Who We Are . . .
Our teaching staff and board include:

Betty Alice Erickson, MS
    Betty Alice Erickson has had decades of experience with hypnosis--she began serving as a demonstration subject
    for her father, Milton H. Erickson, in the 1950's.  A psychotherapist in Dallas for over 20 years, and editor for the
    Erickson Foundation Newsletter for over ten years, she has authored three books, and numerous chapters and
    articles about hypnosis and Ericksonian Psychotherapy. Her latest book is "Milton H. Erickson, An American Healer"
    with co-editor Bradford Keeney.

    An Approved Consultant for the American Society for Clinical Hypnosis, Betty Alice teaches and trains throughout
    the world.  Keynote Speaker as well as faculty for many international and national congresses and conferences,
    she has won various awards for her teaching including the prestigious Franco Grannone Prize from the Centro
    Italiano di Ipnosi Clinica Sperimentale. Highly approachable and "down-to-earth" she tells a great story and her
    listeners find their learning continues long after the sound of her voice has faded.


Deborah Beckman, MS, Education Coordinator
    Deborah has carefully developed her innate talent for hypnosis.  Working with Betty Alice Erickson, she has
    emerged as a powerful and original therapist and now shares her abilities through presentations at international
    hypnotherapy conferences, as well as through trainings at the Dallas Institute.  She is an Approved Consultant for
    ASCH and conducts a Consultation group as well as individual Consultations to guide practitioners toward
    Certification with ASCH.  Deborah is fascinated by and adept with metaphor, collaborating with her clients to turn
    their own metaphorical worlds into healing ones.


Will Handy, MSSW, Education Coordinator
    Will excels in accessibility, making Erickson's philosophy intimately available to clients and peers alike.  His
    teaching is notable for clarity and humor.  While thoroughly Ericksonian, Will weaves a more traditional-looking
    session, only occasionally using outright hypnosis.  Will has studied and worked with Ericksonian principles for over
    25 years, beginning his studies with Dawna Markova, PhD.  He began studying with Betty Alice Erickson in 1997.  
    He has also studied meditation, examining the similarities and differences between this practice and hypnosis.  In
    recent years he has worked to integrate meditation as another tool in therapy.


Richard Long, PsyD
    Richard has a varied practice that includes assessment and treatment of adults, adolescents, children, as well as
    couples and families.  He is known for his innovative treatment approaches using hypnosis, cognitive- behavioral
    therapy, and other modalities.  He has taught graduate students at Southern Methodist University, the University of
    Texas as Dallas and the University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Dallas.


We invite you to look at our writing about hypnosis and psychotherapy.  We have reviewed many books, videos,
and audio programs for the Newsletter of the Erickson Foundation.  Links to the Newsletter archives can be found by
following this link to Things to Read...
The Milton H. Erickson Institute of Dallas
                         A Component Society of                           
 The American Society of Clinical Hypnosis (ASCH)
4144 N. Central Expwy, Ste 520, Dallas, TX   75204
214-824-2009     EricksonDallas@sbcglobal.net