Two are Better Than One: Dual-Track Interventions in Hypnotherapy

The current article provides clinical conceptualizations of six dual-track interventions for dealing with stuck and resistant situations in hypnotherapy. Dual-track interventions are based on the assumption that patients habitually regard their problems as one-dimensional and thus, tend to become rigid in their attitudes toward these problems. Dual-track interventions constitute hypnotherapeutic processes for transforming patients' negative and rigid perceptions of their problems into more positive and functional mental states that provide a dual-dimensional view, thereby offering patients more options and freeing them to contend with their problems more effectively. We introduce a novel hypnotherapeutic tool from the Illness/Nonillness Model (Navon 2014). This tool, known as the differentiation tool, can transform negative perceptions of psychological and emotional conditions to positive and hopeful perceptions.