The title of the day was “Expectation: Very brief therapy, and hypnosis.” Rubin rarely sees a client for more than one, extended session, which can be a bit of a stretch for his audience. I was at pains beforehand to explain that learning from his method didn’t commit you to his method. I never see clients for less than 3 sessions, but can still incorporate much of his way of working within that framework. His philosophy begins by setting the expectation for the time spent together – ‘What are you willing to change today” is an opening gambit. Think about that, and the elegant way it binds the client to the task ahead. From there we were gifted with a smorgasbord of techniques, approaches, mindsets, simple words and phrases that can have a such a dramatic effect in a therapeutic session. Read more of Trevor’s thoughts on the day here.