Michele Ritterman

Michele Dee Klevens Ritterman (born November 18, 1946) is an American clinical psychologist and family therapist. She is widely known for publishing ''Using Hypnosis in Family Therapy'', a book on the systematic integration of family therapy and hypnotherapy. Ritterman is also noted for her expertise regarding survivors of political torture and their families. Her work has been translated into Spanish, German, Italian and French.

One of Milton Erickson's students, Ritterman originated the concept of the symptom as a trance state From this basic concept that Erickson himself admired, Ritterman framed therapy as the production of counter-inductions and hypnotic sequences that impact the symptom trance.

In recent years, Ritterman has lectured nationally and internationally on using hypnosis in conjunction with family therapy and against socially violent governments, particularly their abusive use of psychological methods and techniques. She also lectures on the survival techniques of families experiencing torture.

Ritterman lives in Berkeley, California and currently practices as a therapist specializing in individual, couples, and family therapy. She holds a doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Temple University. She also consults with agencies and teaches classes at universities, holds workshops, and lectures about her clinical methods. Provided by Wikipedia