RTT Session Structure 5 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: In an RTT session, after the client revisits a past scene, the therapist asks: 'How old are you and what is happening?' This question is an example of:
- Awakening the client
- Regression scene orientation (Correct answer)
- Installing a new belief
- A pre-talk rapport builder
Correct answer: Regression scene orientation
Orienting questions like age and situation are standard regression technique to ground the client in a specific memory for exploration.
Question 2: What is the recommended approach if a client cannot recall any specific memories during the regression phase of RTT?
- End the session immediately
- Use imagination and metaphor — invite the client to imagine what it might look like (Correct answer)
- Skip regression and move directly to transformation
- Increase the depth of trance with a prolonged deepener before returning to regression
Correct answer: Use imagination and metaphor — invite the client to imagine what it might look like
RTT allows use of imagination when direct memory recall is unavailable, as the subconscious still communicates meaningfully through imagery.
Question 3: The RTT bespoke recording created during the session should be listened to by the client:
- Once, the morning after the session
- Daily for 21 days, ideally before sleep or upon waking (Correct answer)
- Only when the client feels anxious
- Weekly for six months
Correct answer: Daily for 21 days, ideally before sleep or upon waking
Daily listening for 21 days (especially before sleep or on waking, when the mind is most receptive) is the standard RTT protocol to embed new beliefs.
Question 4: What is the main reason RTT uses a permissive hypnotic language style rather than authoritarian commands during the session?
- Permissive language is faster to deliver
- It respects client autonomy and is more effective with a wider range of personalities (Correct answer)
- Authoritarian language is illegal in the US
- Clients fall asleep with permissive language, which is the goal
Correct answer: It respects client autonomy and is more effective with a wider range of personalities
Permissive language ('you may find…', 'perhaps you notice…') reduces resistance and works for both highly compliant and more analytical clients.
Question 5: In RTT session structure, the 'follow-up call' conducted after the 21-day period serves to:
- Repeat the full hypnosis session
- Assess the client's progress, reinforce gains, and determine if an additional session is needed (Correct answer)
- Collect payment for the session
- Create a second recording
Correct answer: Assess the client's progress, reinforce gains, and determine if an additional session is needed
The follow-up call is a structured check-in to evaluate shifts, celebrate progress, and identify if a second or third RTT session is warranted.
Question 6: Which technique used during the RTT transformation phase helps a client symbolically release a limiting belief?
- Exposure and response prevention
- Systematic desensitization ladder
- Inner child dialogue and symbolic release imagery (Correct answer)
- Cognitive restructuring worksheets
Correct answer: Inner child dialogue and symbolic release imagery
RTT frequently uses inner child work and symbolic imagery (e.g., releasing balloons, tearing up a contract) during transformation to emotionally release limiting beliefs.
Question 7: If a client presents with multiple issues, how does RTT session structure recommend handling them?
- Address all issues simultaneously in a single session
- Focus on one primary presenting issue per session and address others in separate sessions (Correct answer)
- Ignore secondary issues and only treat the most severe
- Let the client choose which issues to skip
Correct answer: Focus on one primary presenting issue per session and address others in separate sessions
RTT targets one primary issue per session to maintain focus, depth, and effectiveness; additional issues are addressed in subsequent dedicated sessions.
RTT Session Structure 5
In an RTT session, after the client revisits a past scene, the therapist asks: 'How old are you and what is happening?' This question is an example of: