Being "the other therapist": The varieties of adjunctive experience with hypnosis

Clinicians who utilize hypnosis in their practices are frequently approache d with requests to participate in the care of patients who are currently in treatment with a primary therapist. Surprisingly, a review of the literatu re indicated that no research has been done on this common practice. This a rticle provides a discussion of some of the important issues as well as the variables to consider in deciding whether to enter into this arrangement. It will serve as a starting point in generating further research on this cr ucial topic.