Presentations, Podcasts
and Interviews on
Hypnosis
You’re Not Your History: Depression, Hypnosis & How People Change
The intervew began by asking Michael to describe how he first became interested in psychotherapy, hypnosis and depression and then how the confluence of these areas coalesced for him. The conversation then expanded to Michael's ideas and perspectives and how they are applied in treatment.
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Dr. Michael Yapko on Hypnosis, Depression, and the Skills That Build Resilience
with Samia Estrada, Psy.D. on her podcast,
Thurday Tea with Sami
In this 52 minute podcast (aired September 18, 2025), Dr. Samia Estrada (Sami) interviews Michael about hypnosis, depression and the skills that build resilience.
Sami's podcast "Thursday Tea with Sami" focuses on exploring and discussing mental health, lifestyle medicine and holistic well-being. She emphasizes practial ways for people to incorporate the ideas presented, with the behaviors and small changes that can have a big impact in living life well.
Hypnotic Idea Exchange
The Hypnotic Idea Exchange (HIE), is a professional community of hypnosis practitioners who meet online monthly for free webinars, discussions, and social connection born out of the COVID pandemic.
The Hypnotic Idea Exchange (HIE) is hosted by The North Carolina Society of Clinical Hypnosis (NCSCH), Northern Virginia and Eastern American Society of Clinical Hypnosis and Clinical Hypnosis Society of New Jersey.
Below are three presentations Michael gave at HIE events.
The Hypnotic Idea Exchange (HIE)
This presentation for HEI by Michael was the second one in the series and entitled, “All We Don’t Know About COVID-19: Addressing the Risk Factor of Ambiguity in Hypnosis.“
The Hypnotic Idea Exchange (HIE)
This 25th meeting of the HIE invited three luminaries in the field of hypnosis: Stephen Lankton, LCSW, Jeffrey Zeig, Ph.D. and Michael Yapko, Ph.D. This 90 minute presentation includes presentation and discussion with Steve, Jeff and Michael.
The Hypnotic Idea Exchange (HIE)
In this presentation entitled, “Actions Speak Louder Than Moods… Countering Client Inertia with Hypnosis,” Michael addresses how to facilitate clients’ active engagement in the treatment process with clinical hypnosis. Topics such as expectancy, rumination, global thinking, behavioral activation and more are addressed.
Mindset Health
MindsetHealth.com is a digital therapeutic providing online support for physical and psychological conditions known to benefit from hypnosis. It utilizes evidenced based hypnosis for the self-managment of chronic health conditions. The mission is “To expand the potential of the mind to improve people’s lives.”
Current digital hypnotherapy programs in the Mindset Health brand are: CLARIA™ a program for mental health, NERVA™ a program for Irrital Bowel Syndrome (IBS), EVIA™ a program for menopausal symptoms, FINITO™ a program for smoking cessation and RELIO™ a program for chronic back pain
Below are two conversations Michael had with Mindset Health.
RE-THINKING THE TREAMENT OF DEPRESSION: HAVE WE BEEN MISINFORMED ABOUT ANTIDEPRESSANT?
A conversation with Drs. Michael Yapko and Irving Kirsch facilitated by Claire Davidson of Mindset Health. People have been oversold on the idea about the benefits of antidepressants. This conversation highlights placebo effects and the research that continues to support that depression is not primarily a biological disease that needs to be medicated.
WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY 2022
Round Table Discussion with Dr. Michael Yapko and Dr. Simone Peters
World Mental Health Day presents an opportunity to talk about mental health issues, reducing stigmas about mental health, educating people, discussing treatments, and more. This round-table discussion brought to you by MindsetHealth.com features psychologists Dr. Michael Yapko and Dr. Simone Peters and is facilitated by Claire Davidson of Mindset Health.
Mindset health.com
Michael is Chief Content Advisor of Mindset Health. At Mindset Health programs are designed to naturally use your mind to positively effect your health.
Originally designed with individual subscribers in mind, clinicians have now recognized the benefits of referring their clients to the Mindset Health programs.
If you’re a health care provider, visit mindsethealth.com to create a ‘Connect‘ account and receive complimentary access to see how these programs can assist your clients.
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Angela Trainer from Glasgow’s The Harvest Clinic interviews Michael prior to the presentation he gave in Glasgow at The 23rd World Congress on Psychosomatic Medicine. He talks about various aspects of the value and influence of hypnosis in the mind-body relationship, depression treatment and mindfulness.
This brief 17 minute interview with Michael was conducted by Maryanna Polukhin, M.D. during the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis 2016 Annual Scientific Meeting and Workshops in St. Louis, MO. The focus is on learning about Michael’s ideas as they relate to hypnosis as a field and his use of hypnosis in particular.