Donald Miretsky, MEd

Donald Mirestky, MEd

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Donald Miretsky, MEd, is in private practice in Tucson, Arizona. Former clinical supervisor of a JCAHO psychiatric residential treatment program. Clinical director, eighteen years, in a state-wide behavioral health agency. Clinical supervisor of agencies 24/7 mobile community crisis intervention team. Adjunct faculty lecturer for eleven years in the psychology department of the University of Arizona; Lecturer for eight years, Ericksonian strategic therapy, Department of Psychiatry. National Board Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist (NBCCH). Twenty-eight year student of eastern spirituality and meditation practices.

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Rick Miller, MSW

Rick Miller, MSW

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Rick Miller, psychotherapist and author, has served on the faculty for The International Society of Hypnosis, The Milton Erickson Foundation, The Brief Therapy Conference, The Society for Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, The American Society of Clinical Hypnosis, The American Group Psychotherapy Association, The Couples Conference and Harvard Medical School. He is the author of Unwrapped: Integrative Therapy With Gay Men… the Gift of Presence (Zeig, Tucker & Theisen, 2014) and Mindfulness Tools for Gay Men In Therapy (PESI, 2016). His Psychology Today blog is Unwrapped: Mind Body Wisdom and the Modern Gay Man. He is also the Executive Director and Executive Producer for Gay Sons and Mothers, a nonprofit organization that explores and chronicles the complex bond between gay sons and their mothers. He was awarded The Greatest Contribution to Social Work Practice by the MA chapter of National Association of Social Workers in 2018.

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Robert McNeilly, MBBS

Robert McNeilly, MBBS

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Dr. Robert McNeilly was in a suburban Melbourne general medical practice for 10 years, had the privilege of learning directly with Milton Erickson, was inspired by his human approach to therapy, and created his own interpretation to assist clients in a respectful, dignified way with the human dilemmas that affect individuals, couples and families. He has presented at the Milton H Erickson Foundation’s International Congresses in USA since 1980 and taught workshops in Singapore, Denmark, Finland, Brazil, Ireland, England and The Czech Republic. Students comment on his easy, respectful manner and his elegant ability to make complex issues approachable while retaining their essence.

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Lynn Lyons, MSW

Lynn Lyons, MSW

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Lynn Lyons, LICSW is an internationally recognized psychotherapist, author, and speaker with a special interest in interrupting the generational patterns of anxiety in families. Her skill-based approach to anxiety focuses on the need to teach families about HOW anxiety works and what families can do to get out of the “anxiety cult” that demands certainty and comfort. Lynn is the co-author with Reid Wilson of Anxious Kids, Anxious Parents and the companion book for kids Playing with Anxiety: Casey’s Guide for Teens and Kids and the author of Using Hypnosis with Children: Creating and Delivering Effective Interventions. She has several online programs for parents and children.

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Camillo Loriedo, MD, PhD

Camillo Loriedo, MD, PhD

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Professor of Psychiatry in the “Sapienza” University of Rome, Member of the Board of Directors of the Milton Erickson Foundation. Past President of ISH and ESH. President of the Società Italiana Milton Erickson, and President of the Società Italiana di Psicoterapia and of the Società Italiana di Ipnosi Scientific and Training Director of the Istituto Italiano di Psicoterapia Relazionale of Rome, and of the Scuola Italiana di Ipnosi e Psicoterapia Ericksoniana of Rome Editor in chief of the scientific journal “Rivista di Psicoterapia Relazionale” and of the scientific journal “Ipnosi”. Awarded by the Milton H. Erickson Lifetime Achivement Award for outstanding contribution to the field of Psychotherapy, and awarded with the highest honor of ISH, the Benjamin Franklin Award (Gold Medal), with the following motivation: Prolific author, creative therapist distinguished leader. You have exemplified the highest achievement in promoting academic and clinical efficacy of hypnosis worldwide, while pionering the use of hypnosis in couples and family psychotherapy.

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John Lentz, D.Min

John Lentz, D.Min

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Dr. Lentz is the director of the Ericksonian Institute of Jeffersonville, IN, where he practices Marriage and Family Therapy as well as teaches Hypnosis. For over 20 years he worked in a Women’s prison and taught the clinical aspects of therapy at Louisville Presbyterian Seminary for 18 years. He is the author of 11 books, and numerous CD’s. He is a frequent presenter internationally as well as in the US. His workshops are usually very popular because of the positive attitude he employs, that suggests you have more ability than you realize.

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Richard Landis, PhD

Richard Landis, PhD

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Richard Landis, Ph.D. is a clinical and medical psychologist, international trainer and author. He is the Executive Editor for the Milton H. Erickson Foundation Newsletter, the Director of Training for the Southern California Society for Ericksonian Psychotherapy and Hypnosis and the Clinical Director for the Ericksonian Integrative Medical Institute of Orange County. He holds diplomate status in the areas of integrated medicine, behavioral medicine, and psychopharmacology and is board certified in traumatology.

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Krzysztof Klajs, Dipl. Psychologist

Krzysztof Klajs, Dipl. Psychologist

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Krzysztof Klajs, Dipl. Psychologist, the Founder (1993) and Director of The Milton H. Erickson Institute of Poland. President of Psychotherapy Division, Polish Psychiatric Association The M.H. Erickson Institute of Poland was the sponsor of two European Congresses of Ericksonian Hypnosis and Psychotherapy (2005, 2014) and a number of inland conferences.

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Carol Kershaw, EDD

Carol Kershaw, EDD

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Carol Kershaw, EDD is a Licensed Psychologist in Houston, Texas and international trainer in the neuroscience of psychotherapy and hypnosis. She is the author of The Couples Hypnotic Dance, and co-author with her husband, Bill Wade, PHD of Brain Change Therapy: Clinical Interventions for Self Transformation, published by WW Norton in 2012 and The Worry-Free Mind, published by Career Press in 2017.

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Michael Hoyt, PhD

Michael Hoyt, PhD

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Michael Hoyt, PhD, is a psychologist based in Mill Valley, CA. he is the author/coeditor of numerous publications, including “Brief Therapy and Beyond,” “Capturing the Moment,” “Single-Session Therapy by Walk-In or Appointment,” and “Creative Therapy in Challenging Situations.” He has been honored as a Contributor of Note by the Milton H. Erickson Foundation and named a Distinguished Continuing Education Presenter by both the American Psychological Association and the International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors.

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