Dr David G. Howsam Phone/Fax: (02) 95607884

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Dr David G. Howsam Phone/Fax: (02) 95607884

10 Marion St Email:

Leichhardt 2040 NSW

Australia

Practice

A Full-time Doctor in a Private Fully Practice in the Inner West of Sydney for over 25 years, with special emphasis on Psychological Medicine, Hypnosis/Hypnotherapyand EMDR. I work exclusively in mental health, as a specialist in medical hypnosis and EMDRwith special interests in dissociation, trauma, medically unexplained symptoms, medical trauma and attachment disorders. Main modalities used include the ego state therapies (IFST, DNMS, and Watkins’s EST), Schema Therapy, EMDR, NLP, EFT, TRE, Eriksonian and traditional hypnotherapy

Degrees and Qualifications

M.B., B.S. Monash, Victoria 1975 Cert. J.C.P.T.G.P., U.K. 1982

Dip.R.C.Obs & Gynae. London, U.K.1981Dip.Clin. Hypnosis (Aust. Soc. Hyp.)1996

Dip.Anaesthetics London, U.K. 1982 F.A.S.Psych.Med. 2001

M.R.C.G.P. London, U.K (Exam 1982).EMDR 2,Certified, EMDRAA Consultant

Cert. Family Planning, U.K.Diploma EgoState Therapy 2012

Certified TRE Level1 InstructorNLP Master Practitioner

Positions

G.P. Mental Health Standards Collaboration: Level 2 Interpersonal Psychotherapist.

Member and G.P. Representative on Executive Committee Aust. Soc. Hypnosis NSW Branch. 1991- 1999

Supervisor in Hypnosis for Australian Society of Hypnosis (A.S.H.) Diploma 1996 -2006

Examiner for Aust. Soc. Hypnosis Diploma of Hypnosis 2000

Lecturer for Aust Soc. Hypnosis Diploma in Clinical Hypnosis for Introductory & Advanced Modules

1995 to 2005(see details below)

Expert Advisor to the NSW Health Complaints Commission on Hypnosis/hypnotherapy 2003.

Expert Advisor to the New Zealand Health and Disability Commissioner on Hypnosis/hypnotherapy 2003

EMDRAA Board member 2008-2013; Offices held, Secretary, Membership Secretary, Treasurer.

Presenter for Mental Health Professional Network on EMDR 2012-3

Memberships

Member of the Australian and International EMDR Associations

Member of the EMDR Institute

Member of the International Studies of Dissociation Disorders

Member of the Aust. Society for Traumatic Stress Studies

Full Member of the Australian and International Societies of Hypnosis.

Member of Aust. Royal College of General Practitioners – Specific Interest Faculty: Psychological Medicine

Member of the Australian Society of Psychological medicine

Member Central Sydney health Area Division of General Practice

Publications

Howsam, D.G. Hypnosis in the Treatment of Insomnia, Nightmares and Night

Terrors, Aust. J. Clin. & Exp. Hypnosis, Vol.27, #1, 1999, 32-39

+Hypnos, Vol. XXIX, No1, 2002, 37-40

Howsam, D.G. Hypnosis and Recurrent Menstrual Headaches, Aust. J. Clin. & Exp.

Hypnosis, Vol.27, #2, 1999, 118-124

Teaching & Consultant Experience

1992 General Practice Supervisor for F.M.P. Trainees.

1995March - Phenomena of Hypnosis, Sydney, for the Diploma of Hypnosis of A.S.H.

June - Hypnosis in Medical Practice, Sydney, for the Diploma of Hypnosis of A.S.H.

September - Hypnosis and Addiction, Sydney, for the Diploma of Hypnosis of A.S.H.

1996 March - Hypnosis and Anxiety, Sydney, Diploma A.S.H.

September - Hypnosis in Medical Practice. Diploma A.S.H.

1997 March - Hypnosis - A Tool for the G.P., General Practice Conference and Exhibition (G.P.C.& E)

Homebush Sydney, 5 one-hour lectures.

October - Hypnosis - Managing the Resistant or Difficult Client. Sydney, Diploma A.S.H

1998 May - Hypnosis - Specifically for Medical Practice. Sydney, Diploma A.S.H.

October -Hypnosis -Complications and NLP. Sydney, Diploma A.S.H.

1999 September – One Day Brief Hypnotherapy Workshop. Sydney, 29th Annual Congress A.S.H.

October - Hypnosis - Difficulties and the Resistant Client. Sydney, Diploma A.S.H.

2000 March - Hypnosis - Managing Difficulties, the Resistant Client, NLP and Self- Hypnosis.

Sydney, Diploma A.S.H.

May - Hypnosis in Medical Practice.Sydney, Diploma A.S.H.

June – One day Brief Hypnotherapy Workshop.Sydney for NSW Branch A.S.H.

October – Two-Day Brief HypnotherapyWorkshop. Noosa. for Qld. Branch A.S.H.

2001 March - Managing the Difficult - Resistant Client, Common Difficulties Encountered in

Hypnosis, Use of NLP in Hypnosis. Sydney, Diploma A.S.H.

May – Hypnosis: A treatment modality for GPs. Sydney, G.P.C&E, 2, one hour workshops.

August - Two-Day Brief HypnotherapyWorkshop. Perth. for WA. branch A.S.H.

2002 March - Managing Difficulties, the Resistant Client, NLP and Self- Hypnosis. Sydney,

For the Diploma of Hypnosis A.S.H.

May - Hypnosis and Psychosomatic symptoms. Sydney, G.P.C.& E, 2 one-hour lectures

August - Managing Difficulties, the Resistant Client, NLP and Self- Hypnosis. Sydney,

For the Diploma of Hypnosis A.S.H.

September – Keynote speaker Two-Day Brief HypnotherapyWorkshop. A.S.H. 32nd Annual Congress

Launceston, Tasmania.

2003 March - Hypnosis - Managing Difficulties, the Resistant Client, NLP and Self- Hypnosis.

Sydney, Diploma A.S.H.

October- Hypnosis in Medical Practice.Sydney, Diploma A.S.H.

2005 September – Medical Hypnosis: one day workshop ASH 35th Annual Congress Leura NSW

2009-2012 Convenor of the Sydney EMDR Regional Group, now accredited as the APS EMDR Special

InterestGroup and belonging to the Mental Health Professional Network as a specialist group in

Sydney.

2010-2012 EMDRAA Consultant

2012 March – Presenter on EMDR for Mental Health Network, Belmore

Dr D. G. Howsam - EMDR C.V.

Completion of EMDR basic training

First weekend training completed in 1999 with trainers Gary Fulcher and Nick Cocco. Second weekend training completed in 2007 trainer Sigmund Burzinski

Experience using EMDR as a treatment modality

I have used EMDR since 1999 and since 2007 have had well over the required number of sessions of EMDR with hundreds of clients. EMDR is my primary therapeutic modality and as such I now advertise and see myself as a specialist EMDR therapist.

EMDR conferences attended

Attended the First Asian EMDR Conference in Bali representing Australia and EMDRAA

EMDR Masterclass attendance

Have attended the Masterclass with Roger Solomon 5 times, EMDR from 2006 to 2011 consecutively

Other EMDR & related trainings attended

John Omaha: Affect Management Skills Training, May 2004

Shirley Jean Schmidt: Developmental Needs Met Schema Therapy, Sept. 2004

Chris Lee presentation of the EMDRAA AGM 2009

Roger Solomon: Grief and EMDR (twice)

Roger Solomon: structural dissociation (three occasions), from 2008 to 2011

David Grand: EMDR Flow & Performance

David Grand: Brain Spotting

Maureen Kitchur: Systemic and Developmental EMDR 2010

Francine Shapiro: Sydney 2010

Lisa Schwartz: Brainspotting level I and 2

Stephen Marcus: EMDR and headaches

Judy Lightstone: EMDR Eating Disorders and Dissociation 2011

Jim Knipe: EMDR and Addictions 2012 (Web Training 2012)

Ivana Strike: EMDR and pre-verbal trauma 2011

Prof Gordon Emerson: EgoState Diploma 2012

Jim Knipe: EMDR and Dissociation 2013 ( Web Training)

EMDR consultation received

Nick Cocco (EMDR Institute Trainer)40 hours

5 hours consultation with Mark Grant, Lisa Schwartz, and Judy Lightstone

2 Hours Jim Knipe

EMDR trainings assisted with

EMDR Institute Facilitator on four occasions from 2007 to 2009 with trainer S. Burzinski

EMDR peer consultation

Have been the Consultant for weekend 1 & 2 training supervision for 5 trainees

Post training consultations with 12 EMDR trained professionals

EMDR consultant status, training and consultations given

EMDRAA Consultation Training by Sue Curry

EMDRAA Consultant 2010-2012

EMDR Institute facilitator one day training 2010 and 2011

Consultant for the Diploma Aust. Society of Hypnosis for 10 years 1996 - 2006