Assembling Ericksonian Therapy: The Collected Papers of Stephen Lankton

Stephen Lankton, 2004  ISBN: 1-932462-10-4

Jay Haley says: "When hypnosis escapes from stereotyped technique, it frees the imagination in unexpected ways. In these Selected Papers, Stephen Lankton reflects systems theory while also expressing ideas free from restraint. His appreciation of Milton Erickson is impressive and respectful. The illustrative cases offer a comprehensive review of hypnotic ideas. The reader will find the ideas both practical and imaginative, dealing with hypnotic technique as well as such areas as family violence. This is an expansive presentation of papers ranging from the ideology of Erickson to using therapeutic metaphor in social work.” Jay Haley, author of Uncommon Therapy, Advanced Techniques, Conversations with Milton Erickson and others.

"Stephen Lankton's lucid and readable prose puts the principles and applications of Ericksonian Therapy easily within the grasp of his readers. It is a pleasure to share in his insights, analyses, and therapeutic approaches." Alexander A. Levitan, M.D., M.P.H., Past President - ASCH, American Board of Medical Hypnosis, Minnesota Society of Clinical Hypnosis.


“This collection of excellent papers from Stephen Lankton reveals why he has been at the forefront of the fields of hypnosis and brief, goal-directed psychotherapies for more than two decades." Michael D. Yapko, Ph.D., author of Trancework and Breaking the Patterns of Depression .

279 pages.  Zeig, Tucker & Theisen, Publishers, 2003 $29.95

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Tales of Enchantment:
Goal-Directed Metaphors for Adults and Children in Therapy

C. Lankton and S. Lankton, 1989  ISBN: 0-87630-504-4

Now in this volume the Lanktons present a broad array of actual examples of metaphors designed for different therapeutic purposes and problems. Tales of Enchantment brings together actual pre-designed stories that the Lanktons and their trainees have told in successful therapy in order to assist clients in their movement toward specific, preplanned goals. Especially valuable is the way the stories are categorized according to the particular types of goals for which they are structured." 412 pages. Brunner/Mazel, Inc. (Lankton and Lankton, 1989). $65.

Enchantment and Interventions In Family Therapy:
Training in Ericksonian Approaches

S. Lankton and C. Lankton, 1986: ISBN 0-87630-428-5

Enchantment and Intervention in Family Therapy succeeds in bringing to psychotherapists such a framework and fills it out with specific interventions that are described in detail and then built systematically into ever more complex combinations of interventions." 324 pages. Brunner/Mazel, Inc. (Lankton and Lankton, 1986). $60.

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The Answer Within:
A Clinical Framework of Ericksonian Hypnotherapy

S. Lankton and C. Lankton, 1983  ISBN:  0-87630-320-3

Practical Magic:
A Translation of Basic Neuro-Linguistic Programming into Clinical Psychotherapy

Stephen Lankton, 2003  ISBN 1-90442-411-2: 

The book covers a wide range of topics -- some in depth, some only a tantalizing glimpse of possibilities which therapists dream of succeeding at. The outcome is a happy event which therapist, novice or veteran, will find useful." 250 pages. Copyright © Stephen Lankton. Crown House Publishing, publishers. (S. Lankton, 1980, 2003).  $26.95.

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The Blammo-Surprise! Book:
A Story to Help Children Overcome Fears

Stephen Lankton, 1988, ISBN 0-945354-11-8

The Blammo-Surprise! Book is "helpful in solving problems of phobias, large and small, and is also entertaining and a lot of fun." Illustrated, 44 pages. Brunner/Mazel, Inc. (S. Lankton, 1988)