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William (Bill) O’Hanlon (1952 – Present)
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William (Bill) O’Hanlon is a seminal figure in the fields of psychotherapy and psychology. Since the mid-1980s, O’Hanlon has been a leader in the development of creative, collaborative, solution, and strengths-based approaches to psychotherapy and hypnosis. He has authored or coauthored 35 books that have been translated into 17 languages. O’Hanlon has given over 3500 conference presentations and workshops around the world and has appeared on numerous television and radio programs. In addition, he is the architect of numerous online courses on therapy, hypnosis, positive psychology, and book writing. O’Hanlon holds licenses as both a Mental Health Professional and Marriage and Family Therapist in the state of Nebraska, is a Clinical Member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT), a National Board Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist (NBCCH), and Diplomate, Board Member, Fellow, and Master Therapist in...
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O’Hanlon, W. H. (1987). Taproots: Underlying principles of Milton Erickson’s therapy and hypnosis. New York: Norton.
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O’Hanlon, B. (1999b). What’s the story? Narrative therapy and the third wave of psychotherapy. In S. O’Hanlon & B. Bertolino (Eds.), Evolving possibilities: Selected papers of Bill O’Hanlon (pp. 205–220). Philadelphia: Brunner/Mazel. [Paperback Edition, New York: Routledge, 2014].
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O’Hanlon, B. (2003). A guide to inclusive therapy: 26 methods of respectful, resistance-dissolving therapy. New York: Norton.
O’Hanlon, B. (2014). Out of the blue: Six non-medication ways to relieve depression. New York: Norton.
O’Hanlon, S., & Bertolino, B. (Eds.). (1999). Evolving possibilities: The selected papers of Bill O’Hanlon. Bristol: Brunner/Mazel. [Paperback Edition, New York: Routledge, 2014].
O’Hanlon, W. H., & Hexum, A. L. (1990). An uncommon casebook: The complete clinical work of Milton H. Erickson, M.D. New York: Norton.
O’Hanlon, W. H., & Martin, M. (1992). Solution-oriented hypnosis: An Ericksonian approach. New York: Norton.
O’Hanlon, B., & Rowan, T. (2003). Solution-oriented therapy for chronic and severe mental illness. New York: Norton.
O’Hanlon, W. H., & Weiner-Davis, M. (1989). In search of solutions: A new direction in psychotherapy. New York: Norton.
O’Hanlon, B., & Wilk, J. (1987). Shifting contexts: The generation of effective therapy. New York: Guilford.
Publications of Note
O’Hanlon, W. H. (1987). Taproots: Underlying principles of Milton Erickson’s therapy and hypnosis. New York: Norton.
O’Hanlon, B. (1999). Do one thing different: And other uncommonly sensible solutions to life’s persistent problems. New York: William Morrow. [Paperback Edition, New York: Quill, 2000].
O’Hanlon, B. (2004). Thriving through crisis: Turn tragedy and trauma into growth and change. New York: Perigee.
O’Hanlon, B. (2014). Out of the blue: Six non-medication ways to relieve depression. New York: Norton.
O’Hanlon, B., & Bertolino, B. (1998). Even from a broken web: Brief, respectful solution-oriented therapy for sexual abuse and trauma. New York: Wiley. [Paperback Edition, New York: Norton, 2002].
O’Hanlon, W. H., & Weiner-Davis, M. (2003). In search of solutions: A new direction in psychotherapy (2nd ed.). New York: Norton.
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Bertolino, B. (2019). O’Hanlon, William. In: Lebow, J.L., Chambers, A.L., Breunlin, D.C. (eds) Encyclopedia of Couple and Family Therapy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-49425-8_688
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