The Mindfulness-Based Phase-Oriented Trauma Therapy (MB-POTT): Hypnosis-informed mindfulness approach to trauma.
The American journal of clinical hypnosis October 1, 2020 Akira Otani
A hypnosis-informed approach to treating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) using mindfulness is described: Mindfulness-Based Phase-Oriented Trauma Therapy (MB-POTT). The therapy follows a phase-oriented tradition originally proposed by Pierre Janet and later expanded by Daniel Brown and Erika Fromm using clinical hypnosis. MB-POTT consists of four recursive stages: building therapeutic alliance and stabilizing symptoms, forming a narrative about the trauma, recreating meaning in life after trauma, and managing future symptoms. The paper explains similarities and differences between mindfulness and hypnosis, emphasizing techniques that resemble hypnotic approaches such as ego state therapy and ego-strengthening. A case study illustrates MB-POTT implemented with a client who developed PTSD after a near-fatal industrial accident.