Seeking a reference to the phobia chair paper

[Robert Staffin]

Hi Steve,
I am entering day four of Jeff's master class in NYC ( an experience I would encourage anyone interested in honing thier craft to consider). Yesterday he made reference to a paper to which you contributed on Erickson's use of the phobia chair, the intervention described in A teaching Seminar with Milton H. Erickson (the story was told on "Monday" and begins on page 64). Jeff could not recall where the paper was published and I am hopng that you can tell me where to find it.
Thanks,
Rob

[Stephen Lankton]

I'm so sorry. I have lost my touch a bit on finding those old references. For anything in the collected papers of Erickson, I suggest you get the newest CD from the Foundation and then do a search for any key word. This is a great aid.
Steve

[Robert Staffin]

Hi Steve,
I am looking for a paper to which, according to Jeff, you contributed. As I understood him, yours was one of several commentaries on the phobia chair technique referenced in A Teaching Seminar with Milton H. Erickson.
Thanks,
Rob

[Stephen Lankton]

yup, I understood that. I sort of mislead you by talking about the Collected Papers. I wonder if what you seek is the trauma chapter that is in my latest book: Assembling Ericksonian Therapy? This chapter is reprinted from the vast past. It is probably what Jeff spoke about from one of the collected papers of the old congresses.
Sorry to say that I don't recall my many writing either. But, the article above is most likely what you seek from my materials. Zeig Tucker published it in Feb of 2004.

[Robert Staffin]

Thanks Steve, I'll keep looking.
Rob

[Stephen Lankton]

Well, don't forget to check out that reprinted chapter in my last book...I'm pretty sure that would have been the chapter to which Jeff was referring - it came from one of the 1st Congress collections.