ABSTRACT

For many years, mental health professionals have attended the seminars of Bill O'Hanlon. The author and co-author of over a dozen books has captivated audiences with his informative, humorous, and interactive teaching style. An Invitation to Possibility Land takes participants a step further. In the context of a week-long training limited to 10 participants, O'Hanlon moves to a new level of experience that cannot be duplicated in his large workshops. The author shares riveting stories, metaphors, interchanges with participants, transcripts of therapy sessions during the week, and many more teaching points that allow this book to read like a novel. The book explores many current issues facing therapists in today's climate such as how to make therapy briefer and how to work with abuse victims. It offers the reader a chance to experience, along with the participants, an in depth training where subjects such as hypnosis, brief, Ericksonian, solution-oriented, and narrative therapies, and the use of language, are explored. Welcome to Possibility-Land.

chapter |16 pages

Welcome to Possibility-Land

chapter |29 pages

Language is a Virus

chapter |26 pages

“Cindy”

chapter |17 pages

Evolving Conversations

chapter |28 pages

Trancepersonally

chapter |25 pages

“Jill and Eric”

chapter |23 pages

Pathways with Possibilities

chapter |23 pages

“Lynn”

chapter |23 pages

Stories, Stories, Stories

chapter |21 pages

Exploring Doorways

chapter |5 pages

Continuing Possibilities