Hypnosis and the experience of pain: Join the British Pain Society’s Philosophy & Ethics Group webinar on 12 May at 19:30 BST.
6th May 2025
Join the British Pain Society’s Philosophy & Ethics Group webinar on 12 May at 19:30 BST.
Dr Ann Williamson presents: "Hypnosis and the experience of pain"
Register now https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83149947627?pwd=zgVvd482Xy4bsriep0MzcHCVzQEV12.1
Dr Williamson will speak about how hypnotic strategies and language can influence a patient's experience of pain both in the acute/procedural arena and in more chronic conditions. She will base her talk on the evidence provided to NICE some years ago as well as more recent studies.
Dr Ann Williamson was a GP for more than thirty years and has used hypnosis and brief therapy both formally and informally since the 1990s. She has trained in hypnosis, NLP, brief solution-oriented therapy and other approaches. She has been a trainer for the British Society of Clinical & Academic Hypnosis for many years. She has also lectured at Manchester, Chester and Salford Universities. She has run numerous workshops on brief psychological interventions and stress management over the years both in the UK and abroad. She has written three books: on stress management, smoking cessation and on brief psychological interventions in clinical practice. She is also co-editor of A Handbook of Contemporary Hypnosis published by Wiley in 2011 and has contributed to several other books and journals. She is also a Reiki Master Trainer and has an interest in creativity and exploring one’s emotions through the arts.
