The Milton H. Erickson Foundation NEWSLETTER Vol. 28, No. 2 SUMMER 2008 SM Lesley College in Cambridge, Inside INTERVIEW Massachusetts (1982), and educa- tional psychology from the Hebrew This Issue University of Jerusalem (1979). Perel Esther Perel has been trained, supervised, and mentored among others, by Salvador CASE REPORT: By Marilia Baker, Phoenix Institute of Minuchin, MD at the Minuchin From Judith Gold’s memoir, Ericksonian Therapy Center for the Family in New York, My House on Stilts 4 Esther Perel is a multicultural, and mentions him as a dear family INTRODUCING THE INSTITUTES: multilingual Licensed Marriage and friend and cherished influence. She The Milton H. Erickson Institute Family Therapist in private practice also trained with Peggy Papp, MSW, Of Florianopolis, Brazil 5 in New York City. She is a world senior faculty and clinical supervisor renowned authority on couples sexu- of the Ackerman Institute for the CONTRIBUTOR OF NOTE: ality, cultural identity, cross-cultural Family. The Family Institute of Sofia Bauer, MD 6 relations, and interracial, interreli- Cambridge, Massachusetts, and the FACETS AND REFLECTIONS: gious marriages and committed Psychodrama Center of New York, That’s Right, Is It Not? A play about unions. Her therapeutic interests and N.Y. are among her other advanced the life of Milton H. Erickson, MD 8 clinical teachings center on multicul- training. She is a member of the turalism, eroticism, and sexuality American Family Therapy Academy MEETING REPORT: with a focus on both heterosexual and (AFTA) and of the Society for Sex Reflections: Celebrating Five same-sex couples. In addition, for Therapy and Research. Decades of Excellence in Clinical nearly 25 years, Perel’s humanitari- Perel is presently faculty member Hypnosis 9 an views, therapeutic care, and clini- of the International Trauma Studies CD REVIEW: cal expertise on wartime and Program, affiliated with Columbia Couples Conference: Attachment post-war refugee families have been University. She is also clinical Differentiation, and Neuroscience 13 professionally requested both by indi- instructor at the Child Studies Center, viduals and their families as well as French, Spanish, Portuguese, Dept. of Psychiatry, New York national and international organiza- Hebrew, Yiddish, German and Dutch. University Medical School, and the tions, clinicians, and crisis coun- She lives in New York City with her Norwegian Institute for the Visit Our Website: selors in-training. www.erickson-foundation.org American husband and two teenage Expressive Arts Therapies. Born and raised in Antwerp, sons. She holds academic degrees in Belgium, Perel is fluent in English, psychology and expressive arts from See INTERVIEW on page 22 Register Early for Low Rates! BRIEF THERAPY CONFERENCE: LASTING SOLUTIONS December 2008 – San Diego, California www.BriefTherapyConference.com The Brief Therapy Conference: Lasting Solutions will be held December 11-14, 2008, at the Town and Country Resort and Convention Center, San Diego, California. The Conference is sponsored by The Milton H. Erickson Foundation, Inc., and Co-sponsored by University of San Diego, Counseling Program, School of Leadership and Education Sciences. A Pre-Conference Law and Ethics Workshop will be held on Wednesday, December 10, with a Post- EUNSRIEREQUESTED SERVICE RETURN Conference Brief Therapy Master Class Training on Monday, December 15, emtN.1932 No. Permit U.S.A. 2008. The Conference consists of workshops, interactive events, short courses, assCt,MO City, Kansas hei,Aioa85016 Arizona Phoenix, Fundamental Hypnosis Workshops, and keynote addresses, offering a total of ..otg Paid U.S.Postage 66N 4hStreet 24th N. 3606 41.0 continuing education hours (Wednesday-Monday). o-rftorg. Non-Profit h itnH rcsnFudto,Inc. Foundation, Erickson H. Milton The See CONFERENCE on page 2 2 VOL. 28, NO. 2 The Milton H. Erickson Foundation Newsletter CONFERENCE continued from page 1 Presenters at the 2008 meeting include: Andreas, Beck, Carlson, Dilts, EDITOR’S COMMENTS Gilligan, Goulding, Hardy, Hayes, Karpman, Kaslow, Kottler, Lankton, Levine, Miller, Naranjo, Norcross, O’Hanlon, Padesky, Plster, Prochaska, Rossi, Selekman, Spring, Weiner-Davis, Wilson, Yapko, and Zeig. Keynotes will be It had taken me this long to reor- given by Borysenko, Burns, Cummings, Houston, and Terr. ganize my head after the whirlwind Visit the Conference web site to view the full program, list of presenters and experience of the Couples Confer- presentations, download the complete brochure, make your hotel reservations, ence this last April in San Jose, and register Online! www.BriefTherapyConference.com To receive the California. It was amazing. The ener- brochure by mail contact The Milton H. Erickson Foundation, Inc., 3606 N. 24th gy and expertise demonstrated there Street, Phoenix, AZ 85016-6500; Tel, 602-956-6196; Fax, 602-956-0519; was awesome. Everyone present was Email, [email protected] purchasing the CDs so they could re- This year’s Conference will be held at Town & Country Resort and experience the workshops and Convention Center in Mission Valley in San Diego, California. The Resort fea- keynote speakers. tures several restaurants ranging from casual to formal, the Bella Tosca Day Spa, As a tease, Alex and Annellen Salon & Fitness Center, and over 85 beautiful and challenging golf courses near Simpkins have provided a taste of the the property. Special discounts are available for hotel guests at the golf course conference in their extended review next to the hotel. A few steps away from the Resort is the Fashion Valley Mall of the interactive CD-ROM of the and the Trolley Station taking you to many sites including the Gaslamp Quarter. conference. Marilia Baker provides Family fun includes a trip to Legoland, SeaWorld, and the world-renowned San Diego Zoo. Ticket discounts for many of the San Diego attractions are available an exceptional interview of Esther Johnson’s Hold Me Tight: Seven at the hotel concierge. Relax and unwind by practicing yoga and tai chi on the Perel after her standing-room only Conversations for a Lifetime of Love many beautiful beaches and parks in the area, or visit some of the historical sites presentation of her workshop, is reviewed by Alex and Annellen including Old Town San Diego, the famous Bazaar Del Mundo or one of the “Mating in Captivity: Unlocking Simpkins. They elegantly present this many missions in the region. Erotic Intelligence.” adaptation of Emotionally Focused The conference was so diverse Couple Therapy to a popular audi- With all the added attractions in San Diego, the Brief Therapy and stimulating, we decided to dedi- ence. To complete our book reviews, Conference offers the opportunity to make plans for the whole family! cate this issue to the many perspec- Christine Guilloux respectfully and tives that span the range of what it energetically presents François means to be an Ericksonian therapist. Roustang’s What is Hypnosis?” This To that end, I am delighted to wel- is a foundational book by a master come Eric Greenleaf, our new Case who, in France “…stands beside Leon Reports Guest Editor. In a unique pre- Chertok and Milton H. Erickson…” sentation of the Case Reports column, Our CDs and DVDs cover the Greenleaf introduces an excerpt from classic and the new. Otto Kernberg Judith Gold’s memoir, My House on truly belongs in the Pioneers of Stilts. Psychotherapy series. His On the international scene, Supervision of Psychodynamic Roxanna Erickson Klein introduces Psychotherapy is a brilliant example us to The Milton H. Erickson Institute of his timelessness, as presented by of Florianoplois, Brazil. Our Deborah Beckman. Will Handy Contributor of Note is one of its reviews Jay Haley and Madeleine founding members, Sofia Bauer. Richeport-Haley’s Dance and Trance In an our Facets and Reflections of Balinese Children. This is a classic column, Rubin Battino includes an that takes Madeleine Richeport- intimate glimpse of what motivated Haley’s original film and intersperses him to write, That’s Right, Is It Not?, clips from Gregory a biography of Erickson in play form. Bateson–Margaret Mead films with His insights accompany the review of audio comments from Milton the play. Erickson. It is an amazing work. Our book reviews also resonate Maria Escalante does her usual excel- Therapy Conference that will be held with the multilevel theme of this lent job in presenting Michael in San Diego this December. (See issue. John Lentz introduces young Yapko’s demonstration DVD of inside this issue for more informa- The Foundation therapists to Gerald Weeks, Mark Hypnosis as a Context for Self- tion.) It has always been an exciting Odell and Susanne Methven’s collab- Discovery. As a change of pace, we Web Site conference from which I continue to oration of their book If I Had Only present Albina Tamalonis’s amalgam learn. is Online! Known…: Avoiding Common of hypnotic influences of Erickson, Mistakes in Couples Therapy. For the Zeig, Yapko, Banya and the Buddhist more seasoned therapist, Susan monk Thich Nhat Han in a pair of Rick Landis www.erickson-foundation.org Dowell excellently encapsulates workout CDs Cardio in the Zone and Orange, California Carolyn Daitch’s book, Affect- Walking in the Zone. Regulation Toolbox: Practical and In our next issue, we will be giv- Subscribe to the Erickson Listserv: Effective Hypnotic Interventions for ing you a taste of the powerful the Over-reactive Client. Sue insights and energy of the Brief www.topica.com/lists/EricksonList 4 VOL. 28, NO. 2 The Milton H. Erickson Foundation Newsletter CASE REPORT You have to say what you need to say. You have to keep living while you’re living. “You don’t get to settle here, do From Judith you?” Gold’s memoir, “No, so I have to be ready for the and scared too, but that you intend to result, then decided not to send them. worst. And I have no idea how to do survive this, that you love them, and I dismissed these people from my My House on Stilts that.” then you have to yell at them to pick mind.