A sampling of publications, community, and training opportunities
PUBLICATIONS
About Hypnosis (FAQs by the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis)
What Are Ego States, Anyway? (2025 article by Cynthia Good that takes readers on a tour of how the "ego state" concept has evolved over time and references Clinical Hypnosis as an approach for working with unconscious, preverbal, and non-verbal ego states)
Protocol- vs. Principle-Based Therapy (2025 article by Cynthia Good that posits that Clinical Hypnosis is a primarily a principle-based therapy even though many hypnotic protocols have been developed)
Handbook of Hypnotic Suggestions and Metaphors(1990 book by Corydon Hammond which is best used as samplings of hypnotic approaches and language that should be updated and customized to individual clients)
Empowering the Self Through Ego‐State Therapy (a 2010 open-access e-book by Maggie Phillips and Claire Frederick. EST has continued to develop since 2010, of course, but this book serves as an introduction to EST and includes approaches related to clinical hypnosis, for those who are properly trained.)
American Society of Clinical Hypnosis (a constituent society of the International Society for Hypnosis that supports the highest level of clinical hypnosis training and research in the US)
Cynthia Good provides consultation that supports mental health care providers who are utilizing and integrating EMDR, Ego State Therapy (EST), and/or Clinical Hypnosis. She holds certifications in all three modalities, as well as in perinatal mental health. She is an EMDR Consultant-in-Training and a Clinical Consultant.