Mark R. Davis
Mark R. Davis
Founder essays and reflections on psychology, hypnosis, CBT, self-efficacy, values, hope and the ideas behind Hypno-CBT®. Written for serious professionals, psychology graduates and anyone who believes imagination matters.
What imagination actually means in psychology — and why it is the mechanism, not a supplement, of change. Knowledge explains what is. Imagination opens what could be.
The biggest misunderstanding about hypnosis — and what the evidence shows instead. Modern hypnosis belongs inside psychology, not stage mystique.
Placebo is not a nuisance. It is a clue. Hypnosis offers a non-deceptive way to work with the same self-regulatory mechanisms — openly, transparently and deliberately.
You studied psychology. Now how do you actually help people? Many psychology graduates leave university with knowledge but no clear practical route into helping work.
The experiential spine of Hypno-CBT® — not a linear ladder, but a living oscillation. Stillness is not passivity. It is the ground of inspired movement.
Self-objectification and inhibition — and why Hypno-CBT® helps people return to first-person agency, expressive action and direct participation in life.
Hope is not naive optimism. It is the disciplined practice of keeping possibility alive. A society that cannot imagine a better future is pulled back toward the past.
A plain-English account of Ramondo et al. 2021 and what strong meta-analytic evidence actually means for practitioners and psychology graduates.