Woltemade Hartman: Touch and Embodiment in Complex Trauma – Why Talk Alone Is Not Enough
Opening lecture of the 2nd conference "Talking Isn't Enough!?" from May 26th to 29th, 2016, at the Heidelberg City Hall. Further information about the conference can be found at www.reden-reicht-nicht.de
About Dr. Woltemade Hartman
Woltemade Hartman (Ph.D.) is a clinical psychologist and psychotherapist in private practice in Pretoria, South Africa. He completed training in hypnotherapy at the Ericksonian Foundation in Phoenix, Arizona, and in Ego State Therapy with Professor J.G. Watkins and Helen Watkins in Missoula, Montana. He is a trainer and expert in hypnotherapy, Ego State Therapy, and Eye Movement Integration (EMI). He is the author of the books "Ego State Therapy with Sexually Traumatized Children" (2000, Kagiso Publishers) and "Introduction to Ego State Therapy" (co-authored with Dr. Kai Fritzsche, 2010, Carl Auer Verlag). In addition, he has published numerous articles in professional journals on hypnosis, ego-state therapy, and psychotherapy. He is the founder and director of the Milton H. Erickson Institute in South Africa (MEISA). Dr. Hartman chaired the founding committee and was the predecessor president of Ego State Therapy International (ESTI). He was a board member of the International Society of Hypnosis (ISH) and is a Senior Research Fellow at the Department of Psychology, University of Johannesburg. He teaches in South Africa, Europe, Australia, Canada, the USA, Scandinavia, China, and Japan. He currently also teaches several times a year for the Milton Erickson Society Austria (MEGA) in Vienna, the German Milton H. Erickson Society (MEG), the German Society for Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy (DGH), the Swiss Ego-State Association, and numerous other institutes in German-speaking countries. In 2009, Hartman received the “Early Career Award for Innovative Contributions to Hypnosis,” an award presented by the International Society for Hypnosis (ISH) to colleagues who have made innovative contributions to hypnotherapy early in their careers. He is also trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Eye Movement Integration (EMI), EdxTM (Energy Psychology), Impact Therapy, mindfulness approaches, and sex therapy. Dr. Hartman is an internationally accredited Soma and Somatic Experiencing therapist and completed his training in these approaches under the supervision of Dr. Sonia Gomes, Ph.D., in Brazil.