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Bill O'Hanlon

Bill O’Hanlon, is a founder of Possibility and Inclusive Therapies and is the author or coauthor of more than twenty books, including Do One Thing Different and Quick Steps to Resolving Trauma. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Books by Bill O'Hanlon

  1. Book CoverBecoming a Published Therapist: A Step-by-Step Guide to Writing Your Book


    At last—a writing and publishing book directed specifically for the mental health professional!More

  2. Book CoverA Brief Guide to Brief Therapy


    "With brief therapy finally getting deserved interest, the time is ripe for an overview. Cade and O'Hanlon state that they 'decided to collaborate on a book that would summarize the main elements, the ideas, principles, attitudes, and techniques associated with brief therapy.' Read this work--you'll be glad they did, and you did." --John H. WeaklandMore

  3. Book CoverChange 101: A Practical Guide to Creating Change in Life or Therapy


    Getting back to the basics of self-improvement.More

  4. Book CoverChange: Principles of Problem Formation and Problem Resolution


    Why some problems persist while others are resolved.More

  5. Book CoverEven From A Broken Web: Brief, Respectful Solution-Oriented Therapy for Sexual Abuse and Trauma


    In recent years, more and more people have been coming to therapy with the problem of the after-effects of sexual abuse.More

  6. Book CoverA Guide to Inclusive Therapy: 26 Methods of Respectful, Resistance-Dissolving Therapy


    A simple yet powerful approach to resistance from a leader in solution-focused therapy.More

  7. Book CoverA Guide to Possibility Land: Fifty-One Methods for Doing Brief, Respectful Therapy


    Tested, practical methods that help people reconnect with their sense of hope and possibility.More

  8. Book CoverA Guide to Trance Land: A Practical Handbook of Ericksonian and Solution-Oriented Hypnosis


    A friendly and brief guide to the essentials of hypnosis.More

  9. Book CoverIn Search of Solutions: A New Direction in Psychotherapy


    First published in 1989, In Search of Solutions is a classic statement on the concepts, methodologies, and goals of solution-oriented therapy.More

  10. Book CoverLove is a Verb: How to Stop Analyzing Your Relationship and Start Making it Great!


    Are you a co-dependent Cinderella who loves a man who hates women too much? A Peter Pan in denial about his inability to make a commitment? If so, it's time to stop analyzing your relationship.More

  11. Book CoverPathways to Spirituality: Connection, Wholeness, and Possibility for Therapist and Client


    From bestselling author Bill O’Hanlon comes a groundbreaking book about how spirituality can serve as a powerful tool to help therapists make stronger connections with their clients and help clients find deeper meaning in their lives.More

  12. Book CoverPragmatics of Human Communication: A Study of Interactional Patterns, Pathologies and Paradoxes


    The properties and function of human communication.More

  13. Book CoverQuick Steps to Resolving Trauma


    A friendly and brief guide to trauma resolution.More

  14. Book CoverRewriting Love Stories: Brief Marital Therapy


    "I had a hard time finishing this book; my married friends kept stealing it. Lively, personal, and jargon free, it is a delight to read. . . . The authors know and show what it means to make a marriage work." —Jill Elka Harkaway, Ed.D.More

  15. Book CoverSolution-Oriented Hypnosis: An Ericksonian Approach


    Demystification has become an intellectual buzzword; finally, we have a book that accurately fits the definition.More

  16. Book CoverSolution-Oriented Therapy


    The expanded paperback edition presents a classic statement on the concepts, methodologies, and goals of solution-oriented therapy.More

  17. Book CoverStop Blaming, Start Loving!: A Solution-Oriented Approach to Improving Your Relationship


    "An excellent resource for anyone who wants to have a healthy relationship." --Bernie Siegel, M.D.More

  18. Book CoverTaproots: Underlying Principles of Milton Erickson's Therapy and Hypnosis


    "This is an essential primer of Ericksonian hypnotherapy and strategic psychotherapy. […] O’Hanlon provides threads that crystallize practical patterns useful to clinicians at all levels of expertise." — Jeffrey K. Zeig, Ph.D., Director, The Milton H. Erickson FoundationMore