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1. Hypnotism for Sexual
Concerns
Introduction to Sexological Hypnotism
Amy Marsh, EdD, DHS, ACS, CHt

2. Hypnotism
• Promotes sexual pleasure
and enjoyment.
• Manages non-medical sexual
dysfunctions.
• Helps to overcome shame
and “negative self talk.”
• Reveals insight into origins of
sexual hang-ups or problems.
• Can be used to assist with
“triggering” from sexual
abuse or rape.

3. Definition
• Sexological hypnotism combines clinical
sexology or sex coaching with hypnotism.
• Sexology is the “study of what people do
and how they feel about it.” Study of human
sexual behavior is multi-disciplinary.
• Hypnotism is the use of brain wave states
to effect positive change.

4. Sex Hypnotherapy
• Three main uses of hypnosis in sex therapy:
• Etiological - genesis (diagnosis) of sexual problem and
implications for the whole person/system of
relationships.
• Symptomatic - “Before working directly on a symptom,
the sex therapist must know how the client thinks this
change will affect his/her life...” Expectations, fears,
benefits, disadvantages, etc.
• Mental rehearsal - Time progression to the set of
circumstances the client sees him/herself thinking,
interacting, and behaving in a sexually satisfying way.
Source: Chap. 6, “Sex Hypnotherapy: General Techniques.” Hypnosis and Sex Therapy by
Dr. Daniel Aroaz.

5. Hypnosis & PLISSIT
• Permission given to and by
Subconscious/Intuition
• Limited Information -
provided to and by
Subconscious/Intuition
• Specific Suggestions given to
Subconscious/Intuition
• Hypnosis can be used in
Intensive Therapy

6. Dr. Daniel Araoz considers hypnosis
“as a state in which the critical mental
facilities are temporarily suspended and
the person uses mainly imagination or
primary-process thinking.”
Dr. Daniel Aroaz, Hypnosis and Sex Therapy

7. Negative Self
Hypnosis
“NSH robs the sexual
experience (or even the thought
of it) of playful sponteneity and
contaminates it with anxiety.”
Dr. Daniel Aroaz

8. Explore & Encourage
Authentic Sexuality
• Increase pleasure in these phases: desire,
arousal, orgasm (Helen Singer Kaplan).
• Add variety.
• Shifting orientations, interests.
• Meet interests of new partner(s).
• Accommodate disabilities, medical conditions,
aging issues.

9. Removing Blocks to
Authentic Sexuality
• Shame.
• Guilt.
• Trauma.
• Religious, cultural, social inhibitions.
• Sensory integration issues.
• Partner influences.

10. Assist Other Processes
• Hartman & Fithian used hypnosis with 50%
of their clients, to help them relax for
sensate focus exercises.
• H&F augmented Masters & Johnson
methods by using more sensual touch and
longer residential programs for couples.

11. Assist in Gender
Concerns
• Support transgender, transsexual, and
gender variant clients by increasing
relaxation, confidence, healthy self-esteem.
• Support pre- and post- surgery and medical
procedures.

12. Hypnotic Homeplay
• Instructing clients in hypnosis techniques as
a form of “homeplay” exercises to support
and stimulate intimacy.
• Erotic self and partner hypnosis.
• Supportive self-hypnosis (i.e. relaxation).
• Guided meditation & visualization.
• Subliminals (controversial).
• Affirmations.

13. Use Erotic Scenarios
• May be used to help
clients remember
successful sexual
encounters or fantasies.
Often useful in
management of erectile
dysfunction or other
times when a client is
anxious about
“performance.”
• Hypnotic Homeplay -
next slide.

14. Hypnotic Homeplay
• Assist clients to negotiate safety and trust
issues first - prior to hypnotic homeplay.
• Create ways to instruct couples in basic
erotic hypnosis. Have homeplay objectives
for them, based on presenting issues. Be
prepared to give support during their
learning process.
• Likewise with erotic self-hypnosis for
individuals.

15. Examples of Uses
• To assist relaxation and comfort with
“sensate focus exercises” and other sex
therapy processes.
• To assist emergence of authentic sexuality
and eroticism.
• To assist removal of blocks to sexuality and
intimacy.
• To create erotic scenarios for therapeutic
and enrichment purposes (hypnotic
homeplay).

16. Dual Training Needed
• Hypnotists need training in sexology and/or
sex coaching.
• Sexologists and sex coaches need training
in hypnotism.
• All need training and protocols for working
successfully with transgender and gender
varient clients.

17. Center for Sexological
Hypnotism
• Professional training.
• For sexologists and sex coaches.
• For hypnotists and hypnotherapists.
• High standards and ethics.
• Sex and pleasure positive values.
• Commitment to transgender health.
• http://www.dramymarshsexologist.com/intimatehypnosiscourse/

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