Milton H. Erickson

Milton H. Erickson
Born	Milton Hyland Erickson 5 December 1901 (1901-12-05) Aurum, Nevada, U.S.
Died	25 March 1980 (1980-03-26) (aged 78) Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Education	University of Wisconsin-Madison
Occupation(s)	Psychiatrist and psychotherapist
Spouse(s)	Helen, Elizabeth

Milton Hyland Erickson (5 December 1901 – 25 March 1980) was an American psychiatrist and psychologist specializing in medical hypnosis and family therapy. He was the founding president of the American Society for Clinical Hypnosis. He is noted for his approach to the unconscious mind as creative and solution-generating. He is also noted for influencing brief therapy, strategic family therapy, family systems therapy, solution focused brief therapy, and neuro-linguistic programming.^[1]