Phil Benjamin  PDCHyp  FBSCH   FHEA   —   Clinical Hypnotherapist Fellow of the British Society for Clinical Hypnosis Honorary Senior Tutor, St George's Medical School, University of London
	Book lists To search this page for a particular book, press control-F (Apple-F on Macs) and enter a title word or author name. Best Hypnotherapy Textbook Available Books on Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy Books on Mind, Body and Spirit Informed recommendations Best Hypnotherapy Textbook Available Books on Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy Books on Mind, Body and Spirit Informed recommendations These recommendations are based on years of experience (not just my own) and are good for beginners or the more experienced. Clinical Hypnosis Textbook Ursula James At last, Ursula has set her knowledge and experience down in black and white. Now you can learn directly from the former vice-principal of the LCCH, and visiting teaching fellow at Oxford University Medical School in what is - almost by default - the best introduction to clinical hypnosis and hypnotherapy available. Changing with NLP Lewis Walker Recommended reading for the St George's Medical School Communications course Hartland's Medical and Dental Hypnosis III David Waxman Still the best primer on hypnosis and hypnotherapy that there is, though it is very hard to find as it is out of print and the IVth edition is NOT recommended. Handbook of Hypnotic Suggestions and Metaphors D. Corydon Hammond The essential reference manual for any practising hypnotherapist Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis William Kroger Recommended reading for the budding hypnotherapist - a more technical coverage of the subject My Voice Will Go with You Milton H Erickson, Sidney Rosen A beautiful book of the scripts of Milton Erickson - a great gift The Mind Map Book Tony Buzan The essential guide to mind maps - by their inventor. Read it and transform your mental capabilities Scripts and Strategies in Hypnotherapy Vol 1 Roger Allen One of two excellent selections of scripts for the hypnotherapist Scripts and Strategies in Hypnotherapy Vol 2 Roger Allen The second of two excellent selections of scripts for the hypnotherapist Uncommon Therapy Jay Haley Recommended Trance-Formations Richard Bandler, John Grinder, Connirae Andreas About trance, but from the authors of NLP DSM-IV American Psychiatric Association This is the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. It's just the bible for diagnosing mental disorders. A Clinical Hypnosis Primer G.J. Pratt, D.P. Wood, B.M. Alman As the name suggests... Applied Hypnosis and Hyperempiria Don E. Gibbons, Theodore Xenophon Barber Recommended Counselling, Psychotherapy and the Law Peter Jenkins Things you need to know if you're setting up practice Complementary and Alternative Medicines Sarah Cant, Ursula Sharma General guide to complementary therapies The Practice of Behaviour Therapy Joseph Wolpe Wolpe - the man behind systematic desensitisation The User's Manual For The Brain Bob Bodenhamer, L. Michael Hall Bodenhamer has some innovative methods and often gives masterclasses to discuss them Ericksonian Approaches: A Comprehensive Manual Rubin Battino, Thomas L. South Got to have a book on Ericksonian approaches - Batino has an excellent reputation Uncommon Therapy: The Psychiatric Techniques of Milton H Erickson Jay Haley More good stuff relating to Milton and his methods Homecoming: Reclaiming and Championing Your Inner Child John Bradshaw Valuable information on working with the inner child Inner Bonding: Becoming a Loving Parent to Your Inner Child Margaret Paul Ditto The Dark Side of the Inner Child: The Next Step Stephen Wolinsky Ditto Games People Play Eric Berne Transactional Analysis - by it's inventor The Sickening Mind: Brain, Behaviour, Immunity and Disease Paul Martin How the mind controls the body - if the hand clasp test isn't enough Drinking the Divine Sondra Ray More by Sondra Ray Loving Relationships Sondra Ray Even more by Sondra Ray Introducing NLP Sue Knight One of the three best beginners' books for NLP Magic of NLP Demystified Byron Lewis, Frank Pucelik Another of the three best beginners' books for NLP NLP Workbook: A practical guide to... Joseph O'Connor My third recommendation of good books for NLP for beginners Golf Is Not a Game of Perfect Dr Bob Roteller My only recommendation on sports enhancement - and it's golf. If you wish to recommend others, then please let me know.