NLP

NLP stands for 'neuro-linguistic programming'. 'Neuro' refers to the brain/neurones, 'linguistic' refers to language and 'programming' refers to the way the mind can be altered. It is a rather grand way of saying you can change using certain language patterns (language in the broadest sense includes 'behaviour' as well). For example, damaging old habits such as smoking can be replaced with healthy new habits such as deep, abdominal breathing. Eating cream cakes can be replaced by eating more fruit and vegetables.

NLP in its broadest sense is the study of human excellence and how it can be modelled. The originators of NLP were then Professor of linguistics John Grinder and mathematician Richard Bandler. They modelled therapists who were achieving amazing results, in particular, hypnotherapist Milton Erickson, family therapist Virginia Satir, and Gestalt therapist Fritz Perls, to try to understand why they were so effective. Even the therapists themselves couldn't explain what they did differently to other, lower calibre therapists.

The therapists were found to be using particular patterns of language. They also had highly developed sensory acuity - an ability to unconsciously monitor their clients' eye movements, breathing, pulse, etc. With these unconscious skills, the therapists were able to build rapport with clients, know when to probe the surface structure of their clients' talk for deeper, hidden meanings, and to encourage new ways of thinking in clients that brought about fast, effective change.

Having identified these patterns of language and behaviour, it was possible to build models and show other therapists via NLP Practitioner and Master Practitioner courses the route to therapeutic excellence.

We use a range of NLP techniques in our hypnotherapy and life coaching practice including special types of questioning that get clients thinking deeply, methods to release stuck thoughts and find resolutions to age-old problems, ways of blowing out a problem through reframing it, finding resolution of conflicting thoughts, elicitation of unconscious signals of in/congruency, and timelines to help people safely revisit memories and deal with them to release emotions, find new cognitions and change physiological problems. Amazingly, there is even an NLP talking allergy cure - and it works (as a precaution, a GP letter is required to say the client is safe to test the results by exposing themselves to the allergen). We use NLP routinely with conflicts, confidence building, change of career, starting a business, eating disorders, addictions, phobias, public speaking, performance, and much more.

We have devised what is probably the most comprehensive smoking cessation breakthrough therapy you can find, utilising advanced NLP techniques, hypnosis and cognitive changework. If you are committed to quitting and you can bring your own will power to the equation you WILL quit using this therapy! More