While I agree with Don that regression to cause should be done only after in
person training, I don't think that is the question that you were asking.

As far as numbers disappearing... I don't believe that is as big of an issue as
you do. If all of the other responsivity tests were there, it might just be
that she is a numbers person and the very idea of forgetting numbers is hard for
her. Check for other physical signs of hypnosis, and then just let her relax
her mind in any way she choses. I personally have never actually let the
numbers fade totally away... but there comes a point where even though I know
full well what number comes next, the effort to say it is just too great. You
say she could not "will them away" but the will is very much a function of the
conscious mind.

Beware of the law of reversed effect. The harder a person "tries" to do
something, the less likely they are to do it. If you are looking for signs
like rapid eye movement, flushed skin tone, relaxed muscles, you can easily
gauge the depth of the trance through those. If you are stuck on the
disappearing numbers, you will never get to the real work of hypnotherapy.
Perhaps you could incorporate her remembering of the numbers into the trance, to
remind her that she is in control of the trance process, and that she can use
that realization to deepen the relaxation of her mind to just the right depth
that her subconscious mind knows is right for her.

Nothing wrong with a client anticipating your moves. I like to call that
self-hypnosis. Remember that the experience of trance is different for each
person. Again, praise her for being so receptive to trance and for learning her
self-hypnosis so quickly, and you will get much further than trying to demand
the resonse you want.

Linda