About Guided Imagery
About Guided Imagery
Our membership is comprised of diverse licensed and certified professionals who incorporate guided imagery in their practices. Through articles by members we learn how guided imagery is applied in different fields.
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Research shows Guided Imagery Works
Harise Stein, MD has a byline in ImagiNews called the Research Corner. In this article she tells us how to find research that “proves” Guided Imagery works.
When Science Doesn’t Have a Cure, Guided Imagery Assists the Patient’s Healing System
Sharon O’Connor, RN in her article “Nocebo vs Placebo” says positive expectation should be a part of medical treatment.
Types of Therapeutic Imagery and Definitions
In an excerpt from Chapter one of their book Guided Imagery and Beyond – Stories of Healing and Transformation, Susan Ezra, RN, HN-BC and Terry Reed, RN, MA, HN-BC offer an overview of imagery applications and definitions.
Clinical uses of Mental Imagery (Guided Imagery) by a former psychiatrist
Gerald Epstein, MD finds mental imagery is very useful for any clinical condition. He discusses his views in “The Image in Medicine: Notes of a Clinician” and the approach he takes with any clinical condition “How To Use Mental Imagery for any Clinical Condition”.
Guided Imagery and Psychotherapy in Medicine
In this article by Leslie Davenport – “Guided Imagery Gets Respect” – we get an overview of the scientific validated interest in medical applications.
Guided Imagery used by a Child and Educational Psychologist
Charlotte Reznick, PhD has developed an educational approach that is child friendly. In “The Power of Children’s Imagination: Teresa’s Healing Toolbox” she shows how different Guided Imagery tools help a child heal.
Guided Imagery facilitates Reparenting without Confrontation
Charles Leviton, Ed.d. describes the advantages of using Guided Imagery to resolve child/parent issues in Make Peace with your Family of Origin.
Psychologist uses Guided Imagery on a Psych Ward
Juliet Rohde-Brown, PhD reduces anxiety and enables some self-reflection in “Interactive Group Imagery on a Psych Ward: Circling Around a Cooking Vessel”.
Guided Imagery/Hypnosis Needed in Health Care Reform
Sharon O’Connor is an RN in private practice as a hypnotherapist. In “Wellness, Stress and the American Health Care System” she shows why Guided Imagery should be part of healthcare reform.
Using Guided Imagery in Everyday Situations
“Imagery on the Sly and Golden Seeds” shows how Lee Raven, RN invites a person to look inside and experience the benefit of doing so.
Advanced Applications of Guided Imagery
Popular Faculty Member, Past President and Imagery Person of the Year – Jann Fredrickson, LICSW – talks about advanced applications in which Guided Imagery is combined with “Thought Field Therapy, Story Telling, EMDR and Music”.