Milton H. Erickson, one of the most creative innovators in psychotherapy, continues to inspire the work of many therapists and counselors today with his astonishing interventions. As his student and long-time co-director of the Milton Erickson Foundation in Phoenix, Arizona, Dan Short had access to previously unpublished material that offers new insights into Erickson's methods. Together with hypnotherapist Claudia Weinspach, he succeeds in outlining the core strategies of Erickson's approach. The authors break down the individual strategic principles according to the techniques used, describe them in detail, and illustrate their application with case examples from Erickson's practice. This allows readers to understand the inner workings of Erickson's work and apply his concepts to their own practice. Erickson's belief in the transformability of individuals...