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Stephen Gilligan

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Name
Stephen
Last name
Gilligan
Degree
PhD
Language
English
Biography

Stephen Gilligan, Ph.D., is a Psychologist in Encinitas, CA.  He was one of the original NLP students at UC Santa Cruz; Milton Erickson and Gregory Bateson were his mentors.  After receiving his psychology doctorate from Stanford University, he became one of the premier teachers and practitioners of Ericksonian hypnotherapy.  In 2004, he received the rarely given Lifetime Achievement Award from the Erickson Foundation in honor of his many contributions. This work unfolded into his original approaches of Self-Relations and  Generative Self.  Over the past ten years, this has been further developed with Robert Dilts into the International Association for Generative Change (IAGC), a group that focuses on generative change, in areas that include therapy, coaching, group collaboration, and creative trance work. 

He has taught in many different cultures and countries over the past 30 years, and has published extensively.  His numerous books include “The Hero’s Journey: A voyage of self discovery” (co-authored with Robert Dilts).the classic “Therapeutic trances,” “The courage to love,” “The legacy of Erickson,” and “Walking in two worlds” (w. D. Simon).  His newest book is “Generative Trance: The experience of Creative Flow,”  and he and Robert Dilts are co-authors of the forthcoming “Generative Coaching”.

 

 

 

Location
Encinitas, CA, USA
location_lat
33.0369867
location_lng
-117.29198180000003
Publications
Publications

Gilligan, S. (2013). Living in a Post-Ericksonian World. In W. J. Matthews and J. Edgette (Eds.), Current Thinking and Research in Brief Therapy: Solutions, Strategies, and Narratives, (Vol. 1). New York: Brunner/Mazel.

Gilligan, S. (1982). Ericksonian Approaches To Clinical Hypnosis. In J.K. Zeig (Ed.), Ericksonian Approaches to Hypnosis and Psychotherapy. New York: Brunner/Mazel.

Gilligan, S. (2009). Navigating the Hero’s Journey: Principles And Processes For A Meaningful Life. In Gilligan, S. & Dilts, R. (Eds.), The Hero’s Journey: A Voyage of Self-Discovery. Crown House Publishing.

Gilligan, S. (2006). I Was Without a Face and it Touched Me: Milton Erickson as a Healer. In Erickson, B.A.E. & Keeney, B.E. (Eds.), Milton H. Erickson, M.D.: An American Healer (Profiles in Healing Series). Ringing Rocks Press.

Gilligan, S. (2006). I Was Without a Face and it Touched Me: Milton Erickson as a Healer. In Erickson, B.A.E. & Keeney, B.E. (Eds.), Milton H. Erickson, M.D.: An American Healer (Profiles in Healing Series). Ringing Rocks Press.

Gilligan, S. (2004). An Invisible Presence is Awakening: Key Ideas in Self-Relations Therapy In Gilligan, S. & Simon, D. (Eds.), Walking in Two Worlds: The Relational Self in Theory, Practice, and Community. Phoenix, AZ: Zeig Tucker & Theisen Publishers.

Gilligan, S. (2002). Who speaks for the Relationship?. Psychotherapy Networker

Gilligan, S. (1999). The Experience Of “Negative Otherness”: How Shall We Treat Our Enemies? In J. K. Zeig. (Ed.), Brief Therapy: Lasting impressions. Phoenix, AZ: Zeig Tucker & Theisen Publishers.

Gilligan, S. (2001). The Problem is the Solution: The Principle of Sponsorship in Psychotherapy. In Geary, B. & Zeig, J. (Eds.),  The Handbook of Ericksonian Therapy.  Phoenix, AZ: MH Erickson Foundation Press.

Gilligan, S. (2017). The Nature of Trance [Internet Webblog]. Available from: https://www.stephengilligan.com/new-blog/2017/3/20/the-nature-of-trance

Gilligan, S. (2017). Generative Coaching: The Practical Use of Creative Consciousness [Internet Webblog]. Available from: https://www.stephengilligan.com/new-blog/2017/3/16/generative-coaching-the-practical-use-of-creative-consciousness 

Gilligan, S. (2017). Generative Trance: A Third Generation Of Trance-Formational Work [Internet Webblog]. Available from: https://www.stephengilligan.com/new-blog/2017/3/16/generative-trance-a-third-generation-of-trance-formational-work 

Gilligan, S. (2017). Three Minds and Three Levels Of Consciousness: A Self Relations Framework For Generative Trance [Internet Webblog]. Available from: https://www.stephengilligan.com/new-blog/2017/3/16/three-minds-and-three-levels-of-consciousness-a-self-relations-framework-for-generative-trance 

Gilligan, S. (2017). The Hero’s Journey [Internet Webblog]. Available from: https://www.stephengilligan.com/new-blog/2017/3/16/the-heros-journey 

Gilligan, S. (2017). Both Sides Now: Complementarity And Generative Trance [Internet Webblog]. Available from: https://www.stephengilligan.com/new-blog/2017/3/16/both-sides-now-complementarity-and-generative-trance

 

 
 
 
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