Healing Psyche: Using your mind to influence cancer (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781419647376)

Rob A.A. van Overbruggen BSc, PhD, uses his expert knowledge of Neurolinguistics and Hypnotherapy to help clients use their minds to influence the cancer process. Rob was born in 1972, in a small town in the south of The Netherlands. His early education was in the field of Software Engineering, where he learned to identify patterns and distil commonalities from different viewpoints. To satisfy his desire to understand the mind, he began studying Neuro Linguistic Programming, Time Line Therapy, and Hypnotherapy in 1993. A few years later, he decided to study psychological influences on the cancer process. After 12 years of study, he has finished with his dissertation: Healing Psyche - Patterns and Structure of Complementary Psychological Cancer Treatment (CPCT). In his dissertation, he identified overlapping patterns from different psychological approaches to cancer therapy. He identified the psychological patterns that influence the cancer process. Rob holds a Doctorate in Clinical Hypnotherapy, and is an internationally licensed Hypnotherapist, NLP, and TLT Trainer. He is the founder and director of Mexion, a company specializing in therapy and training. He is the director of therapeutic research for Healing Psyche, and is responsible for maintaining the quality of licensed hypnotherapists in The Netherlands. Rob A.A. van Overbruggen BSc, PhD, lives in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, where he runs a successful therapy practice and continues his research. His dissertation formed the foundation of his complementary psychological cancer treatment (CPCT) program. This program is designed for therapists to use it with their clients to aid in their healing processes. It includes guidelines for therapists, a self-help CD set for patients, a patient workbook, and the general public edition of his original dissertation. The Healing Psyche website supports this program by providing online tools for therapists to use in their psychological work with cancer patients. Rob can be contacted via www.healingpsyche.com or www.robvanoverbruggen.com.