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© 2003, Jeffrey K. Zeig, Ph.D. 1
The Erickson Diamond
Choice Points in Psychotherapy
The Ericksonian Diamond
Goal
The Ericksonian Diamond
Goal
What to communicate?
What to Communicate: An Ericksonian Orientation to Goals
• Phenomenological goals and sub-goals
• Positive: oriented to strengths and the future
• Outcome-oriented; oriented to life-situation
• Structures that exist in the present
• Systemic/Interactional
• Access associations that access resources
• Experiential level changes
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The Ericksonian Diamond
Goal
What to communicate?
Gift
Wrapping
The Ericksonian Diamond
Goal
What to communicate?
Gift
Wrapping
How to
communicate
the goal?
Main Intervention: Elicit Resources(Macro-Dynamic Gift-wrapping)
1. Direct suggestion
2. Hypnosis
3. Indirect suggestion
4. Directives / tasks
5. Ambiguous function assignment
6. Symptom prescription
7. Reframing / positive connotation
8. Ordeals
9. Displacement10. Fantasy rehearsal11. Future orientation12. Change history13. Confusion14. Metaphors15. Symbols16. Anecdotes17. Sculpting18. Parallel communication19. Interspersal technique
The Ericksonian Diamond
Goal
What to communicate?
TailoringGift
Wrapping
How to
communicate
the goal?
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The Ericksonian Diamond
Goal
What to communicate?
Tailoring
What is the position
the patient takes?
Individualize treatment
Gift
Wrapping
How to
communicate
the goal?
If you talk to a person in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to
him in his language, that goes to his heart—Nelson Mandela
The Ericksonian Diamond
Goal
What to communicate?
Tailoring
What is the position
the patient takes?
Gift
Wrapping
How to
communicate
the goal?Processing
The Ericksonian Diamond
Goal
What to communicate?
Tailoring
What is the position
the patient takes?
Gift
Wrapping
How to
communicate
the goal?Processing
How to create drama?
(SIFT: Set up--Intervene—
Follow-Through)
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ProcessingSet up• Rx. Assess
• Pace
• Seed
• Resistance
• Responsiveness
• Hypnosis
• Empathy
• Redefine
• Destabilize
• Motivate
• Etc.
Intervene•Direct Suggestion
•Hypnosis
•Indirect Suggestion
•Directives/Tasks
•Symptom Prescribe
•Reframe
•Ordeals
•Metaphors
•Anecdotes
•Interspersal
•Etc.
Follow Through•Ratify
•Amnesia
•Process Instructions
•Fantasy Rehearsal
•Test the Therapy
•Tasks
•Letters/Email/Calls
•Hypnosis
•Motivate
•Ego Building
•Etc.
Timeline of Psychotherapy
The Ericksonian Diamond
• Posture of the Clinician:– Personal– Professional
(Lenses, muscles, heart &
hat)
Goal
What to communicate?
Tailoring
What is the position
the patient takes?
Gift
Wrapping
How to
communicate
the goal?Processing
How to create drama?
(SIFT: Set up--Intervene—
Follow-Through)
The Ericksonian Diamond
• Posture of the Clinician:– Personal– Professional
(Lenses, muscles, heart & hat)
How to BE a clinician?
Goal
What to communicate?
Tailoring
What is the position
the patient takes?
Gift
Wrapping
How to
communicate
the goal?Processing
How to create drama?
(SIFT: Set up--Intervene—
Follow-Through)
How to DO therapy?
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This presentation is Copyright byJeffrey K. Zeig, Ph.D.
Jeffrey K. Zeig, Ph.D., P.C.
Clinical Psychologist
1935 East Aurelius
Phoenix, Arizona 85020
(602) 944-6529
www.jeffreyzeig.com
