Case Report: Integrating CBT, hypnosis-based consciousness activation techniques, and yoga-based postural training: a three-pillar approach used for migrant populations - Summary - MDSpire

Case Report: Integrating CBT, hypnosis-based consciousness activation techniques, and yoga-based postural training: a three-pillar approach used for migrant populations

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  • Agnieszka Suchocka Capuano

  • June 26, 2026

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Objective:

To introduce a three-pillar psychotherapeutic model tailored for migrant populations facing emotional dysregulation and limited access to mental healthcare.

Approach:
  • Three-Pillar Model: Combines cognitive behavioral therapy, hypnosis techniques for consciousness activation, and yoga-based postural training.
  • Intervention Formats: Includes a five-session psychotherapy focusing on emotional identification and a single-session 'One-Shot Concentration Group' integrating mindful breathing and body-mind postures.
Key Findings:
  • Preliminary clinical observations show immediate benefits such as increased attentional flexibility, reduced physiological tension, and enhanced mental calmness.
  • Long-term effects reported by patients and clinicians include improvements in sleep, concentration, memory, and decreases in anxiety, depressive symptoms, and dissociative episodes.
  • These findings support the feasibility and acceptability of this three-pillar model in settings involving migrant patients facing multiple vulnerabilities.
Interpretation:

The model emphasizes present-moment emotional identification and addresses emotions as perceptual signals enabling flexible behavioral adaptation.

Limitations:
  • Thestudylacksextensiveempiricalevaluationandobjectivephysiologicalmeasurestoassesstherapeuticimpact.
Conclusion:

This work highlights the relevance of integrating cognitive, interoceptive, and movement-based psychotherapeutic elements.

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