolution of Unconscious Symptoms Producing Conflict” |
| Apr 12, 2023 | Davidicus Wong, MD | “The Keys to Positive Change: Using the Power of Hypnosis to Achieve Your Greatest Goals” |
| Mar 15, 2023 | Level 1 Workshop Practice Session | |
| Jan 18, 2023 | David Bowler, MD | “The Rewind Technique for Phobias and Trauma” |
Meetings/rounds for 2022 included:
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Nov 16, 2022 |
James Stabler |
“Trances People Live By – A Paradigm Shift” |
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Sep 21, 2022 |
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Tribute to Lee Poulos |
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May 18, 2022 |
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Follow-up practice session Level 2 |
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Apr 20, 2022 |
Leora Kuttner. PhD |
“Magic Glove” (glove anesthesia) |
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Mar 16, 2022 |
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Follow-up practice session Level 1 |
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Feb 16, 2022 |
David Bowler, MD |
Zoomnosis Revisited – A review of using clinical hypnosis online, including demonstrations of some suitable inductions for online work. |
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Jan 19, 2022 |
Davidicus Wong, MD |
Mindfulness and Hypnosis |
Meetings/rounds for 2021 included:
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Nov 17, 2021 |
Elaine Drysdale, BA (Psychology), MD, FRCPC (Psychiatry) |
Using Hypnosis to Create Hope in Terminal Illness and to Help with the Fear of Dying |
| Oct 20, 2021 | Kourosh Edalati, MD | Motivational Interviewing and Hypnosis |
| Sep 22, 2021 | Lorraine Milardo Bennington, M.Ed | Clinical Hypnosis in the Treatment of Anxiety and Depression: Getting to Root Cause |
| May 19, 2021 | Level 1 follow-up session | |
| Apr 17, 2021 | Level 2 follow-up session | |
| Mar 17, 2021 | Harry Stefanakis, PhD | “Activating Client Resources: The Art and Science of Transformation” |
| Feb 17, 2021 | Dr. Victor Rausch | “Hypnosis and aging — Reversing the clock” |
Meetings/rounds for 2020 included:
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| Jan 29, 2020 |
Leora Kuttner, PhD |
“The Art and Science of Naturalistic Hypnosis” |
| Feb 19, 2020 |
James Stabler, MSW |
“The Language of Hypnotherapeutic Work” |
| May 20, 2020 |
Les Moncrieff, R. Ac. |
Treating Complex Pain and Addictions With Bio-electrode Therapy: An Acupuncture Point Stimulus Method for Relief of Human Suffering |
| Jun 17, 2020 |
Dr David Bowler, MBChB, CCFP, CAFCI, PgCPain |
“Zoomnosis – the changing landSkype of clinical hypnosis” |
| Sep 16, 2020 |
Saul Pilar, MD |
“Sounds and Music in Hypnosis” |
| Oct 21, 2020 |
Dr. Gabor Filo |
“Monday Morning Stuff” |
| Nov 18, 2020 |
Harry Stefanakis, PhD |
“Language in the Fractures of Life: The Interface of Poetry and Hypnosis” |
Meetings/rounds for 2019 included:
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| Jan 16, 2019 |
Dr. Heather Fay |
“Hypnosis to Prepare for Surgery” |
| Feb 20, 2019 | Saul Pilar, MD | “Brain Psychedelic Update and Related Hypnotic Phenomena” |
| Apr 17, 2019 | Annual General Meeting | |
| Harry Stefanakis, PhD | “Anchoring in Clinical Hypnosis” | |
| May 15, 2019 | Dr. Bal Pawa, BPharm, MD | “Reboot Your Autonomic Nervous System” |
| Sep 18, 2019 | Derek Chang, MD | “Clinical Hypnosis for Addiction Relapse Prevention” |
| Oct 16, 2019 | Harry Stefanakis, PhD | Follow-up practice session to the Trance and Trauma workshop |
| Nov 20, 2019 | Kourosh Edalati, MD James Stabler MSW, RCC |
Clinical Hypnosis to Enhance CBT |
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Jan 17, 2018 |
Paul Swingle |
The Neurological Patterns associated with Anxiety & Depression |
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Mar 21, 2018 |
Leora Kuttner |
“Hypnosis and Sleep Enhancement” plus Directed practice session I (follow-up for February workshop) |
| Apr 18, 2018 | CSCH Annual General Meeting plus Directed practice session II (follow-up for February workshop) | |
| May 16, 2018 | Davidicus Wong |
“Mindfulness Based Hypnosis” |
| Jun 20, 2018 | TBA | |
| Sep 19, 2018 | Panel Discussion | Ethical Challenges of Clinical Hypnosis |
| Nov 21, 2018 | Derek Chang, MD | Using Clinical Hypnosis for People Living with Substance Use Disorders: A Clinical Discussion |
Meetings/rounds for 2017 included:
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Apr 19, 2017 |
Olivia Fermi |
How to Discover and Utilize Therapist Direct Experience of Energy Fields for Enhanced Trance Work with Clients |
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May 17, 2017 |
Leora Kuttner |
Relieving headaches with hypnosis |
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June, July & Aug 2017 |
N/A |
Please note there were no monthly meetings from June to August, 2017, inclusive for the summer holidays. Monthly meetings resumed in the fall. |
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Sep 20, 2017 |
Harry Stefanakis |
CORE Living: 8 choices for living well |
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Oct 18, 2017 |
James Stabler |
Energy psychologies |
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Nov 15, 2017 |
Lance Rucker |
In-and-Out Hypnosis — Real Time vs. Clock Time |