Psycho-Oncology, Hypnosis and Psychosomatic Healing in Cancer

About the Book

This book is a summary of the experiences and knowledge acquired by the author as a caregiver, as a researcher in the field of integral medicine, and as a Psycho-Oncologist, providing therapy and education to clients in the province of Alberta. Many books have been written on the psychobiology of health and healing and on the wisdom accummulated by the bodymind since inception. The research of Dr. Milton Erickson, his disciples and many other has already demonstrated that emotions and beliefs are most important components in the equation sickness-health. Through personal experiences as a prisoner in concentration camps and torture chambers, the author demonstrates how much control the individual has over emotions, pain and pain management.

About the Author

Francisco O.Valenzuela is a therapist and cancer researcher. He is a former professor of Universidad de Chile and Universidad de Temuco, Chile. He was a prisoner of conscience between 1973 and 1976, during the Pinochet military regime in Chile and Videla military regime in Argentina. A Social Worker, a Transpersonal Psychologist and an Ericksonian Clinical Hypnotherapist, Dr. Valenzuela has been conducting research in cancer and immunosupressive illneses for almost three decades. He is presently a member of the Center for Health and Healing, Department of Family Medicine, University of Alberta, a member of Ontario Association of Consultants, Counsellors, Psychometrists and Psychotherapists (OACCPP), and a member of the Canadian Association of Psychosocial Oncology. He and his wife Matilde, a retired Psychologist, are living in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.